La Junta tribune., 1898-01-29
WESTERN NOTES.

There are luJ puI,ils ID tne AiukS"S
schools.
John r. Campion has been chosen
president OF the Denver Chamber OK
Commerce.
For the first time since woman suf-
frnge became law, Pueblo county has
a woman In charge OF Its schools.
George A. Henderson OF Sterling has
received an order from Hamburg. Ger
many, for a carload OF alfalfa seed.
Assaults on women who are out on the
streets alone at night continue at Den
yer, and the police are unable to catch
the criminal.
A 5000 creamery Ii to be built at
wheatland wyoming. This colony Ia
settled mostly by Colorado people from
the Greeley district.
The Colorado State Beekeepcrs' As
socintion met at Denver on the 18th to
attend 10 business matters and discuss
questions OF Interest to their industry.
Fifteen hundred bales Of cotton
grown I'm Texas have been started over
the Gulf road for the North They
will go to Japan by way Of Portland.
Oregon.
The pet stock show at Denver Last
week WINS successful affair. As one
result Of the show n permanent organ
tzation was effected. with Fred Brown
N president.
An investigation OF the books OF the
clerk Of the Supreme Court revealed
shortage OF 1906 in Clerk Miller's ac-
count. He hns made the amount good.
Mr.. Miller said that the errors were
unavoidable and came through the
fstt.tfx. <.<k LII
One OF three miners, while crossing
the range from Leadville to the Hin
Top mine. Park county, became ex.
hausted and was left by his compan-
ions, who came on to the Hill Top mine
but did not report until next day. A
searching party was sent out and found
the man had frozen TO death. The un-
fortunate man was supposed to be Dan
Mullen.
The Boulder city council has voted
5000 toward constructing and main-
tanning hospital at the university
grounds. The appropriation IL on con-
dition that the county commissioners
and tho citizens raise an additional
$7,OOO. 1t also ordered the city clerk 70
purchase twenty tons Of four-inch wa
ter pipe and 800 pounds Of lead for the
purpose Of extending the water mains.
A reported epidemic among the sheep
on feed near Fort Collins has been de-
cided by DIR. Gresswell to be only BILL
ary arrangement as result Of feeding
too much heterogeneous food. The dis
eose is natural result OF attempting
to fatten too rapidly. A preventive. to
be given while fattening. Is as follows:
Bicnrbonnte Of soda one part; nitrate
OF potash. one part; bicarbonate of pot
ash. one part. The dose Is one tea
spoonful to each head In food three or
four times q week.
On the 22d the annual spring ship
ment of fat lambs from Larimer coun-
ty to Chicago begins. John O. Rich
ards and Bailey. Rison 4 Son viii ship
five carloads, which have been feeding
since the 18th Of September last. and
have attained an average weight Of
eighty pounds. From then ON ship
menta vii be made every few days
until the entire output Of 10000 head
are disposed OF. The present price in
Chicago for fat lambs is 1916 per
hundred pounds. about 80 cents high
er than Mt this season last year.
State Engineer Mead of Wyoming
has received letter from Colonel w.
F. Cody. stating that he has secured
the cooperation Of several New York
capitalists In his Big Horn basin en-
terprises. Early this year a hundred
barrel -four mill will be erected at
Cody City. The big canal. upon which
work has been In progress several
years. will be completed and $4,000
acres of land placed under cultivation.
4 sanitarium will be built at the Big
Horn hot springs and other improve
ments Of a public character be made
In the Big Horn region.
Pueblo II considerably agitated lust
at present over the reported cures that
have been accomplished within the
past week by 4 man named n. J.
Landers. His method OF procedure 10
very largely the same rs that employed
BY Schlatter when In Denver. Landers
Is q farmer, and came to Pueblo with
his family about month ago. Landers
II decidedly reticent, charges nothing
for his services. and very seriously OBJ
jects to having his name appear In
print in connection with any of the
cures he In credited with. He does NOT
claim to have divine power, and, in
fact, refuses to say where his power
comes from.
Railway mail service will be pro-
vfded for towns in the northern part
Of the state. Orders to this effect have
been received from Washington BY
Chief Clerk Putney OF the railway man
service In this city. This h the result
of requests that have been made dur
ing the past two years by residents Of
that section. Arrangements for the
service were at once made by Mr.. Put.
ney with General Superintendent Dun
away Of the Gulf road. This win give
direct daily mail service to Semper.
Louisville, NJ Wot. Lafayette, Broom.
deld. Longnont, Loveland and Ber-
thoud. Many other towns Will get their
malls earlier than at present The saw
ing Of the time to the Ward district
will be twelve hours
The nag salutation. as It IL practfcea
to-day In the public schools in the stste