The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1896-03-06
COLORADO CONDENSED.


tale, though they We're badly frightened
when they discovered what they had
done.
A plant for the manufacture OF Ice Is
to be erected at Grand Junction. The
plant will cost $4,000 and have capar-
ity of eight tons per day. The projectors
expect to have the plant In operation by
May i. A cold storage room will be add
ed for the use of the public
The Supreme court has granted n
supersedcas for william Holt and De
onlclo Romero, who We're to have been
hanged this week for the murder of
Policeman John Solomon In Trinidad
last fall. Albert Noble is the third
man convicted of the crime, but no
steps have yet been taken to save him.
The United States Supreme court has
settled for time the question of title or
the townslte of Yuma by denying the ap-
pllcation of George II. Emblem for writ
of mandamus to compel the secretary of
the Interior to reopen the case. The court
holds that the secretary cannot be COM
PEELED to reopen the case, and that EN-
blen, If he has any case, must bring suit
through the courts.
Assessor Amcs of Arapahoe county
Is to send circular to all county as
SCISSORS suggesting that they get to-
gether In the spring and agree upon u
general cash basis of assessment. on
April l the State Board of Equaliza-
ton will convene In regular session In
the capitol building and the Intention
IL to have the different county asses
sors meet with II then. The two bodies
acting In concert are expected to form
ulate a basis of assessment, and de-
wise means for carrying 1t out effect
lively.
With regard to Governor McIntire's
question relative to whether n person
not u citizen of certain county can
he legally appointed n notary public
In that county, Attorney General Carr
has rendered I'm opinion to the effect
that no one not n citizen of the United
States, nor declared citizenship ihten-
tons nor an clcctor In the county
where he resides. can legally act rs
notary public. The opinion was called
forth by the application of Cripple
Creek man, not an elcctor of III Paso
county. for appointment ms notary pub
lie by the governor.
A telephone message received Monday
by Harry A. Lee, state commissioner of
mctalllferous mines. from District At
torney Blackmer OF El Paso county, gave
Mr.. Lee the information that Frank I.
Galley and Michael Fincrty, owners OF
the Dillon mine In Victor. had thrown
up the sponge In their fight against the
regulations laid down IN Bulletin No. |
of the mining bureau AS this Is the first
ease In which Commissioner Lee felt
called upon To close down n mine on az.
count of his rules being dis0bcycd by Its
management. the news from Colorado
Springs Is regarded as being highly I'M
portant. A permanent injunction had
been secured from the District court and
the mine owners had to surrender.
George +. Moshcr. prominent gro
Gerry man OF In ,Iunta, committed sui
eide on the Sih by smothcrng himself
with charcoal lie entered n closet OF
his residence ON Santa Fo avenue. So
cured the door and coolly prepared for
death. Before going 10 the closet he
secured quantity Of charcoal, n
length of stovcpipc aud crockcry YES
sci He put the charcoal Into the yes
sell set II on fire and then fitted the
pipe over the vessel. The closet hav-
Ing no opening, smoke could not rs.
cape. 50 that n person must soon he
overcome 10y the fumes. II Is sup
posed that Mushcr held his head over
the pipe until unconscious. lie left
letter giving directions about his nj.
fairs
The coal vein which was being work.
ed at the Vulcan mine II In some re-
spccts the most remarkable III the
state. II is iifty To ffty.ilvc feet In
thickness and lies NJ an angle Of ~
degrees following the incline Of many
OF the rocks In this vicinity. The
mine IL sunk nj the base Of the noun.
tain, the slope descending nj an angle
of about % degrees, In this way cross.
cutting the veins. Coal has been luitc
regularly taken from rooms In which
miners have not worked for n year.
The incline Is 50 heavy that whenever
coal fall occurs from the roof the
coal slides down Into the cluies aud Is
there loaded Into the ears In the
gnngwny
II i given out ON good authority, says
the Denver Republican. that the next
railroad building cntcrpris" lnangurat"i
In Colorado VIII hr mn extension II the
baltimore 4 Missouri line from Long,
mont TO Fort Collins, and thence lnio tn
heart Of the North Park country. In fact
II Is said that articles Of incorporation for
the road VIII bc filed with the secretary
Of state before the end NJ The present
week. 4 corps Of engineers Is now In ,.c
field II Is understood thai ~ fast as the
ground cin b" covered 10y them The Bur.
lingtnn A Missouri engineers VIII push
M III. pnu'lr" io l.lvernnro. tapping tn.
mining camps of Maysyilic, roulre CIV
and Manhattan. From that point the
route Of the proposed railroad Il to run
westward tn Cameron Pass. and then on
10 the park. In North 'ark the mad will
90 through rich coal fields that are ns yet
nndevrlopci. With easy means Of trans.
portniinn n,lir NJ band there i hardly d
question about capital being soon forth.
coming TO open M mines on these coil
lands Besides this embryo Industry III,
country round about there Il Rich IN tim.
her That Il excellent Tor lumber purposes
should the road be- built logging camps
are likely 10 spring M on all sides with
In the park,
The president. hns sent la III. HOUSE
W. NfAf W Wv wv ~ NAhNfl ~ wv lfiN
Ing IT certain lands In Arizona for ed.
1cntl0nnl purposes.
A surgical operation was performed NJ
Mercy hospital, Chicago. by Professor
Christian fcnger. who discovered that
his patient was suffering from sarcoDn.
by means 1T n iioentgen ray.
The famous collection NJ paintings
owned by The late william Snhuer was
sold Friday night NJ rhickeflng hall.
New York. They brought good prlccs.
about s.nO.pD being realized.
Susan u Anthony has irfi for Cali.
i~rnln Ia be IN struggle for the sifik
In. out II the word male from tho
states constitution Two lectures Will
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