The state herald., 1893-06-02
NEWS OF THE WEST.


Colorado.
| Heavy rains fell In Morgan county on tho
2lst
General James b. Weaver paid visit to
| Denver last week.
Trinidad suffered from $4,000 fire on the
23rd. The old rink was burned.
Frank Sproulc, a switchman, was run over
and killed In the yards Mt Pueblo on the 24th
The Christian churches of Northern Colo
RADIO met In conference at Lovelsnd on the
2lth.
The Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine OF the
state assembled ut Colorado springs on the
goth and 9Th. They had gay tune,
Sixty Young women have been imported
from Boston TO serve as walters and maids In
| the new Hotel Colorado at Glenwood.
"A miner named James F. Hall, living neal
Georgetown, committed suicide Z few daVi
| ago. He was out Of work and was not well.
Mrs. johnson Of New Castle, was seriously
hurt by being thrown from carriage a few
days ago It is believed that she will recover
Governor Waite has appointed EFT. Fisher,
county, TO be member OF the board Of ex.
amincrs OF the state normal school.
The run on the Peoples Savings Bank n,
| Denver last week which caused much excite.
ment while II lasted, ended quickly when 1,
was found that the bank had plenty Of funds.
The body Of n dead man was found In q
cabin near Rico a few days ago. lie had
evidently been killed, as his skull was crush.
ed In. The officers think they have clew to
his murderer.
Governor Waite has removed J. +. Hum
phrey from the Board Of Trustees OF the Mute
and Blind Institute, on the ground that he
interfered with tho supcrintendents duties,
but raising salaries Of employees.
| President Andrews Of Brown University,
delegate to the Worlds Monetary Congress,
Is TO open the session Of the Colorado summer
Of silver. This Is to be followed by course
OF five lectures on the silver question.
Two important conventions Will meet In
Denver early In June. The convention OF
Christian Endeavor Societies couvenes from
the End to the 4th, and the Grand Com
mandery, Knights Templar on the 9th. The
Rio Grandc grants rate Of one and nth
fare for the round trip.
There was n run on the Peoples Savings
Bank at Denver on the 2ith which was excit-
Ing while 1t lasted. s115, 900 were drawn out
by small depositors. Confidence was restored,
however the next day and the panic 10 q
thing Of the past. There was no good ground
for the scare Us the bank 10 sound.
Two mlll-workers employed In Besscmcr
were killed by an electric car between 12 and
O'Clock Tuesday morning. Their names
were Evan Owen aud Grifiiths Harris. The
two men were lighting and just as the car
came near them they fell In their struggle on
the track and were horribly crushed by the
car.
Denver Markcts-Eggs, ranch lsc, state
loc; butter, best creamery a6t129c, dairy 20c /;
hay. upland baled eii9t4i2, second bottom
toOOG&9OO alfalfa "a. 90 IN hcaig5c ;corn, bulk
1sc; sacked S3c; oats, tl.1s, sacked tl.2i /;
potatoes t2,15; cattle, choice steers o.. 81
tat4.35, cows &. 60(d&3 60, native feeders g. 10
tdt3.to; hogs, cho,cc $40; spring chickens
lie; hens, lee
City Engineer Pcarse Of Manitou, has just
made an interesting report to the town coun-
ell In which he states that the balancing rock
nj the entrance to the Garden of the Gods Is
entirely within the town Of Manitou. The
foundation Of the rock has been crumbling
away for several years and Il is now proposed
to protect It by coating OF cement In order
10 protect this natural curiosity.
The fish pond Of DIR. john Law, which was
composed Of the larger Of what is known rs
the Evergreen Lakes. broke through the en-
bankmcnt Sunday morning and Is totally dry.
The cause Of the disaster Is not known. The
tronble was not attended with loss OF life, but
the monetary loss will be considerable. All
the trout In the pond, with the exception OF a
Few hundred which have been recovered, arc
LOST, Tie water tore through an cmbank-
mcnt twenty feet high. The pond was par
stair, d.b b,,chcric. Tho hatchery ncon,c
have tappe,l nm irriga;tnr ditch. from which
source ,hey will SUNNY themselves with water
for the present.
The Colorado Fnel 4 Iron Comp,nv have
.toppcd ali work at The Huby- tp,6racltc
brrakrr With ,hr rxrrniIon Of ,L. atom. ma.
.on. .na fcn o,hcr nscha,i.. .monn,,nr 10
force of n.rhsns thirty ar Tort, mcn s.ys
The Crested Butte yiio, Tbi. conrsc ~.
neee.,ary "A 90 large a force could mi be
~orked 10 an Advantage until The raIiroad "a
| eon,nlc,eJ After the ,.ilro,s 4. dnish.S
maehinrry AMI Other .upnlic., can hc ,.Lsn
,a an. hrrs rrr IN : much halter sdy.r,sr.
All effort MIL be put forth In fpish the rail-.
road az soon n, po.siblc. and IL il expected 10
he completed nv July or Aurusi, The snow
hangs on in Inc ,nonn,,In. and the season i.
,ery backward
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