The state herald., 1891-08-21
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

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The assessment OF property for
State taxes in Wyoming this year is
$32, 900, 900.
Ex-Governor Hunt OF Colorado still
lies in a critical condition at the Sher-
man House. Chicago.
DR.. 2. X Snyder OF Pennsylvania
has been elected president Of the
Colorado Normal College.
A rich strike of silver bearing ore
has been made on the south fork OF
the Ogden river about thirty miles
from Ogden.
The thriving Ii tile town Of Monu
ment is making great preparations
for Its annual potato bake, which will
occur this year on September 26th.
The irrigat ion congress meeting
next month at Salt Lake City is u
very important event and its proceed
ings may be OF value to all the West.
A prehistoric smelling furnace has
been discovered in New Mexico.
Near by bar OF pure silver was
found. The furnace had been filled
with ore and never fired.
The shaft, shaft house and valuable
machinery Of the Louisville mine at
Leadville were burned on the 18th.
Twenty-Five men were at work in tho
mine at the time but were rescued
safely.
The Denver officials have secured
an offer from Forepaugh's show for
all the dogs the catcher can get hold
OF between now and the time the show
arrives. The dogs are to be fed to
the animals.
The Wyoming State Board OF Equal
ization has fixed the tax levy for the
State. The total State tax will be
four and seven-eighths mills on the
dollar. The levy for last year was
four and one-eighth mills.
Captain Harvey, superintendent OF
the Custom mine, has had three men
arrested on the charge of stealing ore.
Fifteen sacks of high grade ore were
taken some time ago, shipped and
sold, bringing check for 81 800.
The Denver & Rio Grande railway
has been notified that II they did not
run trains at least three times week
to Veta Pass from Fort Garrison their
right OF way would be forfeited. 1t
is believed the trains will be run the
coming week.
The largest fish OF the season was
caught by Miss Name Gracy of Dem
YER. 1t measured three feet one inch,
and had three dozen fly hooks in its
mouth. 1t took two persons one hour
and fifteen minutes to land the fish,
Middle Park Times.
2An application for new trial for
Private Parkison OF the Seventeenth
infantry, who killed Roy Baker, one
of his comrades. was overruled in the
District Court at Cheyenne. Parkison
was convicted OF manslaughter, the
penalty being ten years imprison-
ment
Gyseppa Paggio deserted his wife
in Denver eight years ago aud she
afterwards heard that he was dead.
April she married j. G. Dewliu OF
Salt Lake. Paggio now turns up and
demands his wife. Dewlin has been
granted an anullment of his mar
iage.
r. ID. Darlington, well known
Nspector in Northern Wyoming, was
'ishcd by his horse falling upon him
lnnrsday while going To tho mines.
Medical attention could not be given
him for several days and his injuries
proved fatal lie died "a few hours
after the doctor reached him.
The Evans cheese factory will be
run on the cooperative plan from
this time on. Klug ~ Huffsmith, who
have run the business up to the pres
ent time. have paid the farmers
s2,S56.75 for 2j4, ,O9O pounds OF milk.
or LIZ tons. From this amount they
have manufactured %, 400 pounds OF
cheese.
No extensions will be made by the
Denver Il Rio Grande road this year.
President Moilat, who has Just return
cd from the eas,, says that II is i'm
possible TO place any bonds for the
purpose Of building. This will be a
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that have been waiting long and
patiently for railroad connection with
the rest oi the world.
Denver Markets. Eggs-l7ld2Oc;
Butter-Jerscy creamery %, dairy
lSc; Hay-ncw upland sl3Co SIS, sec
ond bottom S9ldSl2; alfalfa 1900
Wheat-si.30 & 100 ibs; oats-tl .0s
ldsl.l5; New potatoes 25(lSl SO
T. 100 ihs; Cattlc-choice steers ~. SO
$500, good hay-ied cows ti.20(d
s2.70, native feeders. t2.00(dt2. 10;
Hogs-choice %. 35Cd$5 As; Sheep
choice mutton ~. 25(as3.50, common
! feeders 81 25(ds2.50.
, Supt. Charles +. Rudolph, OF the
, San Miguel public schools, is In tn,
city ON official business. lie will em-
ploy i25 school teachers this year.
OF this number fity-cight have beer
secured, and fifty applicants will b,
: examined or the 2lst. There are
! ninety public school districts In III,
] county. One OF the old towr. La,
, Vegas, districts Is. to-day. voting Il
: Issue 10000 In bonds for building q
school house. Three other district,
have voted TO do likewise, not u sin
gle ballot being east against tn,
proposition. Thus far, under the
now public school law, San Miguc
. county has voted 1870 toward
D erection Of tho school houses. Sdnte
/ Fo NeD Mericdn.
> There Is some orc coming into tn,
/, smolters these days, snys ttc Denver
Republican. Last week carload o
Mollio Gibson horn silver brought IN,
magnlhccn, figure Of f75. 900. aud III,
Q Denver Public Samplipg Works latcl,
o gave u check for sS5, 900. so II Ia said
u TO the lessee OF property out In