The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-11-07
STATE HAPPENINGS.

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The Midland has passed under the
control OF the Santa Fe.
The 'Alcazar," Denver dry goods
house, has been closed by creditors.
One Denver woman has sued anoth-
err for $25. 900 for alternating her hus-
bands affection.
The new Union depot at Pueblo is
completed and trains commenced
running into 1t on Sunday.
A postoffice has been established at
Leopard, San Miguel County, with
Samuel d. Batchelder Us postmaster.
Judge Allen, of Denver. has rem
dered decision TO the effect that
school houses are exempt from liens.
The net receipts OF the earrings
road to the top OF Pixies Peak the past
season was $4,000, 1t is officially
stated.
A colony OF Mormons has leased
the Excelsior farm near Alamosa.
Twelve thousand acres will be put In
cultivation.
Plans have been completed for the
new Central Presbyterian Church Mt
Denver. 1t will seat 5000 people and
cost $225, 200.
The directors of the Worlds Fair
have approved the big underground
mining exhibit proposed by Colonel
+. +. Brown OF Aspen.
a ,o,y large amount or new lana is
being brought under cultivation by
the new bitches recently constructed
In the San Luis Valley.
The annual State meeting OF the
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union of Colorado will be held ut
Pueblo Tuesday, Nov. %.
The trustees OF the Childs-Drexel
Printers Home are to meet in Chicago
on November 10 To adopt plans for
the building which is shortly to b
erected at Colorado Springs.
AGreeley man. the other day, dug
thirty-nve acre patch of potatoes
and filled 1928 sacks. Greeley loses
none OF her lustre this year as the
great potato garden OF America.
Joseph Holt,a hod.carrier employed
on the Capitol building, fell from the
scaffolding at the top OF the work to
the basement Monday morning ard
was almost instantly killed. Holt is
the third man killed on this building,
William Latte being the first, two
years ago, and James Roundtree last
September,
Track is now being laid through the
Tennessee Pass tunnel, and will be
completed in day or so. No mar
row gauge track will be laid. 1t is
expected that trains will be running
through the tunnel In about ten days.
The tunnel is lined with California
redwood, which was dressed in this
city by Williams Bros.
The county commissioners have
donated $1,000 to the new hospital;
and it is expected that the city will do
as much more. The people are thor
oughly worked up on the subject and
the completion and equipment OF the
institution are assured. A hospital Is
u necessity in II populous county such
such as this. and 1t would be dis
grace for such rich community TO
permit an enterprise OF this kind to
fail. With u few more lifts the en-
tire sum needed will have been Sc
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The stone lands of Colorado repre-
sent an area OF over $4,000 acres. the
present development OF which for
building and other purposes gives en-
ployment TO nearly 2,200 meg. pro-
ducing at this time an annual output
Of 10000 carloads. The quarrics
comprise granite and sandstone for
buildings and limestone for huxing,
and lime. The largest granite quarry
In the State Is the Aberdeen quarry.
eleven miles southwest OF Gunnison,
on the ID a X. &. Railway, where are
used steam machinery, steam derricks,
bar channelers, etc, and with force
OF seveuty-tive men puts out 900 o.
loads annually.
The deepest mine In Colorado is the
New California Mining Company's
shaft on Quartz Hill In this county,
which has attained II depth OF 20i6
feet Good pay and IL strong vein
have been encountered In the 20O0-
foot west level. The manager OF the
property. MIR. Alfred Richard, has
Professionally worked this property.
| while mary others would have closed
down. He Is now making prepara-
tions Tor sinking an additional 200
feet, which will give depth OF 22i5
feet. To Mr.. Richard belongs the
credit OF demonstrating the fact that
deep mining pays In Colorado. -Reg-
isftr- Cal.
The deer are travelling during these
beautiful moonlight nights and each
morning the trail swarms with hunt
ers eager 10 get shot ut the game.
Three different parties were observed
this morning returning with game us
the result OF their early morning hunt.
The continued warm weather has had
the effect OF keeping the deer back on
the high mesa-, but they are finding
their way down In numbers sufficiently
large 10 afford sport 10 nll who hunt
for them. There is not n dry passes
without deer being killed close TO the
city.-Grand junction Star.
W. NJ. Bailey. Of Grand Junction.
who has been 10 the Hill Creek dis.
trict with his cattle during the past
summer. was attacked on Thursday
by two hostile Utcs who ordered him
TO leave tho country In "two sleeps"
Mr.. Bailey started To leave the utcs
without answering them. but his horse
was Immediately stopped. one Indian
grnsping tho bride ind hitting him
over the head with heavy quirt. the
other holding revolver 10 his face.
Mr.. Bailey. In order not 10 cxnspcrate
tho Indians TO commit further dcpro-
du,ions against other cnt,lemcn aud