The Lamar register., 1891-06-20
STATE NEWS.

New oil wells continue 10 be bored
at Florence
A Denver lady died On stree, car
the other night.
The State Medical Society met in
Denver on the 18Th.
The State Sunday school convention
met m Pueblo on tue 10th.
commnuder-ir-C Chief Veasey of the
G, y L. is visiting the state
The Colorado Springs Gazette Pub
fishing Company mas secured the couuao
for State rriatius.
The Colorado conference of Meth
odists deesded IN favor OF admitting wo-
men to the general conference.
Hurley Mccoy has been sentenced
TO the penitentiary Tor life for tine murder
OF Inspector Hawley in Denver.
Theuo@laatiyn oi Mr.. .skiff as sup-
erihtei.aE4.t OF tiie mineral department OF
the Worlds Fair has been confirmed.
The bodies OF Herman and Fred.
Schinzel vino were buried by snow slide
near Plstora last winter have been recoS-
cred.
Four orisoAera broke froln the jail
AZ Sterling the other day Thu entire
town turned out and promptly captured
! them.
The headless body Of . German was
Icuud near Coal Creel; last week, Il is
supposed that ne was murdered tor a,s
| inOnev. some time AGO
Arthur Cammel fell down stair
way in Trinidad and was killed, the other
day. He was cousin Of Arthur Stanley
OF TI,nby Croft, England,
Denver Ice companies nave formed
trust and increased rates aboat so per
cent II is proposed TO bring ice from
Evergreen Lakes, neaE Leadyiile, to supply
the market at the odd rates
The body of an unknown tramp who
had been murdered was found the other
day near Windsor. Citizens OF shat town
believe that they have the description OF
the murderer, another tramp.
Johu Dillon, brakeman. was eho
and killed at Eaton BY tramp vino he
wis trying to put of the trsIG, Another
brakeman named Msttiugly pursued. The
murderer, and, when he resisted arrest,
shot and killed him IN turn.
The people Of Loyelaud ARE making
a move in the right direction The town
board are figuring On establishing an
electric ignt plant and have passed 4
resolution agreeing to use sos worth Of
arc lights. A large patronage from
merchants and residents is also insured
The trustees Of Miami University
have elected Rev. DR.. " o. Thompson,
of Longmont, presiden, OF Miami Univer-
sity al OSford. Ohio, vice f. d, Wartield,
resigned DR. Thompson was formerly
president OF the Colorado State Uni-
versiiy
During the past year the number
OF entries OF all kinds made at the several
land offices in Colorado are stated 10 be as
follows Akron Ssl, Central City ',65, De-
NOrte 6l7. Denver 1901, Durango $50,
Glenwood Springs 1850 Gunnison a25,
Hugo l66 Lamar sos, Monteose 5Ii, Pueblo
e,4:4, Sterling 252
! \ bulletin issued by the census
bureau shows that during the year 1856
Colorado produced 5,Too tons of gypsum
valued at seS. $40. The bulletin says that
large deposits OF gypsum exist in Colorado
in the countries OF Jefferson, Larimer and
Il Paso. The beds that have so far been
worked are in the neighborhood OF Big
Thompson. LsrImer county, and Colorado
Springs, FL Paso county.
a correspondent from Washington
county says that quite a humber of sheep
have died recently from eating some
poisonous growth on the range iu that
vicinity. The largest ana strongest sue
cumb as readily, apparently, as the weak
er ones. This is an annual complaint
We regret that specimens Of the weed ot
weeds were not sent Us for examination
1t may be the sconitum or prednlis which
is doing the mischief. II so, the sheep
should be driven to some other range
Field and Farm.
Two gentlemen named Parsons and
Liusmore while out cunning early one
morning discovered bear quietly resting
on what is termed the Queens Chair, y
Just north OF Mr.. Ignus Gundy's dwelling
in Quart Valley. Carrying shotSuns,
Parsons aud hi. comuanion debated
| d"hIlc ds W Ihs surety VI suooulIE at MS
bearship, and after . short pariey they
concluded they would try their luck lust
for the fun Of the thing. They mistook
the niture OF his bearship, who, after
receiving the contents OF the shotguns.
madc a break, or rather run for the two
sportsneH, who uooS 10 their heels aud
made Central ia safety a little the worse
70. the loss OF wind Redister-Cdu
No Americans Wanted