The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-01-13
NEWS OF THE WEST.


DR.. Alexander Shaw, the well known nor
ticulturist died In Denver on the ard.
A baker at Grand junction was fined 4 few
days ago for allowing boys 10 gamble In his
shop. 1919, r.. So
| George Jensen was fatally hurt BY the cage
In the Victorian coal mine In III Paso county
on the 4th i
The Denver detectives .lay q band
of shop.liftcrs who had "a 900 worth OF stolen
goods sccrcted.
1James A, Clark, wealthy SEQ lehman, was
killed at Colorado Springs on the Sth by be-
ing thrown from carriage.
The Denver g. Rio Grande company has
| declared Il dividend OF per cent. on the pre-
ferred stock, payable February 20.
GA flock of sheep owned by &. II. Archibald
OF PiuncO, Colorado, was struck by the Bur
lington flyer Thursday, killing about hfty
| head in all.
supt. Nathan B. Coy, after the expiration
of his term of office, will devote his time to
| the arrangement OF Colorado's exhibit TO the
Worlds Fair.
| The valuable new Mascot mill at 0uray was
destroyed on the Bird. The flrc,was undoubt-
| eddy the work OF tircbugs, and the loss Will be
$4,000, uninsured.
/ There were 733,22J acres Of government
land entered during the year Throughout the
state. The total receipts OF the eleven Office:
given were 1886, 0S4.76.
| The Popullst electors met IN Denver on the
| 9th and cast their votes for Weaver and Field.
| !. q. Berry was chosen messenger to carry
the certificate TO Washington
The large building on Market aud Eigil.
tcenth streets, Denver, occupied by the Hal.
| lack Paint and OIL company, was burned
down on the 9TH The loss VIII reach $780,
600. =
Colorado City schools have inaugurated the
huu
collect the money brought by the pupils and
when its AT, Oh III h, Is y
OF one dollar II Is deposited In bank
Joe Richardson, a 4-year-old child living nj
| Cripple Greek, was fcarfully iiangled about
| the face by young mountain lion that wi,-
chained up in the yard of ncghbor. lie Is
badly disfigured but will probably recover
The shipments OF coal and coke from Crest
ed Butte for the year ending December III,
1892, amount to T., ia5 tons anthracite, W,.s
tons bltumnous, and G3,64 tons OF coke.
| About 49, men, are employed nj the mines.
Some vicious person ut Crested Butte stuffed
the water pipes full Of rubbish, thus effect
| ually stopping the flow of water. Workmcn
have been digging the pipes for weeks, sup
posing they were frozen up, aud now u iurns
| out that righteousness WAS the cause OF II all
Judge Halett has decided that stock
| holder in mine has right to inspect the
mine at his pleasure, regardless OF the o',jce
| ton Of the management The point wac
raised by n stakeholder Of the Mollic Gibson.
| and the secret OF It's lower levels will now be-
come public.
The county commissioners Of jefferson
| county, last week granted u franchise To the
| Mount Olivct aud Golden Railway company
for right of way between Golden and the
| cemetery, on the petition OF the directors by
| Daniel Saver, president. Work on the line
| is to be commenced within year, aud the
line is to be completed within three year,.
Two Denver deputy shcriIs named Clark and
Watrous had an unpleasant experience the
| other night, They tried To arrest Dick lay
lor, n tough man from Pueblo, hut he got The
drop on them, and disarmcd them, Thcn he
| had LOT of FUN at their expense. aud made
| them dance till they were tired. They finally
made their escape aud getting larger force
ran Taylor In.
Denver Markets-Eggs. ranch 2sc. state
26c butter, best creamery a}d3ic, dairy Re,
hay, upland baled sll1osi2, eccond bottom
$1.50dsg alfalfa 500, wheat Sic; corn. bulk
Zoe; sacked 1lc; oats, 81. ID sacked u =:
potatoes Sl.3O; cattle, choice steers s.. =
ds3.35, cows si.3OCasa.6o, native feeders Si.U
| dsa.s0; hogs, choice $50; spring chickens
| Sc; hens &c.
The recent purchase by the coz road com
| pany of 1886 acres Of land near the summit Of
| the Peak, l. for the purpose OF park aud
| hotel. This will he one OF the greatest enter
| prises for this vicinity to be conceived OF
Like Mount Washington, of New hampshire,
| the tourist can have place To stay durins
the summer and eat and sleep above the
| clouds.
Crested Butte suffered from fire on the 9th
| which destroyed block Of buildings, In the
| block was located some Of the heaviest busi.
ness houses Of the town. and the entire block
from Clicks, corner Main and Third streets,
| running west along 10 Second street. l. lev.
elcd TO the ground. A careful estimate 81
| the entire loes on stocks Of goods aid build.
Ines is fixed ut $4,000, and the insurance will
| nc. amount To sl5.OOO. by the lire merchants
| are left without stores TO do business, aud
many families occupying second story rooms
and residences on the back streets are home
less