The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-07
COLORADO NOTES.

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} houses begun during the month. Alto
gether the amount Of building going on
In the city amounts to nearly, II not
quite $1.OOOOOO.
A sugar beet plant WIN soon be in
operation In the Arkansas valley under
the control OF some of Pueblo's busi-
ness and professional men. Over 200
acres Of land under the Bessemer ditch
have been selected and will be planted
In beets next May OF this year. The
acreage Will be increased from year to
year and the farm will be under the
management Of s. b. Schmidt. an ex.
pert on sugar beet culture. The Pu-
eblo Farm Company has been incor-
porated for this purpose with capital
stock OF 100000, divided into 1000
shares. The incorporators are Frank
lin Tuiteman. G. b. Schmidt and Henry
a. Dubbs. who. with John +. Vail and
Z. X. McHarg. will act as directors of
the company.
Harper NJ. Orahood. department com.
mander of the Department Of Colorado
and Wyoming. G. A. H.. elected ut the
last encampment, has made announce
ment OF the following appointments:
Thomas j. Footc. assistant adjutant
general, Denver; Marshall S. Craw-
ford, assistant quartcrmaster general,
Denver; Charles Grabert, department
Inspector, Leadville: II. NJ. Minor,
Judge advocate, LDngmont; G. a. Ham,
iiton, chief mastering officer, Denver;
a. 5. HolbroOk, chef of stan. Colorado
Springs; George X. Kimball, senior
aide, Golden. Each post commander
OF the department Is requested by Gen
ernl Orahood TO forward the name Of
one comrade suitable for aide on the
department stan and one for assist
ant inspector.
Ex-Governor Alva Adams and Mrs.
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. 1T il rich" he said. "in agri-
cultural and mineral resources. and
with the protection OF American laws
extended to capital, will become a
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 nre but II cents u hun
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.. Regennitter. 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 at
Golden. will bc prosecuted if they at
, tempt to vote Mt the coming fall elec-
ton. The opinion was requested a.
an instruction covering the questioned
| legality OF votes In Jefferson county.
The construction OF the state constitu-
ton by District Attorney Regennittcr
I applies as well 10 students Of every col
leGc In the state and employees OF ev-
cry state institution, and should the Of
iicials Of the First judicial district
make test case In Jefferson county,
ms Is the Intention OF the district attor-
ncy. the Supreme Court would doubt
less he called upon To construe the con-
stItutIonnl limitations. which, Attorney
Regennittcr Insist are violated In ev-
cry county where state institutions are
located.
l. +. Clenry and Dewitt CIcary. nc.
: cused OF cattle rtntiing In the western
: part OF Douglas county. were tried BE-
fore Justice Crawshaw mt Castle Rock
on the Both. The case attracted much
: attention. \ number Of the witnesses
examined admitted completely In the
= killing OF cattle hut claimed that the
, Clcarys were the prime movers. I. T..
Cleary, the father. conducted "a saw
} mill ana boarded number OF men,
: and II was 10 his boarding house that
the stolen beef was taken. but he
: swore that he was absent and knew
| nothing OF II until later his ron, DE-
: "a 1It e.l shWs k..
; Ruzbec, n son.in-lnw Of Cicnry. had
Killed the steer. The effort OF the de-
: fensc seemed to liz 10 shift the blame
TO youn; Clcnry. who is not yet of age
!. u. Clcary was hound over In $500
bonds and Dewitt Cicnry In $1,000.
The father viii probably bc able to
give bonds. The prosecution was con
ductcd by the Colorado Cattle Grow
crs' Association. represented by Ralph
Talbot OF Denver. George +. Dunn
and l.. e. withsup were for the de.
Tense. II either Of the prisoners gives
bail he will bc arrested again ON other
charges.
The Republican State Convention 70
choose two delegates Mt large and two
niternntcs 10 ia. national convention
: Will h, held In the broadway thcatcr
: May 10th. The number Of delegates de-
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nomination OF candidates for state Of
iiccs and for presidential electors will
bc held In Denver. Septemi.r 1th. The
convention of the First congressional
district 10 choose one delegate and one
alternate to the national convention
VIII b. held In Denver May lIih. The
convention TO nominate u congressman n
TO succeed John r. Rhnfroth will b..
held In Greeley September sth. The
convention Of the Second distric, to
. choose national delegates will bc held
, May 9th In Pueblo. The convention In
: that district 10 choose n nominee for
congressman 90 succeed J. &. hell will
. be called after the May convention.
In n quarrel over n measurement, OF
timber on which tt,ey hnd been work.
. Ing. near breckenridge. Samuel Copncr
/, struck HIS partner. Philip wniick.,
, with mn nsc. killing him almost In.
sinntly. The murder wns committed
,, Mt the Mount Pride mine. Copncr's =
: blow caught wiliicka on the head. ncnr.
, ly H~vcring II In two. After the killing
|. Copncr gave himself M to the sheriff.
J. J. Frey. who. until January ist Of
. this year. was general manager ~ the
, Atrhison. Topeka 4 knnia Fc railroad,
hna been elected pvrsiticut of the flor.