The state herald., 1895-08-16
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bright indeed.

a dispatch from Greeley, Weld coun.
ty, says that the plentiful supply Of rain
this summer has assisted farmers grelt.
| ly with their growing crops. Potatoes
never looked finer From present indl-
cations the yield and acreage this year
will be much larger than ever before.
The fruit crop around Canon and
Florence Is almost failure-because the
trees are splitting and fail to hold up
their heavy load Of apples. One Ben
Davis apple tree in South Canon con
tains ten barrels of apples, and this es-
Innate Is made after the fruit had been
thinned on the tree.
The fourth annual exhibition of the
Arkansas Fair Association will be held
ut Rocky Ford on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, September 4. > and 6.
The second day of the fair. September
.. will be Watermelon Day, which has
become one Of the most famous of the
autumn festivals OF the State.
A miner by the name of Lee. while
repairing a boiler at the Marian prop
crty. In Leadville. the other morning.
was terribly burned. He had gotten in
side the boiler and some OF the work
men who did not know that he was In
the boiler turned on the steam. Before
they heard his calls for help he was very
badly scalded about the face and hands.
Colorado had Strawberries to spare
this season. One express company alone
carried sixteen carloads of these Der.
rles TO Nebraska points. and other com,
panies did some hauling into Kansas
and Missouri river points. OF this
amount there were eight solid rcfriger
La, p,t, a In. Il np a
the shipments were sent In smaller lots
The fruit reached It's destination In
iirst-class condition.
The acting secretary of the interior
has approved an agreement made with
tho Southern Ute Indians, whereby the
majority of them will take lands In
scveralty and the rest be settled on
the western third OF the present rcscr.
walton. After the scvcralty allotmcnts
have been made the lands remaining
VIII he thrown open To settlement. Tho
reservation contains over a million
acrcs; much of it is arid and broken.
The celebration of the Sunflower car.
nival, on August % at Colorado Springs
Will be a hummer Already large
number of committees are at work per.
feeling arrangements. and hundreds ara
preparing plans for the unique dccori
lions OF their vehicles. persons or horses
with flowers. Two immense grand
stands are 10 be erected on Cascade
avenue. and the parade Will march be
tween them for review. Prizes will b.
offered for the most unique decorations.
A iircman's tournament will be held
nj Grand Junction during Peach week
The city council has agreed to appro-
PIRATE 500 for the purpose. The run
ming team will at once 90 Into practice
for the event Ms soon rs practicable.
The purse viii he made up and invita-.
tions sent To companies throughout the
state 10 participate. Every effort win
he made To have the largest turnout
ever brought TO this city.
Receiver Frank Trumbuli OF the Den,
yer X Gulf railroad has filed suit
In the United States court against tho
citr Of Pueblo FOR the recovery of 81.
I25. The complaint recltcs that the Den,
YER x Gulf owned a bridge called Foun
tain Creek bridge In the city OF Pueblo
over which passenger and freight train.
passed. In August. 1898, the bridg,
was declared n nuisance by the mayor
and city council of Pueblo. and us a re
suit was torn and burned down. Durlns
property OF the company, were multi
ntcd. For all this the company want,
SI,i25 damages.
II is thought that Peach Day nj
Grand Junction win see the greatest
gathering the Western slope ever wit
messed. The sum OF $1,000 has been
raised 10 entertain the visitors and out
sid" counties have been invited to TAX,
part. Congressman Bryan and Rev
Myron ". Reed are announced 10 speak
aud fire Tournament and base bal,
games VIII 10 Ia make M n varied pro
grammc. The railroads have named u
rate for the round trip which Is about
onc'fourih of the regular fare one way
Many tons OF fruit viii be given away.
The date has been set for September /. |
Capitol Avenue Presbyterian church
In Denver. II without n pnStur, Roy. |
j. \. DOnlhey has not yet been rclcas.
ed from the charge. hut his resignation |
Il In the hands Of The church elders. |
and he has gone 10 Buffalo. pcnnsyl |
vnnln. on what N termed n vacation. |
until the prcsbytrry can net ON his with. |
drnwnl. pnrt OF the congregation " |
advocating the sale Of the church. aud |
negotiations to TINT end have progress.
ed To some extent between the elders |
aud the United rrcsbyierinns. Rev. |
l'nnkln's congregation II In need Of n |
lnrgcr cdiilcr. aud WIN either buy il.c |
capitol avenue property or enlarge |
their own building IN South -Four. |
teen street In III near future.
Manager De ! Of the White River |
Valley nnllwn Company. left Monday |
for Newcastle IN company with W. |
Weston. mlnlng engineer ur ihla city, |
snys the Denver Ncwa. 10 make u trip |
over the proposed line of the railway. |
Mr.. Weston represents syndicate VI |
London capitalists tint has the propo.
sitlon under consideration. and ir he re-
ports fnyofahiy The money VIII bc |
Forthcoming for the construction Of the |
rond. A cnhlc message wnR received |
by Mr.. Weston from London yesterday |
directing him 10 mike the trip aud ~.
port upon the prospects Of the line and |
the resources Of the country through |
which n IN projected. surveys were |
recently completed from New Castle TO |
Mcchcr, distance of about ffiy miles. |
II the rad In built 10 Merkcf II viii be |
cnrrlcd further nj mn early day.
Building Inspector Cntshnw of Den |
yer. has prepared n statement OF the |
buildings erected since the first of Jan |
nnry, nnd which are now In process oi |
construction. At this time there mr., |
25S buildings being erected. The show |
Ing II remarkable one, and the fact !, |
dlcloscd Hint never. a. least for the pnal |
olglit OF ton years. have there been ,f |
many pnlallnl residences being erected |
In The long list NJ least hnlf the number |
nru residences costing from $4,000 IL |
10000 II ls estimated that nmona |
the structures are 100 for which Ito prl, |
mlls nrc required. This would Bn,,,
tho total u,tttbpr of btliulupa it ,n,,rs. |