The state herald., 1890-01-17
STATE NEWS.

Brighton.
Nearly one-half Of the population
of Denver arc suffering from the influenza.
Mr.. /. B. Porter has been elected
preaidont Of the Denver Chamber Of Com
merce.
Ex-Judge Stuart has sued the Den
ver Republican for damage TO his charac-
ter In the sum Of 100000.
II is estimated that during the past
fall nearly zoo deer were killed in the
country surrounding Dallas.
The high school building at Colo
RADIO Springs was destroyed by fire few
days ago. Loss, $50, 600; insurance, sia,Ooo
The big blast in Grand Canon,
which so delayed trains Thursday, IS said
brought down 1,G00 tons OF rock ut tum-
bic.
Silvcrton was visited by destruc-
tive fire few days ago. The Grand Cen
trail Hotel wus among the buildings de-
stroycd.
Clark W. Hatch, charged with tho
murder of his uncle near Flagler, ha'
been granted change of vcnue to Lincoln
County.
A syndicate has purchased the iron
springs at Manitou. They will greatly i'm
provo the property, among other buildings
erecting s3O0, 900 hotel.
About 800 coal miners who have
been out on strike at Coal Creek for tho
past ten days have returned TO work, the
Colorado Coal ind Iron Company having
ucccded to the demands OF the strikers.
During the past season Treasurer
Hay, of La Blanca County, has paid bounty
on 81 liou, l.3 bear, IA coyote and wolf
scalps, representing total payment oil
q, $50 paid for reducing the stock of this
vcrmin.
The Owl Canon Gypsum Company
is now shipping gypsum in the crude state
from their quarrics at Owl Canon to the
mill in Denver Mt the rate Of carload per
day. The mineral comes out clean and
white, having beautiful appearance.
Governor Cooper yesterday issued
u pardon to William Saltell, who is con
fined in the pcnitentiary under u sentence
for grand larceny for three years. He is
only Ii years old, and the pardon was
asked by the district judge and prosecuting
attorney.
About 800 coal miners, employed
in the Garfield and No. . mines at Coal
Creek. have struck for increase OF wages.
The Colorado Coal and Iron Company re
fuses 10 acccdc TO the demands OF the
strikers and threaten to shut down the
mines entirely
The indictments found against Sec
rotary of State Rice, Collier n Cleveland,
Graham & Weber and w. ii. Lawrence
for conspiracy to defraud tho State have
bccn quashcd by Judge Allen of the Dis
trict Court Of Arapahoc County on account
OF technical errors.
The Colorado Pioneers held their
annual meeting in Denver Monday. The
officers elected TO serve during the ensuing
year are: President, Alvin Marsh: Secrc.
tary, David Mitchell; Marshal, William
Wise; Directors. Robert S. Roe, ID. X.
Wall, o. Ii. Henry and Geo. W. Drake.
Ats o'clock Thursday morning
fire broke out in the United Oil Company's
works ut Florence and before the fire de-
! partmcnt could be mustered the roof OF
one OF the still-houses was completely dc
| stroycd. II was only by the hardest kind
| OF work on the part Of the fire company
that more disastrous fire was ayertcd.
W. 4. Anderson. living five miles
/ east Of Rocky Ford, has had the biggest
threshing Of alfalfa seed ever held In the
| State of Colorado. He has 30 acres in
alfalfa which yielded this year about seven
bushels of sccd To the acre, amounting to
about !, 40 bushels OF seed. II took three
weeks Of constant work TO complete the
task OF thrcshing this amount Of seed.
Arapahoe County has now ninety
two organized school districts aud all but
six have been In session during the fall
term. The number OF pupils enrolled In
the schools Of the county not including the
city schools, is .,3s9, being about 20 per
cent. OF the school population. Including
the city OF Denver the enrolment is H.
SIS, or about 90 per cent OF the school
population.
A correspondent writes the Denver
Rep,ibiicdn that hc has recently dlscoy-
cred some gigantic petriHed bones five
or six miles from Canon City aud easy of
aaccss by team to within 100 yards. A
single toe Joint, six inches long and eight
inches across, will weigh Is or 10 pounds.
Several large joints nre sticking out OF the
hill. measuring Is to Is inches across. Sey.
cral hundred pounds can be picked up
without digging. The rest are In cay or
mari led, ovcrlaid with sand rock.
Al the regular meeting OF the board
Of trustees OF the State School OF Mines,
held Thursday, Professor c. Humphrey Of
| Cornell University, was elected 10 the
chair, recently created, OF civil and cicc.
trica. engineering, his services to com
mcncc with the fall term OF this year. MIR.
thnrics w. Aomrtoch Wus cHoSch general
assistant lie is graduate OF the school
and bright young man. The electrical
department will be In full operation, with
all the needed apparatus, when Professor
Humphrey arrives.
Al tho annual meeting OF tho Pio.
nccrs' Association Of Gilpin County held In
Central City on Thursday evening last, the
following officers were elected for tho en-
suing year. President, Joseph $. Bcamau,
Of Central; hrst Vice president, NJ. d. bal.
singer, Of Ncvadavillc; second vico prcsi.
dent, Alfred II. whitcford, OF Black
Hawk The executive committee arc Hon.
John e. McShanc, OF Central; Robert
Coombs, OF Novadaville, aud Hon. l.. c.
Snyder. OF Black Hawk. Treasurer. An.
| drew Bit,cuhofcr, Of Central: kccrcinry