The Lamar register., 1900-06-20

The postoffice at La Junta was bro
ken into and robbed of 5000 on the 9th.
The Colorado Telephone Company
has Increased Its capital to S3,ooo,OOO in
order 10 extend Its business.
The State Federation of Labor in
session at Cripple Greek decided to
withdraw Its ticket for state officers
and to take no part in politics.
1t was decided Mt mass meeting OF
Pueblo citizens to send the children
remaining In the Fries Orphan Home
TO the Grays home on the mesa. pend
ing the result of the work of the com.
mitree In establishing permanent
home for orphan children.
The Denver mint has received a
supposed gold brick which was found
to be pure copper, worth about SO In.
stead OF $1,000. 1t was bought by
William Kerr. president of bank at
Hastings, Nebraska. Kerr paid a
slick sharper $4,000 for it
A talIy-ho containing n number of
wives, friends and daughters OF the
druggists who have been holding their
annual meeting in Manitou, was over.
turned at the corner OF Cascade avenue
and st yrain streets, Colorado Springs
All OF the occupants OF the vehicle
were more or less injured. but none
seriously.
The State Federation OF Labor in
session ut Cripple Greek elected the fol.
lowing officers: President. ID. C.
Coates, Pueblo; vice president, +. c.
Campbell, Cripple Greek; second vice
president, t. J. Bowden. Silyerton;
secretary, J. X Robinson, Denver;
treasurer. Joy Pollard. Altman; execu
tive board. II. T.. Garman, Denver. and
4 T. O Anderson, Colorado Springs.
y George. the nine year.oId son of E,
Bull. a rancher living about eight miles
west OF Carbondale. was thrown from
broncho His foot caught In the
stirrup and he was killed by being
dragged by the frightened pony. The
hoy had been sent to neishboring
ranch on an GRAND and was about To
return home when the pony became
frightened and started OF on It's wild
ruu. When caught. the boys iifs
was extinct. The body viii - taken
to the former home OF the parents al
Leadvine for intermeni
The animal readIustmeut OF postmas
ters' salaries gives the following ofiiecs
In Colorado an inurease. commencing
July /. iissi, OF $Ipo per annum. Ala
mosz. BuenH Vista, Cripple Greek
Florence, Gieuwood, Lcadylile. 0nray
Canon City. Fort Collins, Rocky Ford.
Black Hawk, Colorado Springs. Den
yer. Fort Morgan. Grand Junction.
NianiSou. Sallla. The following with
bs advanced 500. Telluride Anne
thyst. Del Nortc. LouEnout. walsen-
burg. Goidtcld viii IL increased Siap
There VIII be no decreases in the state
The EEeria PARK stockgruwers' Pro
n
On the 9th instant, strongly condemned
the action Of the land department 10
asking Congress for permission to lease
the various forest reserves FOR grazing
purposes The meeting voted TO join
| the Western Range SiockErowers As
| socintlpn. organized TO fight the leasing
OF the public domain. and levied a lib
eral assessment 10 further the Interests
Of the organization. The settlers In
this section OF tbs. state are determined
10 leave no stone unturned in their ef
forts to preserve the status quo of the
range industry.
Andrew SOrensou. a Swestc. thirty
ak years old, WAS found dead near the
Arkansas river bridge. opposite the
Pueblo smeitcr The body was lying
i in pool OF water short distance
from the channel OF the river. and had
tNEhrAtlt lAet.h warhc1 ashore tnere Hy
n the current. Both juEular veins had
a been severed. and the body was In an
advanced state OF decomposition. Sor-
! enson had been missing since Saturday
& night but his disappearance caused no
&niarn. The suppositiun Is that while In
d fit OF temporary insanity, he went on
'2oae OF the uptown bridges. cut his
n throat and fell into the river.
" The Cassagrande brothers were ar
<rested near Ouray on the 10th for
y Stealing ORE They had two sacks OF
n The Camp Bird ore in their possession
fat the time Several months ago they
were ARRESTED in Telluride on sim
&ilar charge. and under similar condi-
&tions. and after getting out OF the
III rouble they Immediately went TO ou-
Way. They are Austrians. The dis
frfct Is infested with a well organized
gang OF ore thieves. who have been
Operating for months. Officers think
fheir fence Is In Oursly, and that dis
Euised shipments are made from that
point. They hope TO unearth the
hole scheme.
"a Quite n member OF delegates who OBJ
ected to the action OF the State Fed,
ation In refusing TO put up a ticket.
et ut Cripple Creek after the final
lournment OF the convention and re.
owed themselves in the United La.