The state herald., 1892-01-01
wssrE~.nlw NOTES.

hS tOpot vi DhPiib ~
the public schools at Deming no "
numbers over l75.
Both the Rio Grande and Colorado
Midland roads are now using New
Castle coal for steam purposes.
The Cheyenne Sun learns that tht
Royal Horse association is negotiating
for the Walker ranch, on Horse Shoe.
This is one OF the finest ranch proper
ties in the state.
Society at Tintic, Utah, is all TORI
up over the fact that at the principa
miners boarding house, the servan
girls have been discharged and China
men substituted.
w. w. Breese of Laramie, who il
now putting down well near Rec
Buttes, will go to Saratoga after hi
finishes there, and begin on the Loco
feet Of artesian wells contracted fol
there.
Within the past year the trustees o
the School of Mines at Socorro have
expended in cash something over $12,'
900 on the building now in course o
erection, which, when completed, will
cost something over $4,000.
The Catholic church at San Marcia
is now enclosed, has the roof on and
windows and doors in. The members
OF the church are contributing liber'
ally, but there are yet several hun
dred dollars to be ri ITO secure its
completion. -,'y-
Denver Marae.s., ns..-.y,w-.,c
Butter-Jersey creamery 29034; dairy
22c; Hay-new upland Sl3@$l4, sec
ond bottom IS. .jo@s9. 50;alfalfa $500
Wheat-$l.30 q 100 lbs; Oats-$l Oh
(d$1.20; New potatoes-65c (d 75t
4 100 lbs; Cattle-choice steers $2.7
,dS3.20, good to choice cows 81. 75(d
$500, native feeders. $1.90(dS2. 15
Hogs-choice 81 50l9 So. G5; Sheep
choice muttons shorn So. 25(d$3 so,
common and feeders 50 25(a$2.5O.
There was mammoth meeting
held in Salt Lake Tuesday night for
the purpose OF organizing company
TO bore for natural gas within the city
limits. Before the meeting adjourned
a company was formed with capital
of $3.50, 900 1t is the intention to
purchase plant of drilling machinery
and to proceed with the work at once
I he most prominent men in the terri.
tory took part in the meeting and
they will he among the incorporators
OF the company.
= Blethcn's saw-mill at Catskill, New
Mexico, was totally DESTROYED Tues.
day about noon by the explosion oil
the boilers. As the mill hands were
at dinner at the time the explosion
occurred, no one was hurt. A passen-
ger on the train from Catskill SAYS
that he witnessed the destruction OF
the mill from distance, and that the
explosion was terrific. The mill was
one of the largest in the Catskill re.
gion, and the loss will be heavy one
TO the owners.
A rather sensational affair occurred
at Hyrum, Utah, last Friday. Abou,
S O'Clock OF that evening knock came
at the door of William A. Williams
residence, and upon going TO the door
he found II soap box containing a little
baby not more than week old, clad
in an old coat As the door opened a
carriage was seen driving of. Mr..
Williams carried his little find into the
warm room. A letter dated Wellsvillc
was found. asking the kind parties 10
care for the little unknown.
AT the convention OF county school
supcrintendents In Denver, State SUI
erintendent Coy reported the follow
ing statistics; Number OF schools
in 1890, l,305; in 1891, l,O05; value
of school property In 1890, S3.l35, 900;
In 1891, s., 07S,0O0; number OF teach
ers attending the Normal School in
1890, 576; in 1891. l.l77. The aues-
tion OF issuing temporary certificates
TO teachers was discussed. and the
opinion OF the convention was that
they were necessary evil. The du-
ties OF county superintendent was
then taken up. In this line was dis
cussed the advantage OF superinten-
dents having definite plans for the
guidance of the teacher under him;
the good results OF uniformity OF
text books and the county owning the
same. 1t was agreed that most super
intendents gave too little time to visit.
ing the schools under their charge.