North Park union., 1900-05-25
COLORADO NOTES.

brought to the sugar beet fields OF Col
orudo to work during the summer.
They came from Nebraska.
John q, Adams, n paroled convict
has been sent back to the penitentlnry
for having smuggled opium to other
conyicts.
The Republicans of the First Con-
Rressional District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates TO the
national convention. They are: John
B. Thompson, Boulder county. ana
Charles c. Cavender, Lake county. Al
ternates chosen are Thomas II. Davy'
I.arimer county; Welliam X. Burchi-
nell. Arnpahoe county.
Work will soon be commenced by the
united forces Of the Midland and the
Colorado g. Southern roads on the three
tracks OF the lines in and about the
mines mt Leadville To make the con-
aection between the Midland broad
gauge and the Colorado 4 southern
narrow gauge. roads will require the
building of about two miles OF new
road, The rails for the new construc-
ton has already been laid down to
LeadyilIe, and work will be conf
menceti az soon rs lnborers can be se-
cured.
An innovation In kindergarten work
will he introduced In school district NO.
20 Mt Pueblo by Superintendent keat-
Ing. He has planned to have the pupils
attending the kindergarten take an ac-
tive interest In flower and tree plant
ing during the months between April
and September. The idea IL to have
the little ones plant their own nower
beds and shrubbery and give them
their Individual attention, teaching
them the practical as well as the the
oretical art OF beautifying their homes
and community. This kind Of work is
an experiment here, but 1t Is thought
will be successful.
The Republican state convention met
Mt Denver on the 10th to select dele
gates at large to the national conven-
tion. The delegates chosen were: Ed
ward O. Wolcott. Arnpnhoe county;
Winfield S. Stratton, FL Paso county;
David II. MOffat. Arapnhoe county;
David II. G. Brown. Pitkin county. AL
ternates, II. f. Churchill, Weld county;
Earl b. Coe. Arapahoe county: Craw-
ford Hill. Arapahoe county: +. w. Kit
ter San Juan county. The PLATFORM
adopted strongly indorses the admins
tratlon on nll points. The speech or
Senator Wolcott was the notable fea-
ture of the convention.
Mr.. A. F. Leach. special agent Of the
United States land office. has been In
the vicinity OF Fowler for the past few
DAYS gathering Information regarding
the United States land law. with refer
ence to the fencing OF public lands. a
great many tracts have been fenced
contrary to law, and all this fencing is
now to he torn down within the next
thirty days. or legal proceedings will
he Instituted by the government. AS n
result OF Mr.. Leach's visit Il great
many miles OF barbwire fence will be
torn down, and thousands Of acres OF
good grazing land thrown open to nny-
one wishing to use II. One man alone
has fifty miles OF fence to demolish.
II, b. Burghardt. n miner at the lnde-
pendence on Battle mountain, has been
arrested on charge OF grand larceny.
1t Is the rule OF the Independence since
the English company took charge Of
the mine that nll miners coming off the
shift must change their clothes and
undergo a search to see that the do not
carry away my OF the rich ore. The
rule is u hard one. but 1t Is enforced
rigidly. The chief ore sorter searched
Burghardt. and II is claimed that an
unusual number Of rich specimens
were found in his clothes. The ore IL
extremely valuable. and 1t only takes
n little Of II to run up TO the hundreds
In valuation.
Between 200 and 400 miners en-
ployed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company ut Sopris camp located
about five miles west Of Trinidad went
out on strike Monday morning. The
men assert that the company has not
been giving them correct weights on
the coal mined. They also say that
they are arbitrarily compelled to pay
two per cent. OF their earnings for
Insurance. The strikers held two meet
ings to-day. Everything was quiet and
orderly and after discussing the mat
ter. they appointed II committe TO walt
on the officials OF the compar y and pre-
sent the grievances. In the meantime
they decided TO return to work to-
morrow morning.
One OF the saddest accidents which
has happened In the Lower Blue coun-
try for long time occurred Monday
about six o'clock. Emmett Emm0ns,
over to pay social call across the
river to the family of Eugene McKin-
ley. On returning about six o'clock
Mrs. Mckinley accompanied them on
their way home. In crossing the
bridge known MS the Mckinley bridge
the horses became unmanageable and
backed the rig and entire party into
the river. Three of the children, lit
tln pir1 md Inv pf EmnpuS' and u
little boy of McKinley's, were drown.
ei The alarm was given In the neigh
borhood nj once and search was
made promptly for the lost bodies,
with the result TINT one of Emmon's $
children was found and also McKin-
ley's boy. Mrs. Emmons and her hus-
band succeeded In getting out OF the
water uninjurcd. but Mrs. Mckinley
was carried down the stream quite u
distance and when taken out of the
water had received n severe scalp
wound.
Pueblo, Colo, May 0.-The Second
Congressional District Convention was
held in this city to-day ut the Grand
hotel. 1t was called to order at 1919
this morning by Chairman Gus krenze.
Secretary Oscar q. Mcneil read the
call. after which Mr.. Krenze m
nounced that the first order of business
would be the selection OF tempo
ravy chairman. n. h. Vincent OF Tel.
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. F..
Brown of Cripple Creek. the nomination
being received with great applause.
He was chosen temporary chairman by
ncclnmation.
In a fine opening address Mr.. Brown