The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-17
COLORADO NOTES.

fuenlo. Colo, May 9.-Tho Second
Congressional District Convention was
held In this city to-day at the Grand
hotel II was called to order at 1890
this morning by Chairman Gus Krenze.
Secretary Oscar .. Mcneil read the
call, after which Mr.. Krenze an
nounced that the first order OF business
would be the selection OF n tempo
rnry chairman. \. II. Vincent OF Tel
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. F.
Brown ofCripple Greek. the nomination
being received with great applause.
He WINS chosen temporary chairman by
reclamation.
In fine opening address Mr.. Brown
spoke highly OF the Second congress
slonal district and incidentally criti-
cised John G. Bell. the present con-
gresham from this district
@. l.. Dickerson OF Teller county was
chosen temporary secretary and J. II.
Manuel OF FL Paso county and ].
Sears OF Gilpin as assistants.
The chair announced the usual com
mittees
AT the afternoon session reports from
the various committees were read and
adopted. after which the business OF
nominating delegates for the National
convention at Philadelphia was taken
,@t. ~. - diilt'N VI 1oiOIbuu Cpffnks
was placed In nomination by II. Graf
ton Of Colorado Springs.
The second nominated was DIR. John
Grass OF Trinidad. by NJ. Bradshaw Of
Fitkin. r. +. Chinn OF Dumont was
plnced in nomination as alternate for
Mr.. Farley. and all three were elect
ed by acclamatlon.
For alternate for DIR. Grass. BenJa-
min Ritter Of Durango, II. J. McCart-
ney Of Silvcrton and q. II. Hurlbut of
Ouray Were placed In nomination. the
last named being elected.
Ringing resolutions were adopted.
-Four hundred Russians have been
brought TO the sugar beet fields of Col
orado to work during the summer.
They came from Nebraska.
The Republicans of the First Con-
gressional District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates to the
national convention. They are: John
Is. Thompson, Boulder county, and
Charles O. Cavender, Lake county. AL
ternates chosen are Thomas ii. Davy,
Larimer county; William X. Burchi-
nell, Arapahoe county.
Work VIII soon be commenced by the
united forces OF the Midland and the
Colorado q Southern roads on the three
tracks of the lines In and about the
mines at Leadvllle. To make the con-
nection between the Midland broad
gauge and the Colorado & Southern,
narrow gauge. roads viii require the
building of about two miles OF new
road. The rails for the new aonstruc-
tion has already been laid down to
Leadville, and work will be COM
menced as soon as lnborers can be Sc
cured.
An innovation in kindergarten work
will be introduced In school district No.
20 at Pueblo by Superintendent Keat.
Ing. He has planned to have the pupils
attending the kindergarten take an ac-
tive interest in flower and tree plant
ing during the months between April
and September. The idea is to have
the little ones plant their own flower
beds and sbrubbery and give them
their individual attention, teaching
them the practical MS well as the the
orctical art OF beautifying their homes
and community. This kind OF work Is
an experiment here. but II is thought
win be successful.
Il. Il. Burghardt, miner at the Inde-
pendence on Battle mountain, has been
arrested on charge of grand larceny.
1t Is the rule of the Independence since
the English company took charge OF
the mine that all miners coming of the
shift must change their clothes and
undergo n search to see that the do not
carry away any of the rich ore. The
rule is n hard one, but II IL enforced
rigidly. The chief ore sorter searched
Burghardt, and II is claimed that an
unusual number OF rich specimens
were found in his clothes. The ore ia
extremely valuable. and II only takes
a little of 1t to run up to the hundreds
In valuation.
The Republican state convention met
at Denver on the 10th to select dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. The delegates chosen were: Ed
ward o. Wolcott, Arapahoe county;
Winfield S. Stratton, FL Pnso county;
David ii. Moffnt. Arapahoe county:
David II. G. Brown, Pltkln county. Al
ternates, II. Il. Churchill. Weld county;
Earl p. Coe, Arapahoe county: Craw-
ford Hill, Arapahoe county: =. w. Rit-
ter, San Juan county. The platform
adopted strongly indorses the admins
tration on all points. The speech OF
Senator Wolcott was the notable fea-
ture Of the convention.
A company has been formed at Long
mont for the purpose of prospecting for
oil west OF thAt city. Work viii begin
MS soon ms the ground leases can be
made. Within the last two weeks oil
has been flowing out OF the ground in
several places. When II began to flow
no one seems to know, but II has been
noticed only recently. When It issues
from the ground there Is some water.
and n very strong odor exists. The oil
is dark in color. and considerable
quantity can be taken up by dipping a
bottle in the water. About three years
ago company WIS formed for the
purpose of prospecting for oil, and Pro
fessor Arthur Lakes gave the company
at that time considerable encourage
ment and advised them TO go ahead,
but lack OF funds prevented progress.
The new company is provided with
ample funds to push the project.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has completed arrangements for ex-
tending Its telephone system to all
parts OF the state not previously COW
cred. Il. B. Field. Sr., vice president
of the company. has Just returned from
a trip to New York and Boston, where
he completed the financial arrange
ments for the extension. His trip was
even more successful than he expected.
Not only is the system to be extended,
but the present lines are to be rein
forced in those parts OF the state in