The silver star., 1900-01-26
COLORADO NOTES.


a village Improvement society has
been organized at Trinidad.
| n. ]. Parker, superintendent OF the
middle division OF the Santa Fe, Will
come to Pueblo us superintendent OF
the western division OF the road, sue
ceeding Charles Dyer, who becomes
general superintendent Of the Colorado
& Southern, on February 1st. The POSI-
tlOn was first offered to j. n. Hurley
Of the Rio Grande division, but he de-
clined 1t.
Jerry Ryan, n Leadville bartender,
was shot and Instantly killed by two
unknown hold-ups Mt O'Clock We'd
nesday morning. There were three men
in the saloon when the masked rob-
bers entered. Ryan was ordered to
hold up his hands, but refused, when
one of the hold-ups shot him through
the heart. The murderers escaped.
Ryan was formerly member Of the
Colorado volunteer regiment.
The Ridgwny Populist says: It Ia
n burning shame that the burros
around town are many Of them in n
state of starvation. II they are not
worth feeding they nt least should not
be expected to he made beasts of bur
den as soon as the grass. which comes
out next June, puts some flesh on their
bones. There is no dumb animal in
the universe that meets with rs much
abuse and neglect as the burro Of Colo
RADIO.
Officers at SilvertOn raided five Chi
ncse opium joints gu Blair street, cap
turing five Cinnamon, seven pipes.
twenty pounds Of opium and other ar
ticles used in opium Joints. The China
men were tried before Police Magis-
trate Watson to-day and each fined
$25 and costs. Officers are determined
to break up these joints, and other
raids will be made II they are not
closed. Many empty cans which had
contained opium were found In the
rooms. showing that the Cinnamon
had numerous customers.
A special meeting of the Larimer
County Stock Growers Association
was held on the 18th to consider the
ravages of wolves and coyotes, which
are making much trouble among the
st0ckmen. A resolution was adopted
that the association will pay $50 per
head for each gray or black wolf killed
hereafter within the limits of the as
sociatiOn's ranges, So per head for each
cub wolf and 80 cents per head for
coyotes. A fund to pay these bounties
will be raised by levying per capita
tax OH stock owned by members of the
association.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany is preparing TO make an exhibit
at the Paris exposition which will cost
the company not less than 5000.
The exhibit will be the most costly
display ever attempted from the Rocky
mountain region. and elaborate plans
are now in progress. The intention is
10 make a display of all the different
products of the steel plant mt Pueblo
and also TO include samples of the
crude material. Samples OF the diff
crent Goals mined ut the numerous
mines of the company will be on ex-
hibition and II is proposed to omit
nothing that will add interest to the
display.
The state has taken steps to prevent
the new Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek district railway from entering
railroad trust. In deciding Monday to
grant the road the right of way across
a school section In the Grassie dis
trict. the land board voted to insert
provision providing II the company
shall ever he directly or Indirectly con-
solidated with or absorbed in any other
line or system In conflict with the state
constitution respecting the combina-
tion of parallel or competing lines
the right of way shall Herewith re-
vert to the state ms though no right
OF way had ever been granted. Attor-
ney General Campbell originated this
antitrust idea.
Only seven men went to work In the
Hidden Treasure mine Mt Lake City.
Wednesday morning, and they We're
mostly top men. The mine employed
nearly seventy men. OF these over fif-
~ are out. II is likely u few will go
back, but not many. The men would
all go back IL Jack Evans was taken,
but the management will not let him
return. He was spokesman for the men
In their grievances and was immedl-
ately discharged. The trouble started
over employing foreigners. believed to
he Italians, though they claimed to be
Austrlnns. Since the trouble here last
spring there has been strong preIu-
dice against Italians ana all mines
which had employed them signed nm
agreement y do 80 no more.
When the State Board OF EaualIxa.
ston cqnnlizesl the county bOnrtis OF
equalization. the assessor OF Boulder
county extended the tax roll In accord
nnce with the orders from the state
board. When Assessor Ames OF Dem
yer started his suit before the su.
prcmc Court the matter Of accepting
taxes was held In allegiance. Now that
the Supreme Court has upheld Ames.
the entire tux roll Of Boulder county
must be made over, mt a cost TO the
county OF about n thousand dollars.
II Will take fully month to make up
a new set Of books. and until the
new books nre completed no tnxes cnn
he accepted by tho county treasurer
At meeting OF the Victor council
Friday night Police Judge A. u. Boy.
lnnd was suspended from office mend.
Ing trial OF semi-0fiicInl charges of
peculntion. Justice Of the Pence Il. A.
Cavnnnugh was appointed by the
council to I'LL the position Of polIce
Judge until the cnse against Judge
Boyian has been settled. The cnse Of
boylnn is somewhat peculiar In one re-