The state herald., 1890-04-25
STATE NEWS.
Arapahoe County has appropriated
t17, 900 for the State advertising fund.

AruPanoc SOunty mas appropriated
si7, 900 for the State advertising fund.
An immense number OF trees were
planted throughout tho State on Arbor
Day.
Judge Decker has granted a new
trial in tho mining suit Of Judge Ruckor
vs.. Young ct al, at Aspen.
The University OF Denver graduated
four doctors Of medicine, eleven dentists,
and four pharmaccutists last week.
A registered mail pouch was stolen
from tho depot at La Junta last Wedncs-
day. 1t Is not known how much money
was obtained.
Several towns OF the State are gain
ing undesirable notorioty through snidc
companies which pretend to give away lots
to eastern people.
The river and harbor bill prepared
for the consideration OF the House appro-
pirates 10000, ,OO0 of which sa,6OO, 600 is
for the Mississippi
VIM. Amsberg OF Fall River, while
carrying bucket OF hot water tho o.hcr
day, fell down, and the water burned him
terribly about the head.
There are In Rio Blanco County
seven hundred or eight hundred ranches,
from sixty thousand TO seventy thousand
head of cattle and ten Thousand horses.
A successful shooting tournament
was held at Salida on the l,,h by the Cen
tral District Sportsmcn's Association.
The ncxt meeting will be held at Glenwood
Springs, May 18th and 10Th.
An interesting test OF the various
kinds Of railroad snow p,ows was made on
the Pacific road west Of ST. Elmo, last
week. The rotary plow performed wonders
cutting through ice and snow.
AT the encampment OF the e. A. X.
ct Denver on the 18th, Mr. d. l.. Holden Of
Pueblo, was elected Commander. In the
evening, 1000 persons attended camp
ere, and Gen. Algcr OF Michigan delivered
an address.
Tho Grand junction Star reports
taat there is o mountain in that part OF the
country which seems 10 bc utire In the In.
terror, as steam and smoke come from the
ground. The cntcrprising citizens now
talk of tapping the mountain for gas.
The Wumaus Christian Temperance
Union OF this State has fifty-ninc local
organizations with about 1000 members,
u home for fai!cn women, hospital work,
! reading rooms aud many other enterprises
for tho saving ofsouls from intcmperance.
DR.. W. +. Mcdowell, who has
served the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Tinii, Ohio, Tor the past FIVE years, has
bccn elected chancellor Of the University
OF Den, CT, and president Of the Colorado
State Seminary, and will enter upon his
duties in September.
The hospitable people OF Mcekcr
have appointed a committee to invite the
Leadvillc Teachers Institute to hold their
session In Meekcr this summer. Free
transportation will bc furnished them
from Rife Creek. and arrangements made
to assure them pleasant hunting and
fishing trip through the mountains.
Col. Parker, special agent OF the
indian Bureau at tho Utc reservation says
''Sou can rest assured that every Indian
buck, squaw and pgpoosc, wants to go to
the new reservation. havo not found a
single Indian that wants 10 remain. and i,
will be almost impossible TO get them to
send their children TO school or do any.
thing else unless they arc removed in ac.
corducc with tic provisions OF the treaty
made between ..lcia aud tho Government. -
A very destructive fire occurred at
St. Elmo last Saturday morning. in which
ncarly tho entire business portion OF the
town was destroyed. .ts tho town is de-
void o: either a water works system or
fire company. tho efforts OF the citizens
were confined 20 saving stock, fixtures and
personal property. All OF the burned
buildings were composed OF very pitchy
material and tho flames oitcntimcs lcaped
into tho air distance OF fifty or seventy.
| FIVE feet, making II uncomfortably hot for
the Grave workers. The loss is abou,
s?5.ooo.
A,a seccnt meeting OF the State
board Of equalization State Auditor
SchwsnbccE was unanimously chosen 10
taakc tour through the State TO examine
tic system aud basis OF assessment in the
counties where such gross inequalities In
valuation exist, In some OF the counties
which src especially rich in mineral
wealth tdero has been no change In the
valuation for several years. The State
boar. isnct having the investigation made
:or tho purpose OF raising the asscssmcn,
in response 10 the demands OF the railroads
but through the collusion of the county
commissioners and local asscssors, proper.
| ,y is being assessed at but little more than
oac tenth OF It's real value. The result Of
such official negligence, is that the State
Is being annually robbed OF several hun.
cred thousand dollars. While the board is
not satisfied ls to its authority TO increase
the assessments in these Counties. yet /,
will make determined effort. Attorney
Gcncrai Jones was asked 10 furnish tho
board with an opinion rs TO their power,
but he vii! not prepare II until Auditor
Sclwanbccks return. when the latter will
r.akc full report and the attorney gcn-
tral can then act more intclllgently.
Bad Treatment OF immigrants.