The state herald., 1892-05-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
wsstsr, News Nosss.

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The Pikc's Peak cog-road has begun to run
trains.
Colorado Springs has an efficient humane
society.
crecde Is beginning to suffer from tho
spring floods,
There were six suicides In as many days in
Denver recently.
A tramp was drowned In ditch near Flor
cnce few days ago.
The Aspen city council arc experimenting
with taillnss for paving the streets.
Mr. Cy Warman Of the Crccdc Chronicle was
married In Denver few days ago.
The Aspen Tn,cs has recently enlarged 10 n
5-column quarto and is now printed seven
days In the week.
In voting for the state tree, s,sss pupils In
tho schools Of Arapahoc county out Of total
of l0,623 voted for tho blue spruce.
Fred Strap, who was injured in a sampler
at silvcrton by which he lost an arm, has
recovered damages to the amount of $4,5OO.
The bodies Of dozen cows were discovered
few days ago in an abandoned shaft near
Leadvillc where they had accidentally fallen.
fudge Ballard OF Denver, Judge Davidson
and r. W. Breckons Of Cheyenne, have been
engaged by the authorities of johnson county
TO help prosecute the cattle men.
The Denver h Rio Grauic railroad an
nounces one-fare rate from ali points In thu
State to the Overland Jockey Club races
which take place In Denver May 2Sth to June
llth inclusive.
The Amerlca2 Smelling company of Lead
Vile, hos commenced suit for $4,000 dam.
ages against the Rio Grande and Burlington
railroads 1t claims that they have dIscrim.
mated SO rs to violate the interstate commerce
law.
The Prcsbyterans Of Denver arc all torn up
over the new Westminster University being
built near there. Some of the more wealthy
members Of the denomination are opposed to
the scheme and arc doing great deal to hin.
der the project
The school census Of Trinidad Is MS follows.
Total number Of children between the ages Of
10 and 81, 1886; between the ages of and 10,
l,o2O; total number, l,355 The average
number OF children In attendance on the pub
Tic schools CT the llstric, is l.200.
June 1st to 9th inclusive, the Burlington
route will sell round trip tickets, Denver 10
Minneapolis at one single fare, good to return
until June 25th. Best service; quickest time.
For full information apply To nearest railroad
Ticket agent or address G. W. vallcry, gen.
.ral agent, 100 Larlmer street, Denver.
Denver Markets-Eggs, ranch zoe, state
lie; butter, best creamery 20td26c, dairy lie;
hay, upland baled tl0@sll, second bottom
F@ss, alfalfa 800; wheat sl.30; corn, bulk
'oc, sacked '5S; oats, sl.0s, sacked sl.l5;
potatoes Soc; cattle, choice steers $500
S60, COWS $l.90Cds2,65, native feeders 8. 30
,d$3.25; hogs, choice sI.35Cd4.5O sheep,
choice shorn sooasi.55, common and feed.
rrs e.. 5OCds3.O0.
A Navajo Indian, arrested for theft, at Gal
lup, New Mexico, was fed before being put in
Jail. While at dinner he provided himself
with couple Of toothpicks. After incarcera-
tion, few minutes work with the toothpicks
enabled him TO loosen piece of 2x4 that was
stuck In the wall near the cell door. This re.
moved, large rock about twenty Inches
square dropped out Of the wall and the In
lian crcpt out Of the cell into the main room
of the Jail, where he found an iron stove pok-
er which he used 10 pry OF the inside door
casing. This done he was free .'Injun, mand
Is still at large.