The Meeker herald., 1894-03-10

A fire in LeadyIlle on the 25th destroyed
several business houses with loss of $4,000.
The mines at Aspen arc laying on men
row rs they cannot afford to mine silver at
It's present low price.
The District Court at Denver has decided
against the state boiler Inspector 10 his at
tempt TO compel the state To pay his salary.
An Appropriation was never made for 1t.
Ex-Depu,y Warden d. II. Bruce has filed
charges with the State Board of Charlie.
and Corrections against Warden McIister.
The charges are not OF a very serious nature.
Willie Murray, a l3-year-old boy, living at
Marshall, in Boulder county, died very sud
denly the other dag "a the result of being
struck over the heart by another boy In q
fight.
The average temperature at Denver during
February WAS twenty five degrees. The total
precipitation was nine-tcnths of an inch, tho
highes, record for any February In nineteen
years.
The coal deposit In Garfield county, Colo,
IS said to be one of the largest in the world.
The vein reached from Cardiff to Palisades, q
distance of 100 miles, and measures in many
places sixty feet in thickness.
A convention Of the officers OF the ditch
and reservoir companies Of water district No.
3 was held at Fort Collins on the End. Nearly
all the companies In the district were repre-
scented. a number OF topics Of practical
nature were discussed
Unofficial returns OF the special election
held In Rio Grande county on the oath to vote
on the question OF issuing 100000 bonds to
pay the legal debt of the county show a small
majority against the bonds. All the precinct,
except Del Norte gave majorities for the
bonds and that precinct was almost unank
uously against the proposition.
The Republican Central Committee Of Den.
yer has split asunder and hereafter there will
be two committees. The new committee
which bolted, deposed /. y. Stevens as chair.
man, and elected Frank Z. Cloudy in his
place. At the first meeting of this commit.
tee kilograms were read from Senators Teller
and Wolcott practically endorsing the action
of the boilers.
The Colorado branch OF the Indian Rights
Association have awarded prizes to the fol-
lowing young people for essays on schools
for Indians To high school students
First prize, William II. Irwin. West Denver
West Denver High School, To college stu
dents-FIrst prize, Miss Minnie Goodnow,
Beaver University; second prize, Hamilton
NJ Guthrie, Denver University.
Ac-caposit, Weeminuche Ute, suiclded
on the Mancos last week, says the Durango
Democrat. Shortly after pay day he lost his
daughter BY death, and, In accord with the
Ute custom, killed several ponies, sheep and
goats. Week before last his young wife con-
tractcd pneumonia and died after an illness
of four days. Her death resulted in absolute
slaughter of his herds, aggregating several
hundred sheep, goats and horses, and he
wound up by shooting himself through the
stomach in such way as to guarantee fatal
ity. lie wanted TO join his wife in the happy
hunting ground.
The Central CITY land office was closed ont
last week. The Office furniture and fixtures
sold at auction for stl6j The Last mineral
entry mnde was No. 1853, and the last appll-
,fsy, fl.,i No A hp d. b
all been transferred 10 the Denver office.