The state herald., 1890-06-27
STATE NEWS.


cry taken,
Tho farmers about Rocky Ford IRE
ugitating the subject of building large
grain elevator.
The La Plata County Treasurer paid
out $40 in bounties for bear scalps during
the month Of May,
The Denver Board OF Public Works
have decided to pave Fifteenth aud Six.
tecnth streets with asphalt
A young man named William Starr
was thrown from bucking broncho al
Boulder last Saturday and died from his
injuries
A leadville fireman was seriously
hurt las, Friday BY being thrown violent
~ from tho hook and ladder truck while
on his way To fire.
Miss Garnet Gray, II bright und in
telligcnt school teacher OF Silver Cliff has
been adiudged insane ind sent TO the
asylum for treatment,
A choir of 1000 voices is being
trained 10 participate in the exercises at
tho laying OF tho corner stone for tue cap
i,ol ut Denver on the Fourth.
a Denver man recently sued his
dentist for $1,000 damages for having
pulled tho wrong tooth. The Judge failed
to be convinced that the dentist was guilty
and he let him off,
The Nicaragua Canal Company,
which is chartered under the laws Of Colo.
RADIO, met for the election of officers ut
Denver on the Goth. Several well.known
eastern capitalists compose the company,
The joint trackage arrangement
heretofore existing between the Santa Fe
and Midland roads has been broken, as u
consequence of the Midland having turned
its express business over to the Rio
Grandc.
The Eighth Annual Convention OF
the Travellers Protective Association met
in session at Denver on tho 24th and the
streets swarmed with genial plug HATED
drummers OF assorted sizes from all parts
of tho Union.
j. Wagner. an old and wcll-to-do
farmer living eight miles east of Holyoke,
was gorcd to death last Friday in the
presence of his aged wife, who in the at
tempt to lend him aid in getting away from
the Infatuated beast almost lost her life.
Fort Collins people are somewhat
excited by the fact that the widow Of W.
H. Avery who died on June and is married
again. Serious rumors have been set
afioat regarding the cause of Mr.. Avery's
death, but no irrcgularity has been proved.
Red ClifI has again blossomed forth
with brass band under the leadership
Of Professor Frank G. AK. The band
arc ady boasts Of ten pieces, and n'gh:ly
i!scourses sweet strains Of music. IL Is
.olng good work. aud by the Foiisa will
e in perfect running order.
The State examination OF school
teachers will commence on Tuesday, June
q, nj the Office Of Superintendent OF Pub
lie instruction Dick NJ Denver, and con-
tluuc four days. Applicants will be ex.
amincd In twenty. stables. A States
certificate cxcmpts teacher from further
examination,
Last Wednesday Robert Pastry WIS
drowned in the Animas River, twenty-five
ali Oh H.. nj IND
10 cross the river In a cage run on pullcys
attached 10 u rope and on both sides Of the
river the rope broke when he was In the
center and he was unable 8, yet out VI the
swim moving stream.
senator Wolco,t has rcintroduced
the well known bill 10 establish and main-
tain national park in Colorado The hill
was referred to the committee on public
lauls. II provides for the purchase of the
lands lying near the hcadwaters OF the
White and Grand Rivers. The compensa.
zion to be paid the owners OF the land is to
De determined by a commission appointed
by the Secretary Of the Interior.
Remarkably rich specimens OF cop
per ore are being shown In Fort Collins,
MIR. Frank Routt, son OF Ex-Governor
Ruut,, is the discoyerer OF the lead from
which ,he ore was taken. The exact To-
cation OF the discovery is not known. but
is somewhere up the Poudrc Canon. Tue
specimens are absolutely pure copper, and
can be beaten out with hammer Mr.
Rontt will take immediate steps TO develop
the claim.
a seyen-ycar old boy OF W. 4 Mar
tin was bitten By u rattlesnake a, Fort
Gariani tie other day. He was playing
IL. the su.j near the house when he stepped
on the snake and was bitten On the top of
the left foot. An older brother Killed II,
and II was found TO have three ra;t.cs.
His mother sucked the poison from the
wound. DIR. McMullln was sent for and
did nil he could for tho comfor, OF the
hos who nj last accounts was out OF ian.
ger aud improving.
Denver was the scene OF two de-
plorab,e tragedies last Wednesday. A. NJ.
Jones, u respected citizen. shot his wife
and then killed himself Mrs. Jones may
possibly live. Her husband was doubtless
insano ut tho time. The other case was.
apparently, n prcmedita,ed attempt to
murder. A man named q. q. Mccartney
shooting l.. a. Mclburn FOR whom no had
Teen working for o number OF years. A
quarrel aud several lawsuits about money
we're the occasion for hard feelings.
Colorado is TO have cowboy band
Of Its own. The charter and complete par
aphcfnalIa OF the former famous Cowboy
band OF Dodge City, Kansas, has Just
been transferred TO tho Rainbow band OF
Sllvcr,on. Most Of the former prominent
members OF the Cowboy band. us well MS
:, former tani-inns,cr, Sinclair, have
zen members Of the original organization
u tho l,alnbuw baud. which will DO known
herraftcr nv the Cowboy baud Of Colorado,