The state herald., 1889-07-12
STATE NEWS.

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Denver this week.
Work has commenced ON a $1,000
grain elevator ut Holyoke.
Forest fires have been raging in
various portions of the State.
A fire In the Pcnitentiary last week
did about $500 worth Of damage.
Denver's clearings last week were
10 per cent larger than those of year ago
General Sherman has been the re-
cipient of great attention In Denver the
past week.
Several additions have been annexed
to Lamar, considerably increasing It's area
and wealth,
A number Of fatal accidents are re-
ported as result OF the Fourth Of July
celebration.
The crowds in Denver. on the 4th
were unprecedcntedly large, and the cele-
bration great success
The Colorado Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church meets in Col
orado Springs August 1.
A Rio Grandc engineer ut Salida
Offers n gold medal to the best student in
defamation in the schools of that city.
There was cable accident ut Den
yer on the Fourth which came near re-
sulting In the death Of u great number of
persons.
The Salvation Army is having lots
of trouble ut both Colorado Springs and
Trinidad. These towns object to the noise
mado by these enthusiasts.
Four more roasting furnaces are to
bc started July 10, at the Philadelphia
smelter at Pueblo and four more blast fur
naces by the middle OF August.
In Aspen they are digging up the
streets and getting ore that runs 10 to ~
ounces Of silver per ton. IL is ore which
which was used In early days to I'LL mud
holes.
Mr.. l.. b. furrar OF Colorado
Springs had his right hand so badly shat
tered by the explosion Of some fire works
on the evening of the 4th that it had to be
amputatcd.
II is reported that four or five Utes
were killed recently near the reservation
line in the southern part OF the State, and
white settlers.
MIR. 7. j. Flynn, for long time
past general agent Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Sante Fe Railroad in Colorado, has re-
signed his position TO accept similar one
with the Missouri Pacific.
Every preparation is being made to
start up the steel works at Pueblo, and II is
expected that both furnaces will be In
blast before four weeks have passed. This
will give employment to 200 men.
"A grand State exposition OF the
products ofthc earth of Colorado" says
Doctor Shaw, twill be given at Denver
this coming fall, Such royal crop grow
ing season as the present must not be neg
lectcd.n
Large lodges Of gray and red granite
have Just bden opened ten miles southwest
Of Fort Collins which is said to be OF an ex.
cellent quality. These lodges lie In shape
to be easily quarricd, and are accessible TO
railroads.
Mrs. Warren has given the trustees
Of the University OF Denver siOo, 600 to en-.
dow theological department and her son,
Mr.. viii Ilifi, adds 81, 900 TO the gift with
which to erect suitable buildings for the
department
Mr.. Richardson. who lives near
Fort Collins on Saturday OF last week. He
captured the bird aud his mate two or three
weeks ago when they were about six weeks
old and Is trying to dome sticate them.
Colorado in 1890 will boast OF the
lnrf est wheat field In America owned and
controlled by one man. MIR, 7. G. Henrys
planting will cover twenty thousand acres.
This will be under irrigation and the plow-
Ing will be done the prcsen, season.
The millers Of Fort Collins have
commenced In contract for the next sea
sons wheat. and are making preparations
To run their mills on full time. The mill
ing capacity Of the Fort Collins mills is
1900 sucks per day. and the immense crop
Of wheat that IL being grown this year will
keep them RAINING ON full time for the
next year To come.
Jim Duiiield of Silverton had nm en-
counter with bcara few days ago In which
brnin left him for dead. His left hand was
chewed completely OF and his head and
limbs lareratcd In u horrible manner. The
man says II was early In the forenoon when
he met the bear and IL was after three
when he was discovered. Dufiield Is In
dangerous condition and there Is little
hol@s Of his recovery.
The weather continues fayorabl. for
all kinds Of crops IN Larimcr County.
There are thousands OF acres Of wheat
u ndlng FIVE feet high. well. headed out,
which will be ready for the harvester In
three or four weeks Al present tho farm.
cis are busy haying and the hay crop will
bc immense, aud the continued hot, dry
weather enables the n,rmers 70 secure II
In tiie best condition.
A mountain lion got awny with u
vallaJiS col; belonging To Adam Eckcl
Inst Saturday, says the Meckcr Herald.
Mt. Frscf mi maH w0fKiHg f0F hinrsuw
one Of his mares acting In n very peculiar
way II short distance from whore they were
nj work, and on investigation found lion
had killed the mares colt They watched
for Mr.. Lion until 10 o'clock that evening.
but he did not put In an appearance. Ho
carried OF the carcass before n. m. the
following day however.
Nellie Payne, II LcadvIllo young
lady IA v.urs old Ia In trouhi, 4, ,.us