The state herald., 1889-11-22
STATE NEWS.

Apiisneu ~ Greolcy. H
r. L. Hubbard has been appointed
postmaster at Burlington.
c. Z. Hagar has been appointed re-
ceiver Of public monies at Denver.
Denver's new opera house is foun.
dcring around In sea Of financial difficul
tics.
A Fort Collins gardener shipped 49,.
900 pounds Of onions to Cheyenne las,
week.
Snow is reported five feet in depth
ut Ward and Caribou, with the storm still
raging.
A plot to rob the express Office al
Argo was discovered the other day and
frustrated.
The State Silver convention adopted
strong resolutions favoring FREQ and un-
limited coinage.
1t is announced that work is about
to commence on tho million dollar shops Of
the Union Pacific Mt Denver.
The County Sunday School Conven
tion held Mt Boulder last week was well ut
tended md very interesting.
The trustees Of the Denver univer-
sity are taking steps toward the erection
Of permanent buildings at Evanston.
The associated charities OF Denver
distributed 10000 last year. They are
trying to double the amount for next year.
A ranchman living near Sheridan
Lake was burned to death few days ago.
He was attempting to kindle fire with
coal oil.
A colony OF sixty families of Rus
slams arrived az Burlington direct from
their native land and have settled in a
body about ten miles north Of this place.
Three men named William David
son, Shaeffer and Lafc Waltham were
killed near Boulder the other day by the
accidental explosion Of some giant powder
In accordance with the act OF April
1850, the county treasurers throughout
this State are instructed to pay $40 for
bear scalps, $40 for mountain lions, and 81
for coyote or wolf scalps.
Pat Gallagher and Ed Connolly, two
miners at Coal Ridge, eight miles from
Glenwood Springs, lost their way Satur-
day night while returning TO the mines
fromNcw Castle and were frozen TO death.
In the county seat contest in Baca,
Springfield received laa votes, Villas i66,
Stonington 100, and Minneapolis 20, max
ing total of 5aI. Asa majority was neces-
sary to decide, another election will be
held.
The architectural improvements in
Aspen during the last twelve months rep
resent an investment Of over million dol
lars, while plans and specifications are in
hand that contemplate n quarter million
more.
The Union Pacific now runs fast
newspaper train from Denver 10 Cheyenne
to connect with the overland express. 1t
also enables the towns between these two
cities u get the Denver morning papers at
an early hour.
The Bullcn Bridge Company OF
Leavenworth has been given the contract
to build the State bridge over the Rio
Graudc River near Del Norte. This Is the
company that built tho six new steel
bridges In Pueblo. Nk
Complaints are Atill made Of hunt
Ing parties Of Utcs which infest tho west
crn border Of the State near Rangcly.
Since the fall they have been crossing the
line In small squads which are gradually
increasing In numbers.
The silver convention just held In
Denver has resulted In tho formation OF a
permanent organization known as the
Colorado Silver Association" Ex.Scna-
tor Tabor has been elected its president
with vicO president from every county.
Governor Cooper has issued n re-
quisitiou on tho Governor OF Kansas for
one Charles II. Linwood, an escaped con.
Wet from Canon City. Linwood was sen
fenced to prison for seven years and had
served two years before he erected his
escape.
Tho ncxt scmi.annual meeting OF
the Boulder county teachers will be held In
Longtnont, November 2. and %. promi-
nent cducators Of tho State, among them
State Superintendent Dick OF Denver aud
Professors DO Long. bennett Casey and
Webb OF BOULDER will take part In the ex-
crcises.
Amcmbcrof Thicl's detective agency
who went TO Dotscro TO ferret out tho Icr-
pctrators OF crime wns lurcd on on u
hunting trip, by tho parties whom he sus.
poc,cd of being the guilty ones. md has
not since been heard from. 1t is feared he
has met with foul play. The whole coun-
try Is being secured for some trace Of him.
Tho appropriation OF 100000 frs,
made for railroad improvements ut Chcy.
cnne Wells has been enlarged lu nearly
every instance from the original plan to
reach about three times that amount Tho
grading contractors are pushing their
work, but will be kept busy for two months
yet II they are favored with nnc weather.
The new depot is TO be one OF the finest on
the Union Pacific line.
A dispatch from Fort Morgan snys
that Mr.. Samuel Jarvis, OF the firm Of Jar
Wis conslin Company, of Denver, pur
chased during tho past week from OK Gov.
crnor Ben Eaton, Of Greeley, very large
ranch In the eastern end OF this coun-
iy, also n third interest In tho Emerson
Ditch Company, which covers tho land.
Tho price paid was 10000. II IN under.
stood thnt II Ia MIR. Jarvis intention to cut
the land up into so-ncrc tracts and build n
house on each for renting purposes, aud
tho whole put In thorough condition.
Governor Cooper hns named the fol.
lowing named gentlemen NJ delegates ia
the ST. Louis Silver Convention Hon. q
q. Symcs. Hon. r. NJ. Patterson, Hon. II.