Adjutant Genera’. Kennedy and Major
Manford Smith have taken a flying trip over
to the Indian re?ervation. says the Aspen
for lhepurp?)--- of finding out whether
the redskins are on their reservation or kill
ing game in Garfield county. They departed
Sunday morning. The adjutant general has
no hair on his head to lose, while the major’s
pompadour locks would be sadly mi*sed. and
it Ls to be hoped he will take no chances.
Peter Logue was killed In a mine al Aspen
on the 17th. As the men were going down
the ladder in the electric winze, a miner
named John Munnin slipped and knocked
Peter Logue off the bidder. I»gue fell from
between the third and fourth levels to the
sixth level and rolled down the winze, to the
seventh level, a distance of 375 feet. He was
crushed all out of shape.
The potato crop of Morgan Countv Is larger
this year than ever before, and of excellent
quality. Potatoes weighing five pounds are
*ommon. The warehouses, holding thous
ands of sacks, are full to overflowing, and
private cellars are being used. With the
present price? the farmers have plenty of
money, and they say now are the best times
they have had for years. Qne man raised
4.000 sack.?, which means 84,000.
The Grand Junction Star reports that sev
eral men from that town while on a tour of
discovery found a robber’s den. It was the
ordinary dugout, heavily lined with timber.
