The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-05-24
STATE NEWS.

An immense cotton mill to cost
million dollars is to be built in Denver.
Ascension Day was observed by the
Knights Templar in the large cities of the
State.
The Secretary Of State and the
State printers have been acquitted of con-
spiracy.
The President has nominated Al
bert H. Jones TO be United States marshal
of Colorado.
Ellie Ellsler will appear at the
Tabor Grand in Denver for the week be
ginning May 18th.
There have been planted this spring
by the street commissioners of Grand
| Junction l, l2+ shade trees.
One night last week a west-bound
freight train near Rocky Ford ran into
herd of horses and killed five Of them
Gilbert & Sullivan's opera, The
Gondoliers," will be rendered at the Tabor
Grand at Denver, beginning May Goth.
The roundup in San Miguel County
is in progress, and it is found that there
has been but a very small loss this season.
Ground has been broken at Lead
vile for an Odd Fellows Hall to cost
$4,000. 1t will be completed September /.
Horses and cattle on the prairie in
Baca County are growing fat The grass
is better than usual at this season Of the
year, and stock of all kinds is looking first
| rate.
Judge Decker of Denver has dis
missed the cases against former State
Treasurers for receiving interest on State
| funds, because there is no law fixing a
penalty for the ofense.
The Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's
Association have posted notices of the law
| against fishing throughout the State. 1t
is unlawful to fish before July LIST, except
for personal and immediate use.
Larimer County sandstone is becom-
| ing popular in the East. An order has
come from New York City for seventeen
carloads, the stone to be in blocks Of not
less than seven tons weight each.
In the trial of Secretary of State and
Collier & Cleaveland at Denver for con
spiracy, it was proved by witnesses for
both the prosecution and for the defense
| that work for which the printers charged
$4,000 was worth only $1,000.
Dora Thurston, twelv e-year old
girl living four miles north Of Lamar, says
the Sparks, has travelled 1,4oo miles with
her horse and cart since September /, lSsp.
to attend school here. She was generally
accompanied by her plucky little brother
Carl. 1t is of this sort of stuff our West
ern children are made. They were absent
but little and tardy twice.
| The striking of quite a stream of
water in the tunnel being put through the
Hog Back for the State ditch at Canon
City brings TO light another undeveloped
resource of Fremont County. The peni-
Tertiary commissioners are making water
as they go and sufficient amount to fill
the ditch may be obtained without tapping
the river.
| Mrs. Jacobs of Denver who is rep
reseLt ting the State at the meeting of the
] National Society of Charities at Baltimore
made an earnest appeal to the Fasteners
on behalf of the invalids whom they send
to Colorado. She urged that they be given
a little money before they come West that
| they may not become objects OF charity
Estimates based upon the new d.
rectory, place the population of Denver at
over $50, 600. The directory reports nine
hospitals, sixteen banks, three home in
surance companies, ten large railway sys-
| pia
newspapers and regular publications, thir
ty-nine schools and seven colleges and
academies, SIX libraries aud eighty three
churches.
A society of Catholic young men at
Leadville presented a fine flag to St
Mary's School last Sunday. Father Rae
Der addressed the pupils and the many
people assembled in the church, emphatic
ally asserting the loyalty of Catholics TO
the Government and illustrating the inn
possibility Of a conflict between the civil
and spiritual allegiance which Catholics
show TO their country and their church
The Star Spangled Banner was sung by
the children
The coal miners strike at Erie end
ed Monday, the miners finally agreeing
TO accept the terms of the operators. Q;
cents per ton for digging, so per day for
inside labor and s. per day for outside la
Dor, at all mines except the Baker, where
IS cents will be paid for digging. The
miners had q long and severe fight, but it
only resulted in disaster for themselves
as il ended in many of the mines bringinf
in machines. All the mines in the Eric
district were involved and all are now al
work