The Fremont County record., 1882-12-23
STATE NEWS.

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There are at present sixty-fse patients
| in the state insane asylum at Pueblo
There is less snow on the ranges now
than for number of years at this date
Durango has disposed of her water-worl,s
bonds to New York parties for 81 cents on
the dollar
Pueblo county is assessed at s7,os6, ,720
total valuation. The taxation amounts to
S257, ,623 26.
Guhnison City has followed in the wake
OF Canon City and lad baby show on the
2Ist instant.
Father Haugh has been reiustated as
superior at the Pueblos, and all the Catho-
lies are happy.
Chess is becoming such favorite game
In Colorado Springs that q state tourn.i-
ment is talked of
With the exception OF Colorado Springs,
Longmont claims TO have the best water
works in the state.
The Mexican Anti-Chinese sssociation.in
New Mexico is killing Chinese whenever
an opportunity offers.
The erection of a large theatres ridiur
school and restaurant in Denver is a proba-
bility of the near future.
Several towns of the state are inflicted
with diphtheria and many loved ones are
being gathered to the fold.
An association has been formed at Den
ver for the purpose of enforcing the moral
laws OF the state Of Colorado.
W. W, orrick, Of Colorado, has been pro-
moted br Secretary Teller TO first-class
c,erkship in the patent office.
The secretary of war is considering the
propriety OF establishing regimental head
quarters at Denver or Pueblo.
{ Frank Ward, a moulder at the South
Pueblo steel works. suicided via the re-
volver route Tuesday evening. Drink.
The new hotel at Colorado Springs is
nearly completed 1t fronts on the rail-
road, and presents handsome appearance.
Between bogus insurance companies and
destructive hail storms the farmers of
neTShsEn TJsES SSlaEaao haYe tAis HfaE Sr dff6a df6a
as being in fine condition at this time, and
that the grass on the plains is better than
usual.
Denveris oleomargarine factory turns out
5000 pounds OF alleged butter per day, and
it is limited, finds ready sale for it at cheap
boarding houses.
Professor Blount has $50 different kinds
of wheat in his room at the agricultural
college, one of, if not the faest, display in
the United States.
The Uucompahgre valley needs survey
ing, n gristmill, more capital to build
bitches, several thousand able bodied farm
ers, and big smelter.
An encampment of the Grand Army, az
Colorado, will be held in Denver next
month. The railroad fare will be one and
one-hfth for round trip
Twelve broom machines have heen pur-
chased and are being put in place for the
employment of the larger boys in the Re
form school at Golden.
The farmers in the Platte valley have
been making quite large quantities of sor-
ghum this season. Mr.. Ferris, of Evans,
made some 500 gallons.
Mrs. W. T. Moore, the engineers wife
whv cowhided the late DIR. Evetzky at
Durango, has been held under $500 bonds
TO answer to the grand jury.
4 good deal of speculating in seats for
the Nilsson concert at Denver was done
Eugene Field bought thirty nine tickets
and cleared S215 on his Investment
A gas company, which proposes the man
ufaeture of gas from petroleum, has been
organized in Golden, and another party in
Pueblo is making gas the same way.
The engine house for the new salt worls
at Buffalo Springs, in the South Park, Is
completed, and the company is about 20
commence sinking new wells to the salt
fountain.
In order to seat Che army of people DIS.
appointed in getting tickets for the Nilsson
concert, the scenery in the Grand opera
house was rcmoved and 500 chairs placed
ON the stage
Secretary Teller has appointed Captain
John Green and W. NJ. Clark, of Denver,
special agents of the interior department
for service in Colorado in connec ton with
timber depredations.
George Bundy, OF Colorado Springs,
while crossing the Denver & Rio Grande
track in a buggy, last Saturday morning
about o'clock, was struck by an engine,
and sustained fatal injuries.
Work on the Union avenue Pueblo. ele-
waited roadway across the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad tracks is progressing with
commendable speed, and viii be great
Improvement when completed.
Christine Nilsson WAS received at Denver
last evening by the scandinavian popula-
ton in grand style. trhtmpnal arch
was erected at the depot and the lady
escorted to her hotel by her countrymen.
The Journal OF Commerce has IN article
on RAILROAD earnings, and has come TO the
conclusion that ii the last legislature had
passed biit uNtns rates, some tLb,UVbOOO
would have been saved to the people Of
| this state.
1t is claimed That an inmate Of the state
iunatic asylum starved himself to death
after tasting forty-nine days. Another en-
capped and nearly met with the same fate
while roaming about the Greenhorn mo,lvs-
tiins for six weeks.
Between thirty and forty rooms Mt tho
I Numa hotel, Pueblo, have been engaged
I for teachers vino ~sll attend the meeting
Of the State Teachers association " bc
200 teachers VIII he in atten,iarrr.
| The Grand Army Magsxins Pubtishipe
company hus been organized, ~ tn p1t-
poss OF publishing the Grand Army Asxs-
sine, devoted so-nAatten pertaining " IL
order. Eugene x. stiEason, v. M Can,e
and VIII l. Yisrher are ninuNx he atssu-
tors. Capital, t3sO00, III sAAtss Il eit