The state herald., 1889-07-05
STATE NEWS.
Trout fishing is now in order.

leo nearly half an inch thick formed
at Tomichi last week.
Rich gold deposits are being dis
covered around Durango.
Tho stationery bill Of tho late Legls-
laturc amounted to tlo, ,9s9.45. %.-.
The w. C. r. U. arc erecting D
brick block in Colorado City.
The annual rush of tourists TO the
top Of Pixies Peak has set In.
Two new school houses are 10 be
built In Greeley this summer.
The water works Of Greeley will be
formerly opened on the Fourth.
The country around Steamboat
Springs Is being rapidly taken up.
A band of house, breakers are terri
flying tho good women Of Breckenridge.
The watermelon crop OF tho State
this year promises to be unusually large.
Henry Tyson has been convicted OF
murder In the first degree by . Denver
Jury.
The Durango fire was one OF the
worst calamitics that ever fell a Colorado
town.
Tho fruit crop OF Larimer county
promises to be 30 per cent larger than over
before.
Professor Broad, musician OF Den
yer, well known throughout tho State, died
last week.
Largegray buffalo wolves are caus-
ing considerable loss OF stock In tho east
ern part Of the State.
A man died in Trinidad the other
day from injuries received ut the hands Of
Q policeman at the time of his arrest.
The clearing house report Of Denver
for last week shows n gain of Sc per cent
over the corresponding week Of year ago
The officials OF the Fort Worth
Railroad complain because Colorado peo-
pie do not give more patronage to their
road.
The U. p. quarrics at Atkins are
working about $50 men. The private
quarries are not shipping much stone at
present.
The trial OF the men charged with
plotting to rob the ID. & r. G. express
train n few weeks since is in progress in
Denver.
A Grand Jury OF Arapahoe County
all the costly furniture purchased by the
Legislature.
The Telluride bank robbers secured
s2i, 900. Two Of them arc said to be known
and strenuous efforts arc being put forth
for their capture.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith, OF Pueblo. has
been granted pension of sa3 n month, and
will soon receive back pension to the
amount Of $500.
The Philadelphia smeltcr at Pueblo
Hus ItttHtiA bttu u NAtAlStu
tract which will supply them with 5000
tons of orc month for gear.
The decision OF the commission ap-
pointed to select site for the Soldiers
Home is said to be narrowed down 10 Ala
mosa, Monte Vista and Del Nortc.
The railroad reached Lake City
Wednesday and was received with every
demonstration Of delight That town
promises to spring ut oncc TO the front as
shipper OF ore.
A Denver boy thirteen years old ran
away from home two weeks ago with six
cents in his possession. His father recent
ly received n lc tier from him from San
Francisco, saying that he arrived there
safely and with q In his pockets.
. The business OF tho Pueblo land
office for tho year ending June 30, 1889,
amounted to si3i ,e994i. This is the larg.
est sum ever received In this oflicc In one
year, and is nearly 100 per cent greater
than the business for the previous twelve
months.
Over in North Denver young lad
went into the lemonade business, rs boys
often do In vacation. The man who sold
him his stock put up package Of epson
salts instead Of sugar. Business opened
up In fine shape but closed suddenly with
u war dance and red lights, followed by
bankruptcy on the part Of the lemonade
merchant. The Denver Eue is responsible
for the above story.
The contract for furnishing the
granite which is TO be used in the State
capitol building has been let TO Stuart &
Mitchell. The granite will come from
Gunnison. where on the river between
Gunnison and Crested Butte Is situated
ono OF the finest quarrics In tho world.
The contract was let for $4,000. All the
material is to bo furnished within one
year, and one half Of II during this season.