The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-05-30
STATE NEWS.


Mart Duggan.
John Prall killed himself and his
mistress, disreputable woman, at Trini
dad last Thursday.
a man has been arrested near st.
Louis, who says he is the one who robbed
David Moffitt of SCI 900 last year.
Fifty ranches were proved up on in
Rio Blanco County last year, and 1900
acres Of coal land filed on near Mceker.
The first Strawberries of the season
Were picked in Boulder last week. The
crop will not be large one, owing TO the
winter killing of plants.
1t is dangerous thing to live in
Denver. A Judy was held up and robbed
by three men at tho entrance of the Tabor
Grand at eight o'clock the other evening.
The committee of arrangements
have changed the date of exercises for lay
ing the corner stone Of the State Normal
School from tho 10th of June to Friday,the
ilth of June.
The Animas River has overlooked
its banks in many places between hnimas
City and Hcrmosa, and although no par
ticolar damage has been done " will re-
tard crops In tho low lands.
Last Saturday nighta colt belonging
to u man named Daliez, living in Gordon
Gulch on Sugar Loaf Mountain, was killed
by u mountain lion. The mother OF tho
colt had az eye torn out by the lion.
Editor Murray OF the Burlington
Boomordn, was fined $50 for contempt OF
court by Judge Campbell OF Colorado
Springs last Monday. He made some
strong assertions about the Hatch trial.
The Coal Creek ranchmen, says the
Meeker Herald, have succeeded in reduc-
ing the number of prairie dogs in that sec.
ton 10 such an extent that the little pests
are in fair way toward total extcrmina-
ton.
Jim Lay. an Industrious Denver
Chinaman, was shot and killed last Thurs
day night by an unknown man. While at
work with brother Celestial, II is sup
posed that white man entered the place,
quarrclcd with Lay over his wash bill, shot
the latter, scared off his partner and then
robbed the dying man.
Senator Teller has introduced in
Congress petition from citizens Of Colo.
RADIO protesting against the proposed re-
ducton OF the tarifI m eugur. Among The
sirncrs are nearly all of the state officers.
This would seem to indicate that the gov
ernor and other state officials are not salts
fed with the sugar clause in the Mckinley
billi
Three tough-looking men presented
themselves at the boarding house of Mrs
Hunt in Iowa gulch, near Leadville, the
other day, and demanded something to eat
Miss Sarah Hunt, her daughter was the
only person in the house. She requested
the men 10 wait u moment, and when she
returned she presented huge revolver
and bid them to move on. One or the men
attempted to wrest It from her, and she
pulled the trigger. The bullet gra4cd the
fellows check, iniiicting slight wound.
The trio lost no time in dccamping.
Appleton Worster and son had Il
terrific fight with bear on Sunday.
Young wors,er shot the bear, and. suppos.
ing that he had killed 1t, went with his
father 10 remove the skin. Tho animal
revived when tho knives OF the hunters
him and made ferocious attack
upon them. Old man Worstcr finally sue
reeded In shooting the bear again and the
brute's head. Both men were badly
scratched and torn by the claws OF the
bear.
Superintendent OF the Census Porter
has been convinced by Mr.. Sopris, super
visor for this district, that larger salary
is necessary in order TO get the statistics.
The rates for the canvassers In the coun.
try districts Of Boulder and Clear Creek
Counties have been raised to Is day, and
those OF tho suburbs OF Denver correspond.
inrly. Mr.. Sopris now anticipates very
little trrublr and will prosecute his work
us sreedily as possible, whatever may be
the course Of the department al Washing
ton.
Senator Wclect, and his newly
welded wife are passing part OF their
honeymoon in the Wade Hampton cottage
"A typical Southern house, Hot Springs,
North Carolina. In this cottage Senator
gnl Mrs. Wolcott are retired from the
rush Of the hotel proper, aud arc sopm!nr-
Is as contcntei and happy as two turtle
dovcs. Every morning bright aud carly,
large bouquets Of choice flowers nrc placed
before the doorway OF Mrs Wolcott cyi-
IDENTIFY gifts from her devoted husbnnd,
MIR. Wolcot, I. n delightful groom, and
people can scarcely believe tina. so young
a man Is an august Senator In the Nations
A call has bccn issued for State
OF corrections and charities, to
10 held In tho city Of Denver on tho 18th
and 18th OF juno, lseo, nj Unity church,
corner Nineteenth and broadway. The
object oil this conference is IN examine
into existing laws In reference
TO our charity institutions and wha,
changes arc necessary TO place Colorado
alongside OF her sister States who have
adopted the most advanced and humane
systems in caring for the dependent, un-
fortunate aud criminal classcs. We
lack tie benign influence OF u state hoard
OF Charities which has proven powersnl