North Park union., 1902-03-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

I
J. f. Torrance, an oil man. had his
| right hand badly mashed while IN
stallinR n pump for the Florence Oil
Company.
BIshop Spalding was buried at Fair
mont. near Denver, last Saturday, NJ
| ter impressive services at st. Johns
cathedral.
George Keller, Florence express
man, died from the effects of an over
dose of morphine. He was victim 10
the habit"
Peter Pepetro, day laborer at the
Canon City smelter. was roDoed OIL
$1,000 savings which he had hidden III
the cellar Of his house.
The Fort Collins Express states that
the town of Eaton Is under quarantine
by the State Board of Health with sew
ell cases Of smallpox.
Harry Carson, an inmate of the state
reformatory at Buena Vista. has es-
capped by scaling the stockade ana
made for the mountains.
A proclamation setting aside April
18th as Arbor Day, and asking all the
people of the state to observe it, has
been issued by Governor Orman.
w. e. Pearson, coke washer work
ing at SegundO, near Trinidad, went
to the spot where his wife had met her
lover, James Bolton, clandestinely, ana
shot him down before her eyes.
The State University Glee and Man
dolln Clubs left for Greeley Wednes-
day night. They will also appear at
Loveland and Longmont before start
ing on their southern trip.
L. II. Skelly, II. ID. Miller, j. ID.
Yoman and w. II. Jesseys, druggists
of Loveland, pleaded guilt to violation
Of the local option law In the District
Court and were fined 5000 each
Forty houses are to be built on the
Empire farm, five miles south of Ala
mosa, to be used by families of Rus.
slams, who will locate this spring ana
raise sugar boets. There will be fam
lily TO every forty acres.
Herbert Randall, aged nineteen,
while duck shooting in n boat near
Golden, picked up his gun with the
muAzle toward him and Slot his right
arm to pieces. The arm was amputat-
ed and he may recover.
w. y. Seiger has been arrested IN
Red Cliff while attempting to trade
pOotdSC iOl a ihNai ~ "a ASSs,--
rant. Seiger, who is lad about nine
teen years of age, Is suspected OF rob-
bling the GlenwoOd postotfice.
Hon. William Rathmell, judge Of the
Ourny County Court, and Miss Minnie
NJ. Holiday, superintendent OF schools
of Ouray county, were quietly married
at the residence of the brides parents,
Rev. George NJ. barley officiating.
The annual distribution of trout In
the Platte river has begun. The Colo
rado & Southern railroad expects to
place from 100000 to $4,000 eastern
brook, rainbow and native trout In the
Platte within the next six weeks.
In order to do away with the smoke
nuisance in the narrow canons and
tourist resorts the Colorado Southern
railroad will use oil rs fuel for Its To-
comotives during the summer and aut-
umn. 1t will cost more than coal.
Clerks in the employ of the Colorado
Supply Company at Pueblo will or
ganize a baseball team, which Will be
one Of the crack amateur organizations
of the state. An expert pitcher Will be
imported to add strength to the team.
Alamosa grew more last year than 1t
ever did in any one year BEFORE, put
1902 will be record breaker In this
respect. More new buildings are
planned now than there were last year
at the same season.-Alamosa Courier.
A Typographical union has been or
ganized in Grand Junction. Deputy
Organizer Charles l.. Fluke of the San
Miguel Examiner promoted the move
ment. ]. NJ. Kennedy was chosen pres
ident, II. NJ. Horn vice president and
William Fletcher secretary and treas,
urer. The new organization has seven,
teen charter members.
Jack Johnson. foreman of the Empire
Tunnel and Mining Company at Empire,
ten miles above Idaho Springs, was
killed by blow behind the ear deliv-
cred by Clark Cleveland, n miner. John
son, who is about sixty years of age,
was drinking i'll a saloon with Clark
Cleyeland's father and other miners
when quarrel was started.
H. C. Huntley sustained a broken leg
and three other miners were injured at
the Callie mine on Raven hill, near
Cripple Creek. by falling timbers. The
men were timbering the shaft. The
bolt rods holding up the lower set of
timbers were loosened, releasing the
heavy timbers. The injured men had
narrow escapes from death.
There wns meeting of representa-
tive cattlemen and sheepmen from
Saguache county Mt Del Norte Tuesday
last, for the purpose Of taking steps
toward preventing the invasion Of Sag
uache county by travelling herds of cat
tie and sheep. The claim is advanced
that the Saguache range is fully oc-
cupied by the herds of those men who
| live In Saguache county.
There are now five derricks going up
In land sub-leased from the Boulder
Oil Company. Derrlcks for two more
companies also sub-leasers, will be
started In few days, making seven
sub-leases in all. The Boulder Oil Com
pany will also sink another well not
far from its present one, the Mckenzie.
The tank car was filled with oil from
the McKenzies stationary tanks to-
day and is now ready for shipment.
The State Land Board met Wednes.
day III executive session and began the
work Of going over the volumes of
evidence in the Creede sulphur land
contest, whose hearing required ses-
siOns extending over several weeks.
The hearing Of the protest by DIR. John
Grass Of Trinidad against the sale of