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Show purchased for orchard purposes and next spring will show a ltii'RB increase of fruit trees in that particular section of Grand valley, Denver claims the doubtful honor of PonsumiiiR more cigarettes in a dny tlr.iu the rest of the state does in a week. The Ouray I'hiimlosiler is calling on' its debtors to pay tip. The editor of that paper evidently has some idea of tho cost of a legislative sessiou to a member who would be popular. !SThe ten national bauks of Denver showed a capital stock of $5,00,00, a surplus of $1.017, !Mij. 70, loans and discounts dis-counts $15.000. TOO. 74. Individual deposits depos-its subject to check I13,(i,)0,u,)3.(i7. The total assets of tho bauks were $'3.1122, 47H.S8, or more than 50 por ceut more thao the loaus and discounts. The assets as-sets available at onoe were$7,7;iO,322.U7 or more than half of tho individual deposits, de-posits, . ' MONTANA NOTES- Tho legislature of Montana will meet at lloleua on Monday next. Montana has 0.011,81$ acres of surveyed sur-veyed land, of which tho Northern l'a-eiho l'a-eiho railroad company is trying to steal 2,000,000 aud 50,100,313 of unstirveved land. When a Hclona newspaper desires to state that any particular citizen hasn't enough money to buy a meal ticket, it haya of him that ho is a real estate prince. . The report of tho stato veterinarian shows the health of Ihe cattle in Montana Mon-tana to be excellent. One I n died and eight thousand head were shipped bast during the present year. Tho Missoula (Jazotto has published a wood cut portrait of ex-State Senator liutherford, if we may judge from the name under tho picture, which is also liko that of Manuel Garcia, the Cuban bandit. NEWS OF THE - WEST. f; ' ' ' '- ' , Brief Oondonsations froia tlie iiAJiD.'ei " '. of Utah and Eor r Neighbors, THE WHOLE TEESITOET IN BRIEF. Happenings of General Interest anfl Current Cur-rent Comment Both Personal and- Otherwise- Tho total shipments of wool from . Utah points on the Union Pacific for 18110 amounted to 0,-,04,U7 pounds. With a railroad added to its other "natural productions," Sanpete should rapidly take her true position as one of the wealthiest counties of Utah. Mt. Nebo mining district has been worked spasmodically for some years, but no operations of any consequence directed with intelligence, have been carried on until tho past summer. Provo Inquirer: If the chamber of commerce is dead, the fact ought to be known; if it still lives, it ought to come to tho frout occasionally aud lot the pooplo know that such an institntion is in existenco. A movement is on foot to have Gunnison Gun-nison incorporated as a city, nearly every man is ready to sign the petition. Of course this will result in making taxes higher, but so many advantages will be cnjoypil that tho extra cost will cut. but a small figure with tho majority of f ho people. , Kephi Ensign: - Our 'readers will re- . nioiiitmr that wo announced some time . Ago that a large tanucry was soon to be built in Nephi by cnpitalistsfroin Liverpool, Liver-pool, England. No nior way. heard a; of them or their intontions tintii Monday Mon-day "when a loitor was received from the prima mover, in tho scheme iu which ho stated emphatically that he expects, to- be here early iu the new year ready to commence operations as ( oon as the weather will pormit. ' , ' ' : IDAHO NOTES? '' ; Thrne hundred and two thiusand nino hundred and six pounds of wool shipped from tho Weiser station in 'U0. Asa Abbott has leased the Mountain Home Mail and will take charge January Janu-ary 1st. He founded that paper under the name of Range and Valley. Jones of Hoiso county is going to introduce in-troduce a bill in tho logislature for a state wagon road connecting the Hoise mining country with Yankeo Fork, iu Custer county. Bcllevuo, Mountain Home, Eagle Rock, Hoist!, Xampa. Caldwell, Weiser, (irangeville and Uewiston have so far preferred claims to the location of the agricultural and mechanical college which is to be founded by the state of Idaho. The Wood River Times gays now that , we are properly represented in congress, con-gress, we of Idaho should be able to hecttie an appropriation from the federal fed-eral government for the purpose of improving im-proving the navigation of. the Snake flr river. ; Work on the new' Salt Lake, Boise nd Seattle railway was commenced at lloise Jast Frid ay." A number of men were set to work . grading out 'from Hoise, and a corps 'of surveyors is on the way to permanently locate thsdine. Caldwell Trilmne: The town is out of coal aeain and tho nistlers are at fw.. Hvprk: Whep the company supply coal , 1 passing freight trafnS are n6t disturbed, but when people cannot buy it, they just take it. If the railroad company "V. cannot see the economy in keeping the coal dealers supplied, they will have to 4 learn by experience. They can't pre vent tho taking of coal when they won't see it. THE TWO DAKOTAS, The Fountain Flourinjf mill at Yankton Yank-ton will bnin runniufr, by artesian water power this week. The 1'itrre Journal advises the legis- lature to reduce expenses this year by dispensing with a chaplain. A pair of moose are to be broken to harness in South Sioux Falls until the opening of the World's Fair, -when they will be taken to Chicaoo, The Brookings agricultural college has received $15,000 from the government govern-ment for its maintenance and the support sup-port of the experimental station. The city council of Dead wood has liassed an ordinance licensing saloons, billiard halls, and gambling dens. A saloon license costs 75 a month; with a gambling annex, more. The editor of tho Bowdie Pioneer lately visited his farm near Gary, and found that his house and barn, which cost him $500, had been stolen to tho last splinter. The tuioves did not take the well. John Bagley is under $3000 bonds at Springfield for shooting W, E. Owens. Owens rented Bagley's farm near town, und they quano'e 1 about the ownership owner-ship of some grain. Tho bullet struck s rib and glanced around, lodging lu Owen's back. It has not been found. Mr. Spooner of Spink county, who is very much interested iu the subject of irrigation in South Dakota, has gone to ; Colorado to get additional information : on the subject. While absent ho will visit the irrigated tracts in that state and elsewhere with a view to becoming thoroughly familiar with tho systems in use there and their adaptation to South Dakota. WYOMING NOTES. Carbon and Natrona counties have bad a settlement, in which the latter.or new, couuty pays the former Jlo.oOO. There is a prospect of extensive ; sheep-shearing pens being built at Lusk next spring. That vicinity is becoming I quite a sheep country, and tho Elkhoi n I; management has intimated that the I pens would be built, if the sheep own- I ers so desired. I .Bishop Talbot of the Episcopalian I Jurisdiction of Wyoming and Idaho, is now making his semi-annual tour of I Wyoming, in which state ho has sue- ceedod in establishing a church in each I county seat town. On January 11 ho I I i will dedicate a church at Sundance. jS The death of Philip Dater of Chey- enne which occurred in 'ew York a ' lew days ago, removes from active life f 'i '2 prominent resident of Wyoming. Mr. ; it Dater settled in Cheyenne in 1877, com- ! ing from Chicago, where he had been V I ; engaged in business, and became inter- A ested in cattle, having a large ranch on W Little Horse creek. Hn was a promi- ,j neut member of the Wyoming Stock '', Growers' association, one of the found- jff crs and president of the Cheyenne club, and has also been a member of the ter-torial ter-torial council. J COLORADO NOTES. The Aspen Sun says that tho credit gvstem is the cause of the present hard times. The lack of credit is what niakes times hard for many of us. 1 The demand for acre property about I Grand Junction continues aud the .1 prices demanded and paid are con- ttantly improving. This land is being I |