The Meeker herald., 1894-03-24

Grand junction j. to have n telephone sys-
tenn.
Bessemcr and Pueblo have voted to con-
solidatc.
Homer b. Snyder has been appointed post
master at Manltou.
Two-thrds Of the registered voters at La
Junta arc women.
Highlands has refused to annex to Denver
by a vote of 2ts 10 400.
Ollie Gore shot and Killed T. a. Plummer
at Victor on the 18Th. The trouble arose
over woman.
The Supreme Court has appointed W. l..
Hartman as public trustee for Pueblo county
under the new law.
The employees Of the San Juan shelter ut
Durango have accepted the cut OF 10 per cent
without complaint.
Chief Kellogg has resigned from the Dem
yer police force and Lieutenant Stone has
been appointed by the old board.
The city water works at Greeley are being
improved 10y the addition OF new pump with
capacity of 100000 gallons daily.
meeting will be held at Sada May 9TH
and sth for the purpose OF organizing n Colo
RADIO State spor'smcn's Association.
Denver druggist. j. \. Bailey, Has sold
over eight hundred dollars worth OF fancy
poultry stock and eggs. His fayotite are
Brown Leghorns.
The sheep men arc beginning to realize
that the Plateau valley In Mesa county Is no
place for them and are fast Withdrawing
their tocks, while the settlers are organized
against any new Corners.
The first Raymond and Whltcomb cxcur-
sion Of the season reached ManitOu early on
the 18th over the Midland. The party num-
bcrs 100, eRstbound from California, and
were entertained at the GIN and Barker.
John :. Graham son of 5. 5. Graham of
| Durango, as principal and Howell Gvens,
/ son of Z. w. Glyens OF Anmosa, as alternate,
have been nominated by Representative Bell
| for the cadctship at the naval academy.
/ rrowcrs county ranchman, living near
l the west line Of the county, reports that u
/ few days ago he saw 4 pack of six coyotes
| pursued 10y Two eagles, which repeatedly at
| tackled the animals and finally succeeded in
dispatchlng one OF them.
The prize fight between Dave Reese and
4 William Irwin for a 800 purse which was an
| uounccd to take place Mt Leadvllc April Z,
must be fought outside of Lake county Shcr-
| III Leslie Informed the parties concerned that
under no conditions would he allow any prize
! fighting In this county. 1t ia now understood
| that the fight is likely to occur in Eagle coun-
! ~.
| Governor Waite has appointed the follow
! Ing delegates 10 the Interstate Irrigation
| Congress at Omaha, March .2-23: j. G. Hlg-
] lev, Hardin; Il q. Fulford, Fleming: j. 7.
| Spiers, Wray; NJ. C. King Sterling; L. G.
| Carpenter, Fort Collins; q. j. TASTY Lamar !;
| Ii. II. Swcciland, Brush; A. l.. Pearson AK
ron: Wash. Cushmar, Longmont; James A.
| Fenlon, Fort Crawford; j. f. Roche, Hardin.
| The weather bureau reports that February
was an unusually cold month, the average
temperature being degrees below the nor
NAL Over the northwestern part of the state
and over narrow strip of country from Las
Animas county northward through Lincoln
and Ell Paso counties, the deficiencies ranged
/ from 10 to IL d., gree, The highest monthly
mean were 30 at Grand junction and River
! Bend; lowest at Gunnison.
The people in the vicinity OF Fort Collins
are intent finding petroleum. The Ir-
| press says: The first oil strata has now been
| reached at three different points in this coun-
! ty. North nine miles from Fort Collins on
the Neuschultz farm, at a depth OF about 300
feet: east near Windsor at depth OF about
100 feet, and south on Judge Haynes farm at
| n depth of 100 feet. The Neuschultz well Is
down 500 feet and will be put down deeper as
| soon as the new wire cable is received.
| 4 Denver s,orckecpcr named Harris had
marvellous escape from being killed by n rob-
Der the other day. The robber entered Har-
rs' store and ordered him to deliver his cash
Before he could comply the hold-up fired at
his heart and fled. Harris thought for a
| while that he was dead, but discovered later
that he was not. The bullet struck gold
medal and drove 1t through the vest and
shirt and into the flesh, but his life was thus
saved.
Eight hundred pounds of giant powder was
exploded in the mountains back Of Del Norte
Saturday. The defamation was terrific and
many people for miles around were badly
frightened, but no damage was done. The
explosion was heard at Garrison, thirty miles
| away The powder had been condemned as
dangerous. 1t had been stored at several
points In town. The fear of explosions in
the city had been so much talked of that It
was decided to get rid oil the powder by
blowing 1t up.
Judge Ruckcr in the District Court at Glen
wood discharged j. 7. Mclean, president OF
the New Castle bank, which assigned last fall,
and who was charged with receiving deposits
after his bank was insolvcnt. His counsel,
A. NJ. Stevenson and Earl NJ Cranston Of
Denver, held that the statute under which lie
had been indicted had never legally become a
law, producing House journals showing that
si.haIgh y had hses signed It had never hsd
| iis agal pbssaFs ~ the senate Gp1s thea
! etnilnaa lia defendant Nas lisehapgctt. l'ho
saws dsiaps. iusY el's freedom la Banker
Robinson sf AalIas.