The state herald., 1899-08-11
WESTERN NOTES..

Salida has furnished twenty-five re-
cruits for the army.
Good fishing is reported in the
streams near Gunnison.
Work has begun on the Hartville
branch road in Wyoming.
There is big crop of hay in the
Grand and Eagle valleys.
There will be large quantity of ap-
pies shipped from Canon City this year.
There is reported to be an excellent
opening for good hotel man Mt Grand
Junction.
James Burns has decided to permit
the release from jail of James Doyle
of Victor.
The Florence and Cripple Greek rail
road track is being relald with heavy
steel rails.
Florence is making grent prepara-
tions for the meeting of the knights
Of Pythias.
-Four hundred miners will be put to
work mt the Baldwin coal mines within
n few weeks.
Ex-AIayor James Doyle was given a
warm welcome when lie reached Victor
after being released from Jail.
There are enough idle men in the
state penitcntiary to improve the roaus
of the state at small expense.
Several brick buildings are being put
up at Montrose. A first class mineral
artcsian well is one OF the attractions
there.
Miss Mary McLcarn, living near
Rifle, Colorado. was burned to death
the other day while lighting n fire with
Kerosene.
Victor is bound to be one of the sub
stnntial towns of the West. Several
large stone and brick buildings are
being built this season.
Bob Blair of the Delta Independent
is one of the successful farmers of the
western slope. He has standing invi-
tation To all newspaper men 10 stop
and see him and fill their pockets with
fruit.
Dan Connell. the agen, from the
'''hi " .Nfil' WIN b'fil
at Cripple Creek To gather non-union
miners for the mines NJ Wardner, was
attacked by n party of men, beaten and
driven from the camp.
A wooden snow shed 1.5o0 feet long.
on the Union Pacific. eighty miles west
of Laramie, Wyoming, caught fire from
sparks from an enginne and was total
ly destroyed. The heat warped tine rails
and new track had To he laid. Traf
iic was blocked several hours.
A dispatch from Price Utah. says
disastrous wreck occurred on the Rio
Grande Western road sixty miles east
of there last Thursday night. Freight
train No. 10 ran into n wnshout near
Solitude. The engine toppled over,
Instantly killing Engineer Frank Nc
Mahon and Fireman James Whelen.
The Board of Governors OF the Min
ing Stock Association of Colorado
Springs has passed sentence on six
brokers charged with cutting commls-
sions. \. Leipheimer is expelled; A. c.
Wagy, a. G.. Rowland, w. w. Price,
+. ID. white and ]. X. Miller are sus-
pended from the exchange for one year
and are also fined $500 Others may he
punished.
Engineer John Mack. whose negli.
gcncc caused the awful wreck at Wei
cott last saturday. has reached his
home In Laramie. After the wreck he
went To Hanna, where he remained In
hiding for several days, ns he feared
the consequences Of his cnrelessncss.
His friends say Mnck's watch stopped.
and he miscaiculatcd the time of trains
by one hour.
A dispatch from Lealvllle says: The
Arkansas Valley smelier and the 81
metallic smeltcr are running rs usual
with full force OF men and no trout
bile of any kind Is anticipated here.
The men are perfectly satisfied with
tine scale paid In Lcadvlllc and nppll-
cations for work stlll continue To come
In. The citizens committee announced
again to-day that they would allow no
outside Interference. and should any
ngliniors from Denver or Pueblo he
found here. the rule adopted few
days ago would be strictly adhered To
and they win be given one hour TO
leave town. Repair work Is already un.
der way nj the Union smcltcr and this
VIII he the next plant 10 blow In. al
though II Will be some time yet before
II IL In running shape.
The public subscription which was
started mt Cheyenne few weeks ngo
for the benefit Of the widow aud clill.
drcn Of Sheriff Josiah IIazcn. the OIL.
crr Of Converse county. Wyoming. who
was shot down by the Wilcox train
robbers last June. has grown steadily
from the start. and will he turned over
10 Mrs. IInzen during the present
month. The friends of the family at
Douglas. where the late sheriff made
his home. subscribed enough money To
pay the mortgage on the home. about
$500. The Union Pacific Railroad Com.
pnny donated $500. the Fremont, Elk,
horn nnd Missouri railroad Company
donated $500, Colonel jay L. Torrcy
donated $50. nnd II N thought the pri.
waite subscriptions win swell the total
10 about SIX thousand dollars.
The University Of Colorado viii he
conducted during the coming ycnr with
the vigorous policy which hns chnrnc.
icrizcd It's work In the past. Last year
the university enrolled 100 university
students nnd 400 preparatory pupils. II
graduated In June ifty from the uni.
yerslty nnd ihirty.scyrn from the pre-
pnrntory, The alumni of III. university
now number 325 nni Of the nrcpnrh.
tory school 2si. Among the noteworthy
events Of the past year worr revision
of The requirements for admission.
shortening 10y one year the entire pc.
Rod required for obtaining both col.
logc degree and degree In law or
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