The state herald., 1890-02-07
STATE NEWS.

Another 200-barrel oil well has
been struck near Florence.
Townsend IL the name OF new
postoNice Just established In Arapahoc
county.
Patti will sing in Denver the lat,c'
part of this month II tho advance sale oi
seats comes up to expectation.
Mr.. ID. II. Moffatt told Washing.
ton reporter tho other day that he believed
the police helped the fellow that held him
up for 0,ooo last spring to escape.
The Manufacturers Exchange Of
Denver had their annual banquet the other
day at which the menu was composed en-
tircly of articles OF Colorado production.
A convention will be held in Denver
on tho lsth of this month, composed of del
egatcs from oil parts of the State, to con-
suit as to the best means OF attracting
capital and immigration to Colorado.
There arc more men in the employ
OF tho Colorado Coal and Iron Company at
present than ut any time during the past
eighteen months. 1t is certain that by
April fully 1900 mon will be ut work.
Gold is reported as having been
found few miles south Of Grand Junction
Oh the Gunnison River about the old stone
quarrics. IT was quartz crystal and free
gold. We learn that considerable pros
rccting is being done in the vicinity.
Postmaster Goodell of Leadville, re-
ccived notification from tho Postmaster
General that after February reduction
Of salaries would take place in the office
from 1000 to 5000. This order is the
result of the order lately issued reducing
expenses in Southern and Western offices.
A Telluride dispatch says: This after
noon, as Lon Hill, stage driver for David
Woods transportation line, was crossing
the Divide between Dallas md here Sc.
we're wind wrcnchcd tho top from his stage
and carried II distance OF nile before II
stopped.
Messrs. Rice, Collier, Cleveland,
Weber and Graham appeared In the Grim.
inal Court in Denver Monday, pleaded moi
guilty to the charges of conspiracy pre-
ferrcd against them and had their cases
set for trial on March -, in the order
named.
The board OF directors OF the Pueblo
State Fair Association has accepted tho
site for the new fair grounds offered by the
Colorado Coal and Iron Company. 1t con
sists OF eighty acres west of beautiful
Lake Minneque. A force Of men will be
put to work at once toprepare the grounds
for the spring meeting.
Good fortune has again come TO Col.
orado College. Hon. Warren Curricr OF
st. Louis has founded u scholarship Of
$1,000 to be known as the Currier scholar
gave valuable collection of Latin, book.
known us the Dolphin Latin Classics,
numbering some 50yolumes.
Mr.. William Ai,chison, OF ST. Louis
and connected with the Taos Valley Com
pany, has Just completed making survey
of the country over which this company IL
building their canal. He will take a con.
,rac, for completing thirty three miles oi
the ditch. Work will commence tho first
OF March. Mr. Aitc hison claims this com
pany has $3.50, 1000 now on hand TO commence
operations with
Peter Goetzinger, u wcll-known and
highly respected young German, OF Cen,ral
City, shot himself in the car at his room.
in Turner hall last Sunday, killing himself
instantly. In the room at the time was Q
young lady, said to have been Goctzinger',
fancce. They arc thought TO have been
es,ranged some time ago, and the possibl,
cause Of the rash act was nm unsuccessful
attempt to effect reconciliation.
ID. c. Hartwell. Otto Mcars and
Fred Walsen are the projectors Of the new
town atthe junction OF the Rio Grandt
Southern and the ouray branch OF III,
Denver s. Rio Grandc. Ranches hav,
been purchased at the lower end OF I'm
compahgro Park and town laid out ter
miles from Ouray and two miles from Dal
las, the present forwarding point. Smcl
tiers and other Industries are proposed al
the new town.
Articles OF Incorporation have been
filed In the County Recorders o.lice OF III,
Bcssemcr Gas and Electric Light Com
pany, with n capital stock Of si0o, 900. Tn,
term OF existence is twenty years. The
directors for tho first year are j. s
Stewart, J. A. Dcmpcy, Roes Jones and H.
J. Tritch. The new corporation will appl,
for franchise at the next meeting OF the
Bessemer Council. 1t will furnish both
arc md incandescent light.
A new town site Is being laid ou,
a, the lower end of Uncompahgrc Park, u,
the point where tho Rio Grandc Southern
Railroad is TO leave the ouray branch oi
the Denver and Rio Grandc on its way I,
Telluride and Rico. The location OF III,
new town Is ten miles below ouray ant
abou, two miles above the present site ol
the town Of Dallas, which Is now the for.
wariing station for the western San Juan
The new town Is TO be called Magcntlc.
The mid-win,cr session OF the Colo
RADIO Editorial Association will bc held IL
Denver Tuesday aud Wednesday, Fcbruar,
~ and 81. The first days session will con
vcne nj 10 o'clock u. m. u, Chamber oi
Commerce hail, An interesting program
has been arranged and u pleasant and pro
htable time Is anticipated BIZ Nyc and
the popular HoosIcr poet, James whl,comt
Riley win lecture Jointly before tho Glen.
arm club on the evenings OF the eth AM
eth. The courtcsics OF tho club hay,
been extended TO tho association for III,
latter evening.
A Bank Suspension.