The silver lance., 1899-06-30
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

w. B. Askew, postmaster at Russell
Gulch, Colorado, and member OF the
grocery firm of Wagner & Askew, COLL
mitted suicide by shooting himself.
The trial of the men charged with be-
ing principals in the notorious opera
house riot in Colorado Springs In Sep
tember last began in the district court
on the 21st.
The town of Grassy and many
shaft houses situated on the north
slope of Bull and Ironclad hills were
in great danger of being wiped out py
timber fire last Sunday.
A tornado visited Akron, Colorado,
on the 21st and wrecked the dwellings,,
barns and sheds on Dole Il G1ilette.s
sheep ranch six miles northeast OF AK
ron. Charles II. Abbott, who was
working at the ranch, was killed by
lightning while milking.
Railroad managers are apprehensive
of trouble from the rising waters III
the Arkansas and Grand rivers. nus
far the delays occasioned have been
slight, but preparations are IN prog
ress against long freshet. The guam
tity of snow in the mountains is enor-
NOUS and the season of high water Is
expected to be much longer than usual.
Caterpillars are destroying all the
foliage on the Pecos Valley forest re-
serve, especially on the quaking aspen
trees, Shovelfuls of the caterplliafS
are picked up every morning by tne
rangers and burned but the plague Is
increasing. and makes it very disagree
able for visitors, who find themselves
and their horses literally covered WIN
the caterpillars after few miles OIL
travel.
Mrs. Josiah Dunn of Arvada has left
with Secretary Shute of the hortlcult-
ural board in the state house, twelve
Strawberries which filled quart cup
Many of them were over four 1nches IN
circumference. They are of the Je-
cunda variety. The secretary will at
tempt to preserve them so that they
may be displayed at the coming State
Fair.
The body of the 4-year-old daughter
of Lewis Ferjauchich of Russell gulcE,
was found in Clear creek, about one
mile below where she was last seen.
The head and legs were considerably
bruised which in all probability was
caused by coming in contact with the
rocks in the creek. Coroner Boyer mas
ordered a post mortem examination
which will be followed by an inquest
Foul play is suspected.
John Haines Oldest son of NJ. s.
Haines, was killed in the Mitchell
mine at Lafayette, Colorado, on the
21st, while pulling top coal, a large
amount of coal and rock falling and
burying him completely. The miners
uncovered his head and found him to
be alive and able to talk. but more
coal and rock fell and large force
of men was put at work to rescue him,
which took about an hour, when he
was found to be dead.
The story that Marcus DAILY intends
leaving Montana and taking up his res
idence in Colorado, where he is to build
a smelter and go into the stock raising
business, is, according to Mr.. Days
most intimate friends and associates,
without any truth. Mr.. DAILY is at
present in New York. but only a few
days before leaving he stated, as he
had frequently done before, that Mon
tana would always be his home and
that he expected to spend the remain
der of his life here and in the harness.
81 am here to stay and to work harder
than ever" he said OH his return from
the East after his election as president
of the New Amalgamated Company.
Five pounds of giant powder were
exploded by Cripple Creek people on
the side of Big Bull mountain for the
purpose of ascertaining the quantity
that can be safely used in the big
earthquake on the Fourth of July. The
test was entirely satisfactory. The
earth and smoke were forced into the
air for hundreds of feet. The COM
mittee in charge of the earthquake
scene will now go ahead and make
complete arrangements as originally
planned. The general committee for
the big celebration have adopted plans
for big pavilion to be erected on
Second and Victor avenues. The pavil-
ion will be the largest ever erected in
this city. Around the four sides will
be upraised seats with a capacity for
seating LOO people.
Assignee Chapman of the failed State
Bank of Monte Vista has just made
public the following statement of as
sets and liabilities of the bank and its
two branches. the Miners Bank of
Creede and the Farmers Bank of
Hooper. Liabilities: Open deposits,
$40. .9O3.30; certificates of deposit, Sill
976.64; due First National Bank of
Denver. S24,991.14: unpaid taxes.
Overdrafts. good, S6,74O.27: real es-
tate and fixtures, S14.5OO; Chase Ma
tional Bank. New York, S1O6.19; loans
and discounts: considered good, $4S.-
533. .26 cash and cash items. S732. 20:
rents, etc. due. S215.65. Total, S7O.-
S2SO7. The assignee is hopeful Of
making an early dividend This happy
result will depend upon his ability to
turn the overdrafts. real estate and
loans into cash.
A telegram has been received at
Trinidad to the effect that one of the
gang of safe blowers who cracked the
safes of the Colorado & Southern and
Santa Fe offices in that city on the
night of the 18th, had been arrested
a. u,.,arosa..s.