The state herald., 1891-09-04
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

car line.
Aspen is very proud of Its new pub
lie hospital.
Lake City is soon to have electric
lights on the principal streets.
There will be stack of 10000 free
watermelons in Rocky Ford on Wat
ermelon Day.
Leadville shippers protest against
the withdrawal of Mr.. Moilatt from
the d. & r. G. road.
General Manager Smith OF the ID.
4 X. q. has followed Mr., Motfatts en-
ample and resigned.
A Mr.. Hooper of Chicago died In a
mysterious manner in cabin In Crys-
tai Lake one day last week,
A Chinaman at Ouray assaulted a
little 10-year old girl the other day
and was promptly shot by enraged
citizens.
George Raymond, ex-deputy city
auditor OF Denver, has gone to Cuba.
He may be brought home by the aid
extradition papers.
At Canon City on Labor Day one Of
the features OF the programme will be
gun club match between teams from
Pueblo and Canon.
Governor Routt has appointed Mr.
II. c. Lowrie to the place on the Dem
yer Board OF Public Works made vs-
cant by the resignation OF Mr.. Ed
brooke.
One day last week on the highest
peak OF the Soccoro mountains large
quantities OF dynamite were exploded
at intervals. The next day the
drought was broken by the heaviest
rain OF the year
Chairman Cappel Of the board OF
directors of the Denver " Rio Grande
has ordered that the wire fence which
separates the properties of the Dem
yer u Rio Grande and the Santa Fe at
Palmer Lake be taken down.
The people of Grand Junction feel
jubilant this evening over the an
nouncement that Mr.. Clayton has
completed the subscription Of the
$50, 900 required for continuing the
work on the Mesa county state ditch.
The $4,000 appropriated by the
last Congress for the further repairs
of the venerable "adobe palace" in
Santa Fe will he expended under the
direction OF Secretary Thomas as soon
as the plan and specifications are ap-
proved by the secretary of the in
terror.
Laramie penitentiary has seventeen
inmates. Tie latest additions TO the
number were Smith, alias Tregoning,
and Berry, the convicted murderers
OF George B. Henderson at Lander.
There was talk OF an attempted res
cue by their friends. but the sheriff
was prepared and no such break was
made.
A telegram from Chicago is to the
effect that Sidney Dillon is about to
resign the presidency of the Union
Pacific to be succeeded by S. S. Spen-
Ger, and that 5. I. Smith, formerly
receiver OF the Kansas Pacific, who
just resigned the position OF general
manager OF the Denver x Rio Graude,
is TO succeed 5. II. Clark as general
manager OF the Union Pacific.
Mr.. David II. MofIat has resigned
the presidency of the Denver a Rio
Grande railroad, The reason he
gives is that he is not In accord with
ifect5rae"ilF ataaprfhg u manatts it
the details OF the business from New
York and therefore could not SEEM
ingly assent to the new order OF
things by longer remaining as presi-
dent OF the company.
Denver Markets. Eggs-ls(d2Oc;
Butter-Jersey creamery 22, dairy
l3c; Hay-new upland $lS(dSl5, Sec
ond bottom s9d$l2; alfalfa 800:
Wheat-Sl.3O & 100 ibs; Oats-sl. .O3
(dsl.l0; New potatoes-si. l0CdS 81. 25
& 100 Tbs; Catile-cholce steers 81. rs
,asS.2O, good hay-fed cows 2.00Gd
$3.50, native feeders. $2.OOlaS2. 75;
Hogs-choloe s. OO,ds5 95; Sheep
choice mutton s.. 25(o $3.50. common
feeders 81 25Cas2.5O.
A local event, near Badly. was OF
Interest TO visitors last week. IL WIS
the leader OF the pcnitentes, accom-.
panied by some fifteen women and
twenty children, marching through
the fields and over the mesas, pro.
nouncing the bencdiction and praying
for rain. The leader would line ou,
the song aud the women and children
would join In the chorus. They
could be heard for distance OF sew
eral miles, This took place wodnes-
day, and rain fell ON Thursday. This
beats the rain machine all hollow
Las Vegas optic.
The Philips county fair is an.
uounced 10 be held at uolyoke on
September IA. 10. 10 and II. on which
occasion there will be a grand re-
union Of old soldiers. Arrangement.
are making for very pleasant and
successful exhibition.