The state herald., 1899-06-30

| Boulder celebrated Strawberry Day
| on the oath, and also the completion
| of the new electric road to the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
w. b. Askew, postmaster at Russell
Gulch, Colorado, and member of the
grocery firm Of Wagner & Askew, COM
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 and they were acquitted.
A tornado visited Akron, Colorado,
on the 21st. and wrecked the dwellings,
barns and sheds on Dole 4 Gillette's
sheep ranch six miles northeast OF Ak
ron. Charles II. Abbott. who was
working at the ranch. was killed by
lightning while milking.
Mrs. Josiah Dunn of Arvada has left
with Secretary Shute of the horticult-
ural board In the state house, twelve
Strawberries which filled n quart cup.
Many of them We're over four inches 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 second annual Strawberry Day
for Glenwood was one of the happiest
events In the history of the place. The
weather was perfect and the attend
ance mt least 1000 ahead of the most
sangulne expectations. Four thousand
people ate Strawberries, cream and cake
to replction. Three-fourths of this
number spent an hour or more III the
mammoth pool.
Caterpillars are destroying all the
foliage on the Pccos Valley forest re-
serve, especially on the quaking aspen
trees. Shovelfuls of the caterpillnrs
are picked up every morning by the
rangers and burned. but the plague Is
increasing, and makes 1t very disagree
able for visitors. who find themselves
and their horses literally covered with
the caterpillars after n few miles III
travel.
The police report that there is more
petty stealing going on in the mis-
around Cripple Creek and even in the
city itself than ever before in the his
tory OF the present administration. says
the Star. The deprcdations consist.
in the hills. of general breaking INTO
cabins, during the ABSENCE of the own
ers, the invasion of subterranean
places OF storage and the theft OF pow
der. steel and miners implements.
John Haines. oldest son of Nj. ).
Haines, was killed in the Mitchell
mine at Lafayette, Colorado, on the
2lst, while pulling top coal, large
amount of coal and rock falling AMI
A. rl.a
uncovered his head and found him TO
be alive and able TO talk. but more
coal and rock fell and n large force
of men was put at work to rescue him.
which took about an hour, when he
was found TO be dead.
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
mir for hundreds OF feet. The COM
mittee In charge OF the earthquake
scene viii now go ahead and make
complete arrangements as originally
planned. The general committee for
the big celebration have adopted plans
for a 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
he appraised seats with a capacity for
seating 1,lO0 people.
Assignee Chapman OF the failed State
Pank of Monte Vista has Just made
public the following statement OF as
sets and liabilities Of the bank and It's
two branches. the Miners Bank Of
Creedc and the Farmers Bank Of
Hooper. Liabilities: Open deposits,
Sio.g033O; certificates of deposit. SILL
9IG.6i; due First National Bank OF
Denver. s2i.a9l.li: unpaid taxes,
SIso.5G Total. sS0.G5l.Gi. Assets:
OycrdrDfts. good, S6,Iio.aI: real es-
tate and fixtures. Sli.5O0: Chase Nh
tional Bank. New York. SlO6.l9: loans
and discounts, considered good. sis.-
I33.26; cash and cash items. ST3o.1o;
rents. etc. due. S2l5.G5. Total. sIo-
/ S2S.01. The assignee Is hopeful of
making an early dividend. This happy
result VIII depend upon his ability to
turn the oyerdrafts. real estate and
loans Into cash.
Denver Lodge No. 10 Of the Brother
hood Of Railroad Trainmen has with.
| drawn from the State Federation OF
/ Labor. The lodge has morc than 400
| members. and IL one of two lodges In
I the state to he affiliated with the Fed
Grafton. The other II In Pueblo and
has membership of more than 2Oo. As
n result Of n recent meeting the officers
Of the Federation hay. been served
l with notice of withdrawal by the ofii.
/ GERS of the lodge. Included In the no.
I tlce Is request for card of holor.
able withdrawal and un expression
I TINT II necessary the members were
/ prepared 10 vote n contribution 10 the
smcltermon's strike. No specific rcn.
= son II given FOR the withdrawal. hut II
IL stated that the radical expressions
Of the federation concerning the Idaho
mine troubles ls responsible for the
withdrawal.
4 telegram hns ho.n received Mt
Trinidad 10 the effect that one OF the
gnng of snfe blowers who cracked the
safes Of the Colorado 4 Southern aud
Santa Fc Offices IN that city ON the
night Of the 18Th. Ind been arrested
NJ Albuquerque. y. VI. Cashier Fred.
erlcy of the Colorado & Southern fur.
nlshcd the clue thnt led 10 the arrest.
Some time ngo. among the money IN.
ken In by him In the course Of bust.
nes was u 81 blll issued IN 1852. On
placing II In the bank II wns dlscoy.
cred That the signature OF the United
States treasurer, y. y. spinner. had