The state herald., 1893-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado.

Colorado. &s
The Colorado Epworth League held con-
ysntion At Boulder on the 18th and 9Th.
The Rio Grande road on the e5th anuoune.is
ed round-trip rate Of SIS to Chicago frQ
Denver. HJs3'
the election Of Ex-Governor Grant and -
]. r Hanna. #Es4
The Denver police board has surprl4e4 +
everybody by closing up couple OF hundr
branch policy shops. MsSfN
"Pebor Lake" Is the name OF new poeef
office In Florida, named after gentleua1 Z
well Known In Colorado. 8EAs
W. C. Parker, who has been on trial ~ II
Canon City for murder, was found guilty e. 4
voluntary manslaughter. He will appeal.
w. w. Wilmore Of jefferson county, Wly
occupy 1000 feet In the horticultural depAre
ment Of the Worlds Fair with his exhinU -
dahlns. TSN
The relatives of Ransom and Mclver, Who
were killed In the Acme coal mine at LoQt
Vile, have obtained damages for e1,OOVrAA
$4,000 respectively. fl2
The mean temperature OF Denver during
April was As degrees, and the precipitatiou ~
inches, against an average OF E.0f ouu1g
the past nineteen years. Hc
The D. Il r. g. railroad Is entitled V -
gratitude OF the state for the stand HI
taken against high rates to Chicago. II -.
announces rate OF only 50 from Denver y
Santa Fe.
The Jury In the schafrter murder car q
Golden, utter being out twenty-four hoNrb'
was discharged, having failed to agree; my
had taken nine ballots, each OF which oeoeN
six for conviction for Granddaughter and -
for acquittal. .
Glcnwood is to have n new bathing poee
this season on which the work OF construceece
| has already begun. It will be 400 feet log
100 feet wide, and, In places, twelve feet 49,:
1t Is to be completed by June LIST, md Wnt
materially add to the attraction Of the ~
sort aA
Horace Darforth, n graduate Of Distrist
No. 82, Jefferson county, will graduate At ~
East Denver high school with tho highest
honors OF any graduate from the school. lie
has an average Of 9s for the last four years
aud In Latin sn average OF 100 for the lat
three years.
State Game Warden W. r. Callicotte hss
, appointed the following game wardens:
NJ White, Grand Junction; William Card
nell, Glenwood Springs; Frank Moody, Moaer
| Vista, and A. ii. Dake, Blue Grove. Each
warden receives 200 year and must a.
vote his whole time 10 the duties OF the oiiioe.
An accident occurred at the ranch OF Phil.
Groves, near Bucna Vista, on the Goth, In
which his S-year-old daughter lost her lie.
| When last seen alive the little girl was riding
| burro at some distance from the house
| Several hours later the animal WINS seen ap-
preaching the stable with the dead ano
bruised body Of his mistress dragging In the
rear. Her foot had caught In the stirrup ana
the fnll had probably rendered her sensclcsp
| ut once. FL
Eagle County's new bonanza camp, which
is coming rapidly into prominence, formerly
| consisted of three separate towns known -
Fulford, Polsr City and Gees Addition. They
have now been consolidated under the nam
NJ Eulf In ha ell
of the people by ballot well organized
town company has been formed and as 5000
as It Ia incorporated town lots Will be placed
on the market ut prices ranging from $50 to.
$500 according to location.
The melon. growers Of Rocky Ford, met re-
Gently and adopted rules as basis Tor the
organization of m association. The object
| of the proposed association arc to inspect and
| regulate the shipment OF melons and find
markets for them Resolutions were passed
| inviting all melon-growcrs OF the Arkansas
! valley to join the organization and TO be
| present or send delegates to the meeting.
which will be held at Roxy Ford the 18th OF
May, for the purpose Of pcrfecting the or
| ganizaiion.
Al mass meeting Of citizens, held in the
! First National bank at Trinidad, Monday. q.
committee, consisting Of ID. l.. Taylor, DR..
John Grass Murdo Mckenzie, Henry Jaffn-
George NJ Forbes. A. Chappell and Cashmere
| Barela, was appointed 10 walt upon the Santa
| fe officials and make an effort TO secure for
| Trinidad the repair shops which that com
| psny Is TO establish on that division OF its
| line. A permanent railroad committee, cons
slstIng of 4. Mansbsch, August krillc, IL. j.
Alexander. Ed Wight and ID. Gottlleb was
also appointed TO watch the interests OF
Trinidad In nil railroad matters.
A few days ago Alfred johnson had Au1
| drew Nelson, both Of whom live In the east
end Of Logan county, arrested for shooting q
| horse Nelson WAS broug ht To sterling and
| tried for the oiIensc In Judge McCormsck's
court, and was acquitted by the Jury. Both
parties went home Wednesday. and that
evening Nelson told bis family that ID
was going 10 visit a nclghbor for a few hours.
| lie departed but did not return, and the ncxe
| morning was found by one OF his small chile
drcn In email COW shed hanging by the
neck, dead, with hls knees upon the ground
the shed being very low. There are rumorf;
| Of foul play and the coroner IS Investigating.