The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-09-06
STATE NEWS.

to Grand Junction completed September
18th.
A fire at the Rio Grande shops il
Pueblo last Monday destroyed propert,
worth $4,000.
W. Z. Pabor, of Grand Junction
has been elected president of the State
Editorial Association.
The German Methodists OF the
Western States met in conference at Den
yer September 4th. Bishop John II. Vim
cent presided.
The Seventh Annual Convention OF
the American Chronological Association,
worthy organization of physicians, con
vened in Denver Tuesday.
Rocky Ford celebreted watermelon
day on the 4th, and the citizens and then
visitors ate several thousand melons. The
town rejoices in the completion of its
water works.
Rabbi Friedman has just returned
from an eastern trip, made to raise funds
for the establishment of a Jewish hospital
in Denver. The success of the enterprise
seems assured.
The Secretary of the Interior has
refused to grant an additional space OF
two acres on the summit of Pixies Peak to
the cog railway company. He thinks that
they have enough already.
A correspondent of the Denver
Nelus says that near Delta are rich beds of
coalthe drill showing that there are three
veins, one above another, the first a soft
coking coal, the second twenty foot
vein of anthracite coal, and the third vein
is soft
Edward hampshire, a well-known
Leadville miner and for long time past
shift boss at the Lucy B. Hussey, went
violently insane Thursday afternoon at
the mine, and made numerous efforts to do
away with some of his companions. Luck
lily he was captured before he had done
any harm.
The Telluride Republican says it is
almost impossible to keep men on the rail
road during the rainy season. This and
the saloons have almost depopulated the
railroad camps, though they ship an aver
age of $50 men week. Altogether, the
railroad men have shipped in over 10000
men this summer.
The American cattle trust, of which
]. L. Brush, of Denver, is manager, has
been reorganized under the name of the
Western Union Beef Company. The cap
ital stock amounts to $15,00O,0oO. The
principal offices will be at Greeley, Chey-
enne and San Antonio, Texas. The com
pany owns 160, 900 head of cattle.
Honey raising is getting to be quite
an industry in Colorado. A single bee
keeper in Larimer County has 1900
pounds of honey from 100 colonies of bees
and will net s, 900 this year. The season
has been on the whole a favorable one for
the business, though for a few weeks
there seemed danger from dry weather.
Two men named Bennett and Will
liams were killed in the Lexington tunnel
near Rico BY a premature explosion. 1t is
supposed that Bennett was tamping giant
powder and possibly with an IRON tamping
rod instead of wooden one, while Mr.
Williams stood near him and in some way
the blast exploded and by it both lost their
lives.
Assessor Walpole, of Pueblo Coun-
ty, has completed his tax valuation, and it
shows total of s19,59l, l55. This is an
increase of almost s. ,OO0, 900 in one year,
and of $50 per cent in four years. The
large number of buildings in course of
erection in the city, and the general i'm
provement Is the cause. A reduction in
taxes from So mills to 80 or 80 mills will
take place.
The Wolford House at Como caught
fire from the upsettiug of lamp and
was burned down Monday morning. Al
though the fire department was to the
rescue in a few moments, the fire was
under too great Roadway to save the build,
ing, and the adjoining buildings were only
saved through the efforts of the railway
men, who turned out in full force with 300
feet of hose from the round house. Three
men are known to have lost their lives and
others had narrow escapes.
The snow sheds recently DESTROYED
at Marshall HaSS are 10 De replaced by
larger sheds of tre-proof construction
and the station building and round house
will be built of stone. These improve.
ments will be SO constructed that the
travelling public will find this pleasant
place to stop and rest while the wheels
and brakes are being tested before making
the descent of the mountain. The
sheds will be arranged so as to afford
more room and they will be abundantly
lighter in construction and in cold wealth
er they will be much warmer.
Judge-Are you guilty or not guilty
Prisoner-Not guilty Judge Ito wit
nessl-How much was the stolen watch
worthI Witness-Your horor, it wa
worth $3.50. Prisoner taking the watch
from his pocket)-That shows that he
can't be believed. Do you think thai
watch is worth $3.50,
Preliminary Trial of the Slippers
Mrs. Spankwell Ito shoe dealer}-May /
try these slippers before l take them
Shoe Dealer-Why, certainly, ma m.
Mrs. Spankwell Catching her hopeful
over her knee) = Yell kinder easy.
Johnny. Tain't as if we was nice and
coy at home, you know
Miss Clapp (Boston)-Do you think