The Lamar register., 1899-12-27
COLORADO ITEMS.

Richard Holmes color bearer OF the
First Colorado, Is on his way TO Den
yer, where he win enter railroad OF
fee. He intends to make this city MS
home. In order 10 be near his late com.
rades OF the regiment be accompanied
10 Manila.
Some time last Saturday night fire
broke out In the Eldorado tunnei house
at Sunshine. and finally, about ESQ
o'clock II worked into the office, where
there were some 200 pounds OF powder,
which exploded, tearing the building TO
pieces. damaging the machinery CON
siderahly and destroying the compres-
sor, hose. etc. IL appears that the
men had left the tunnel In the evening
and did not intend to return until
after Christmas, and there was no PEI
son around.
The water works election at Lead
Vile Tuesday was Waterloo for the
water company. quite hard hght has
been made the past two weeks by the
water company In hopes OF WANING
this election. but the vote resulted iaa
10 % IN favor OF the city owning It's
own water plant. The Board ~ Trade
and the Cify Couarl have both t-een
working to win this election. and de-
spite the efforts Of the water eoEapany.
they came cut on t0sa. Just what the
next move win bc Ia the water siiu-
atiea Is not known. but IL is believed
that the Leahvlilc Water CSmpzny will
not place such a high yalus on It's plant
as It has In the past
The state board of heaIth. advised hr
several leading physicians and health
authoritfcs OF the state. has IN.
augurated campaign against trhcr.
t-SIiosIs and WilI solicit the Assissanes
OF public suthUrftis. and private csfs.
zens to prevent the Hprcto 0f the dscsd
iubcrynlar germs puts!c cxgA-cf0rn-
ton. Iutsrrruiar dairtes and meat sup
ply are the shrs-a eauStsS cf consumption
Ehieh the baani AErees masi b. pre-
vented In order 10 rSsarh this strstrrsi
snd. Tlls sentiHsent OF shs physicians
was e1prs=ss,i as opposed 10 the isast
persecution % the afflicted and their
object solely 10 eafoTcS ascs-ssary sani-
tary measures, t'it would b. an In
divt5uals 10 drtAr thesn fnugn ibr
state saHd Secretary Tyler. -f0r
thousands af c0usamptiycs who regard
sanitary measures do nej sudaHeer the
puhlic and are soiIc u our b~Nt citi,
Erns~
A peculiar scSsdeut occurred sf An.
ncundA last Wednesday A heavily
loaded orr wagon drawn by foar soTses
did considerable damage TO ;Ae hoase
Of J. J Monaghan. jnsi hslo~ The
Midland tracks The ht< wages was
loaded with orw fruA the Howard
l.ase on Geld hfli and Was t-vins
haui~t to the Afs-gua mili- In r1nt,
iug down iiie Stase hili THE eaaln %
the rough iueE hresr irtftng the heavy
wagon daWa on thr hpsss-s The teams
Al
With them until she rnrn In The ruad
vas Etzcsss4l Tiss hneses were I'M
abie % stop. The driver luHsFesi aPsi
the hurSs7s aud vsaE0u urns ufsr tf4s
tracks MpGA rhan'- house WAS several
feet t-siaH Ths. AoFses aud aaran
landed 10 a cssafa-s,,i s1asS Hf~sn ths
wrsy end ef Il, smashing u 10 EludAng
wpcsl Two horses WEN kstte-4 0nr
IcAdcr and UUs = hs.alrr. Ths oltsrf t,Saa.
cr was standing In the cvutrr % Mr
M0nsghNn's brstppaui- The wHSSa
Was partially In fts h0uss. Ana orr was
mixed mp with tlse hsasirtothsas and fur
niSHrp Il took several hours 20 slrsr
the wp--kagr- II - remarkable that
no one was inJured 10 the scs@den,
Twenty Eefuutrs before \ ciIi8 wss
asleep IA sis basi that was tesaoslshe.t
Another Disastrous rezr slid wreck
ocrurrs-d esi the Hie Grandr Hrar Red
GllH, Friday. A fssssenEpF sr4in wns
fia@Eei. swing "a broken vaiL A sag.
fuan was sent hack and ssuu.eai iishg
rngiBe. lie dsd not. hsgwsYers knnN
that Heavy freight train WAS eolnluz
only = short distance back. apa whsu
tlBs, susinssrs and nrrmrn Of ilis
frsighi turned the curve snd saw an
accisiEu; ahead They jumped The
freight train hsd fourteen ears drawn
by two engines. and was On a down
grade II crashed with friEhtfui forEs-
Into the light engine. which was doti-
ble9 up and iamns.l inIu the sleeper
Every f'asssnetF Ia the train WIS thrown
from the seat. and tifFeen or twenty
were injured. but not seriously The
fact that the light engine was struck
frs; was all that saved repetitian OF
the terrible accident near Salida few
weeks ago. aE the fright train would
have undoubtedly crashed into the
passenger cars The light engine, how
ever. served as buEHpe-. but was
crushed beyond the sefnhianre OF an
engine by the terrible shock. The
property damage was heavy.
Thres-quarters OF a million dollars
VIII be spent by the Colorado 4 South
eru Railway Company next year ia i'm
proycment OF It's lines. for new rolling
stock and for building OF the great re-
pair and construction shops thar will
soon be under construction. At the re-
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