The Lamar register., 1891-05-30
STATE NEWS.
Said. suffered from = big. ars on
The 0Esh

for the murder Of young Kennedy west OF
Morrison last week.
A party of men narrowly escaped
drowning, while trying to cross Boulder
Greek the other day, water spout having
raised the water.
young white man was robbed by
colored women ia Denver eagnio last
"Wednesday. He was drugged by them
and died short time afterward.
The railroads have been Influenced
by tie many protests received to reduce
the tourist rate between the Missouri
river and Colorado TO SIS, the sap:e that it
was last year.
Hugh Lambert, ranchman living
not far from Monrose was severely
wounded by Eudsley, a man with whom
he has had trouble before, Ednsley having
been shot by Lambert
A Denver man who is q morphine
fiend has been under treatment at the
| county hospital o. tate. The other night
he made h.s escape and walked home going
clear across the city wrapped in the bed
clothes that he had carried away.
Sheep are assessed in San Miguel
county at 81 cents head, Phillips county
at 90 cents, Ouray at I5 cents, Mcnuose
at 81, Delta at 81, Mesa at sl.4l, La Plata
Ut IS, and Dolores county at s6.66 head.
Dolores assesses cattle at sl4.2l 8 head and
La Plata at S. Is head.
Tin Cup is out of debt has nearly
500 in her treasury and besides paying
her usual expenses during the past year
has purchased complete hook and ladder
truck in Chicago costing over $500. Also
new bell and had several wells dag in
different parts of the city and are row
| considering the question Of putting in
regular system of water works, there
being small lake Just back of the city; it
could be done at no great cost
John Kennedy, son of George o.
Kennedy, was murdered ct O'Clock Sat-
urday afternoon nt Bradford Junction,
jefferson county, twenty-three miles west
of Morrison. The murderer shot from
| ambush He fired Winchester rifle.
The ball crashed through young Kenne-
dy's brain, entering the left temple and
passing out on the other side Of the head.
| The murdefer was not seen, and 1t may be
difficult TO designate him, although suspi-
| cion fastens upon a neighbor who has
| quarrelei with the elder Kennedy.
The first herds of the great Texas
drive OF cattle to the north passed quaran
| tine inspection and crossed the Colorado
line on Wednesday. The cattle are handled
in herds Of $500, by foreman and ten
| cowboys. with mess and full complement
| of ponies. The outfits are kept twenty
four hours apart and the drive made
slowly. The drive this year will be greater
than for many years, amounting in reund
numbers TO $1,000 or possibly 100, 900 head.
Grass has made splendid growth and is
unusually good for the season. Tho
unprecedented rainfall of last winter and
this spring has given the range grass u
start which will insure good bite during
the driving seasor.-Field and Farm
Another terrible accident occurred
in the Ivanhoe tunnel few days ago. A
gang Of men under the immediate super
| vision OF Morris Donovan and his assis-
tant, Adolf Kaufman, were working an
air drill. Donovan was handling the
| drill and Kaufman was standing near TO
give him assistance when required Back
OF them group of men, fifteen or twenty
in number, were standing. Donovan was
drilling for q shot, and had nearly COM
pleted his task when the drill struck an
old charge which had failed to explode.
Instantly there was a terrific explosion
Donovan and Kaufman were blown to
fragments, and the flying debris seriously
injured several of the men who were near
them, but none fatally.
An organized jail delivery occurred
at Telluride on the 24th. The occupants
of the county jail overpowered a .'trusty,' -
who was taking water into the cells
Jailer Captain Jack Purdue was standing
near the front door in hallway, and see
ing the prisoners making for liberty,
called halt, and the men not stopping, he
commenced firing on them. Frank Smith,
in for larceny, was shot in the back. He
ran about 100 yards and fell. His wound
issserious, out it is thought he will recov-
er. Harry Blakesley and al Mckenzie
escaped to the hills, but were recaptured
about o'clock. Blakesley was only
arrested ten days ago at Gunnison for
stealing horses in this city last November
He is a hard character and noted horse
thief in this district 1t is supposed be
laid the plan for the escape.
A terrible accident occurred Tues
day morning at the Little Corporal mine,
near Breckenridge, by which three men
| William Barklie, John Dierlzs and b..
| Benson-lost their lives. Their deaths
resulted from foul air. 1t appears that a
drift had been driven from the main shaft
and a raise made from the drift to inter-
| sect an old incline above. This incline
has beeD known to have bad air for some
time. tits supposed that when the break
was made through that the men were at
| once overcome with the rush of foul air
and killed. Dierks and Elmer Miller
were found by Benson in the top of the
raise, both insensible, and he carried
| Miller out and returned for Dierks, only
| TO pay the forfeit of his own life for his
bravery.
Adjutant General Kennedy has is
sued circular letter addressed to county
| treasurers regarding the payment Of the
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