The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-09-20
COLORADO CONDENSED


contests to enliven the day.
The Bullen Bridge company Of Pueblo
has secured the contract to build $780,
600 bridge In British Columbia.
Willie Scureman, a 14-year-old Den
yer boy, arrested ct Idaho Springs Cor
horse stealing, set the jail atire AMI
narrowly escaped death.
Friday, the13th, was the hottest day
Denver has seen this year, according to
the figures of the signal service office.
The Official thermometer showed max
imum temperature Of 96 degrees. The
warm wave was central In Colorado,
Wyoming, Northern Nebraska and the
southern part of South Dakota.
There was n fatal mine accident AT
Leadville on the 18th. John Benson.
while working in drift In the I'll Pasc
mtne was buried and crushed by the
falling dirt and rock He was taken out
as quickly as possible and removed TO
the hospital. He lived but a few hours.
He was unmarried.
Friday evening at Sopris, Marguerite
Thrower, little girl six years of age,
started fire for the evening meal,
when by some means her clothing be
came ignited, and, before they could
reach her the poor girl was horribly
burned all over the body. She suffered
great agony through the night and At
11:1b In the morning death ended her
suh'erlngs.
The comptroller of the currency In II
few days will declare II dividend of 20
per cent, of the claims proved In favor
OF the creditors of the Commercial Ma.
tl0nal Bank of Denver. The checks to
the several creditors are now being
written, but 1t will be several days yet
before they reach their destination.
fA1i-wlll be followed by other divi'
duhPis as soon us sufficient collections
can be made.
The entire force of ninety employees
OF the Golden Fleece mine ut Lake City
struck Monday for better food. Dissat-
isfaction has existed for several weeks.
but no direct complaint was made to
the superintendent. The walkout this
morning was spontaneous. but the SUI
perintendent promised 10 talk to the
cook, and If no Improvement was seen
In few days to discharge him. The
other grievances will be investigated,
The night shift wants reduction of
from ten hours to nine hours The men
NIL returned to work after being out nv
hour.
Friday night two masked men entered
the store Of William Rawlings. at Bath
n small station on the Midland, ana
relieved aim of about $40. Mr.. Raw
llngs was engaged in n game of cards
with his clerk when the hold-ups en-
tered One of the robbers carried n
Winchester and the other revolver.
They compelled Mr. Rawlings to stand
up and face the wall. and after going
through the money drawer and the
pockets of the victims they left, first Sc
curing the door behind them by means
Of piece of wire.
The weather conditions have been
very favorable for the harvesting and
thrshing of grain throughout the state.
In the eastern border counties the con
ditons continue unfavorablc for the
corn crop, In some localities only fodder
being made. Light frosts did some
damage 10 garden stun In the San Luis
valley. In the Arkansas valley the har-
vest Of wheat and oats Is turning out
well and corn is maturing nicely. The
third hay crop is about ready TO cut In
lllhl IAN NhNul
S1wn. In the western portion of the
state harvesting is progressing happily
hut threshing has not yet begun. re
port of damage from corn worm Is re-
oclved from Garfield county.
When the state board Of equalization
met AT Denver Thursday for the pur-
pose of making the apportionment of
taxes To the public institutions for next
year II WAS found that twelve county as.
SCISSORS had failed to mal.' their returns.
There * Il state law which says ihes,'
returns must all be sent In to the board
by August ~. Notices We're ordered
sent To the assessors who so far have
not made their return 10 the board that
unless they do 80 forthwith messengers
will b. sent from Denver to the county
seats and the expense OF sending the
mess myers will bc taken from the sal
aries Of the assessors. II IL not ex-
pcctc1 that there viii he any further de
lay In the matter of sending In the re
ports.
The state board OF charities and cor
rectiuus Is engaged In sending out
blanks To the officers OF the various
state Institutions for the purpose Of ac-
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the inmates OF the institutions each
month. The blanks are supposed To h.
filed ont monthly and returned TO the
secretary Of the state board. In order
that they may know exactly the doingS
Of The inmates. The blanks. when MI
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has just completed the schedule show
Ing The valuation Of property In the
tounly assessed upon during the com