The Lamar register., 1899-08-09

hotes, most OF which are still in wvo
ming large Number OF both signed
and unsigned bills OF these denunIna.
tons have been discovered in Colorado
ana even N Denver. 'rhe strangest
thing about these bills ls that they are
so"a money, The bank 10 which they
Mtre directed. the First National Bank
% fortiahi, Oregon. is required By law
10 redeem them. according TO a statute
passed by the last congress. The law
rules that when national hans notes
are placed In charge or the express com
Rstiez addressed TO rertnin hanks that
toe responsibility Of rcieeming the
notes at their face value passes TO the
BANKS TO which they are directed. II
the notes are Interrupted on their way.
Sigued with forged signatures aud put
into circulation. the notes must never
thelcss be redeemed by the bank TO
which they are directed.
The raius Of Thursday and Friday
weFc the heaviest which Colorado has
Sseeh since September, 1891. Tie total
rainfall Of Thursday IN this city was
- inches or Ii1 avoIuIupois tons 10
the acre. In the ten minutes from 4,4T
20 3-it y, IN. on Thursday. .l5 inch
fssl and - fell In the fifteen minutes
from 5iis unIn Ssi2 p. N, on that day.
The total fall from the time the rain
began ON ThurSday at 2s24 p. IN. until
u stopped at io55t D. m. was nearly
III inches. The rain was harder here
than AZ amy other point In the state.
Gpnd Junction had the next heaviest
fah The rainfall was lighter In the
so'Ifhcru and northern parts OF the
state, but heavy In the middle, eastern
and western sections. The rain fell
B - H. m.
aud On Rear crprk. No great damage
was done. Furerastcr Braudeuburs
says thar the raiu viii have beneficial
results. rsfEcialiy on the cattle ranges.
He says that the rain extended over
areas In Colombo. Arizona. New Mex
ieu. Utah. Nebraska and Iowa. Nearly
al the strpa rii< IN Colorado are swollen
by the rain Yesterday the Piatte was
carrying i.sg2 cubic feet OF water per
=s-coni aEHinst $50 feet before the rain
BEGAN. The rain j. the heaviest days
rain Colorado has ever had In August
except AuguSt - and -. 1857. when
thc fal amounted 10 l. ls inches and
August 1854. when l24 inches fell
Matt Adams ard Michael Ryan arr
the trst inmates Of the peniteutiary to
prout by the indetermlnate sentence
law passed last winter a; the Instance
% the State Board Of Charities and
Correction. Governor Thomas has
signed their IsarulcS on recnmmenda-
tiou of Warden C. r. Hoyt. Roth pris
oners have served the minimum term
Whtsn - called for by the offenscs
for which they were lnearcerated They
can BOW trassi over the state at will
ard can leave the state by giving sat
lssactory bcnis 10 insure their return
when desired Matt Adams. former
vnc.sf on jane ~. 1891. 10 tiye years
in the p-enItcHtlary FOR embczZlsment.
His term would have expired early In
March 1881.
Tb. Post says The chances are that
IN. Colorado Soihiers' Home al Monte
xrI.t. viii Gloss. within two weeks.
Tb,. funds Tor maintaining the insu-
sutton are about exhausted, and the
sei,srp,. of having the counties pay so
muSh per capita for the support OF the
inmates is acknowledged 10 be a fnil'
ore. With realization OF the fact that
unlsss something Is done quickly 10
sonitrat the calamity the 100 old Neter-
ans in the home viii soon b" thrown
utou the world to starve, the Grand
= rnly msn OF Denver have orlglhats'l
nrethar trotIaxiiion for aFerting the
siE-ffstAefOt pt AAtf' is''aAA's
u.,,.t 20 carry 10 a successful concins-
AN. President Baker and Secretary
crawford Of the e, \ r. Memorial
and B..neyolent Association favor the
proi.gt. aud VIII within the next few
aay- briux Il 10 the attention OF the
Governor and state authorities TO see "
rhcy concur In H. The Grand Army
t,iau il ta allow the home AT Monte
Vista 10 ~. closed as soon as the FUNDS
rT,n 0uf. II VIII b. necessary then uh'
1Er the existing financial CONDITIONS
Pr about eighty Of the inmates 10 Ne
rpr,,,d out to staTye or their friends
dsuauaed upon to give them support
tutfI the home Is placed ON a souha
financial hasis- The other nifty inmates
ara relentless and penuiiess, They are
100 aged and too sick TO work, apd
Will simply have to be supported as
.tnt.. wards. The Grand Army people
declare they shall not go to the poor
hons. under any circumstances. The
MAR Ia then to bring them 10 Denver.
ana ouen a soldiers home nj the Union
Pacific hospital or In one OF the other
unnccruie,i buildings ON the outskirts
~ th.. civ The government VIII CON
tinue 10 pay SS.33 per month Tor me
s,,unort OF each inmate under these
coalitions. though II the home al
Monte Vista Is closed and all the
wards thrown upon the world. the red
raj ounropriation wsuld be cut on
,,n,redintely. The Grand Army men
-. s....Yr,upss thar the govern