The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1903-11-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Considerable natural gas is being used
for heating purposes in Boulder since the
st:ike began, and it may finally be pos
siDlc to beat the entire town In that
way.
After having lived nearly 104 years
without one days illness, b. f. Phelps,
enc CT the best known citizens OF Col
orado Springs, died November 2lst OF
old age.
William Dodsworth Of Victor Miners
Union No. 80, was accidentally killed
by fall in the Delmonico mine on
Bull hill. near Altman, on the morningof
November 10th.
Judge Calvin p. Batter, a prominent
Denver lawyer and Tor number Oh
years judge of the District Court, dleu
at Denver November 18th of consump-
ton at the age OF 81.
The directors of the Homeopathic
College OF Medicine in Denver nave
leased the Pioneer building, at the cor
ner OF Fifteenth and Larlmer streets,
for college building.
Grant C. Synder. well known to the
printers of Colorado from his long con-
nection with the type foundry business.
died at his home in Craig, November
goth, of typhoid fever.
The county commissioners of Teller
have made a levy for county taxes at
the rate of IL mills on total Valua-
ton of s12,OOO,0O0. The tax for prop
erty within Cripple Creek is 7212 mills.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs, Judge Shumate sentenced Har-
dy r. Fuller. who was convicted OF
horse stealing, to term or not less
than two nor more than three years
in the penitentiary.
The Charity Organization Society OF
Denver reports great difficulty in get
ting coal enough from the dealers TO
supply the needs of the poor. Com
panies that claim to have coal fail to
deliver it when ordered.
The following Colorado postoftice ap-
pointments have been made: Norrie,
Pitkin country, Francis Johnson, vice
f. e. Gowan resigned; Perry Park,
Douglas country, Ida NJ. Barrett, vice
II. L. Hastings, resigned.
Father Lepore. the Italian Catholic
priest who was wounded in quarrel
with Giuseppe Sorice at the Church OF
Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Den
yer, died of his injuries and Sorice
only survived him a few hours.
1t is reported at the state engineer S
Office that there is more snow on the
ranges than is usual at this time OF
year ana that 1t is well packed, SO that
it is likely to remain and be aJailable
for irrigation next summer.
Most of the striking miners who have
lett Fremont county are reported 10
have taken considerable sums of money
with them. Thousands of dollars have
been in this way taken out. and about
$4,000 of this has gone TO Italy.
President Anderson of the State
School of Mines. will soon publish a
pamphlet on the twentieth Century
Engineer" which deals largely with the
advantages that institution offers to
students of mining and metallurgy.
In The District Court at Leadville on
the 18th inst, Judge Overs sentenced
Robert Powell ard Leonard Nj. Smith,
the two prominent brokers recently
convicted of forgery and emDeZZlement,
each to three years in the penitentialy
The secretary CT the interior has au-
thorized the grazing of $4,000 head OF
cattle and horses in the Battlement
Mesa forest reserve. Colorado, during
the season of 1904, under the same con-
ditions as governed such privileges
during last year.
Fewer cattle have been marketed
from Grand county this fall than usual,
owing to the low prices prevailing. Per
haps not over 5000 head have been
driven to market thus far, though
there are many thousands fat enough
for market.
The coroner's jury at Victor, in the
inauest over the body of William Dods-
worth, who was killed in the Delmon-
leo mine. brought in a verdict censur-
ing the management of the mine Tor
alleged neglect in not having the shaft
properly timbered.
Joe Patrick and Joe Goorca, Austrian
miners, were killed on the 18th inst.
by an explosion in an old powder
house near the Mt. Lincoln coal mine
at Palisade. They found some old pow
der and We're examining it to see if it
was spoiled, as unfortunately it was
not.
The representatives of the Colorado
Terminal Lines Association met in
Denver November goth, and decided to
make a rate of one fare and third
for the round trip for the holiday sea
son. The tickets will be placed on sale
December 24th. 25th and 3lst and jan
uary list.
For aSsaulting his cousin, girl lour-
teen years old, George Weber, twenty
Years of age. was tried and convicted
in the county Court at Trinidad and
sentenced to twenty years in the State
Rceormatory at Buena Vista. Weber
was section foreman for the c. d 5. at
Watervale.
Afidavits were sworn to by Jesse c.
Waters, general manager of the Denver
& Southwestern railroad system, and
ID. C. Scott, charging Charles Mckin-
ney and Thomas Foster with felonlous-
" removing rails from the track of the
Florence & Cripple Creek railroad. A
double count is charged against the
two men for the two attempts at train
wreCking.
Farmers meeting were held Novem-
Der 21st at Loveland, Berthoud, Elwell,
Sunnyside. Johnstown and other points
tributary to the Loveland beet sugar
factory. for the purpose of endeavor-
ing to secure an advance in the price
of beets for the coming year The
present price is $3.50 ton. AT Ber-
thoud the resolutions demanded an ad-
vance of 81 a ton.
Because of lack of coal owing to the
coal strike the Rocky Mountain Paper
ComDany shut down its mills Noyem-