The state herald., 1890-05-09
STATE NEWS.

There are fifty school districts in
FL Paso County.
A great parade in the interest OF
labor took place In Denver last Sunday.
The Equitable Life Insurance Com
pany are to build 81 SOC, 900 block in Den
yer.
The demoralized passenger rates
east from Denver will probably be patched
up very soon.
The Farmers Alliance has 1925
members in Colorado, and the number is
rapidly increasing.
The Durango grand jury has in
dicted twenty saloon keepers for selling
liqu on Sunday in violation Of law.
I q miners OF Summit County have
passed resolutions urging one and one
half per cent duty on imported lead ores.
The Fort Collins cheese factory uses
1000 pounds of milk per day, and is turn
ing out n large quantity of excellent
cheese.
The seniors of the University OF
Colorado Mt Boulder wear square topped
caps to designate themselves from the
other students.
The First Annual Douglas County
Horse Show was held at Castle Rock last
Saturday, and large number Of fine ami
mails ero exhibited.
An association has been formed AT
Denver which Is composed ohgraduates of
tho Iowa Ssate University. Chief Justice
Helm of the Supreme Court is president.
The Rev. Charles Uzzell died at Los
Angeles, California, on tho 9th. He has
done excellent mission work In Denver,
having started the Tabernacle enterprise
there.
The election for school directors
throughout the State brought out the lady
voters last Monday, and some lady candi.
dates. Two OF them were elected nj
Greeley.
j. 5. Hartman, who is walking
against time from Wabash, Indiana, to
San Francisco, arrived ut Lamar last Mon
day evening. He has wagered to get
through in sixty-five days, and is now $50
miles ahead of his scheduled time. He
walks seventy miles in twcnty-four hours.
There are four lottery companies
operating in Colorado contrary to the laws
of the State. They are said to rake in
$4,000 month at Denver alone, and
(, thrnnphnnt tho int The
United States officials arc just waking up
TO the fact that these lottery companies
are using the mails contrary to law, and
have arrested several parties.
The Judson Baptist church has called as
its pastor the Rev. Alex. Turnbull, OF Sa-
Ida He is one Of the many men who
have been forced to come to this country
on account Of i'll health, but six years of
Colorado climate proved effective in re-
stora,ion. MIR. Turnbull Is an honor grad
uatc of Toronto University, and has
served important churches in the East
Since coming to Colorado he has done
most excellent work at Salida.-Donrcr
Eye.
A terrible accident occurred at
Trinidad about noon last Friday, whereby
Hannah Wilkinson, aged II, lost her life
Being at home alone and wishing TO leave
proceeded TO crawl through the window
feet first. When nearly through the sash
fell, catching her Just across the throat
and suspcnding her above ground. In this
position she was found by her father upon
his return home later in the day and life
was extinct
The Midland Company is to make
another tunnel through the main range
west OF Leadville, which will take about
two years TO complete. II will bo about
mile and threc-quartcrs long (9,SJ0 feet
| and 1000 feet below the top OF the range,
probably avoiding snow blockades and
heavy expenses connected with them rs
well rs that Involved In overcoming the
greater elevation. Some air lines TO be
built from Denver TO Grand Junction In
the near futurc-perhaps by the Denver,
Colorado Canon & Pacific line will
greatly reduce attitudes and heavy grades
| by abundant tunneling. 1t is reported
the tunnel Of the Rio Grandc at Tennessee
Pass. Possibly In extensive tunnoling
many such veins and ore contacts might
be found and their sale, or working, largely
meet the expense OF the work. The Mid.
land tunnel is expected to cost 81, 10000.
A young man named Charley He'd
rick came near being killed by silver
tip bear while trapping In the vicinity OF
Grand Lake. Young Hedrick and Lee
Tillman found traces of bear and trap
was constructed and baited, with the In.
tcu,ion Of Turing bruin To his death. Tues
day morning the hunters visited the trap
Nedrlek was in advance Of Tliiman and
was the first on the scene. To his sur
prise he found one silver.tip prisoner and
another very much Mt liberty. The bear
with cheerful but hungry expression on
his countenance. The boy ran for tree
but he was i!ankcd and the bear drew iirs,
blood by hitting him on the Jaw. The
bear closed IN on Hcdrlck, who was Lying
PROSTATE on the ground aud was abou, to
mauneh his morsel OF human flesh, when
rillman appeared. The latter fred two
shots from a navy revolver into the bear,
who rolled over on his bido indisposcd.
| lie soon got on his feet acaIn and showed
| lght when u third shot ended his life,
d.dr!ck had his Jaw broken In Two places
Iia VAS badly clawch about the face and
body.
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