The Springfield herald., 1900-08-10
COLORADO NOTES.

ried, living in Routt county, shot and
instantly killed William Polmear, his
neighbor. The murdered man leaves
widow and family of small chill
dren. The trouble is said to have orig
mated over stories circulated by Ba1-
ter, and that when he was called down
by Polmear who is a small man and
was unarmed. Baxter shot him.
Extensive forest fires are devastat-
| ing the timbered sections of the Grand
mesa and doing immense damage. a
! large number of men have left Delta
and the Surface Creek country to en-
deavor to stop the spread OF the flames,
as the burning of the timber endan-
gers the sources of the waters that are
reserved for irrigation. The Surface
creek and mesa people have left their
! work almost to n man and gone TO the
scene of the flames to stop their
spread Everything is as dry as tinder
on the western slope, no rains having
fallen since the 10th of May.
Game and Fish day will be celebrated
at Steamboat Springs september 18TH
and 18th. The executive committee
having in charge the celebration is COM
posed of James II. Crawford, chair
man: C. II. Leckenby. secretary; j. n.
McWilliams. +. \. Metcalf and b. L.
jefferson. They have succeeded in
raising by subscription n large amount
of money and fully $1,000 will be eN-
pended In giving the visitors good
time. The principal feature of course,
will be the wild game barbecue, and
arrangements are being made to make
this feature even more successful than
last year. The hunting will be in
charge of the Steamboat Springs Gun
Club, in which are some of the crack
shots of the state The barbecue Will
consist of bear. deer. elk, feathered
game and fish. Preparations will be
made to feed 5000 people. The gath
ering of the meat will be big job,
but will be done in strict accordance
with the law. Outside sportsmen will
be utilized, at least such as wish to
ioin in the hunt under the direction of
local guides.
Gilman, the mining town on Battle
mountain. near Red Cliff, suffered
destructive fire at an early hour We'd
nesday morning. The entire business
portion of the place was wiped out.
Both sides of Main street from the
west end of the Iron Mask hotel on
the south side, and TO W. n. Buell's
residence on the north side, was laid
desolate. Fire was discovered at two
o'clock in the upper rooms of Matthew
Lackner's residence, although there
had been no fire in the house since
the evening before. The room was oc-
cupied by Miss Mary Lackner and
Frank Martins little child. Both We're
slightly burned and were rescued with
difficulty. The buildings We're very
dry, and under a strong wind the
flames spread rapidly in the face Of
an heroic fight put up by the citizens.
Except the hotel the buildings destroy
ed include every business house in
town. The Congregational church,
postoftice and several residences, to-
tai of thirty-three buildings, were de
Stroyed. The estimated loss is S3l,-
40 and the known insurance Is ST.
100 About ten business houses We're
burned out and about fifteen families
lost their homes, very little being saw
ed in any case.
The revenue commission will meet
August 10 TO consider the recommend
ations made by Governor Thomas.
which We're forwarded yesterday. The
governor says that the state should
have a revenue of at least $4,000
more than it has had during the past
eight years in order to get along with
out debt He recommends a new law
something on the line of the Illinois
law, whereby property is assessed at
n certain fixed per cent. of its value
and the law as thus made is enforced.
He urges the punishment of tax dodg-
ers and the assessment of corpora
tions regardless of the returns they
make of their own holdings. The pro-
hibition of wholesale reductions in
valuations by the county boards of
equalization is urged and heavy pen
alties suggested to force corporations
70 frlI md inst returns a linn
it on the taxing powers of counties.
more power in the hands of the attor-
ney general to prosecute delinquents,
an income tax n franchise tax similar
to the Roosevelt tax in New York. in
crease in the insurance tax, tax on
gross receipts of express companies,
an Inheritance tax, general and fair
valuation of live stock, n more COM
plete and just taxation of mining
property and many other of the propo-
sitions brought forth by the governor
at the time he thought an extra ses-
sion necessary are Incorporated in the
ID communication to the revenue COM
mission.
| meeting of the mayors of the diff
| ferent cities and towns in the Cripple
Greek district was held in Cripple
Creek on the 9th inst. Among the
! things which came before the meeting
/ We're the following resolutions. offered
| by Mayor w. j. Donnelly of Victor
which were unanimously adopted. The
resolutions. which We're given out to-
/ day. are us follows: Resolved, that
/ the mayors of the different cities and
towns whose names are hereunto ap
| pended, viz. Cripple Greek. Victor, An
aconda. Goldtield, Altman, Cameron
and Gillett use every means in theil
power to enforce the laws of the state
| of Colorado and the ordinances of theii
respective cities and towns with refer
ence to gambling and games of chance