The state herald., 1890-06-13
STATE NEWS.

The Pueblo grand jury has indicted
n large number of gamblers.
Railroad rites from Denver to east
crn points havo been restored
Congressman Townsend toted with
the Democrats OIL the silver coinage bill.
Broad-gmging the railroad from
Grand Junction to Ogden cost 81 100000,
The new St. Clair hotel Mt Salida
vas opened 10 the public Friday evening.
1t was eight degrees below zero on
the TOP of Pixies Peak few mornings
| ago.
In fifteen months OF the existence OF
Lincoln County, not one civil suit has
arisen.
The contract for the foundation OF
La Plata Connty's new court house has
been let.
The Woman's Exchange in Denver
fed lsO, 49l persons at their lunch roorns
last year
The b. Il r. q. expect to be running
broad gauge trains into I.eadville by the
Goth Of this month.
a man named kerns was murdered
at Irorton last Sunday by Michael Cairo
Ion, without provocation.
Judge Decker OF Denver decides
that the 81 penalty FOR non-payment Of
poll tax cannot be collected.
Al the recent militia encampmen,
ut Kansas City, Company X, from Colo
RADIO, captured prize of FOO and Hug.
At II roundup of cattle near Grand
junction lust week, 10000 head Of cattle
were brought together by the cowboys.
A fire broke out OH Cascade Creek,
southwest of Idahu Springs, last Monday,
which has destroyed number OF shaft
houses and dwellings.
An Arapahoe County grand jury has
recommended tina, n suit be brought In the
! interests OF the State to annul the recent
sale of school land near Argo.
A sad and fatal accident occurred
on the Burlington road in Eastern Colo
RADIO last Saturday. A passenger named
Metz fell from the platform and broke his
neck.
The closing exercises OF the Colo.
RADIO school for deaf, dumb and blind were
held Wednesday. The new and elegan,
building was occupied for the first time on
this occasion.
A branch of the San Luis Valley
Bank has been opened at La lara under
the management Of L. ID. Eskridge. A
general Banking ind collecting business
will be conducted.
The road to Middle Park, via Ber.
,houd Pass, is at last open for wagon
travel The opening Of the road required
shoveling, in many places, through from
six TO eight feet of snow.
Sheriff jackson OF Colorado Springs
recently arrested man who had q large
number Of postage stamps and railroad
tickets in his pockets. He had robbed the
most otiice Mt Twin Lakes and the Midland
depot at Higgins.
The great war drama, "Shenan.
donh," is being played TO crowded housci
ut the Tabor Opera House in Denver thi,
week. At the Metropolitan, w. c. Coupi
wonderful trained horses and dogs arc de
lighting large audiences.
John Carmichael, says the De Beque
Era, the piteau mail carrier who was &C.
cidcntaliy shot through tho body about
three weeks sgo, Is getting well as fast al
the serious nature Of his wound will per
nit
Tho foundation OF the new A. NJ. f.
church ut Colorado Springs will be laid ir
the near future. The corner stone will bt
laid on the frat Sunday in July, By Bishop
A. Grant Of Texas, assisted by the Other
clergymen Of this city.
There was shipped from Garland
Station, from January !, 1890, to June !,
1870, seventy nine cars Of stock and Il.
cars Of hay, making total export Of aoi
car loads. The pound freight forwarded
is also quite m item.
A gentleman In La Junta contem-
plates starting duck and goose farm. II.
, says that twenty acres Of land bordering
on tho Arkansas River, with q portion OF
the river fenced In BY wire screens at
,ached to floats, will keep the birds from
drifting down the river
Mayor Wheeler OF Aspen has offered
niue prizes for the school children to worn
for during vacation. The prizes aggregate
s.ov, the highest being 80. They are IL
be paid for the best nine essays on IN,
subject; What will the Free and Unllm
tied Coinage Of Silver do for the UnItee
States.
One hundred and fifty men under
Contractor Lang,ry are now working o,
mile pnc and two-the mixes nearest IA,
summit-on tho pike's Peak Railroad, fin
ishing Tbs work that was impossible dur
!, IN the winter. Their work Ia mostly
blasting, u fact which renders peak climb
Ing by tcndcrfcct rather dangerous OK.
pertinent
Ink sales for bent County occurred
June =. Only about ssoO IN taxes on rca
| cs,u,c were delinquent md propert,
offered for sale--and MI this was bought
by outside par,ics-so TINT the county die
not have TO bid In anything. Tho amount
of taxc. to be collected for 1859 was tia,.
%. 50, OF which amount there was but
syso. 20 delinquent, and nil on persona
property.
by the purchase Of seven outstand
Ing railroad bonds, Boulder County has re
duced It's railroad indebtedness To s5l 900
The original amour, was tsoo,o0. OF this
10000 was cancelled when Bouldc,
,ounty's stock In the Colorado Contra
was sold TO Jay Gould. The rcmaindc,
would to-day Nil be outstanding hnd MOI
the county bouph, up bond. ms fast Ms pos
siblc. instead Of allowing 10000 To lie i'd,
| l. f,,,,d In Iauvor srh., .,.,,..s.