The state herald., 1891-02-13
STATE HAPPENINGS.

soon as the weather moderutes.
Four miners lost their lives by u
snow slide In the San Juan last Thurs
day.
Arapahoe County's now iail has
been completed. 1t cost over $780,.
600.
A Denver physician has arrived
home from Berlin with supply OF DR..
Koch's lymph.
The Denver & Rio Grande propose
having cars running on their Idaho
Springs branch by June.
The Colorado Poultry Breeders As
sociation are holding their annual
meeting in Denver this week.
Miss Anna w. Kelly has been elected
reading clerk OF the Senate, an honor
never before conferred on IL lady in
Colorado.
The Legislature has been aske !
to impcach Judge Rucker OF Pitkin
County for malfeasance, dishonesty
and corruption.
The biennial report Of the Colorado
State Bureau OF Horticulture and For
estry has been issued from the hands
OF the printer and is now being dis
tributed. 1t is the most voluminous
of all the States publications, cover
ing more than 600 pages.
The Supreme Court has just decided
that Mayor Londoner OF Denver was
not honestly elected. As his term
will expire on the first OF next April
and as he has still fifteen days In
which to ile petition for n rehear-
ing, it is quite likely he will serve out
his full term.
The Cottonwood Springs, five miles
from Buena Vista, has boon sold by
the owner, MIR. G. Is. McCampbell. to
an Eastern syndicate for $40, 900. The
purchasers propose to build three
s DRY hotel on Main Street and bring
the water from the springs, with the
MD Of pipes into town.
Charles Mallon and p. U. Lyons,
two miners in the Blind Tom ut Lead
vile, had Il narrow escape from death
Sunday. The men were down in the
bottom Of the shaft when some one
hurled rocks and timber down on
them from the surface. u distance Of
i20 feet. The miscreants are un-
known.
The scmi-annual statement OF the
Pueblo County treasurer shows n total
indebtedness OF SAG. 2s2.9l as against
SIsS,4ll.l5 at the same time year
ago. This debt consists OF county
warrants outstanding TO the amount
of $32 ,jG792; railroad and county
funding bonds. s373. 800; interest on
s ,me, SlO.2l4.99.
Montrose is rejoicing over the pros
p ct OF work be NJ soon be; VI on .
creamery by Messrs. Olin Spencer
a I'd Ross johnson, who are now per-
iccting their final arrangements. 1t
is proposed To have the creamery in
running order In the early summer,
aud the enterprise promises TO be Of
large benefit to the surrounding farm
ing community.
1t is estimated that there are TO-
100000 acres OF agricultural land Ia
the State. About one-third OF this
amount Is under ditch. Not more
than 100000 is irrigated. The
school lands include about $500. 900
acres, or onc-cightccnth OF tho total
area Of the State. by far the larger
part OF the area within the limits Of
the State is still In the hands OF the
1anari.l ooua"nmont
The will OF the late Governor Crnw-
ford has been filed nj Grand Junction.
Specific requests amounting TO q, 900
are made and the remainder TO the
value OF 100000 is to DO divided
among relatives in n given proper
ton. All Of the estate over $3.50. 900.
and II Is estimated that It will largely
exceed that amount. Is TO be used In
erecting free library and reading
room In each OF the towns OF Grand
Junction and Delta, two parts to be
expended In Grand Junction and one
in Delta.
While coasting In Glcnwood Springs
Thursday afternoon a "bob load" OF
people ran OF the track at Cooper
Avenue and into horse aud buggy.
The horsa commenced kicking and
demolished the buggy and dob" COM
plctcly. Mrs. Sarah Richcy, house
keeper ut the Barlow Hotel. was tho
only one hurt She had three ribs
broken, ono OF them IN two places,
besides sustaining other injuries.
Medical aid was called ut once. but II
is thought that she cannot recover.
They are having some big snow
storms down In the San Juan country.
A correspondent OF the Denver Times
writes from 0uray that the road bc.
tween there and lron,on Is completely
blockaded by the snowslidcs. Two
men coming down from the Mickey
Brccp mine came very near being
caught Ia slide near the Silver Link
nine. Several small slides have oc.
Gu red Mt and near the Mickey Brccn.
Tnc stage agent reports the snow In
the park about lronton two tcot deep
mud over.
The biennial report OF tho state
'o1surer for the fiscal years OF 1889
md 1890 has just been issued. 1t
shows II total State debt OF u .Gt7, i55.-
20. TO Offset which t232. 93s.57 Is car
ried TO tho credit OF tho general
revenue fund. Special mention IL
made OF bounties paid. That on wolf
and coyote sealps amounted 10 o..
5s3.50; bear, t9.s67.50; lion. q. $50.
This bounty In 1890 was largely In
excess Of 1889. and Ia regarded rs
proof OF Importation. not cxtcrmlnn-
ton. 1t ls recommended that the
question Of bonded Indebtedness be
submitted 10 the electors Of tho State.
For tho past ten days tho tracks on
Eureka, Spring and Gregory Streets
have been lined every evening by
con-,ing parties. Friday and sa,ur.
day evenings Of Inst week the center
OF attraction was the Eureka track. tho
stlpWalks bpinp ilnol with ol,sorynru