The Lamar register., 1891-04-18
STATE NEWS.

pleaded guilty to selling liquor on Sunday
last week.
Silverton was made glad by the On
trunee of train last Saturday, the first
in .ifty-four days.
Denver Methodisis have raised $50,
0oo toward a fund for the erection OF =
home and hospital tor deaconesses-
During the night of the 18th some
iniscreaE, broke into the oftiee of the towr
clerk of Saiida and nuti,ated his papers
Gnd account books.
Mrs Bnehtel, daughter of P. L.
ljarnanl, Is to receive sts5 acres Of valuable
land near Denver from the estate. Tbs
great Snowman was worth over 81, ,0oo, UeO.
The State Land Board has elected
its new officers IS follows: Register, Matt
ter, ", W. Ware Of Denver; appraiser.
J. Galloway OF Denver; clerks, William
Sageudori and W. H. Mcclure,
The rev electric light plant fot
Georgetown will be In operation on Mas
lsL A number OF mines have coz tractee
he extended to Silver Plume 50 as to light
that city as well as Georgetown.
Twelve thousand dollars OF bona
rde stock in the new Farmers mill .,
Montrose has already been subscribed.
This insures its completion. The mill is &c
be built in connection with the grange CO.
operative warehouse, and will be COM
An engineer on the Rio Grande,
named George Rush, had Il narrow escape
from death Tuesday near Leadville- He
was leaning gu. of tue window while the
engine was moving through a deep cut. a
large mass of rock suddenly fell from
above, demolishing portion of Gao, ane
breaking Rush's right arm near the
elbow.
The Boulder Gun Club elected it,
oaicers Tuesday night, being John Barter.
president; D. Ramsay, secretary and
treasurer; P, J.. weiley captain. The
club mas purchased a handsome gold medal
which is to be given 10 the one who, at the
end of the year, has the highest average
score. The club is always ready foi
challenges to shoot.
Since the defeat OF the Colorado
| Central raiiroad bill in the legislature
statements as follows are heard: A car
load of 's.I'' rail for mining purpose. was
received at Georgetown on the 1th, shipped
| from Pueblo. The freight from Pueblo tC
Denver was S4.36. On the same car from
Denver to Georgetown was Sl3l.04, being
Just fifteen times as much, in proportion
to the distance.
\ dispatch from Florissant says
There came rush of water down th,
Platte Sunday night that took away some
seventy feet from the unfinished end o.
the Lake George dam. The water rar
over the dam at a low place and soon Gu
u large gap. The addition OF the water
coming from the lake 10 the amount com.
ing down the river carried away = couple
Of bridges
Edward Harris, Il negro from Den
yer, was almost instantly killed at Puebl,
by Edward o'Kelley, an ex policeman
Harris, in passing O'Kelley, stepped upor
his foot, whereupon hard words were ex-
changed in spite of the fact that Harri
had apoligozed. O'kelley then drew hi
pistol and fired two shots, one taking effec
in Harris's right lung and the other lod g
ing in his clothing. O'kelley was place,
In Jail, and the friends OF Harris in Denye
were notified. He leaves family.
The census bureau has issued
bulletin upon the precious stones, dia
mond cutting and lapidary works in tn,
United States. The productions In Colo
RADIO of the precious and Ornamental
stones aud minerals for cabinets durins
tie year 1883 reached the sum of si5, ,925
OF this amount smoky quartz yielded 81, 200
wood agate and wood Jasper =, 900, pyrit
$1,000. garnet s525, aquamarine, s40o, min
eral clock ornaments s25, SEQ, phenairt
5000 topaz 800, Amazon stone 500, miscel
laneous minerals 81. 100.
A most deliberate attempt AT bodil,
injury was perpetrated in Pueblo tn
other evening John Weatherhead al
expressman, was standing on Union ave
talking to friend, when his wife cam
along. She walked with the creates, un
concern and on reaching her husban,
pulled double-edged dagger and slashe,
| LGEOsS tii1 pi illc u
wound proved quite serious, though nc
dangerous, but Weathernead refused l.
swear out warrant. The pair have no
been living on the bes, OF terms,
Otto Mears, president Of Rio Grandt
Southern railway; Hon. Fred Watson, ex-
state treasurer: a. NJ. Stevenson, ex
state senator; Jerry Frank and EdwiI
Mitchell, a Democratic member Of the las
General Assembly from Custer county
have been indicted by the grand Jury q
Arapahoe county on the charge of at
tempted bribery Of members OF the legis
ia,ure. This is the outgrowth of charge.
made IN the early part of the session o
the legislature, in which it was declared
that these gentlemen tried TO secure I'll,
election OF MIR Hannu as Speaker By ii
legal means.
Coal Miners viii Strike.
| The fnfer-staie Convention nf Min,