The Lamar register., 1891-10-03
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

Salt Lake is to erect at once n fine
building TO be used jointly by the city
and county. 1t will cost $3fS,oOO.
An old man named Cr.uitt was blown
to atoms near Boulder, Saturday al
about &c years of age.
GARFIELD Beach at Salt Lake has
closed fer the season. 1t is claimed
oy the management that they have
lost money this year, owing to the
weather.
The eremated body of Lewis Hard
ing has been found near Crested
Butte. 1t is believed that he was
robbed and killed and his body
burned with the cabin
The Democrats of Colorado have
nominated Judge Goddard of Lead
vile for chief justice OF the supreme
court Chief Justice Helm has been
re-nominated by the Republicans.
A little girl named Taylor was
drowned in Deadhead creek. Wyom-
ing, last week. She was returning
from school and was swept away in
the waters OF the swollen stream
while trying to cross.
Saturday last SS, 600 of the school
bonds were sold to Denver parties at
Sl0l. This is considered price al
together complimentary to Grand
Junction. The proceeds Of this sale
are to be expended in completing the
second story OF the. new building, and
it is thought to be ample for the pur-
pose.-Gratld Junction Star.
Denver Markets. Eggs-2o@22c;
Butter-Jersey creamery %. dairy
1Sc; Hay-new upland S136S15, sec
ond bottom s9@Slo; alfalfa $500:
Wheat-S1.S0 q 100 fbs; Oats-s1 05
OSLO; New potatoes-S60c(6SS5
p 100 TBS; Cattle-choice steers $3.50
SG$2.9o, good hay-fed cows $1.75(G
$500, native feeders. S2.00(GS2. so;
Hogs-choice So. .10(9$5 40; Sheep
choice mutton s2.75(9S3.o0, common
feeders .25(9s2.5O
City Collector E. p. Cluto of Salt
Lake has brought an. injunction suit
in the Federal Court against the
Board of Equalization asking that it
be restrained from making a reduc-
tion in the valuation of property.
After hearing several hundred pro-
tests from taxpayers at the excessive
assessment the board decided a week
ago to make horizontal reduction of
20 per cent As the collector gets as
salary per cent. OF the amount coll
lected for taxes the cut on an assess
ment of $49, 900, 900 is considerable,
and Cluto protests strongly againstit.
Frank E. Boyce of Salt Lake, in a
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road, has been awarded a Judgment
against that corporation for 1,50O
damages, Boyce, in his complaint,
alleged that he was walking at Gar
field Beach last June when he cut his
foot on q broken bottle. The injury
was SO severe that he has been un-
Z able to attend to his business since,
and at one time was in imminent dan
ger of getting lock-iaw. His disa-
bility also threw him out of lucra-
tive position. His suit was for So.
900. No notice OF an appeal has been
given.
The Gustin mine at Red Mountain is
closed down owing to a strike, the
men claiming that the food furnished
them at the mine boarding house is
not good enough. When one of the
mea was discharged, crowd of men
marched to the Office of the superin-
tendent and demanded that the man
be allowed to resume work, and that
they be permitted to board where they
pleased. They threatened that un-
less this demand was complied with
they would not return to work or
permit anyone else to work The su-
perintendent sent for deputy sheriffs,
and the mine is being guarded night
and day by armed men.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Colorado was in ses-
sion at Colorado Springs last week.
About 100 delegates were in atten-
dance and the convention marked by
earnestness, zeal and enthusiasm.
Lengthy resolutions were adopted re-
garding the attitude of the Union on
prohibition and Sunday closing, urging
the members to greater zeal in secur-
ing the ballot for women and other
questions in which the Union is inter-
ested. Mesdames Belford, Sperry
and Likens were appointed as a stand
ing committee to see that the laws
referring to the protection OF women
and girls be revised at the next ses-
sion of the legislature Mrs. Eva
Higgins of La Veta was reelected
president, Mrs. Brazee of Denver,
vice-president; Miss Winfield Spauld-
Ing, corresponding secretary.
The startling fact is shown by re-
ports Of the Massachusetts Commis-