Crystal River current., 1886-12-25
STATE NEWS.

Idaho Springs churches raise money
by peanut socials. r
Pueblo will be lighted by electricity
after January1.
The Catholic fair at 1doho Springs
last week netted about $500.
An Assembly of the Knights of La
bar has been organized at Lawson
The oil and refinery business of Flor
ence is in very prosperous condition.
The name of .'UncompahgreC Canton
ment'' has been changed to "Fort Craw-
fsrd.'
Collier n Cleavcland, of Denver, have
secured the State printing for another two
years.
The Wcstt:a Union Telegraph Com
pany have lowered their rates throughout
the State.
Three thousand dollars have been
subscribed for the Pueblo base ball nine for
neyt year.
The Colorado Coal and Iron com-
sany has enough work on hand to last until
next July.
1t is rumored that the Atchison, Tope
kaand Santa Fe railroad intend establishing
yepair shops at Pueblo.
United States Land Offices will
probably be established in short time at
both Akron and Sterling.
Mr., William Stapleton, for several
years past the managing ieditor of the Den
ver News, has resigned his position.
The McCaull Opera Company will be
at the Tabor Grand Opera House in Denver
for week commencing Monday, Dec. Is.
The money order business of Lead
vile amounts to over $500 900 year, large
portion OF which is in foreign money orders.
Mr.. William Truax, a prominent citi-
zen Of Aspen, was murderously assaulted
the other day by fellow named Duffy and
nearly killed
The new snow sheds along the line
of the South Park are all completed, which
practically does away with all snow block
AIDES in the future.
The annual meeting of the State
Grange will be held at Denver on the sec
snd Tuesday in January (the 1lth insb. All
persons are invited to attend.
Salida is quite active in business
way, and the outlook for the future is very
promising. New buildings are going up in
all directions and everything looks like per-
Manency.
The cattle owners and citizens gen.
orally Of Mesa county held mass meeting
at Grand Junction the other day and pro-
tested against the importation of sheep into
that country.
An orchardist on Wheat Ridge had
app that each produced five barrels
of fine fruit the past season. At four dol
lars barrel each tree netted him so, which
is fine return.
Twenty-Five new box and fiat cars
for the Midland were received at Colorado
Springs during the week. They are being
used between that point and the east, car
l'ying material for the construction of the
road
Peanuts Of good size and fine quality
have been raised this past season in western
Colorado, in the valley of the Grand. The
yield was not as great as in the southern
states, but the quality was fully up to the
best.
The U. P, it is understood, has let
con tracts for the construction of broad
gauge railroad from Dillon, terminus of the
south Park, to Glenwood Springs,On Grand
river. 1t is surmised that this foreshadows
a change Of gauge for the South Park.
At the Windsor farm, near Denver,
are now MIXED seventy-fve cows. The
butter product from these is all consumed
at the Windsor hotel. The great majority
of these cows are highgrade Shorthorns,
and have cost close to hundred dollars
each
Three new towns have recently been
started in Pueblo county. One is Boston, a
town about fifty miles from New Granada;
another is Butte City, about half way be-
tw cen the two towns named and the 9th er
town is Swift City, about half way between
Lamar and Kit Carson.
For October of the present year the
net earnings OF the Colorado Coal & Iron
Co. were $1,000 exclusive of royalties,
which amounted to $1,000. After paying in
terest of $s5,0 600 this would leave surplus
of $4,000, or nearly as much as the total
surplus for the year 1886
The annual meeting of the State Dali
ry Association of Colorado will be held in
Denver on Thursday, January 13 1857, at 10