The state herald., 1900-04-06
COLORADO NOTES.

"A sugar Deet punt VIII SUM pc u
operation In the Arkansas valley unde
the control of some of Pueblo's bus
ness and professional men. Over 20
acres of land under the Bessemer ditcl
have been selected and will be plante,
in beets next May of this year. Tn
acreage will be increased from year Il
year and the farm Will be under TIL
management of $. B. Schmidt. an eX
pert on sugar beet culture. The Pu
eblo Farm Company has been incor
porated for this purpose with a capita
stock of $4,000, divided into 1,OOt
shares. The incorporators are Frank
| lin Tuiteman, G. B. Schmidt and Henry
a. Dubbs, who, with John +. Vail and
c. X. McHarg, Will act as directors OF
the company.
Harper NJ. Orahood, department com
mander of the Department of Colorado
and Wyoming, q. A. H., elected at the
last encampment, has made announce
ment of the following appointments:
Thomas ]. Foote, assistant adjutant
general, Denver; Marshall S. Craw-
ford, assistant quartermastcr general,
Denver; Charles Grabert, department
inspector, Leadville; ii. NJ. Minor,
judge advocate, Longmont; q. A. Ham,
ilton, chief mastering officer, Denver;
\. s. HolbrOok, chief of staff. Colorado
Springs; George X. Kimball, senior
aide, Golden. Each post commander
of the department is requested by Gen
eral Orahood to forward the name of
one comradc suitable for aide on the
department stan and one for assist
ant inspector.
~ klnunc and Nrs
Adams are in Washington en- route
from an extended visit in Cuba to their
home in Colorado. Governor Adams,
in an interview, said that his visit to
Cuba had convinced him that the island
should become n part of the United
States. ut is rich," he said, Sin agri-
cultural and mineral resources, and
with the protection of American laws
extended TO capital. will become n
profitable field for investors. What
impressed me greatly was the cheap
freight rates upon products shipped
from the island to United States ports.
Rates on sugar are but IL cents n hum
dred pounds from Havana to New
York, n marked contrast to our west
ern freight rates. With equitable
laws Cuba should become one Of the
greatest wealth.producing regions OF
the republic"
An opinion handed down by Erwin
l.. Regenntter, district attorney for the
First judicial district of Colorado, indi-
Gates that next fall students OF the
State School of mines and some en-
ployes of the State Industrial School Mt
Golden, will be prosecuted II they at
In to Coll al
tion. The opinion was requested as
an instruction covering the questioned
legality OF votes in jefferson county.
The construction of the state constitu-
ton by District Attorney Regennitter
applies as well TO students of every col
lege in the state and employees of ev-
cry state institution. and should the Of
iicials of the First judicial district
make n test case in jefferson county.
as Is the intention of the district attor-
ney, the Supreme Court would doubt
less lie called upon TO construe the CON
stitutional limitations. which. Attorney
Regennitter insist are violated In ev-
cry county where state institutions are
located.
i. 7. Cleary and Dewitt Cleary. ac-
cused of cattle rustlIng In the western
part of Douglas county, We're tried be-
fore Justice Crawshaw nj Castle Rock
ON the Both. The case attracted much
attention. A number Of the witnesses
examined admitted completely In the
killing OF cattle but claimed that the
Clearys were the prime movers. !. T..
Cleary, the father. conducted n saw
mill and boarded number OF men.
and II was TO his boarding house that
the stolen beef was taken. but he
sworc that he was absent and knew
nothing OF II until later his son. De-
witt. admitted that he and Newton
Buzbee, n son.inlnw of Cleary. had
killed the steer. The effort OF the de.
fense seemed To be TO shift the blame
TO young Cleary. who is not yet of age.
j. l.. Clcary was bound over In 500
bonds and Dewitt Cleary In $1,000
The father Will probably he able To
give bonds. The prosecution was con.
Quoted by the Colorado Cattle Grow.
crs' Association. represented by Ralph
Talbot OF Denver George l.. Dunn
and l.. e. Withaup We're for the de.
fense. II either of the prisoners gives
bail he will be arrested again ON other
charges.
The Republican State Convention tc
choose two delegates at large and tive
alternatcs 10 the national convention
will he held In the broadway theate,
May 10th. The number OF delegates de
cided ON Is 100. The convention for III,
nomination of candidates for state of
fees and for presidential electors Will
be held In Denver, Septcmber eth. Tn,
convention OF the First congrcssiona
district 10 choose one delegate and ON,
alternate 10 the national convention
Will be- held In Denver May lith. III,
convention TO nominate congressman
TO succeed John i. Shafroth Will b,
held In Greeley September sth. Tn,
convention OF the Second district I,
choose national delegates win be- hcl,
May 9th In Pueblo. The convention II
that district Ia choose n nominee fo
congressman to succeed 4. e. Bell VII
he called after the May convention.
In n quarrel over measurement o.
timber ON which they hnd been work
Ing. near breckenridge. Samuel Copnc
struck his partner. Philip Wllllckr
with mn axe. killing him almost In
stnnily. The murder wns commltte,
nt the Mount Pride mine. Conn.r'
blow caught willlcks on the head, near
ly scvcrlng I, In two. After the lllllnl
copncr gave himself M TO the sherln
]. ]. Frey, who, until January ist o
this year was general manager of IN,
Atchlson. Topeka 4 Santa Fo rniirnnd
has been elected president " the Flor
cnce n Cripple Creek, the Canon Cit
4 Cripple Greek aud the Golden clrcl
railroads, TO succeed sylvester I
Smith, who resigned the proSidonc!
soon after the roads were Sold To tli
Colorado 4 Southwestern. Mr.. Frey
detection hc'simc effective Apni lat, h,i