The Lamar register., 1892-03-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
western News Notes.


man and a boy were killed by runaways
at Ogden last week.
The stage line from Canon City to Cripple
Creek is in operation.
Clear Creek county has silver league COM
posed of eight silver clubs.
There are thirty-flre old soldiers and sailors
in the Home at Monte Vista
The colcaed people of Grand Junction have
commenced to build church.
Burglars secured 5000 worth of jewelry
from store in Akron few nights since.
The recent severe storm in the West is re-
ported to have caused the death of cattle in
Texas aud southern Colorado.
1t is charged that cattle are being allowed
to starye to death in the western part of the
State, their swuers doing nothing to save
them.
An Aspen miner named Fitzgerald who was
injured by an explosion has obtained judg-
ment of S31, 600 against the Aspen Deep Min
ing Company,
There was fracas at Lake City on the-Ssth
which ended In the serious cutting of Harry
English by William Burns. 1t is feared that
English will die.
Several eastern capitalists have been visit
ing western Colorado with view TO furnish
ing money for the Mesa County ditch. 1t is
not known yet what they have decided.
In compliance with request made by the
school officials of Mesa County committee
of teachers met at Grand Junction last week
and selected a set of books which they recon-
mended for use in the schools.
Charley Miller, the boy murderer, will
hang. The district court said so. The Su-
preme Court of Wyoming confirmed the deci-
sion, and Governor Barber,i in lengthy letter,
refused to interfere. Miller hangs April %.
The New Mexico penitentiary commission
ers have passed resolution allowing the
eonvicts 20 per cent of the money derived
from the sales of their brides, horn combs,
match safes and other ornamental and useful
articles manufactured by them from hair and
horn.
Senator Garinger Of New Hampshire has
accepted an invitation to deliver the dedi-
catory address at the Childs-Drexel home for
printers at Colorado Springs on May II. Sena-
tor Gallinger was printer in early life, and
naturally feels complimented upon being
called upon to participate in such an event.
A coal-oll war is now on in Pueblo which
has reduced the price of that article to five
cents a gallon. The fight is between the Con-
tinental and the Rocky Mountain on Com
panies, The Rocky Mountain company says
the Continental struck out at first, and that
it can stand the fight as long as the Continen-
tai can.
T P. Gable of Santa Fe has been awarded
the contract TO disinter the bodies of Uncle
Sans soldiers at Forts Union and Cummings,
and deliver them to the nearest railroad sta
tien. About 500 bodies are buried at the two
posts. 1t is said the bodies of all soldiers in
tered at the smaller posts in this department
will be sent for burial in the national military
cemetery at Fort Leavenworth.
Denver Marlets-Eggs, ranch lie, state
Ice; butter best creamery 26(6S3c, dairy 2Oc /;
hay, upland baled slI@sl2, second bottom
SsaS9, alfalfa s.. 90; wheat Sl35; corn, bulk
Csc, sacked zoe; oats, S1.O6, sacked 81. I;
potatoes soc; cattle, choice steers 81. SO(d
S. 65. cows 81 9O(dS2.6 65, native feeders s1.9O
dS2 65; hogs, choice S4.50(d4.6O; sheep,
choice shorn s4.O09s4 80, common and feed
ers s.. 5Oas3.00
A special dipatch to the Denver Republican
says: The body OF Ban ker Dawson, who was
drowned last October in Hutton lake near
Lar annie City was found on the 23rd. The
discovery was made by two duck hunters, who
saw the badly decomposed body floating in
the ice. Relatives and friends Of the de-
ceased have spent many thousands Of dollars
in searching the lake. As last resort pro
fessional diver was employed, who worked
many days in his work. There was an insur-
ance of SIS, 600 on Mr. Dawsou's life, the
payment of which depended on the proof OF
his death. long-standing doubt has been
cleared away.