The Lamar register., 1890-06-07
COLORADO NOTES.

great crowds and aflording excellent sport.
Otto Mcars has 800 men working
on his new railroad in the southern part of
the State
The Pixies Peak cog-wheel railroad
will not be in operation before the middle
Of August
4 Mr. Mofiitt has identified the Mis-
souri, horse thief Jas the man who held him
up year ago.
Robert Henly, the yardmaster at
Durango, was killed while coupling cars a
few days ago
The milI-meu's strike in Denver is
apparently no nearer settlement than it
was a week ago.
Senator Bowen is reported to be
taking out some wonderfully rich ore from
the Golcouda mine.
I Rio Grande road bed was
washed out for quite distance near Car
bondale last Monday.
Au unfortunate woman in West
Denver died the other day as result OF
neglect and starvation
The London Gaity Company is
drawing crowded houses at~the Opera
House in Denver this week.
Jack Williams, OF Aspen, has been
offered $50, 600 for his one-eighth interest
in the Cowenhaven tunnel.
The Welsh population of the State
will have great musical festival in Den
yer on the End and I'd of July.
There is a prospect OF two more
large colonies of Mormons locating in tine
San Luis Valley this summer.
The Monte Vista school board has
elected Prof. John Sogard, of Antonito, as
principal OF the public schools.
The cornerstone of the new State
Normal School at Greeley will be laid with
appropriate cert monies on the 18th.
An explosion of ammonia in the ice
manufacturing der artnent Of the Trinidad
brewery came near causing disastrous
fire.
A gentleman while out riding with
young lady near Rifle, dropped his revoI-
yer and it was discharged, the ball lodging
in the lady's breast The wound was not
fatal.
The W. C. I. .. has undertaken to
conduct the lunch and laundry business at
Glen Park this summer. The manage
ment Of them will be in the hands Of Mrs.
Beach.
At a special election held at Steam
boat Springs last Monday, it was voted
that - 800 school house be erected, and
bonds for that amount viii De issued al
once by the commissioners. -
Nearly all the towns of the State
held mem orial services on Decoration
Day. The weather was fine, and great
numbers Of people turned out 70 listen to
orat ons and poems appropriate to the &C
casion.
Two Leadville girls named Annie
Berry and Lura Wall were drowned while
crossing the Arkansas River on an unsub-
stantial plank walk. They lost their foot
ing and were carried away by the rushing
stream.
Charles Brown, the 9-year-old son
of MIR. Thomas Brown, of LoveIand, was
sent out after cows the other day and the
horse he was riding becoming unmanage
able threw him. Tue cnild's foot caught
in the .tirrup and he was dragged some
distance, and killed.
Afew nights ago, Mr. J E. Mcclure,
president of the Bank of Moutrose, was
held up by two men while on his way from
his residence 10 town. Instead of holding
up his hands, Mr.. Mcclure grappled with
the elbows and brought them both to
town and jailed them.
Two fatal accidents occurred in
Leadville mines last Tuesday W ].
Falk fell down shaft in which he was
wor. = a distance of 2O1 feet. BY pre-
mature explosion in the Antioch mine
Thomas Ftauuigan was blown to pieces,
and James O'Donnell was fatally injured
The ladies ofthe Boulder creamery.
who have made it successful and paying
institution, are anxious To sell. Last year
the creamery paid "A per cent. on the in
vestment d ove ali expenses, but the ladies
have household and other duties which de
mand their attention, and are hence hunt
ing purchaser who will take the cream
cry of their hands.
A bold attempt was made on Satur-
day night TO crack the safe in the Pueblo
land Office. The outer and inner doors OF
the safe were blown open by gunpowder
and one Of the drawers was pried open
with chisel, but the burg. ars were una
BILE to do anything with the burglar proof
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The land office is located on the fourth
floor of the Swift building, to which is
probably due the fact that no one heard
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