The state herald., 1899-01-27
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Several buildings at Evergreen,
above Morrison, We're burned down on
the 22nd.
Victor Is to have complete sewer
system. 1t will be completed by Sep
tember 1st.
A vein of parafiine has been discov-
cred near Vernal, Utah. 1t Is very
valuable.
Henry G. Charpiot has been appoint
ed by the French government consular
agent ut Denver.
d. l.. Gordon lost his life in the
burning of the Cardiff shaft house,
near Ward, last Friday.
The district attorneys of Colorado
met at Denver on the oath to discuss
matters OF mutual interest.
The National Live Stock Association
met at Denver OH the oath. Twenty
| eight states and territories Were rep
resented.
Officers from Ration, New Mexico,
have finally removed from the jail mt
Springer the cells that have caused SO
much contention.
Local capitalists are considering
the feasibility OF building an electric
line from Fort Steele to Saratoga and
the Battle Lake mines.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany IL being sued by employees who
were crippled by an explosion of n
| blast furnace last year.
Denver sportsmen want change In
l,... Ia, ,,stl
| shooting of more than twenty ducks
in II day during the open season.
The New Mexico capitol commits
! sioners wish TO get bill through the
Legislature authorizing the issuance of
100000 worth of bonds with which TO
complete the new copitol.
Mr.. Jeff Mcwillams. an e5-sheriff
of Olncy, Illinois. has arrived at Cas-
per with his family and twenty-one
greyhounds, with which he will chase
wolves and coyotes during the present
winter and spring.
At silver City. Lizzie Weaver, n 10
year-oll girl, became acquainted with
James Brooks while the latter was
shut up In Jail under Indictment for
murder. ana was married TO him last
week.
Governor Roosevelt has written 10
Ex-Governor l.. Il. Prince of Santa Fe
that "The one place am surely going
to visit during my incumbency rs gov
crnor is New Mexico. | shall be down
there this year without fan
Ex-Governor Job A. Cooper died Mt
his home. in Denver, ON the 10th. He
was only sick day, the cause of his
death being pcritonitis. lie leaves II
widow and four children. among
whom his large estate will be divided.
A bill has been introduced In the Wy
pming Legislature providing Tor the re-
moval of the state prisoners from the
present occupied pcnitentiary at Lara
nile to the newly erected penltentiary
at Rawllns.
Word has been received In Denver
OF the death OF John knodcl, n miner,
who was caught In a snowslide near
Kokomo last Friday and instantly
killed. The victim made frantic cf-
forts to escape. but the mass of snow
soon overlook him.
Governor Otero OF New Mexico has
Vegas 10 be lieutenant colonel OF the
First New Mexico regiment Of In
fantry; also w. IL. Taylor of Las We
gas. 10 be captain of Company l, vice
Captain W. ii. Kelly. resigned.
Alfalfa seed il now shipped from
Denver TO the South and East In quite
large quantities. Mr.. e. H. Root, the
enterprlsing manager OF the Colorado
Seed House. M Denver, says that al.
fnlfa Is now grown quite extensively
In Texas and in some OF the eastern
states.
The Colorado Agricultural College
has issued It's twentieth annual report.
Besides showing the advancement
made by the institution and detailing
It's work. II contains considerable mat
ter OF interest to farmers. The sub
ject OF irrigation receives considerable
attention.
The report of Coal Mine Inspector
Noah Young states that the tonnage OF
coal produced by Wyoming for the
year ending September 30. 1898, was
slightly In eNccsss of 30O0.0O0. The
number OF fatal accidents In the mines
for the year were ten, or one for every
aoi.Gs tons mined.
II Is announced at Wallace. Idaho.
on what II seemingly fair authority.
that there will be n line built from
there this summer To connect the Ore
gon Railway n Navigation Company
with the burlington. The latter com
pany Will build west from Billings.
while the Oregon Railway * Nnyiga-
iion Company builds eastward from
Wallace.
The Ranch Telephone Company has
been organized M chndr0n for the pur.
pose Of erecting and operating tclc
phone line OF 100 or 800 miles Ia
length The line win place the owners
In direct communication with the
management of their hig ranches and
the thousands OF their browsing herds.
while sitting In their offices In Chad.
ron. 100 aud 200 miles nwny.
The report Of the commissioners for
New Mexico to the Trnnsmlsslssippi
exposition NJ Omaha has been filed
with Governor Oicro. The report II
illlcd with interesting facts nnd figures
relative TO New Mexico Industries aud
prehistoric features The exhibit nt.
irncicd much favorable attention. In
all twenty gold medals aud diplomas
were awarded New Mexico nj the ~.
position.
The Northern Colorado Produce Ex.
change has lust received nj Greeley
$4,000 pounds of seed potatoes nnd
has In transit 10000 pounds more.
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