The Fremont County record., 1881-07-02
STATE NEWS.


AlInashas new paper, called the
Park County Bulletin.
Over fifty new buildings are in
course of erection in Silverton.
Forest fires are reported on the
mountains in several parts of the
state.
Fire destroyed property in Duran
go on June Gath to the value of about
SIS, 900.
Passenger trains on the d. & r. G
are now run to the summit of Mar
shall pass.
Grizzly bears and mountain lions
are killing stock i'll the vicinity OF
Red Rock.
Mr. F. p. Sheafor has sold the Pit
kin Independent to Mr.. j. B. Ora
ham, of Greenviile. Michigan.
The San Juan Heraldis new pa
per published at Silvcrton by G. N
Raymond and Jas. Everingham.
The ID. & Il. G. haye commenced
building a branch 10 their iron mines
near the head of Ute trail gulch.
A fire in Gunnison City on June
23rd des iroyed property to the
amount of $4,000. No insurance.
John w. Wright committed suicide
in Denver Sunday morning by blow
ing the top of his head off with a
pistol.
The Gunnison News building, n
three-story stone, tell last week and
did considerable damage 10 the print
ing material.
Fish Commissioner Johnson. of
Lake county. is arresting parties who
are in the habit of killing trout with
giant powder.
IL is again reported that prcpara-
tions for laying the third rail be-
tween Pueblo aud Denver are rapid
ly progressing.
On the 4tl Mrs. Riniker. of Boul-
der, and Miss Curtiss. of Topeka,
Kansas, will ride 20-mile race for
700 stakes, at the former city.
Many laborers on the Blue river
strik last week. The old boss had
work for the new one.
Otto BalIareux, convicted of as
sault with intent to murder George
Turney. at the Soda Springs near
Leadvilie, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year.
The body of IIersee, the member of
the Soldene troupe who committed
suicide by jumping into FORKS creek
near Georgetown, was found rear
Golden on the 24tn OF June.
Only one of the Lake county coia-
missioncrs gave bond. as required
by the new law, which was approved
BY Judge Rice. The others offered
their personal bond. shey ~ers
snot accepted.
Y A new postoiiice called Cloud has
been established in Irunn.soE couu-
~. David G. Scribner is postmaster.
Another is Shirley, lately Silver
Greek in Saguache county, with An
grew I. Blaohiy postmaster.
VI Tuesday night last the stage run
Ning between Alamosa and Lake City
was robbed. There were six passen-
gers and their loss was about 81 ,0o0
in cash. The mail was also plundcr-
cd The highwaymen numbered two,
Allison. Perkins and Watts, tue
three notorious road agents. who
were arrested in Albuquerque. New
Mexico, last week, by Deputy Sheriff
Havtt, of Conejos county. were lodg-
Cd in the Arapahoe county Jail on
Saturday last.
The supreme court denied the mo-
ton for mandamus upon the dis
irict court of Lake county compelling
il to certify the record in the Rosen-
crautz case up to the higher court
without its legal fee. Rosoncrantz is
10 be hung on the 29th.
Last week W. II. Klomsu, miner,
was killed by VIM. O'Brien. at Bon
ito, in the Ford Creek mining dis
trict. The men had quarrelcd over a
game of cards and O'Brien struck
Kloman over the head with a revol-
yer, frscturing his skull. A prelim-
mary examination was hold before
two justices of the peace and their
decision was iustitiable homicide.