The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-28
Greeley has school population of 1000.

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The White Ash coal mine near Golden has
been turned over to It's creditors and the min
ers will work II.
John Tooley was killed In a Cripple Creek
mine on the 2lst By an unexplodcd shot that
he was picking out,
A concerted movement is on foot In Den
| yer to aid the unemployed workingmen, OF
whom there are great many.
| The financial situation in Denver Is rapidly
| improving and there Is good prospect that
the banks and business houses that have
closed will get OIL their feet again shortly.
Clark NeiT, superintendent Of the Greeley
and Loveland canal has been convicted OF
having shown fragrant Partially In dividing
the ditch water, and was fined $40 and costs.
Fire completely destroyed the tool and pat
tern shops Of the Colorado Iron Works at
Tb!rty-third and Wyncoop streets, Denver,
last Tuesday night, causing loss OF about
10000.
Information received at the State HortIcul-
tural department goes to show that fruits In
Colorado are all late this year. owing to the
absence of rain. Apples Will be quite late,
but this is owing to the latcncss OF frosts In
the spring.
great many grasshoppcr traps have been
made In the vicinity Of Greeley the past ten
days aud more are being made from day TO
day. II is estimated that fully 1000 bushels
VI thr pt-ts uhNc pccn NsstssysA within ar n
dius Of ten miles Of Greeley during the past
two weeks
The earnings Of the Denver Il Rio Granic
for the second week in July as compared with
the samc period last year show n decrease OF
Of So 600 or g. IL per cent For the year to
date the decrease is $50. coo or 29.1S per cent.
The freight department, both for the year and
week. shows the largest decrease.
Judge Iialle,t has rendered decision OF
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the 100 acres OF land given TO the city by
Congress for cemetery cannot be trans
ferred, and that forty acres given 10 the
Catholics for cemetery still belongs 10 Dem
yer. Twenty acres Of this trac, which was
built upon Will revert TO the city.
Governor Waite has granted reprievc In
the Instance OF Thomas Jordan, now nt Canon
City, under sentence Of hanging. The week
OF October was set as the date OF his execu.
tion, and In Ills reprleye the governor says his
action Is taken IN order to give Jordan's law.
yers time to carry their case 10 the Supreme
court.
The citizens OF Monte Vista and vicinity
have completed donation Of 1880 TO fur.
nlsh stone for the new Soldiers Home build.
Ing. Work will commence at once, and the
building will be ready for occupancy about
the ilrst Of November. The extension will nc.
coinmo1nie forty.four additional inmates,
and will cost IN all about $1,000
State Engineer Kramer has been called
upon by the farmers OF larimer county To de.
eide knotiy question. II, q. Tcnny, the
| water commissioner, has issued an order clos.
Ing the hcadgates aud shutting OF the water
| from the bitches. The question comes under
tho law OF priority, which It is said will cause
trouble before the water supply can be prop
erly distributed.
Denver aarkets-Egg, ranch Zoe, state
| lsc, butter, best creamery 23d2ic, dairy lie;
hay, upland bRled sll0tsl2, second bottom
tpasl0; alfalfa 900, wheat SIC; corn, bulk
75c; sacked SEE; oats, Ills, sacked eliza;
potatoes t2.'5; cattle, choice steers ta.G5
@t3,l5 cows si;5dse.i5, native feeders q. G5
tat2,l5; hogs. eho.ee 800. spring chickens
| $1,000 $500 per duz: hens. st.t0 per doz
John q. la Munyon was killed and Scion
Elircd badly injured by the cavlng ia Of d
shaft In the Albro mine, near Dnmont
Thursday. Five men were nj work in the
shat, removing some ilmbcrs, when 1t sudden.
~ eayed In. Three Of the incn escaped with.
on, serious Injury, hut La Munyon was com.
plc,cly buried and Elired partially covered.
An unusual competition took place at the
opera house nj Colorado Springs last week
| IL was match between Percy stockbrldge
with rifle and 5. Lafayette with bow and
arrow for purse OF si,00o. They first shot
nt hsed and then at swinging wires aud then
al hacd and swinging threads. On these
they we're tie. The tic wa. shot OF at q
swinging wire and Lafayette Won by one
point
Governor Waite has appointed q. W. Steele
| OF Grand Junction committee Of one TO ar.
range for state exhibit, Of fruit In the fall.
Last year the fruit display was held In Den.
yer, and proved most successful affair, aud
great efforts will be made to make tho coming
exhibit better one. Tho fruit reports 40 far
rs received by the State Horticultural drpart.
men', show high grade but all varieties late
IN season.
Citizens Of snnr,a tributary campof Creole
have sent out mn appeal for help, declaring
that though wotklngmcn ARE willing 10 labor,
they can get no work aud have nothing "a
live on, They ask for bread and meat mud
are willing 10 Give their promises TO pay nj
some future time IN return. Spar Ia q small
camp Of prospcc,ora. II has been settled b,
poor prospcctors who Ind II no longer able
to earn the few dollars their living required
In the past
~ FGoodykoontx, state auditor aud 81.
prrlntcndcnt Of Insurance. has Issued his ~.
port for the year ending Dec. isDg. Tho 70.
port snowA that during the year Of ls.a nf,
Insurance risks were written To the amount ol
fl03, 10y, to3 90, NJ compared with tp5, bip, iG6
10. the previous ycnr. The premium receipt,
were sl.i2l, ts3E. The loaars paid increased
from t5i3, l;D.as Ia 1891 Ia 500. ssi 0t IN 1872
The huslncaa Of the life Insurance companci
Increased from tl0,0a,,7to,e To tis,bps. ssi.
Is Tho premium receipts decreased from
ei,i9a, t2a, 10 TO tl,s,2, 02J0J
There are i've National banks out Of clever
ttlll running In Denver.
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