The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-03-02

Western News Notes.
Park county, Colorado, reduced its
floating debt last year $1,000.
The Denver Bar Association gave a
very successful banquet on the 2lst.
A saloon and small hotel at Copper
Rock were burned down on the 21st.
Castle Rock, Colorado, ranchmen
are going into hog raising extensively
this year.
Rio Grandc county has defeated the
proposition to issue bonds to refund
its indebtedness.
The burglar who has been making
free with the goods and chattels Of the
people of Brighton has been captured.
Superintendent Harding Of the King
coal mine at Como was injured a few
days ago by fall of rock. He will
probably recover.
Trinidad, Colorado, preachers hay
ing succeeded in closing the gambling
houses are now engaged in a combined
religious crusade or revival.
Utah people are organizing Forestry
associations. 1t is a good idea. There
should be forestry protective organiza-
tons in every portion Of the United
States.
The Long Tom reservoir, near Noun
tain Home, Idaho, will be the largest
storage reservoir in the United States.
1t will be about thirty miles in circum-
ference.
port bees by the car load this winter.
II. +. Hagan has sold car at Rocky
Ford and says the supply is increasing
year after year.
The Denver & Gulf road is creating
disturbance in railway circles by ar
ranging with the Mallory steamship
line for a very low rate between New
York and Denver. There is likely to
be a war.
A new railroad line between Casper
and Ogden will be commenced rs soon
as the weather will permit 1t is an
extension Of the Chicago & Northwest.
ern road, and work is to be commenced
at both ends Of the new line.
Fort Hall Indian reservation is to be
opened to settlement soon. Around
Pocatello, Idaho, it is said that thou.
sands Of acres Of rich virgin soil will
invite settlement as soon as Congress
does its duty in that direction.
Cattle being driven by the soldiers
from the Shoshone reservation broke
through the ice on the Big Wind river
aud nearly the whole herd were
drowned. The department has or.
dcrcd Capt. Ray to dcsist driving out
stock until the weather moderates.
Governor Waite has sent TO the Su.
preme Court the questions he has pre-.
pared concerning the right Of the
Board Of Pcnitcntiary Commissioners
to parole prisoners who have been
transferred from the state pcnitcntiary
to the reformatory.
j. j. Mckinley, n farmer living
about ten miles north Of Fort Collins
has struck 5.foot vein Of coal, equal,
il Is said, to tho famous Rock Springs.
Energetic work will at once commence,
and il Is hoped a genuine field Of coal
will soon be opened.
A prominent Wyoming cattle man
says that there arc many dead cattle
on tho range, and many more will die
before green grass comes, on account
Of the scarcity Of feed. The loss will
be confined almost Entirely to range
stock, however, as majority Of the
ranchmen in the Saratoga valley have
enough feed to keep their cattle.
Tho Maxwell Land Grant Company,
which owns about Ina, 900 acres Of
land In New Mexico and Colorado. |,
being sued by foreign stock and bond.
holders to forcclosc on the property
for tho sum Of t215, 900. lntcrcs. on
tho bonds Is said to have been default.
cd since 1896. This promises to DO nm
important and lengthy piece Of litiga'
ton.
Two Mormon prophets have APP
pcnrcd Mt Manti, Utah, who announce
that the Savior has appeared ut Sal,
Lake, aud that as tho saints Of tho
church have become corrupt, all Nor.
mons must be rc.bap,ixcd 80 as to meet
the Lord They claim that the 40
tons Of MILFORD Woodruff, tho pres
ont leader, are not pleasing to the
Messiah. All association with gen
tiles has been ordered stopped.
Navajo Indians In Western New
Mexico avn 900, 900 sheep. 200, O0t
goats, 5000 cattle aud about 100, 00t
ponioa 1t ia said that they marketed
! 1000, 900 pound, Of wool last year,