The Lamar register., 1892-04-02
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
western New. Notes.

Las Vegas has new brass band.
| Durango has two factories that make ex-
cellent pressed brick.
| II is now proposed to hold convention of
the wool growers of Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico,
A viaduet LOCO feet long is to be built at
Colorado Springs across the tracks of the Rio
Grande railroad
Charley Miller, who Is to be hanged at
Cheyenne on April 22nd has begun to invite
his friends to the affair
Quite number OF claims against the First
National bank OF Silver City, have been sold
FOR 50 cents on the dollar, and some have been
sold for less than this amount
A prospector near Idaho Springs put some
giant powder in the oven to warm the other
day 'shile he went out for more wood. While
he was gone the giant exploded and wrecked
the cabin.
The body OF Tom Munford has been found
near Florence. He has been missing TWO
weeks, having started from Cripple Greek to
90 to Florence. 1t is supposed that he was
frozen to death.
A number of representatives Of the silver
clubs of Colorado met in Denver ON the Goth
and oEyanlzed State Silver League, 1t was
decided 10 hold a convention in Denver on
Monday, April %, ls92, superintendent 10 be
as follows; Each club shall be entitled to
one delegate for each fifty members or the
fractional part thereof above twenty-five.
Colorado will do herself proud at the com
ing Columbian Exposition. She will be in
no sense behind in her horticultural and ayri-
cultural displays, but in her mineral exhibit
,rU1 all h,ar Nnr
properly the management Of the Fair have
provided for a mining building which in many
respects will be the most beautiful and attrac-
tive building on the grounds. 1t viii cover a
space of more than five acres.
Denver Markets-Eggs, ranch lie, state
l5c; butter, best creamery 2std33c, dairy a2e;
hay, upland baled s1oiG$l2, SECOND bottom
ss0ts9, alfalfa 81 90, wheat si.35, corn, bulk
Csc, sacked zoe; oats, S1.O6, sacked si.l2;
potatoes soc, cattle, choice steers s.. SO(G
s3.65. cows 81. eOIdS2, ,6j native feeders l.9o
dS2.65; hogs. choice s4.5O(d46OI sheep,
choice shorn "a 4-eO(ds4. 90, common and feed
ers E. 2.5Ocas3.eo.
One Of the boldest rubberles ever perpe-
trsted in Salt Lake was committed on one Of
the principal streets in that city Friday even
ing at sil5 While Mrs. Goldwater was
showing lady and gentleman some iewelry
man walked up to the show window and,
throwing brick through 1t, picked up tray
or eleven watches and fed Mrs. Goldwater
gave piercing scream. at the same instant
throwing the brick back at the thief. II
struck his hand, knocking of couple Of the
watches. The aggregate worth of the
watches is 500, The burglar escaped.
The body of Horace McChristian was found
last week in deserted tunnel near Kingston,
New Mexico. II Is evident that he had COM
mitted suicide by blowing himself up with
giant powder. The head was blown from the
trunk and the upper part OF the corpse was
shattered 1t was supposed that he had at
tached the fuse TO a stick Of giant powder and
held it in his mouth, OF Laid his head upon it
and then lighted It. Mr. McChrlstian was
well known here, being old settler in this
camp, and had many friends, He was repre-
senting the firm of Benham. Trummer Il Co.
liquor house OF Chicago. Ill health and
financial troubles are the supposed cause Of
the young mans rash act.