The Lamar register., 1895-04-20
coLokADo CONDENSED.

tdAt t-leAtAuIt WAS 81 q ssFfFs-'Hss
William II. Klett. OF Denver. has
been appointed State Labor Commits
sioner.
No wine was served at the banquet
rendered General Howard at Denver
the other day.
Twenty-one new doctors were grad
uated from the Gross Medical college
at Denver this week
Tine Rio Grande earnings for March
showed a decrease OF 81. 500 from those
OF March OF last year.
James Peoples died at Boulder last
week at the age OF los. He was prob
ably the oldest man In the state.
Home seekers from Kansas. Nehras-
ka and other states are oycrrunnlng the
Arkansas Valley In the vicinity OF
Rocky Ford.
Judge Boughton and the commission
ers of Boulder county are having con
test over the kind OF chairs to be used
in the jury box
Bully Connors. alias ]. w Turner, the
man who took the ''swaG" in the raid
by masked and armed bandits on the
Silver Club gambling house at Glen.
wood Springs early on the morning OF
March -, has been captured In Denver
Mike ThIes. one Of the old time Aspen
miners. was Instantly killed in the Du-
rant Thursday by falling down sew
enty-foot incline. II is alleged that the
place was death-trap and that the
company will be held liable for the
death
Philip E Gafrron, a watchmaker.
living at 1880 Ashland avenue, High
lands. was shot and dangerously
wounded at an early hour Monday
morning by burglars. who had effected
an INF hfz rtsSfHsauFsa he
burglars escaped.
Governor McIntire signed the follow
ing appropriation bills on the 9th,
$4,000 for the state reformatory, -,
SS2-e6 and $500 for the state board of
health. $4,000 for the national guard
$4,000 for the state university, SO
GOO for the Mute and Bnnd institute.
$4,000 for the insane asylum.
A big raid on gambling was made in
Denver Wednesday night. The raid
was the beginning Of a well considered
plan by the police authorities Ia close.
beyond any doubt, all gambling houses
and opium joints. The police say that
this is not a spasmodic effort. but will
be persisted In until larg" number OF
undesirab BILE citizens are forced TO do
something for an honest livelihood or
leave the city. The present board de
clare that gambling will not be allowed
In the city.
Three carloads Of grain have been
received at Akron. consisting OF 200
bushels Of wheat 200 bushels Of which
have been distributed In the vicinity OF
Otis. Colorado. and 5000 bushels OF
oats for distribution In this vicinity.
Since the latter part OF March over
STo0 have been received from Indiana,
Pennsylvania. New York and other
Eastern states for the purpose OF buy
ing seed grain for the destitute settlers
In this county. and recently the county
commissioners appropriated $1,000 for
this purpose Together with the arriv-
al of this seed and the recent SHOWS.
the farmers feel greatly encouraged.
and are going TO work with great
deal OF zeal.
The preliminary hearing OF the men
alleged TO have taken part in the hold
up of the Florence and Cripple Greek
train near Victor several weeks ago.
took place Wednesday before United
States Commissioner Seyery. at Colo
RADIO Springs The government was
represented by Assistant District At
torney Rhodes and the defendants by
Taylor and w. II. Gibson We're held =
bonds OF $4,000 each for appearance
before the grand jury. Nannlck.
Crumley and Wallace were discharged,
the two former at the request OF the
district attorney and the latter on thu
plea OF his counsel. This plea was
strenuously opposed by Mr.. Rhodes.
A distressing accident occurred In