The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
WESTERN NOTES.

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Melon pickers are needed in Bent
county.
A telephone line between Denver and
Cheyenne has been opened.
A telegram from William Jennings
Bryan accepts the invitation of the
Bryan Democratic Club TO speak at
Grand Junction September 11th.
w. II. Pabor, who has been furnish
ing agricultural and horticultural mat
ter to the Denver Sunday Post for the
last few weeks, has been given Q per-
rnanent assignment To write two col.
umns every week on Colorado rural
topics.
Arthur Blake, one OF the best known
young men of Colorado Springs, reii
from cliff in North Cheyenne canon
and sustained injuries which, It Is
thought, must result fatally. Blake
was with party OF young people who
were spending the day In the canon.
The smelter at Durango " working
only about half OF its capacity. Very
few union men returned TO work and
new crews are being drilled on fur
nace and roaster work. All the coun-
ties in the San Juan report that all the
men who desire work are steadily en-
poyed.
Figures prepared by representatives
of the geological survey show Coiora-
dos output OF petroleum for 1893 to be
1883 barrels, representing In value
BI. .447. The Wyoming output was 81
AS relg,srepresenting $3S.325. The
total output OF Colorado for 1897 was
3s4, ,9e34 barrels, and of Wyoming, $3.50
barrels.
A petition to President Mckinley
originated In Jerome recently, request
ing the removal Of Oakes Murphy, gov
ernor Of Arizona. 1t is being sent
from Jerome through every postofi1ce
in Arizona. The charges against the
governor are connected with his re-
cent open letter denouncing fake min
ing companies.
.. Fifty-one carloads Of range horses
went east from Wyoming one day last
week, and this week twenty-six car
loads were railroaded east from Man.
zanola, Colorado, all going to st Louis
for sale ON the open market. This
shows, how western ranges are giving
up their horses, and 1t also gives warn
ing Of q great shortage.in the future.
The Colorado Sugar Manufacturing
Company, in an official letter, refutes
the exaggerated newspaper reports re.
garding the ravages OF the sugar beet
caterpillar. The insect only appeared
in q small section Of the valley and is
completely stamped out there. The
great fields are untouched, and the
yield Will be enormous from them.
The directors of the Rio Grande
Western Railway Company have de-
clared q dividend Of per cent, pay
able September 80, in preferred stock
Of the company. at par. to the com
mon stockholders Of record September
10. The first dividend on the common
stock, 2 per cent. in preferred stock at
par. was paid September o.. 1895.
I Roberto Epsao Of Mesilla Park, New
Mexico, was convinced that a severe
attack Of rheumatism, from which he
was suffering, was caused by Cesaria
Delgado Of La Mesa, who enjoys the
. reputation Of being q witch. Fredo
took club and assaulted Donna Ce-
saria, INJECTING terrible injuries. He
was placed under bail to appear before
the grand jury.
Some idea Of the magnitude of the
business now being handled by the
Union Pacific can be gained from the
following figures: During the month
Of July. 1894, the Union Pacific ham
died 24,0OO cars at Cheyenne. During
the month of August of the same year
26,OOO cars were handled. During the
month Of July. 1900. $4,000 cars were
handled at Cheyenne, and during the
month just closed the number will
reach 10000 cars.
Some creameries are adding pasteur-
izers for skim milk which is meeting
with much success and giving patrons
satisfaction. For feeding purposes the
pasteurizer settles one of the greatest
difficulties to the creamery industry,
particularly in the hot summer season
Ewhen 1t Is almost impossible to return
the skim milk from the separator in q
ssweet condition. Wherever the pas
teurixer has been introduced the patron
has become more satisfied.
In the Fort Collins district alfalfa
growers are buying nothing Mt all and
will not consider the purchasing of
feeding lambs and sheep at the pres
ent prices. They will not undertake to
feed this winter at the prices asked
and hardly q lamb has been sold to 20
to Fort Collins. This is peculiar year,
the most OF the boys dol know
whether they nre afoot OF horseback,
and do not seem to care much which
1t may be.
4 A tremendous rush Of cattle from
shipping points in Colorado, Wyoming.
Utah and other cattle raising states has
begun, and the principal railroads, es-
tpecially the trunk lines, have as much
kas they can do to handle the business.
Last Monday several of the passenger