The Lamar register., 1891-06-13
COLORADO NOTES.

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District Attorney Stevens OF Arapa-
hoe county has dismissed the Legislative
bribery cases,
The Pueblo Mineral Palace will
open July ith and great crowd is ex-
pected to attend.
The Colorado Springs Gazette Pub
fishing Company has secured the eontrac
for State printing.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners have been ia Denver, investigat-
ing complaints against the railroads.
Two Leadyille women ATTEMPTED to
shoot each other the other day, hut emptied
their revolvers without hitting each other
c. E, Hathaway, postmaster ut Del
Nortc up to August. 1889. IS in Jail for the
alleged cmbezzlenent OF between $500 and
500
james c. jones. an eN-policeman OF
Denver. shot and killed Thomas ]. Strawr
few days since, because Strawn was
flirting with Jones' wife.
The annual examination of apph-
cant. iOf dlt'lgHhdS Viii PAoSe 49, hAS
ONCE Of toe stute superintendent. COM
aenciog ,uae % and continuing four days.
Work aas been stopped on the oil
wen at Morrison. There Is quarrel be
tween stockholders, some OF them object
ing to any more money being spent in
boring.
There was fearful cloud burst in
,hePoudre valley on the 9TH. Lake Cham
bers gave way, number of bridges were
flashed away and several houses at Fort
Collins were surrounded with water.
The annual contest by the students
OF the University of Denver for the Long
prizes occurred last Friday night- Mr.
Pose of Georgetown won the So prize for
oratory and Miss Walker OF Denver the s'j
for an essay.
1t Is rumored that Thomas J, Cray,
president OF the State Normal School, has
handed in his resignation, to take effect.a
soon as his successor is named. 1t is IN
derstood that he has been rendered. a
position ct q better salary elsewhere.
The earnings OF the Denver X Rio
tiTdHuG NNeslttil TdlATubu tut A1VAAA
ST May were si9s, 800, an increase OF
= s4s,O 900, or abeut so per cent over the
same month in the preceding year. The
showing Is a remarkable one for any road
and is pertinent illustration Of the
wonderful aad increasing prosperity Of
The road.
Judge Rising of Denver has decided
shat State Treasurer Carlisle shall only
receive 5000 per year salary. \ bill
was passed by the legislature increasing
his salary to $1,000, but the bill not being
signed until the dsy after his term com
Mr. Car,isl. cannot take advan-
tage Of it, Fhe constitution provid es that
no change shall aRlnade during an officers
term of oeice.
The other day, Miss Cora Harris OF
Morrison slipped while crossing Bear
creek on foot log. The water was high
and rapid, and carried her thirty rods
down stream, when her dress caught on
rock in the middle of the stream. She
could not free herself and her screams
attracted attention, when she was relieved
by neighboring men, nearly prostrated
with fright and cold. She lost a gold watct
and suffered greatly. She was terribly
bruised.
Reports from Ebert and Hustled arc
10 the effect that a fatal and strange
disease has appeared among cattle III those
sections, carrying them of in numbers
AT the former place 200 head have dice
since Thursday, and large numbers are
affected 1t is not believed that the
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by cattle eating fungus growth of grass
growing quite plentifHny at this season OF
the year along the streams and irrigatiug
ditcbes.
Last Sunday night Antonio Romero
of Trinidad induced Eugeuie Flarez tc
accompany him to vacant adobe neor the
river, promising him accommodation for
the night Upon getting him inside Rom
GRO knocked F'larez down, pounded him on
the head, stabbed him in the neck and
went through his pockets, securing $40 in
Aponey. The would-be murderer was ar.
Rested and brought before lustice Cook,
who bound him over to the District Court
in the sum Of s., 600. Both men have been
employed on the section.
a contract mas been awarded 10
Timothy }. Mcclure of Durango, for
furnishing 100000 pounds OF beef to the
Southern Ute Indians during the coming
fiscal year, The contract price is 81 80
per 100 pounds, delivered weekly. The
cattle must have been during all of the
last twelve mouths north of the south line
of the state of Kansas, and those to be
delivered between May and December
must weigh ut least $50 pounds each, and
those to be delivered between December
and May 500 pounds.
Ed@af@sssSSiio of Colorado Springs
was drowned-in PROSPECT Lake on the 9th
Mr.. Elliott, in company with two other
gentlemen, were out on the initial trip Of
new sail boat that had lust been
launched and Mr.. Elliott was steering
the craft. They had steered across the
lake aad were turning about TO tack across
10 the south beach when tue strong
aided by the high waves, partially
sized :be boat, causing the occupant
jump overheard into the chilly wate..
which was about eight feet deer, At ,ba,