The Lamar register., 1892-10-22
NEWS OF THE WEST.
Colorado.

1t Is now thought that the lost .Sorley
child was stolen by Indians.
Trains on the Fort Worth road were block
AIDED by snow near Falcon for three days.
Two engines in the yards a! Grand Junction
eollided few days ago with disastrous re-
suits TO themselves. No one was hurt
For the Worlds Fair department there
have been received from the San Juan eoun-
Try COCO pounds Of mineral specimens
DR.. bennett professor of Latin in the State
University at Boulder, died on the 18th. HIS
death is great loss to the University.
Mrs. Corcoran of Mesa county recently sued
Mrs Payey for breaking Mrs, Coreoran's
wagon tongue. The plaintiff argued her own
case, but was defeated.
Denver was treated to q heavy rain and
snow storm on the 1lth and 18th. This is the
glrst rain in nine weeks. The storm reached
nearly all parts of the state.
Mr.. l. B. Hammond, an old resident and
for many years highly respecsed citizen OF
Colorado Springs, was thrown from his
wagon and killed on the 10th.
The game wardens who have been searching
Lost Park for the men reported to have killed
buffalo report that there no evidence that
Two LeadviIle boys who were playing at
mining in their fathers back yard caused a
tremendous explosion which damaged many
houses. The boys are missing and are snp-
| posed 10 have been blown to pieces,
w H. Brodhead, secretary Of the state
| board OF charities and corrections, has been
appointed by Governor Routt agent for the
collection OF statistics and other information
touching the histoIy OF the churches OF Colo
rado.
The storm which swept across tho state on
/ tie 18th was VERY severe at some points
great deal Of damage was done by the wind In
| Denver. Several feet OF snow fell on the di-
vide above Colorado Springs and trains were
blockaded there for some time.
President Aston Ellis of the Agricultural
College is very sick with typhoid fever, but Is
having the best Of medical attendance and it
Is thought that be will pull through all right
| when the fever has run It's course Up 70 the
present there has been no complication, al.
though The patient is extremely weak.
An Austrian miner named BasiZtIo Esbbli,
in going to the Egyptian mine on Quartz hill,
at Central City on the 18th, stepped snto
shaft, falling eighty feet, which was covered
with snow. 4 fellow-miucr was lowered and
EbbI found dead, his neck having been
broken. He was IS years of age,and leaves a
wife and seven children in Austria.
A model of the first public school bnuse Of
Colorado is on exhibition in Superintendent
Coy's office The house stood in Boulder and
was erected in 1850, being destroyed by fire
three years ago. The model viii b. sent TO
Chicago and was made out Of mater ais from
the original building by f. Perkins Abner
Brown now Of Denver, was the first school
master TO WELD the rod In the Boulder school.
Denver Markets-Eggs, ranch sic, state
pc; butter, best creamery 26a27c, dairy lae,
hay, upland baled S11d$l2, secord bottom
s7CdSS 50, alfalfa $3.50; wheat 81 90; corn, bulk
soc; sacked eOc; oats, sl.oO, sacked SI.1o;
potatoes s125; cattle, choice suers s.. -
61S3O5. cows Sl.l5t9s1 90, native feeders 81. 40
@s2.3O; hogs, choice $5.45; spring chickens
dressed, 1Oal2c; live, 500 to $50 per doz;
peaches Sl.65 per box. Grapes, Catayba,
per basket 40c.
The Mineral Palace casket, fac slmlle Of
the Colorado Mineral Palace at Pueblo. has
been dispatched in care of special messen-
ger to Chicago. 1t is magnificent produe-
tion OF the jewelers. art, composed entirely Of
gold silver and copper and = dozen kinds Of
Colorado precious stones, and Is valued at
$4,000. The casket is destined a, a receptacle
for the hammer and nail to be used by Mr..
Potter Palmer in the dedication ceremonies Of
the Woman's building.
The engineers, fremeu, cooiuctors and
bralemeu on the Denver tC RIo GanIe rail-
road between SaIida and Grand Junction
struck on the 18th This was caused by the
thirty days suspension OF Engineer Gordon,
concerning which there has beea considerable
correspondence between the company and
employees. The strike includes the second
and third divisions, or over OF ore-third Of the
system. II is estimated that about 800 men
have struck, but many others are indirectly
Affected Gordon was suspended for refusing
to obey an order which forbade traiumeu to
stop for meals at Malta and Glenwood, but
necesatited their carrying lunch with them.
The passenger business OF the Rio Graude on
the western division is being transferred to
the Midland. 1t Is hoped that the matter may
be speedily settled.
A terrible accident occurred near Cimarron
in the western part Of the state, last week
Mr.. Schildt has a large number OF COWS on
Lis farm about four miles above Cimarron
aud makes large quantities Of Latter There
Is large churn in the mllk-hCuse near the
residence, which is run by a water-whecl in
the river close by. The shaft Running from
the water wheel TO the milk hosse Is raised
several inches above the ground aud his little
girl while attempting 10 steF over it, fell
down, her dress was caught and rapidly
rolled up on the shaft, and Ia a moments
time the little one was drawn down upon the
| iron so tight that she was unable to breathe or
scream. Her little brother, who was near by.
ran into the house and notified his mother
who ran rapidly to the scene; but before she
could release the little one from the shaft she
h1d breathed her last.
New Mexico.
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