The state herald., 1891-07-10
STATE HAPPENINGS.

have started on their perilous jour
ney.
Grasshoppers are Matching out In
great numbers around Cheyenne
Wells.
The Durango Herald appeared In
red, white and blue on the morning OF
the Fourth.
The Boulder oil well is down l.744
'eet, and is through the second sand.
A strike is expected before 1900 feet
Is reached.
Deputy Superintendent OF Insurance
Hurd reports IS, 1000 turned over to
the state treasurer for fees during the
month OF June.
The wife and l4-year-old son OF
Hans Yepson, who lives five miles
west OF Brush, were Crowned Sunday
afternoon in the Little Beaver creek.
A man rather the worse for drink
shocked the good people OF Denver
the other day by running up and down
Sixteenth street with nothing on but
underclothes.
The Montrose Creamery company
has started in full blast. The cream
cry is owned and operated by Spencer
& johnson, and has n capacity OF 500
pounds per day. The churns and
butter works are run by steam.
Two commission men in Denver
have already handled 1900, 900
quarts OF berries this season. This
represents eight carloads. There
has not been less than 10000, 900
quarts Of small fruits sold in Denver
this spring.
Mrs. Thomas Shaw of Boulder was
severely injured by the lightning
Monday. She was standing resting
her hand on wire fence, when the
shock came over it. 1t knocked her
speechless for n quarter Of an hour.
She was unable to let so the wire un-
| til assisted.
At picnic held at Cockerelrs mill,
on the Alamosa River. July 4th, Gill
bert Kipp's only daughter, nine years
old, was missed. On search being
made, the foot-bridge across the river
was discovered broken, and half a
mile further down the river the body
was discovered, lodged in drift pile.
The three-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robins OF Leadville,
took teaspoonful OF carbolic acid the
other day with fatal results. DIR.
D'Avignon was hurriedly summoned,
but found the unfortunate child be-
yond all possible aid. The infant
died In about an hour in terrible
| agony.
They have honest men In Kit Car
son County. The surplus left from
providing for the necessities OF that
impoverished section, which went
from Colorado Springs, has not gone
into anyone's pocket. but was re.
turned to the aid committee OF this
city. the amount being $54.03.--Rte's
| Peak Herald.
Tom Heller. who has been confined
in the county jail mt Boulder in de-
fault OF 81, 900 bail for grand larceny,
twisted two bars out OF the jail win
dow and departed for parts unknown.
The sheriff and posse are after him,
and reward OF $50 is offered for his
capture and detention. The prisoner
was recently brought from Kansas on
n requisition. No blame Is attached
to the sheriff.
I. j. Flynn Of Aspen has discover
cd on his land In Hallam's addition a
bed Of kaolin OF what seems to be
splendid quality. The bed was dis
covered nt Its outcrop in the abrupt
west bank OF the Roaring Fork, just
below Hallam lake. 1t appears to be
about twenty feet in thickness. Pro.
fessor Wulsten has declared the min
eral TO be of first-class grade, and
others, who claim TO know, say that
II is seldom found 20 pure and free
from grit In It's native state. Some
samples have been sent to prominent
manufacturers In the east to getssprac-
teal tests OF Its value.
Saturday night about l2 o'clock
grasshoppcrs stopped the Rock Island
passenger train east OF Lyman juno.
tion, Colorado, and about Ave miles
east OF the Kansas state line. They
covered the track for distance OF
five miles, and the wheels OF the en-
gine rolled helplessly. Another
engine was procured Mt Lyman which
pushed the train through the iive-mile
aolumn, 1t taking two hours to accom-.
plish this even with the two engines.
These grasshoppcrs have been hatch.
ing out for two weeks aud are not yet
matured enough to rise. Fears are
entertained tina, they will be able TO
rise before tho corn Is safe.
Secretary French OF the Worlds
Fair commission has Issued the fair
pamphle, giving the classification OF
the several exhibits, rules. ETC.. as
adopted by the state executive com.
mittee. Glass B relates to agricul-
turc, including grains, seeds, domcs.
tic animals. agriculture, poultry.
forage plants and native grasses; ag-
ricultural implements, irrigation
appliances, fish and fish culture,
vegetables and vegetable products.
Glass G covers all exhibits which
come under the head OF horticulture.
} aud includes fruits, fac similc Of fruits
true TO nature, including form, color
and markings, cross sections Of
woods. cones and seeds OF the Rocky
Mountain range and yiticultural pro-
ducts. The woman's department In
cludcs dairy products. pantry storos,
nccdlawork. plain and fancy; fori-
culture, native fora, named and
classified. such OF tiN fine arts. plastic
and ornamental, a are tho produc,
Of woman's hands. and u general
supervision OF woman's work In all
branches.
Tho chiefs Of tho Minnesota md
Chippcwa indihns are In private coun.
ell nj White Earth. MINI, preparing
letter TO be sent TO tho president
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