The Lamar register., 1892-08-20
CoIorado Notes.
Governor Routt has commuted tho sentence
Of Chris Kueibs to life Imprisonment

Colorado Notes.
Governor Routt has commuted tho sentences
Of Chris Kueibs to life imprisonment
The order Of Modern woodmen OF the
World met in annual session at Pueblo on the
18th.
Gus johnson, miuer, was held mp and
robbed near Leadville few days ago. lie
lost $50.
The western part Of Colorado has been
visited by great number of Sir Knights
lately.
During row between drunken Mexicans at
Soprls last Monday, one Of them was fatally
stabbed
Jud, Bell of Mon,rose was nominated for
Congress from the Second district by the
Peoples party.
1t seems probable that two lines OF rail-
roads will be built at once between Carbon
dale and Crystal River.
A burglar while entering house at Lead
Vile was shot by the lady Of the house, ou' nc
made his escape, leaving trail of blood
Two green men attempted to hold up car
load of passengers on the U. p at La Sale
Tuesday night, but a cowboy blazed away a.
them and they fled
The new appointees of the Montrose Land
Office are E II. Smith OF Montrosc, ns re
celyer and Judge R. d. Mobley of Grand
Junction, as register.
Brighton is TO have a high school The
tuition will be very low and the very best OF
Instructors viii be had, and ii is expected
that many from the surrounding country viii
attend.
In the district court st Del Norte last week
A D. Archuleta was found guilty for fraudu-
lently proving up on government land lie
was fined $500 aud costs and confinement in
jail until the amount is paid
An explosion of giant powder occurred Ia
the Twin Lake mining district Thur-day
evening, which completely demolished the
cabin of miner named Gilchrist. Gilehrist
was badly hurt about the face and neck. He
is unable to account for the explosion.
A motoneer on an electric car in Denver
was fea-fully hurt on the llth- He disre-
garded the rules and failing TO stop at the
Circle crossing. crashed into locomotive.
The motoueer was crushed between the ear
and engine, and both his legs were cut or.
He will probably die.
The Colorado Fuel Company now proposes
10 extend lts business by building several
short lines Of road In the western part of the
state. They will be built in Garfield Mesa,
Delta and Gunnison counties to reach the
mines at Carbondale, Crystal River, Elko,
and up Yule and Lost Trail creeks
The town of Red Mou tain was wiped out
by fire early on the 18th. The buildings were
of wood and in an hour nearly every house
was in ashes The total los on sixty build
lngs will be upEarIs Of $4,000. Tents and
provisions were promptly ordered from Silver
ton, aud there is no likclhood OF suffering.
Denver Narkets-Eggs. ranch zoe, state
lsc; butter, best creamery "a a2Se. dairy lie;
hay, upland baled sllGsl4. second bottom
sTd<9, alfalfa &c 50; wheat Is; corn, bulk
sos; sacked s5o; oats, si-o5, sacked 81 %;
new potatoes 81. 60; cattle, choice steers $500
@s3 ., COWS 81. 10 9s2 e5, native feeders 81 90
@Se so; hogs, choice s5.T5; spring chickens
DRESSED, lie; broilers, 500 to 500 per doz-
Colorado blaekberries, &. 80 per case; peaches
81. 90 per box.
The wholesale snd retail lumber dealers o,
Colorado. Wyoming and New Mexico met IN
Denver on the l2th aud formed an organlza-
tlon to e known as the Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico Lumbermen's Association.
Directors and officers were elected aad a con
stitution and bylaws adopted. Its object is
to prevent the wholesale dealers from doing
retail business IN territory where retail yards
| are located and TO guard the interests of mem
bers in other ways
Charles II. Spencer, president Of the First
Nationsl bank of Griunell, Iowa, was killed
by Rio Grande train AT Colorado Springs on
the 18th as IL entered the depot He was
standing on the platform watching the train
come In. The Rock Island train from the
East had just come in and was standing on
the next track A truck, which had been
carelessly left between the sraeks, was struck
by the moving train. As 1t few aroand Mr..
Spencer was eau -ht between II and Rio
Grande coach Five ribs were broken and he
received many bruises, besides internal in
iuries- He lived about twenty minutes, bat
did not speak He was 40 years old.