The state herald., 1895-08-09
COLORADO CONDENSED.


NoI NH institutes are Ill session Ill
nearly every district. The attendance is
reported good at ALL
The Supreme court has issued super
sedeas In the case OF RatCllffe pending
consideration Of his appeal.
1t is estimated that ten thousand Of
the Eastern teachers spent from two
weeks to two months In the state.
More big trout are being caught in
the mountain streams this year than
ever. before. They are mostly Of the
rainbow variety.
A Rio Grande passenger train ran In
to n rock on the track near Wolcott,
Thursday The engine went into the
river, but no one was seriously hurt.
The engineer and fireman jumped.
Marion Cameron, n. young man eigb
teen years old. while trying to catch
some horses the other day, near Salila,
was thrown to the ground and instantly
killed.
Governor Morrill, of Kansas has re-
ceived letter from the state depart
ment at Washington assuring him that
every effort will be made to secure the
protection of the United States govern
ment for cx-Consul Waller,
A telegram from Sofia states that NJ.
Matakieff, an intimate friend OF the
late M Stambuloff. and leader of the
Liberal party at Tatar Bassardjik.
Eastern Rcumania, has been attacked
BY assassins and fatally wounded.
The mean temperature In Colorado
during Jnly WIS lower thah for twenty
years, and the rainfall was 4.eS Inches,
being. greater than In any year since a
record has been kept, which is twenty
three years.
The estimated earnings of the Denver
and Rio Grande for the month just clos
ed are highly favorable, showing re.
ceipts of S205,0OO over the correspond
ing month Of last year. As the railway
strike was In progress IN July, 1891.
the difference is much larger than 1t
would have been under ordinary course
of Business. The last week Of the month
showed an increase Of S22,oN.
The workmen at work collecting ma
tcrial washed Cit In the recent floods
on the Florence x Cripple Creek road
at Russell, Il station seven miles ont
from Florence, found the body of II
large man. past middle age and of
dark complexion, almost completely
buried beneath the debris. lie had no
clothing excepting shoes. No one has
MS yet been able to Identify him. He
was buried at Russell
A party of Ohi0 farmers cane on TO
Denver this week, after a trip along the
valley of the Platte from Sterling to
Denver. The visitors Were .;s,onishcl
at the great crop. thai are grown under
irrigation and will return 10 Colorado TO
take up their permanent abode after set
fling up affairs at home. They unani-
mously agreed that farming in an il!-
gated country has Many advantages over
the precess as carried on in the East.
AT public sale Monday the State
Land Board disposed of three sections
of land, 1920 acres for $500.
A land Spectator .iaIned Corey of New
ark, New iefscy. was the purchaser.
The land Is near Granada. In the Ar
kansas valley. and in n good fruit grow;
Ing district. The prices realized w,rc
those fixed by the appraiser. And ms
there was no competition whatever at
the sale It could not be asccrtained
whether or not the value was realized.
DIR. ii. $. Ballou of the Monument
Hotel met with painful and what
might have proved n very serious ncci.
dent this morning, lie was 'aiing
care of Il tran-iep, hrfse When the AMI
nal kicked him. lie received the full
force OF the blow In the chest and was
rendered unconscious for several min
ntes. No bones We're broken, although
the flesh was cut and badly bruised.
III" doctor being suhjo 10 hanrt trou-
BILE has suffered great dcnl of pain
caused by the kick,
At a recent mdciins Of the State Live
Stock sanitary board. Antonio Valdez
was appointed county sheep inspector
for Ilucrfano. and NJ. Laurie rcapppiri-
ed TO similar position In l,irc''ih coun.
~. The secretary 1T the board was In
structed {" Inspect all sheep crossing
from wyoming into Colorado, regardless
Of whether or not they may be Colorado
sheep, as II has been discovered that
fraudulent entries are being made I'M
der representations that ilocks properly
belonging TO Wyoming are being s,'nt
into this state 10 eat nj Inc grasses.
The Inspection Zee = cent head.
State superintendent Peavey lccturrd
Manday afternoon before the normal "
stltute NJ Denver, She ''vtl, an the
qualifications for A good teacher, and
thought they should be, ability TO I'm.
di'riand the body from physical
standpoint. The teacher should al>,n 80
able TO teach doporlmen, and manners,
and the qualifications OF Il good citizen.
She nha,ie the criticism that while law.
sefs and doctors We're examined hy
members OF their own profession before
they entered practice, ln,chess were
often examined by those who knew
nothing whatever Of their profession.
Great preparations are being made by
the citizens of BOULDER TO entertain th,
Knights OF Pythlns, who will meet II,
grand lodge session there Sepiombr, n
To II. II Is expected that from 500 TO
900 people WIN he present and that al
who come may be accommodated with
rooms, n list Of all the private houses
where rooms viii be- for rent X being
taken There viii be- no doubt thar
enough rooms VIII be secured 10 acclm,
modnic ali that will come. and 10 snitt.
The committee having the matter IN
charge In this city l. -paring no palms 10
make the session one Of thc most sue.
ccssful held In the West.
The Standard on Company. or ns II
Is known In the West. the Continental
OH Company. Is to have competition In
Denver and throughout the state, Soy.
rrnl months ngo II purchased The out.
Put Of the Florence wells and followed
this up by purchasing the Climax Com.
pany's plant In this city aud Denver.
As result the price or coll oil immr,ii-
nicly went np. The new company Ia
the field viii be known ms the Ohio
River on Company, md VIII operate
throughout the state with hcndanAr,
tiers In Denver. The oil viii be- shipped
from the Ohio field, ani II Is believed
that the prices viii then inkc tumble.
This Information II gained from n
prominent oil man.
Al meeting OF the capitol commits.
.lon Monday the following contracts, for
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