The state herald., 1890-08-22
STATE NEWS.
A fine opera house is being built at

"A AAo ofoho hoano 40 DoAhk SeAAs Nv
Florence.
The Sterling land offlce opened for
business on tho 18th.
The Salvation Army Is erecting
large barracks at Salida.
The electric lighting plant OF Canon
City IL to DO greatly improved.
There was a disas trous cloud burst
near Florlssant the other day.
The farmers Of the San Luis Valley
are much elated over their crop prospect
A fine brick manufacturing estab-
lishment 10 being started at Canon City.
An attempt to dig out Of the Aspen
Jail last wcck came near being successful.
Duck shooting in the San Luis Val
ley promises to DO unusually fine this fall.
Rev. Myron Reed, OF Denver, has
been elected Chaplain In Chief OF tho q.
A. Il.
Seventy-hve teachers are attending
the normal institute at Montrose this
week.
1t is estimated that $4,000 people
left Denver on the various excursions last
Sunday.
Larimer County has contributed two
car loads Of specimens to the st. Louis
exposition.
Tho Prohibitionists will hold their
State convention at Pueblo on the 4th and
9th Of September.
Carlyle Lamb, noted Longs Peak
guido, was struck by lightning the other
day, but not killed.
The first trip over the Manitou 4
Pixies Peak cog road with passenger
train wns made Friday.
J. NJ. Dawson, an clectric-l light en-
ploye, was instantly killed by the subtle
fluid last Saturday In Denver.
Silver reached $l.l6 Saturday.
Every cent gained means thousands OF
dollars for the mines OF the State.
Gunnison granite will be used in
the large building tho Equitable Insurance
Company are putting up in Denver. s
James W. Whitletch. an old pros
pector well known in this State committed
suicide In San Francisco last week.
The Bessemer Steel Works, at
Pueblo, after general clean up. are en-
larging their capacity, and have heavy
orders on hand.
A Larimer County farmer has sold
two tons of honey to Denver commission
house already this year, and has contract
cd for six tons more.
During the storm at Colorado
Springs last week three inches Of rain fell
in three quarters Of an hour-a fall unpre-
cedented In that section.
A trout was caught In the Eagle
River the other day that had three hooks
fastened in Its mouth which 1t had broken
on for other fishermen.
A construction train OF the Fort
Worth road fell through a bridge near
Trinchera Station. Monday. One man
was killed outright and great number
injured.
Broadway Theatre. Denvcr's new
place Of amusement was opened Monday
night by the Juch Opera Company. Good
judges declare It one Of the handsomcst
theatres In the world.
Work on the artesian we'll at Del
Norte has been stopped temporarily. The
bore is down over 400 feet, nearly 800 feet
OF which Ia In solid rock. The experience
Ii calculated TO discourage the contractor
General Jud Brush, OF Greeley. has
bought 65,ooo head Of Texas cattle this
season and sent 200 car loads Of them TO
the St Louis market Tho remainder OF
his purchase are yesrlings and will be
held In Texas until next spring when they
will be brought TO Colorado.
The people OF Routt County are up
in arms against unscrupulous hunters who
kill elk and doer for their hides. Ten
thousand pounds Of hides, which were
said TO have been taken from animals
killed iuat over tho Colorado line were re-
Gently sold NJ one point In Wyoming.
Representative OF Kansa, City com.
mission houses arc,sald 10 DO around among
the gardeners In tho vicinity OF Pueblo of
fcring large prices for their entire crop OF
tomatoes. The reason given Is that the
crop has failed In Kansas and Missouri,
and the price il therefore high In Kansas
City.
Tho official report Of Governor
Beaver Of Pennsylvania upon tho sub
scriptions In aid Of the sufferers from the
food In tho conemsugh valley, has jus,
been received by Governor Cooper. Ac-
cording TO Its tables Of statistics, Colorado
was the eighth State In the amount Of its
donations. Its cash subscriptions aggrc.
gated ~, sea.'s.
The Emp son cannlog factory has
opened up ut Longmont As soon rs every.
thing IL In running order they will employ
100 hands, and will turn out $4,000 cans OF
tomatoes per day. Mr.. Empson says the
tomato crop this year is far superior to
that OF last year aud unless there Is an
early frost the present Yield 10 y most
promising one.
Tho superintendent Of tho census
has appointed and commissioned tho fol
lowing special agents In Colorado to collec,
statistics Of manufactures General John
q. Kennedy. Denver, Everett BELL. Trini-
dad, Edwin Hay. Durango; Harry II.
FELTON,, Canon City; Charles l.. Moore,
Aspen. L. II. Old, Leadvillc; Joseph q
Schaii, Golden.
The grading of tho Snn ais hr, p,l,