The state herald., 1890-01-31
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~ IL repOrteu tnAt Olg HOW Ol oil
has been struck at Rouse junction.
The Durango Electric Company has
paid up $4,000 worth Of its capital stock.
Tho man who shot Nellie Ryan at
Denver few days ago has not ye. been
arrested.
Henry George has been addressing
immense audiences in Denver on tho
"Single Tax"
An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
train was blown OF the track near Pueblo
the other day.
The contract for Pueblo's new
Board of Trade building has been let II
will cost $4,000.
Denver's clearings last week showed
an increase Of 4s per cent over the cor
responding week OF last year.
A Miss DAVIDSON was burned Ia
death In Denver Sunday night. The cx-
plosion Of kerosene lamp was the cause.
The Colorado delegation are labor
ing with the Senate Committee on Indian
Affairs to have the Utes removed at once
A new town named De Beque has
been started with very favorable prospects
between Grand junction and Glenwood
Springs.
Hon. Warren Currier, Of st. Louis,
has founded scholarship of $1,000 in
Colorado College, to be known as the
Courier Scholarship"
The Colorado State Bar Association
have passed resolutions recommending
Judge Hallett for the position made vacant
by the promotion Of Judge Brewer.
Arrangements nre now complete for
the erection of fine Mosonic building Mt
Del Norte. 1t will be stone two stories
high, with store rooms below. Work will
begin soon.
The postoifice department reports
that Colorado has gained Gfty-two post,
ofices during the year. The gross receipts
OF the Denver of,icc increased twenty per
cent. over tho preceding year.
Telluride now has n full-hedged
coasting club. Electric lights have been
placed so us to light up the slide in excel
lent shape and each evening finds from
ten to fifty persons enjoying the pleasure.
The Henry Ditch Company have
stopped selling water rights at Lamar, as
they are up to their full capacity, until
this canal, which was supposed to be big
enough for six years, is enlarged. Nearly
all their land is now occupied.
Five OF the defendants in the Hol-
yoke White Cap case have been convicted.
Their names arc Lee Withcrbcc, Lou
Withcrbce. Clint Nelson, George Paine
and Oswald Hersig. They will take mn
appeal TO the Supreme Court.
Four prisoners escaped from the
Fremont county Jail last Sunday. The
men who escaped are Joseph Mccoy, Jas.
Ward, Mike Patchen and Jas. Brennan,
better known rs whisky Jimmy The
latter was caught the next day Mt Florence
but the rest are still nj large.
Pueblo has a now wOman's hospital.
The Incorporation papers have been placed
in Secretary Ricc's office. The board Of
directors consist Of Mesdamcs Bella 4.
Hfll, RniA Hay, Naoma Moses, Ida Wal.
dron. Eliza Scllcck, Laura Studxinski and
Eliza Kerr.
There will be a meeting OF the vice
presidents of the Colorado Silver Associa-
tion In Denver ut IL o'clock, January 10,
At the Tabor Opera House. The object OF
the meeting Is to remonstrato In the most
vigorous terms against the passage OF the
Window Silver bill
The grand jury OF Arapahoc County
have found indictments against Secretary
Of State Rice, Collier & Cleaveland and
Graham 4 Weber for conspiracy to de
fraud the State. Tho defendants express
themselves Ms desirous OF speedy and
thorough trial.
I.cadvillc suffered from u serious fire
last week. The fire started In tho old
Chronicle building on Harrison Avenue,
and lasted several hours. II was one OF
tho worst that has ever visited the camp
and Is supposed to have started from an
over heated stovcpipe. The loss will be
In tho ncighborhood Of $1,000.
The central and eastern parts OF the
State werc visited by u terrific wind storm
last Saturday. Trains were blown from
the track, buildings demolished aud a
,,,,,,,hnr ~ ,sco,,ia scriouslv ioiuraJ I..,.
est fires near Colorado Springs were
famed by the wind into unusual dcstruc
tiyeness, thousands Of acres Of valuable
timber being destroyed.
Fourteen men working In the Guston
drift Of the La Plata minc at Lcadville,
were surprised Saturday by u sudden
breaking In Of w2tcr nj tho end Of the
drift. Tho water came with terrible
rush, aud the men had to run TO the shat,
opening to save their lives. Tho drifts
and stopings were soon filled and the water
rose go feet In the shaft 1t will take nj
least thirty days TO pump II out.
The big canals that are TO he built
In southeastern Colorado are n,iractin,
considerable attention. Mr.. W. Z. Brad
bury OF the firm OF Bradbury & Co., 4,
whom the contrac, has been let, was see,
by u reporter for tho Denver Repubiicd,
tho other day md asked wha, he though
the scheme would develop. why" sal,
Mr.. bradbury enthusiastically. alt vii
make II one Of the grandost producln,
countries In tho State; there will be n,
much land under cultivation there whci
these canals nrc completed as there il u
Greeley and In the Cache Ia Poudrc Val
Icy at the present time. Its the finest bi, o
lrrigablc land added MIR bradbury
that there Is Ia tho State Of Colorado
and Its right along tho line Of both th,
santa Fc and Missouri Pacific railroads
thus giving railroad communication witt
Denver and nil points South aud East
aud also with the mountains by way o.
Pueblo and Canon City, Asked wl,f