The state herald., 1902-03-21
COLORADO BRIEFS.

the country towns of the state.
J. Il. Torrance, an oil man, had his
right hand badly mashed while in
stalling pump for the Florence Oil
Company.
Bishop Spalding was buried at Fair
mont, near Denver. last Saturday, af-
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 to
the habit"
Peter Pepetro, day laborer at the
Canon City smelter, was robbed of
$1,000 savings which he had hidden in
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
en- cases of smallpox.
Harry Carson, an inmate of the state
reformatory at Buena Vista. has cs-
capped by scaling the stockade and
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.
At Florence the Union mill has re-
sumed operations at full capacity after
cessation of some parts of the mill,
caused by shortage of ore. The pay
roll Is about $4,000.
Herbert Randall, aged nineteen,
while duck shooting in boat near
Golden, picked up his gun with the
muZzle toward him and Slot his right
arm TO pieces. The arm was amputat-
ed and he may recover.
Mrs. Mary Gillespie, aged eighty
three. and the mother of thirty-seven
children, is in the Denver county hos
pital. She is said to be cultured and
dignified and will not say why none of
her children assists her.
w. j. Seiger has been arrested in
Red Clir while attempting to trade
postage stamps for meal ut n restau-
rant. Seiger. who is n lad about nine
teen years of age, is suspected of rob-
bling the Glenwood postofiice.
The annual distribution of trout in
the Platte river has begun. The Colo
RADIO Il Southern railroad expects to
| place from 100000 to 100000 eastern
| 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 as 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 n 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, but
| 1902 will be a record breaker In this
respect. More new buildings are
planned now than there were last year
ut the same season.-Alamosa Courier.
w. $. Montgomery of Colorado
Springs, son OF Speaker Il. T., Mont
somery OF Cripple Greek, will succeed
| Winfield Scott Stratton Of Colorado
| Springs, resigned, Ms Il member Of the
board OF trustees OF the State School Of
Mines at Golden.
1 Three presents will be given the
cruiser Denver by the people Of Den
| yer, II the plans OF the citizens com
mlitee are carried ont. II has been re-
solved on raising $4,000 and giving Il
silver bell. n racing cutter for the men
and silver punch bowl FOR the off,
GERS cabin.
] From the GG,0O0 tons Of becis used at
the Loveland factory there was made
| 10000 sacks OF sugar with about a
three weeks run OF syrup l,ft In the
reservoir. The beels We're run through
at an average OF $50 tons per day fo-
the entire time and the sugar came out
at the average rate of forly-elght sacks
| per hour.
George l.. Kyncr, who has been man
ar.r and editor OF the Victor Evening
Times for three years, has disposed OF
his Interest In that paper to a number
OF local Democrats, giving control to
Frank l.. Mannlx and Scott Ashton OF
this city. MIR. Niannlx, who is county
clerk OF Teller county, viii act as man.
agcr.
%. 4. Clark. son of Sheriff Clark OF
| Trinidad, rrparis that n strange dis
ease has made It's appearance among
cattle ON the ranches throughout the
southern part of this snic MIR. Clark,
who has just returned from an exicn-
slre trip through the ranch section.
states that hundreds Of calves arr dy-
ing OF the disease, which resembles
blacklce. Every known treatment las
been tried without success.
John Grass OF Trinidad has protested
to the state land board against the
sale u ycnr aga to four Mcxicans OF n
section OF land near Trinidad now said
10 have been known Ms conl land. 1t
was sold NJ agricultural land nt 81 nm
acre. II. =. wnshburn WAS the mp.
pralscr. 4. Abcyin, one OF the pur.
chnserH. Is n cousin OF senator Bnrvln.
The land board VIII investigate the
matter OF the sale at It's next meeting
snnichng his baby from his wifr's
arms. 1homnH Quigley of L.a,y liie
held II Ia front OF his body ~ shield
against the bullets from a revolver In
the hands OF n policeman who had
been sent 20 arrest him on a charge or
wife beating His brother, Patrick
oniriey. then fcllcd the officer from
b.hind and they both niinckei him
with knives The policeman. Peter
i>urg. II In 81. I.ukc's hospital here
nnd may die as result of hi. inJu.
rica.
No bodies have been recovered from
the i.ibctiy Hell slide since last Sun.
day. Twelve In all hn,e b-.n found,
hut four known men still lie In their