The Lamar register., 1892-05-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
western New. Notes.

There were six suicides In as many uays IN
Denver recently.
Montrose County has three silver clubs with
an aggregate membership of pa.
Mr.. cy warman of the Creede C1rO',ieiswas
married in Denver a few days ago.
orman & Crook are working about 500 men
on the new Elk Mountain railroad.
Crested Butte has brand new fire COM
pany with surgeon and chaplain attached
The Aspen TInlcs has recently enlarged to
7-eolumn quarto and Is now printed seven
days in the week
Two horses were partially deyourcd by
mountain lions last week in the vicinity OF
Lincoln, New Mexico.
The Capitol building at Santa Fe was en-
tirely destroyed by fire on the night of the
18th. Loss $3.50 600. No insurance.
The Missouri River is on a boom and has
overhowed all the low land around Kansas
City doing an immense amount of damage,
Fred Strap, who was injured in sampler
az Silverton by which he lost an arm, has
recovered damages TO the amount of $500.
The bodies of dozen cows were discovered
a few days ago in an abandoned shaft near
Leadyille, where they had accidentally fallen.
Joseph H. CASTOR and Il F. Burrows, two
farmers living near Yuma, got into quarrel
the other day and the latter was shot and
killed.
1t seems very doubtful II the stoekmen can
be convicted in johnson county, Wyoming, as
there are not enough men to form n jury from,
In view of the fact that they Will be entitled
to 52s challenges
The American Smelling company of Lead
vile, has commenced suit for $4,000 dam
ages against the Rio Grande and Burlington
railroads. 1t claims that they have diserim-
mated so as to violate the interstate commerce
law.
The Presbyterians of Denver are all torn up
over the new Westminster University being
built near there. Some of the more wealthy
members of the denomination are opposed to
the scheme and are doing great deal to hin
der the project.
One of the features Of the Southeastern
New Mexico and Pec6s Valley fair will be q
swimming contest prize will be awarded
to the fastest man in hundred yard race
Several entries have already been made, and
the field is still open.
Seven months ago there was scarcely a
cabin in sight, not saying anything about a
house. and, now, the new Swiss village in
in Pecos valley has over forty well-built, sub
stantial houses, besides a number Of tents, all
of which are occupied.
Benjamin Hardesty, who was tried in the
| District Court in Pueblo on the charge Of en-
| bezzling 81 500 from the American District
Telegraph and Messenger Company, was dis
charged on the grounds that he was an officer
and not an employe of the company.
a committee of Ell Paso county school
| 4 l. S5fs,
erintendent Jackson have selected n set OF
| school text books which they recommend for
use in that county. This is practical effort
to secure the use of uniform text books.
People who do not go to Cripple Greek have
| little idea of the rush Of prospectors, mining
capitalists and people generally, now going
on. One day last week the stage coaches
brought in l29 people and every available
wheel at Florissant was brought into use and
still there were fifty people left at Florissant
unable to get transportation.
| Denver Markets-Eggs, ranch zoe, state
| lie; butter, best creamery 20G26c, dairy lie;
hay. upland baled S1Ot9s11, second bottom
| S7Gss, alfalfa 500; wheat s1.30; corn, bulk
| zoe, sacked zoe; oats, sl0s, sacked sl.15;
| potatoes soc: cattle, choice steers S2s0d
IS. 80. cows sl-90CdS2. .65, native feeders 81 %
|
choice shorn s4.OOds4. So, common and feed
ers g.. 5OCas3OO.
The Rio Grande Southern engineers have
reached, in the preliminary survey for extend
ing the line, the only point in the United
States where four states or Territories corner
squareIy which is the intersection of the
| Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico
boundary lines. They report that feasible
route has been located at the intersection, tc
| be called Intersection, and depot Will be
built on the ground Of the State and Terri
| tories named.
company has been formed in Arizona tc
| build what will be one OF the largest artificial
reservoirs Ia the world. The site is Box
canon, 400 yards below the junction of Tonic
and Salt rivers. The height of the dam IS tc
be 200 feet and the backwater will extend six
teen miles to Sierra Anchmens, making 4
capacity, according to the report of the coun'
ty surveyor, of 1O3, ,05s, ,O40,s 500 cubic feet OF
water Owing to the abundance of lime rock
| timber and other building materials on the
| ground the cost of the building is expected
not to exceed 81 100000. The reservoir viii
have capacity 10 irrigate all lands of the
| ella, Verde and Salt valleys from the point
where the water is taken out to the Colorado
| River at Yuma. The enterprise Is backed By
| Nayv York canftal