The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-20
COLORADO NOTES.

"A DouiuSi WtlS Sci put
not fatally poisoned by eating impure
ice cream last week.
1t is said that the new agreement to
he signed August LIST between the San
ta Fe and Colorado 4 Southern rail-
roads will embrace the enlargement of
the Santa Fe yards in Pueblo and that
the Colorado road will attempt to do
much business in its old yards in that
city
The next appointment of cadets from
this state for the military academy at
West Point and the naval academy at
Annapolis will be made by Senators
Teller and WOlcott. The appointments
of cadets. two for each of the institu-
tionS. are made alternately by sena
tors and representatives. Senator Tel
Ter will have charge of the eXamina-
tion.
Florence is to have an electric street
railway soon. The incorpOra ton pa
pers of the Florence Electric Street
Hallway Company have been prepared
and will be filed in few days. Cap
ital stock will be $5OO.OOO. Thomas
Robinson. who holds the franchise for
the road states that the matter Is pro-
crossing nicely. and that work will be-
gin as soon rs the necessary arrange
HlentS can be made.
There will be Il meeting Of Silver
Republican editors of Colorado mme-
diately upon the conclusion of the
meeting of the State Editorial Associa-
tion, which is called TO meet at Ouray
July 1S-2Oth. Preliminary arrange
ments were made for the meeting at
session of the Silver-Republican cdi-
tors in Denver about two months ago.
4 tel hn,, f1,,,t all .,ft t1,nf M
litical faith in Colorado will meet at
the time indicated.
Ranchmen in water district No. 10.
who get water from the st. Charles
river are preparing to make deter
II ned fight against the plans of the
lorade Fuel and Iron Company to
divert an additional amount of water
from the river for the purpose of sup
plying the new reservoir which the
company is about to construct three
miles south of Lake NIinneIua to sup
ply the rolling mills A,ith water.
The governor in Il few days will ap-
point the seven members of the COM
mission to draft bills to revise the rev.
enue laws of the state. This commits
sion for the present will be unsalaried,
hut it is expected that the next Legis-
lature will provide pay for the mem
bers. Among those who will be asked
to serve are Clay i. Whitford. state
senator from this county: C.J. Hughes,
II. NJ. Patterson and L. T. Wells. Sen
ator w. S. Buckley of San Miguel coun-
ty has been decided upon as a mem
| her
The State Sanitary and Veterinary
Board met at the state capitol Satur-
day afternoon and discussed the con-
ditions of stock in the state. DR.. S.
Book. the state veterinarian, reported
that throughout the entire state as he
knew for the most part by personal in
vestigatiOn. there was no epidemic of
any kind among the stock. The only
sickness at this date, he said was
among the cattle in Yuma county.
some of which died of impaction of
the stomach. He thought the pros
poets for successful year for cattle
men We're better than for long time.
Pensions have recently been granted
Coloradoans as follows: William n.
Sheets, Georgetown, So; John NJ. kortZ,
Fort Collins, $40; Oscar f.. Chaplin.
Poucho, $40; Adam Jardine, Delta, 81;
Mary +. Kortz Fort Collins. IS; Mich
olas Mullen, Cripple Creek Sc; James
w. Kearns, Denver, Sc; Edwin Squires,
Colorado Springs, $40: William IL.
Brockway, Greeley, IS; Charles E.
Blanlle, Golden, So; Luke II. Monson.
Fort Lupton, $50; Edwin A. Curtiss.
Trinidad. So; John G. Furniss, Elmoro,
$40; Michael HOolahan, Fort Logan,
SIT.
The crop prospects in the country ad-