The state herald., 1891-07-17
STATE HAPPENINGS.

S'sS' "AS Ssu'' NNNi
Mr.. George keller Of Fulton, No
braska, has been appointed principal
OF the Colorado Springs schools.
There irs said to be fifty persons In
Las Animas county under e2 Years 6f
age who are deaf and dumb or blind.
An Atrada girl had her arm broken
the other day by being thrown from
tho back OF calf that she was riding.
The saloon men OF Denver are cir.
culating petition TO the police board
asking that they be allowed TO keep
open nights and Sundays,
The chairman Of the board OF direc-
tore Of The Denver Il Rio Grande says
that no dividend will be paid on the
preferred stock. because there Is no
money to pay pne with.
The Scientific american OF July II
dcvotes Its first pageto an illustration
and description OF the immense der.
ricks used in erecting the Equitable
building at Denver. II isn big I'D
vcrtiseUent FOR that city.
State Fish Commissioner Gordon
Land is rounding up the sawmill men
for running saw-dust into streams
containing food fish. Last week three
men OF Summit County were arrested
and upon pleading guilty were fined
$50 each for violating the law,
John Keating, an unmarri, d man
about Is yeaiI Of age, while near
Fairplay Tuesday, was struck by
lightning and Instantly killed. The
bolt appeared to strike him on the
top OF the head, burning nil his hair
of, while his boots were torn to
strings. A companion who stood
near him mt the time was only slight
ly stunned.
A recent dispatch from MoiIat says
that Mr.. NJ. Connors, while putting
down an artesian well, noticed gas
mingled with the flow OF water. At
depth of forty feet the flow OF water
ceased and n llow OF natural gas
gushed forth to the extent OF ten or
twelve feet in height, which. when
lighted after night, can be seen for
miles away.
Denver Markets: Eggs-lS(d 22c;
Butter-Jersey creamery %, dairy
l5c; Hay-ne upland Si6dslS, sec
ond bottom Sl2(a$l6; alfalfa $500;
Wheat-Sl. 40 { 100 lbs; Oais-Sl.iS
CdSl.5j; Now potatoes-Sl.5o@ .15
c 100 Tbs; Cattlc--choire steers $500
(dS32a. good hav-fed cows $l.S0Ca
S2.75, native feeders. 81 20(aS2. 10;
Hogs-choice S4 35(a$ 81 s5; Sheep
choice mutton 5000 $3.50. common
feeders 81 256S2.5O.
The State Land Board held meet.
ing Friday aud the question OF leasing
the reservoir site at the head OF the
Platte river to either the High bine or
Antero ditch company was discussed.
1t was finally decided that the lease
be granted to the High Line company.
The annual rental to be paid is AS
follows: Two hundred acres, 800:
go acres, $500; 600 acres, 81 200
500 acres, $500; 40 acres. 500; 920
acres, sl,lj0. Total, s5,5O7.
A double tragedy is reported from
Rico. Perry Hudson, proprietor OF
hotel there shot and killed u Mrs.
Conway who has beon working for
him MS walter, and then shot himself
through tho head. Hudson had fallen
violently in love with the woman, and
wanted her to get divorce and
marry him. Sunday she gave Mr..
Hudson noiice that she was going TO
leave on Monday. He anticipated
her departure by killing her aud him.
self
In an interview on the condition OF
the States finances Governor Routt
says: There Is little stringency
Just now. but tomorrow or next day
1t may be over, We have fund, CON.
ing In Ms follows From school-land
leases. $40, 1000; internal improvement
fund. 10000; Agricultural College,
$1,000; indemnity school land. IS, 900;
II total in sight, $4,000. From min.
cral leases thcrenre Sl2 900 available.
Unpaid bills have been sent ou, 10
people owing the State. and these
pcop'c have been requested to pay
up"
According 10 the Colorado School
journal the following is tho vots on
State hover ns reported TO date;
Columbinc, l,G55; Cactus. LOIS;
Yucca. 922; Wild Rose. s9i; Golden
Rod, iGs; Primrose, AL. Their.
weru more than twenty different
flowers voted for, several OF which
arc not natives, and 50 are withou,
the range OF the original Inquiries.
Thirty-throe Of the iifty live counties
sent TO tho State SUPERINTENDENT
Office tho report from which the above
data are gathered. In several dis.
triuts the schools We're closed, but for
all practical purposes the above vote
Is fully representative.
Inst Saturday night there was n
terrible collision on tho Midland road
nt Aspen Junction. 1hc "laundry"
train, which Il nn excursion train
from Aspen 10 Glcnwood. stopped ON
lls return gt the Junction for water.
When backing dowa 10 g,, on the
main track for Aspen n light engine
shot out from behind the coal chutes.
which are located In such why as 10
conceal the main tracks from a View
of tho track leading To the water tank.
Tho man on the light engine. thinking
he could got out before the excursion
train took the track, missed his cnl.
rulnilons and struck the rear corner
oftho excursion coach Mt the switch.
The collision tore tho check valve
from the engine, and tho unfortunate
people In the cnr wor. nt tho mercy
OF the scaldlng steam. A two.ycar.
old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis
Of Aspen was killed instantly. Miss
Pholnn OF Cardiff died soon after she
was taken out. Alr. aud Mrs. Joe
Leonard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis,
fhomn- O'Donno,l. Miss Mary O'Don.
ncll. Frank i.chkc. Nil Of Aspen; Mr..
aud Mrs. A. u, Rogers of Woody,