The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1890-07-19
COLORADO NOTES.

The Chautauqua season at Glen
Park is very successful, and the lectures
and entertainments are of a high order OF
merit
Hunters in the White River coun-
try are able to make good living by kill
ing bear and mountain lions and collect
ing the bounty.
Trout fishing is reported to be I'M
usually good in the Rio Grande river this
year. Three and four-pound beauties are
frequently caught.
The different resorts in Platte Canon
are being much more literally patronized
this year than ever before. The Union
Pacific Railroad is sparing 70 expense IN
aiding to their attractiveness,
The CRYSTAL River Carrent says that
the surveyors have started in to run the
railroad survey up Slate river to the mar
BILE properties at the head of Yule creek
and it is possible the Denver & Rio Grande
will extend It's line from the anthracite
coal mines if the route is found practical
Bile.
1t is said that B. F. Spinney of Colo
orado Springs has been abducted by a
Texan to whom Spiuney owed large
sum of money. 1t seems that when the Tex
an rode off he told Spinney's friends that
they would have to find him and that the
money must be forthcoming in twenty
days or the captive would be killed. As
there is no doubt of his desperation the
friends are greatly alarmed.
Superintendent Dick, State Superin-
tsndent of Public Instruction, has re-
turned from the educational convention at
St Paul. He reports pleasant and pro-
fitable time and says that the Colorado ex
hibit there attracted widespread attention
and elected the warmest commentator.
More than 5000 people attended the recep-
ton given by the Colorado department in
the exhibition rooms.
There is such an ample supply of
moisture now furnished by the Rio Grande
River that every crop about Alamosa has
its needs for irrigation fully supplied, and
all the canals and bitches are carrying
their full capacity Notwithstanding this
the contest over the claims of priority is
carried on sharply and energetically, and
no water adjudication in Colorado has
been harder fought
An extensive conspiracy for robbing
freight cars is being unearthed at Aspen.
For several months the shippers have
been losing ore, cars of ore often being
robbed to the amount OF four or five tons
each. In some cases where rich ore has
been shipped, part of it has been taken
out and the weight made up with waste,
and in other cases the shipments simply
showed up short. The samplers always
had to lose the shortage, and there have
been instances in which they have had to
pay considerable amounts to settle bal
ances against drafts made against ship
ments. Three Rio Grande employees have
been indicted.
Z On Saturday last Senator Wolcott
was presented with a splendid service of
silver by his fellow Senators. 1t was in
the shape of a wedding present. The
presentation was gotten up by Senator
Vest, who made the presentation speech
There are a number of beautiful pieces of
silver, the aggregate value being about
$1,000 The Colorado Senator, a Wash
ington correspondent assures US, was com
pietely taken by surprise, Notwithstanding
which he got off a very happy response to
Senator Vests remarks. The presenta-
ton was made in the office of the Secre-
tary of the Senate and was witnessed by a
number of Senators.
Some time ago w. H. Avery of
Fort Collins died rather suddenly, and
twelve days later his widow was secretly
married at Hastings, Nebraska, to F. W.
Millington of Denver Millington was at
one time partner of Avery, but the par
nership was dissolved by Avery because,
as is asserted, he did not like Millington's
actions towards his, Avery's, wife. In
view of these facts the friends of Mr..
Avery suspected foul play and had his
body examined, in search of evidence of
poisoning. and a coroners jury brought in
verdict on the 18th, that Mrs Avery,
now Mrs. Millington, had administered
poison to the deceased, and that she was
feloniously advised to this act by Francis
w. Millington and Sarah Millington, his
sister, and the parties are under arrest at
Fort Collins.
II. B. Gillespie, who went to Chica-
go as Worlds Fair delegate, has return
ed. He says that Colorado's interests in
the fair had been attended to, and every
thing necessary to having first-class ex
hibit had been done. In regard to the pro
posed mine to be put upon the grounds
MIR. Gillespie said that surface space of
20Ox115 had been asked for and the com
mittee appointed in regard to it had been
instructed to have it allotted by Septem-
Der l. Upon this piece of ground it was
proposed to sink shaft SEQ feet, and open
a level in the shape of an elliptical CORR
dor, diverging from which would be
drifts, slopes, wines, etc, the whole to be
studded in a life-Hke manner with fine
specimens of Colorado ore In this man
ner complete representation of mine
would be given, all its workings being de-
monstrated. He was of the opinion that
Colorado's exhibit would not be surpassed
In interest by anything at the fair.
A Mexican wood chopper in the
southern part of the State had a very mar
row escape from death by electricity the