The state herald., 1897-04-23
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

A Leadvile saloon keeper was held up the
other night and his place robbed OF 500.
The total shortage OF Town Clerk J. X.
Hurd. OF Cripple Creek, amounts 10 $G,O2I
on account of Arbor Day falling on Good
, Friday It was not observed ns generally as
usual.
A bee keeper In Otero county last year
produced $4,000 pounds of honey, which paid
him 5000 for his seasons work.
Governor Adams has vetoed the blu TO
regulate the practice of osteopathy In the
state OF Colorado.
Two school districts in the eastern part of
Arapahoe county have been abolished, as the
people have all moved away.
The State Agricultural College has re.
celved from JOsph Murray three handsomely
mounted specimens of Alaskan seals.
An entertainment was held In Aspen the
other night to raise money with which TO
hny rubbcrs for the poor children Of that
town.
After five and One-half years Of existence
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
Home In Colorado Springs closed Its doors,
owing to lack Of funds.
The Standard fire brick works of Pueblo
has received an order for 40 carloads of
fire brick 10 he delivered at Blosburg, New
Mexico, for the Ration Coal Company.
Stevenson and De Scent shipped seven
douhlc.deckcd ears Of lambs from Lamar TO
Chicago on the l7th. They were fed on nj,
falfn, and will average eighty pounds per
head. Mr. cronen also shipped six ears,
Ten donble-dcckcd cars followed the next
day for Kansas City.
The other day at st. Lukcs hospital
little Iron wheel Of Il toy ear was removed
from The throat of the two-yeur-old child of
Il. II. Wier, Of ManitOu, by Dr Charles a.
Powers, assisted by others Of the medical
stan Of that Institution, II was done by cut.
ting through the neck, with successful re-
suits.
Bishop Ethclhert Talbot. of the Episcopal
diocese OF Wyoming and Idaho has been
promised 10y wealthy Eastern friend, ST.,
uh MS an endowment for ST. Matthews
School, which * conducted under the aus.
plccs OF the church at Laramie. The bishop
expects a smllar contribution for ST. Mar
garct's School for Girls at Boise. Idaho.
@. l.. Eoles has resigned his position as
manager of the Denver branch Of the lndi'
ana Bicycle Company aud has accepted II
tatterlnE Offer TO become the manager of the
iHFl~ NTHHfh house nl II. ~ l.hEl'E ~ ~
makers Of the Cleveland wheel. The resig
nation is to take effect May IL. and on that
day MIR. Boles will leave Denver 10 sail a
few days later for Europe.
w $. Ward. the head of the bureau of
Mines Of the Gulf system. has been honored
10y his Alma Mater. Pinccton University.
with the degree OF doctor of science. Dr.
Ward has always taken keen interest In
Princeton and while manager OF the Morn
Ing and Evening Star Consolidated mine at
LcahVillc. endowed n chair Of mining and
mctallurgy In that institution.
II Is a notable fact that the Jals Of Denver
are at present housing n comparatively
small number Of PRISONS. Jaiior Conlcy Of
the county jail is keeping house with but
iifty four dodgers, the lowest number re
corded for many months. The average mum.
ber Of prisoners is eighty aud the capacity Of
the jail Is 200 AT the city jail there are but
twenty prisoners at present, where the usual
number is forty.
Major Wells. II the Eighth United States
Infantry at Fort Russell. while preparing
Ia remove Ia Detroit. where he will bc placed
on the army retired list, found a caskct con.
taiulng valuable Jcwclry and diamonds sup.
posed to have been stolen frum his house In
December last lie also found several sums
of money hidden under the carpets nf his
house, supposed TO have been stolen. The
Jrwrlry was found hidden IN the bottom of
an old trunk.
Governor Adams un the i1th Increased the
laws 1n the statute books Icy eighteen. This
was done hy aiiNlng his signature TO thir.
teen House hills and five senate bllls. Prob
ably the most popular bill which received
executive approval was the bicycle baggage
TN. Ia the batch were measures appro.
pratinE moneys for the maintenance II the
State RcfoFmntory soldiers aud Sailors
Home. University ~ Colorado aud the state
Board ~ Health, aul the stat" rcuitcnihry
Mes-rs Horn and Tnyl"r Of Trinidad.
aud the poss estate. joint owners II the old
Fort sumner reserve. comprising lI,nD0
acres IN the Pccos river. l2n miles south of
i.as Vegas have employed Surveyor 10 suh-
divide the tract and apportlun tho properly
1, the individual owners The extension NJ
Ihr rrrus Valley Railroad from Roswell In
Amnflilu viii rruss the tract aud u IL said q
toWnsiir project Is brewing, II was IN r"ie
MHNwcli's adobe house. nt this Old fort that
lilliy the Kid was KILLED. Ia iSSh.
Ranchmrn near carbon, Wyoming under
NJ" stimulus II the bnnuty law. nrr pr"par
lnE To ruptuu wolves aud c"yutrs In large
numbers by using insslau wolf huunds aud
siberian blood hounds. m Importation uf
these animals hus hccn made hy ilaurhman
puealcy. aud others will follow. The 81,
hcrlun blood hound Is the unly deg that cnu
master . gray wolf alonr, aud with their ~.
,istanor u /. believed the packs II gray
wolves which constantly prey upon the
Young sI"rk " the country rau lee Ihdnurl
pui mud. with the bounty. the sport viii hr
pruutuhlr
4 serious ravr.in In the Cnwrnhpyru iun
upl Ht Aspen, occurred nu Friday The
break was rauscd by the ground settling and
destroy lug ni,uut four sluarc SETS ~ iini
lrrs The accident has caused the Della <.
iiu-liWha,krr Regent, Mineral Farm aud
Alta Argent mines 10 close down l-mpuFarl
Vs. Fortunately up lives were inydlyel Ia
il" accident tie employees ~ the yirluus
Hiurs going out through the nPlia T. nine
/ tr"nth lrNul connection with the smnsglef
niu", aud alsn NJ ihraugh the johnson Ia.
! cline Go the suFfHrr Manager Ilruniun Of
lhr tunnc expects 10 have the ground
caught np In frW days when work will hr
resumed ou nll " tho above NAMED proper.
q Ties.
The report n the committee appointed at
d m"uiug " ihr officers NJ the National
Guard upon the reorganization of Ia. state
militia has been approved 10y uuyrruor
| adams aud transmitted 10 the adIutanr rru.
"ril. Governor Adams has hdnfsri the 70.
port with several Communications In NJ.
| ruf'lnhc" with bis avn Ideas IN tho subject
~ reorganization The committee recon.
mrnds ihnt two regiments be- retained ana
that each hr reduced In numbers and lha
officers all he requested 10 rrsisn nnd new
onrs selected by vote ~ liAr nfiircrs n.
/ ~" report Governor Adams ntlls q r,.Iu..i
that the ndluiant Ernrfhi notify tho stan
/ niiirtrA that ihrlF nrsFuatinnz are ,ir.ir,,I
| aud tInI u,tV pnipTr- NIIt a.. -,.f...t.., a..