The state herald., 1899-04-07

Routt county, Colorado.
Frank Springer, ID, & Il. q. brake
man. was run over and killed at Pueb-
10 while switching cars.
| GlenwoOd Springs is to be connected
win the rest of the state by ii tele-
phone system.
| suits have been commenced in Arap-
alloe and FL Paso counties to test the
uonstltutionality of the law creating
Teller county.
Hcorge kunklcman and Bolt Ford
nroke out of the Jail nt Glenwood on
'he 2lh. They are members of the
ioted Hole In the Wall gang and are
| charged with cattle stealing.
Jack Edwards. the former sheep
king, has purchased from Rock
| Springs and Saratoga parties twelve
copper claims on Big creek in the Up
per Platte mining district. paying for
the same the sum of $4,000.
The pastors of several of the Chcy-
enne churches are organizing an asso-
citation which is TO have for its object
the enforcement Of laws now partially
disregarded. notably the laws in re-
gard TO closing business places and sa-
loohs on sunday.
Thomas II. McSweeney. section fore
man on the Santa Fe Pacific. died at
the railway hospital AT Albuquerque
as the result of three bullet wounds
received at Winslow during an alter
cation with n discharged cmploye, His
slayer is In custody and well guarded.
as there was some talk of a lynching.
In nll probability Il monument will
he erected in Pueblo to the memory of
Captain John Showers Stewart OF the
First Colorado volunteers. who was
killed in an engagement In froit of Mn-
Mia, March 25th. The monnnent will
also be in honor of the other brave
boys who met death in the Philippines.
The Utah Beet Sugar Company has
just declared n dividend of % per cent.
payable in stock, and decided TO eX-
pend 100000 in the Improvement and
extension of its plant ut Lehi. Two
branch factories are t. be erected. one
this year ana another next year. y
tug and line of scows viii also be
placed on Utah lake for the transporta-
tiOn Of lime rock from the cOmpany's
quarries 10 the factory.
Trouble is in prospect over the di-
vision of the range in the Platte valley
between sheep owners and cattlcmen.
\ special meeting of the Wool Grow
crs' Association was held recently to
take action in reference to the declared
intention OF the cattlcmcn 10 extend
the area of the cattle range beyond
the limits established by a former
agreement. The result Of the meeting
has been kept secret.
Colonel H. NJ. Chlttendeu. L. s. A..
has been detailed to take charge of
the improvements TO he made this year
In the Yellowstone National park. in
cluding the construction of roads.
bridges. etc. Colonel Chttendep's work
in Colorado and Wyoming. surveying
for government reservoirs, attracted
much attention. and there is general
satisfaction that he Is 10 continue his
work In Wyoming. lie Is tine author
of comprehensive publication dcscrip-
tive OF the National park.
The stock firm of Cosgriff Bros. Of
Rawllns. Wyoming, has closed deal
with the Union Pacific for the pur-
chase Of 5000 acres Of company land.
aud has also leased from the company
$1,000 acres. lying on the east side of
the Platte river and extending from
Fort Steele TO Medicine Bow. The
firm states that II is not the intention
To crowd out small ranchmen who had
prior location, and they will I've given
sub-leases on such lands MS they may
require.
Governor Thomas, on the 3rd. sub
mittcd his appointments 10 the Denver
boards. as follows: Fire and Police
Board. II. W. Spccr. Democrat. fire
commissioner: Daniel Saycr. Demo.
crat. police commissioner: cN-Supcr.
visor Charles l.. Burpec. silver Repub-
lean. excise commissioner Police jus-
tlcc. W. j. Thomas. Populist. Board Of
Public Works. Joel w Shackclford.
Democrat. president; Andrew ]. Wood
eide popuilsJ; W. ID. Todd. Silver Re
publican.
The activity nnd progress Of Denver
during the last month is thoroughly
demonstrated by the statistics IN the
offices OF The building Inspector. The
total value of the permits issued for
the month OF March far exceeds any
month since the panic OF 1893 AT no
sine since then has the monthly value
of building permits been over 5000
600. and II has rarely reached that iig.
urc. This month the value of the per
mits issued Is s2ti3 900, or nearly SiOO.-
600 more than amy month In years
past.
The land department OF the Union
Pacific road has just completed one OF
the largest deals of recent years, by
which II sells 2s.oOO ncres of lnnd east
of Fort Steele. Wyoming. TO cosgrovc
Brothers. shccpmen. The purchasers
or this land also leased from the rail-
rond company 1850 acres of land In
the same vicinity. T.. c. Miller. also
II sheep man, has purchased 5000
ncrcs north Of Fort Steele and leased
10000 acres IN the same vicinity. Ne
gotlnilons are also pending with
number of other large sheep rnlscrs
for the sale Of other large tracts IN
this part Of Wyoming. II the snlcH
nrc completed II VIII result In prncilc'
nlly turning this section of the state
over TO the sheep snen.
The passage NJ the Iicll nntl.scrlp hill
means perhaps more 10 las Animns
county than nny other measure that
Inns ever passed the Colorado Lcglnln.
iuro Such u bill has been demanded
hy the people there for several years.
The hlll will 10 away with the truck
store business whereby the eonl com,
pnnirS NJ" enabled Ia heat thc miners
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