The state herald., 1891-10-30
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The mayor Of Leadville has ap-
pointed Mrs. E. J. O'Neill as a dele
gate TO the mining congress.
A Leadville doctor was chased by n
maniac with big butcher knife the
other night, but managed 70 escape.
The directors Of the proposed new
line from Denver TO Ell Paso have de-
clded to have the route surveyed at
once.
Fort Collins "White Caps" have
been making an effort to scare the
tramps out of town. The tramps
went.
Valencia county. New Mexico, re-
quires thirty-hve school teachers and
only half that number have applied
for positions.
The commissioners Of Park county
have made levy Of one-half mill up.
on the taxable valuation OF the couu-
ty for the purpose Of raising Worlds
Fair fund.
| w. A. MOsher, u switGhmnn d the
Denver Il Rio Grande rnilrond yard at
Crested Butte. had his leg badly
crushed In coupling cars a few days
since.
Three former officers OF Denver
have been indicted by the grand jury
for robbing the city. They are George
X. Raymond, James r. Hadley and
William M. Bliss.
A seven.foot velu Of line coal has
been discovered at Il depth OF 200 feet
by the diamond drill boring party
near Sundance, Wyoming. 1t is said
TO be very good coal.
Having completed contest "for
the mostpopular young lady in Chavez
county" the Roswell Record now pro-
poses TO innugurate one to decide
..who ia the biggest liar"
A boy while out hunting with his
brother near Coal Creek last week.
fell down and his gun was discharged,
the load struck his brother in the foot,
tearing 1t nearly of. It was amputated
and he died.
Fort Crawford reservation is now
open TO settlement. and the land Office
at Montrose is busy receiving filings
from reservation boomers. Some OF
the finest farming lands in the State
are embraced in the reservation.
A smelter hand named Samuel Sands
while sleeping at his homo In Pueblo
was aroused by the noise made by a
burglar. He took his revolver and
meeting the burglar at the head Of
the stairs shot him dead. Ths cor
oner's jury acquitted him.
Socorro has eight churches and five
schools. with the School OF Mines to
be added as soon as completed, and
has also eight societies and three
benevolent societies. has three news.
papers, has nine plants that give en-
ployment to nearly 800 men, besides
having the largest smelling plant in
the southwest.
w. +. Lambert OF Denver has paid
into the Boulder county treasury
t2.2l5 back taxes on the Longmont.
Middle Park Il Pacific Railroad bed.
The taxes have been due for several
years back and the property always
bid in by the county. What this
means is hard TO conjecture. The
road bed runs from Longmont up to
the mouth OF Lef, Hand canon.
Denver Markets. Eggs-2s(G25c;
D..,o.-Jerscy creamery 22Ca IS; dairy
l7c; Hay-new upland tl3(atiI. sec
ond bottom ts(atl0; alfalfa $500:
wheat-tl.S5 e 100 lbs; Oa,s-t.95
G$l.0S; New potatoes-7Oc (G Zoe
z 100 Ms; Cattle-choice steers $3.50
.df2. 40, good TO choice cows $1,000
$40. native feeders. tl.90(d$2. Is;
Hogs-choice u a0(a q. 80; Sheep
choice mut,ous shorn %. e5(dt3 so.
common and feeders ". 26(at2.60.
4 Mr.. Rollins, while burning brush
on tho ranch OF his son, Mr.. Joseph
Rollins. near Delta, set fire to pile
OF brush u short distance from u large
hay stack and went TO sleep, to be
awakened by the flames that had
spread TO the stack. Being very old
aud feeble he was unable to help him
self. and had II not been for tho efforts
OF Mrs. A. J. Sparr. who lives near.
he would have been burned to death.
The fire destroyed over 100 tons OF hay
and will be n severe loss, as Mr.. Rol-
lins had contracted for large num-
ber OF horses to winter
The game warden and the meat In.
soector every day, almost, find game
coming TO the city, for sale. although
tho law strictly forbids game killed In
the State being offered In the market.
II is Illegal for the railroads TO carry
II. The game that arrives here is
sent from Utah. but II Is Colorado
game. killed In Colorado. In order
10 cvade the law the slaughterers
smuggle II TO Utah Territory. where
the game laws are not 50 strict. and II
is shipped from that point. Game
and vcnison eau be had all over the
city every day. Utah does not supply
one tenth part OF It. Bear. deer and
antelope arc being slaughtered every
day In this State for the markets -
Denrer Republican.
A dispatch from Albuquerque date,
the 2lsi, says The mining camp o.
San Pedro, about ij miles from ihi.
city. Is In n state OF considerable ex.
element aud fears Of bloodshed ar,
entertained. About two weeks ago s
T. Conecr. the dlscovcrer Of the rich
San Lazarus mine. was In Milwaukee
Wisconsin, aud attended n meeting O.
the mine. Observing that they In
tended To oust him. Il IL said hc pulled
n large.sizcd pistol and compelled III,
re calciirant mombers 10 vote Ia abou
tho way he wanted them TO. lie thei
started buck for New Mexico. but be
fore reaching San Pedro the Milwau-
kce stockholders held another meet
ing. oustcd Mr.. Congcr and tclc
grnphcd Mr.. Newbcrry;,hc bookkeep
cr Mt the mine. 10 take possession n,
mnnagcr Of the property and hold II
by force OF arms, II necessary. whcr
Mr.. Congcr arrived he was nstonishct
% lind u new manager In his plnc,