The Springfield herald., 1900-05-11


be placed In the geological park at
Warrington.
At a recent meeting Of the Candle
light Club of Denver, Mr.. T. NJ. Patter-
son and Mr.. F. A. Williams both e1-
pressed themselves strongly in favor
of precinct option. An attempt Will
doubtless be made to get such meas
ure through the next Legislature.
The Home Mining Company Of Lead
Vile on May 1st paid a dividend OF
10000. 1t is announced that another
dividend of $4,000 will be paid on
June l. The future policy as regards
dividends has not yet been an-
nounced.
By a splendid presentation Of good
sebject, William S. Wescott of Law
renee University. Appleton. Wisconsin,
won the first prize in the interstate ora
torical contest held in Central Presby-
terian Church last Thursday night The
subject was "Iago and Macbeth and
fitted the speaker especially well. The
second prize went to Paul Prosser Of
Central College, Fayette, Missouri.
Deputy Game Warden W. r. Lee of
the Third district. says the deer are
now leaving their winter feeding
grounds in droves. finding their way to
the White river plateau, where they
feed during the summer. Streams
throughout the district are alive with
trout, he said, and the sport will be
plentiful, and there is every indication
that there will be more grouse than
usual. Mr.. Lees district includes the
Flat Tops and the Trappers' lake coun-
try, the best game districts In the
state.
DR.. Giffin of Boulder, who made
post mortem examination on the re-
mains of late Postmaster Thomas Hall
OF Wall Street. in that county, found
that some time ago the man had swal-
lowed a large prune seed. which lay
in depression at the lower part OF
the stomach, and Immediately across
the opening into the bowels. As no
food could pass out of the stomach,
the man starved 10 death. The prune
seed had been in the stomach long
enough for the moisture to cause the
seed to burst
Practical instruction in mines and
mineralogy. undertaken by eastern uni
versities. will result directly to the ben
eft of Colorado. The University of
Minnesota has inaugurated the method
of instruction by sending out an entire
class in mineralogy, under Prof. Apple
by, to spend several weeks in Colorado
mining camps. where their instructor
will be the miner himself. The profes-
sor heads class of thirty, all young
men, each with n pipe. two suit cases
and specimen bags. This personal lug
gage was of such extent that they re-
quired special car.
A test case to determine the right to
tax deposits and capital stock of build
ing and loan associations was decided
at Denver Monday by Judge Butler Of
the District Court. 1t was the suit Of
the Fidelity Savings Association Of
Denver against the Board of County
Commissioners, and the association
was victorious. Last summer the FL
deity Savings Association in its tax
return to Assessor Ames mentioned an
item Of S,2O7 cash on hand. Mr.. Ames
holding that the association was really
a bank and should be taxed as such,
eliminated the "cash on hand" item
and added TO the schedule S3S5, $40 to
cover deposits, capital stock and the
like. The association asked the Coun-
ty Board of Equalization to strike of
| this item on the ground that 1t was
really debt. This petition was denied
by the County Board of Equalization.
Accordingly the case was appealed to
the District Court. In his opinion Judge
Butler decided that building and loan
institutions are not to be assessed like
banks.
The latest estimate on the amount of
track washed away in Platte canon by
the flood from the reservoir is that
about four miles of roadbed has been
obliterated. The damage is distribut-
ed along the route, the higher portions
remaining intact except where the
walls have been washed away beneath
| them. -Four small bridges, regarded
as nothing more than enlarged culverts
were washed away, but the two steel
| structures are not damaged. The ap-
| proach to one of the latter was washed
out however. AS for the manner of the
rebuilding, President Trumbull says
| the main object is to get the trains to
running again. About two weeks will
| be consumed in this work. The fact
that Chief Engineer Cowan was sent
| out yesterday to examine the condi-
| tons which gave rise to the rumor that
| 1t was the intention TO rebuild on a
| higher line, especially in view of the
fact that the addition of the Cripple
| Creek cutoff to the system will multi
| ply the importance of this branch
| Heavier rails must be used and the line
| Is to be broadgauged for the Cripple
! Creek and through trains to Ogden
The picture of demolition that present
| ed itself to the eyes of the engineers
and linemen was even more remarka.
BILE than they had anticipated. Rails
We're twisted into hieroglyphics OF the
most appalling agony Great gullies
had been eaten out of the sides Of the
| embankment bridged in some places
by the frail structures of rails and
clinging ties and in others, left entire
ly destitute of the comforting remains
of once firm and splendid bed OF
track. In places the rails were thrown
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