The state herald., 1893-04-14
NEWS OF THE WEST
Colorado


Governor W aite has vetoed the amended
fee bill and the election bill.
Anton Woodc, the boy murd erer, has beei
sentenced to the penitentlary for twenty-five
years.
Captain Richard soprls, one OF the pioneer
OF the state and for two term, M ayor OF Den.
yer, died In Denver on the 9th.
Tho farmers about Montrose are going into
the sugar beet business In earnest They have
employed u man to su perntend the work Of
planting and shipping
the peddler Bernstein In the northwestern
part Of the state Is being tried nj Glenwoo
1t required week to SC cure jury.
The commissioners Of Mesa county have
agreed TO give bounty OF 81 for every ton up
to 300 OF sugar bcets raised In that county
during this year and sold to some beet sugar
factory.
Mrs. Bertha Mcfarland was killed In Den.
yer on the 9th by being crushed under cor
nice that was blown from building by n ter
rble wind. She was only nineteen years old
and had been married but six months.
The fourth annual bench show of the Con-
tlnental Kennel Club will be opened ut Coll
heum hall, Denver, on the 18th. There were
2ss dogs entered The first prize in each class
was $40 and the second q. II was very sue
cessful show.
Governor Waite has appointed the State
hoard OF Agriculture, as follows: j. II.
Crowley, Rocky Ford; John Tobias, Denver;
w. 8. Coburn, Delta; David Brother, Wheat
Ridge; c. ". Steele, Grand junction, and W.
Is. Osborn, Loveland.
The state convention OF Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tarles held It's annual meeting at Colorado
springs on the 9Th. Papers were read on Y
NJ. c. a. work by various msmbcrs present.
Dcnvcf, Leadville, Aspen, Pdebie and Colo
RADIO Springs were represented.
The returning board OF Aspen met and de-
clared Dills, Republican, for mayor, elected
over DIR. Green, Populist, by one plurality.
Green has declared his intention Of contest.
votes and fraud generally, and will begin his
action at once.
An obstruction OH the track OF the Colorado
Midland, forty miles east OF Lcadvillc, caused
II slight wreck Sunday and delayed the pas
scrger train from the West. This passenger
train also had narrow escape from destruc-
tion near Hngcrman pass. II had just left n
bridge when u landslide covered the track.
The announcement has been made Of the
election OF DR.. Phillip d. Gillette as superln-
tendent OF the state institute for the deaf,
mute and blind ut Colorado Springs. NJ
reason is given for the dismissal OF Supcrln-
tendent Ray, who has had charge of the insti-
tutc for six years. DIR. Gillette has been In
charge of similar institution at jacksonville,
Illinois, for many years and comes well rec
commended.
A sensational story come from Aspen, as
follows: About noon on the 10th light
snow began failing, aud at o'clock the
gr ound, which was bare wherever the sun mas
shone upon 1t during the few days past, was
pretty well covered. People who were out IN
II for any length OF time found upon drying
their hcadwear and outer wcarin. apparel
that the same was covered with sand and
small particles OF gravel md mud. Local
weather prophets are unable to account for
the phenomenon.
For several days last week prairie fires pre-.
vailed In Kiowa and Cheyenne counties. A
stretch OF valuable range country twenty
miles wide and reaching from Adobe to Big
Sandy creeks, distance OF fifty miles, has
been almost totally destroyed, There are u
great many range cattle In this territory as
well rs a large number Of small herds owned
by settlers and the fires have resulted In
serious loss to the stock interests. The
prairie Is as dry as finder and all efforts to ex-
inguish the fire have been unsuccessful. No
rain has fallen this spring, grass has not
started and stock will suffer for feed I'll grass
grove.
One OF the narrowest escapes from instant
death occurred last Saturday afternoon. An
drew X. Reynolds, the l4-ycar-old son OF a.
J. Reynolds Of Carolina Mining Company.
while playing up In the cliffs on the west side
with a number Of companions, slipped and
went over distance Of 100 feet. striking AT
distances Of about thirty feet until he reached
the bottom and struck into II bank OF snow
This was the only thing that saved his life.
and although II saved his life, and
he sustained severe fracture Of the skull
md Is badly bruised. lie lies nj the resi-
dencc Of his parcn ts 10 n fair way TO recover.
lie Displayed great nerve for hoy and when
found was holding himself up and trying to
walk. There Is mol one IN a hundred who
would survive such fall but DIR. Rowan says
lac will come out all rlght.-Oardg Siiisrik.