The state herald., 1891-09-18
WESTERN News NOTES.

Mrs. Mary S. Thomas OF Central
City has been admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court Of Colora.
do.
Tho Peoples party Of Colorado
have begun active work In the State,
and has put up tickets in several
counties already.
A we'll twenty feet In diameter and
thirty feet deep supplies the town OF
Las Animas with 100000 gallons
OF water every twenty-four hours.
The demand for harvest hands In
tho vicinity OF Beaver City, Utah, 1,
so great that the streets OF the town
are almost deserted in business hours
While Michael Sullivan with hi.
family was crossing the Purgatoirt
river near Trinidad last Sunday, the
wagon was overturned and u 6-year.
old child drowned
A statue OF King Coal was unveiled
Mt Pueblo on the 9th. That being
Trinidad day, large delegation was
present from that city to do homage
TO their favorite deity. The statue it.
sell is Il work OF art.
1t has been arranged to hold a
Western Colorado Congress Mt Grand
Junction on October 7th. The peo.
plo on the west side OF the range In.
tend TO combine their strength for
the advantage OF tnat region.
A passenger train on the Colorado
Central met with n mishap at Beaver
Brook on the 18th. In starting up
the train while standing on curve
several cars were capsized and a
number OF people slightly bruised.
No one was killed.
Tho earnings OF the Rio Grandt
Western for August were $235, 200,
an increase over the same month last
year OF $4,000. The earnings foi
the first week in September were
si2, 900, rs against $32, $50 for the
corresponding week last year.
A large number OF Colorado edi
tors met in semi-annual session al
: Manitou on the 10th. A. L. Pierce
OF the Denver Eye was elected pres.
idert for the ensuing term. Several
new members were admitted, among
them the youngest editor of the
smallest paper in the state.
A miner named II. II. Tullison was
badly hurt by picking out a charge
which had failed TO explode. The
accident occurred on Texas creek
near Granite, Colorado. Both legs
were broken, one eye knocked out
and an arm broken, beside internal
injuries. He died from his injuries.
One OF the interesting features OF
the coming irrigation congress in Salt
Lake will be the presence OF Rain
maker Melbourne. He will come as
one of the delegates from Wyoming.
He evidently has great confidence in
his ability to crack clouds, because
he writes: you can announce that l
will have 1t rain in Salt Lake on the
18TH
The abstract assessment OF Park
county shows the total valuation to
be s2,036, 237. There are 400 poll
taxes returned. and the report shows
the county TO contain $4,000 acres OF
agricultural, 1876. 1872 of grazing and
2.4GS OF coal lands. The total value
OF mining properties and gross out
put is given at tl27 .2S2.
Denver Markets. Eggs--2O(d25 25c;
Butter-Jersey creamery go. dairy
lac; Hay-new upland tl2d$l3, Sec
ond bottom &9(d*l0; alfalfa $500:
wheat-sl.s5 e 100 fbs; oats-$l. .O3
OSLO; New potatoes-sl.l0(dfl.25 .25
{, 100 lbs; Cattle-choice steers $3.50
df2.y0. good hay-fed cows sl.s0a
s2.20, native feeders. s2.00(d$2. 10;
Hogs-choice IS .O0Cds5 20; Sheep
choice mutton $3.00(af3.25. common
feeders ~ 25Cdf2.50.
An excursion train OF two sections,
ten coaches, carrying abont 800 pill
grims, under the auspices OF the
Catholic clergy OF Santa Fe, went up
last Tuesday TO San Juan. five miles
north OF Espanola. The pilgrimage
was made to the chapel OF ''Our Lady
of Lourdes." mt San Juan. and was
the largest crowd that has yet paid
homage to the saint ut one time. 1t
has been decided to make this the an
nivcrsary OF the saint at this chapel.
The assessment OF Arapahoe county
for 1891 has been sent to the state
auditor, and it is the only county so
far that has shown u large increase.
The exact figures are $92 ,ss7 .OI0 for
1891, against $50, G,ii5, ,02O for 1890. an
incrcrsc OF SO. AZ. .020. II the other
large counties make proportionately
as good returns, the increase will
reach the 10000. 200, as estimated
by the state auditor, and the nppro.
priations will have II chance.
Cass Hite. the widely-known Colo.
RADIO canon prospector, killed A. Koh.
Ter, II stockman. In n sangulnary duel
NJ Green River. Utah. on the 9th. A
quarrel arose and Kohlcr. who wa,
hot-blooded, went after n Winchester.
lie shot twice Mt Hite before the lat
ter got his pistol out. One oi the
bullets from kohler's gun wen,
through Hite's sleeve. but did not In
jurc him. Hi,e shot once only aud
inflicted II mortal wound on Kohler,
who then shot twice more.
There are three immense engines
weighing i25 tons each. In tho Santa
Fe yards nj Trinidad that ARE attract.
Ing no little attention from railroad
men. They were constructed cspc.
eially for the Mexican Central rail
road and are On route their via tho
Santa fc railway. An unexpected OBJ
s,nclc was struck when the Ration ,un
mel was ronchcd, tho cus ines bclnl
entirely too large TO pass through 1t
They nrc now having the cabs rc
moved and being otherwise dis.
manilcd. but even then II will prov.
II very tight squeeze TO get then
through tho tunnel.
Tho eleventh annual territorial
fair OF New Mexico opens Mt Albu.