The Lamar register., 1900-06-06
COLORADO NOTES.


iy 5000 head of southern cattle have
been imported since May 1st, and be
fore May list, 1901, they viii have been
marketed, thus escaping taxation.
l.. A. Thompson, editor and publisher
of the Weld County Republican, has
received a telegram from Washington
from A. w. Nachen, superintendent of
the rural delivery system, stating that
he has been appointed, upon the recoa-
mendation of Senator Il. o. Wolcott,
special agent of rural free delivery.
At meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association of the Cripple
Creek district, II resolution was adopt
ed stating that in view of the fact that
6 o'clock closing had not been made
universal throughout the district the
members of the association will hereaf-
ter keep their stores open until 8 p. III.
The Clerks Union has attempted to en-
force the early closing movement for
the past week, but without succoss.
Mrs J. A. Hayes of Colorado Springs
will be the new daughter of the Con
federacy, taking the place in the hearts
of the Southerners made vacant by the
death of her sister, Miss Winnie Davis.
Mrs. Hayes Is the eldest daughter of
the former president of the Confeder-
ate states. A special car was sent TO
take Mrs. Hayes 10 Chicago, from
whence she will start on a triumphal
tour to Louisville. The Confederate
veterans are holding their reunion
there.
Judge Theron Stevens at Montrose
has decided case of much Importance
TO the counties of this state. The
county assessor assessed the First Ma
tional bank of Montrose as agent for
its Sha rahnIlnrg ire pnnffal stock He
also, on separate schedule, assessed
it for its real estate. The board of
county commissioners sustained the as
SCISSOR. From this decision the bank
took an appeal to the District Court,
and prayed that the real estate should
be deducted from the capital stock.
Judge Stevens denied the appeal and
decided that the assessment made by
the assessor was in conformity with
our statutes.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Dewdrop mine Friday morning, in
which Louis Il. Slbbitt, a miner, lost
his life. Sibbitt and three other min
ers had a contract for driving the Dew
drop tunnel near Ward. The night shift
had gone home leaving some of tho
shots unexploded. Sibbitt, it is sup
posed, attempted to shoot one of the
charges with a short fuse. When his
partner, T. B. Atteberry, went TO work
in the tunnel he found Sibbitt lying on
his face few feet from the breast of
the tunnel, badly mangled and uncon-
scious. Some pieces of rock bad
struck him in the back, on the back of
the head and had penetrated the lungs
The unfortunate man was carried 10 4
neighboring house. and died at 1:9o
p. N. Ta
Joseph Decovi, an italian miner, had
n horrible experience at Ouray the other
day. Decovi Is employed at the Reve-
nue. mine, and, while at work near the
shaft, stumbled and fell headlong into
the opening. The rope cable, attached
to the windlass above, WAS swaying in
the shaft, and Decovi, in falling, by
the merest chance, caught hold of II.
But it only partially impeded his fall
The rope, rapidly passing through his
hands, tore and burned the flesh in
shocking manner. But Decovi madly
hung on, and In few seconds reached
the bottom of the shaft. more dead
than alive, having slid down the cable
a distance of 800 feet Decovi was un-
conscious when found. The flesh OF
his hands was nearly torn off. and
what was left was burned to crisp
exposing the bones.
were held at the Wheeler opera house
Thursday night. There was class of
eight boys and three girls who render
ed a literary and musical program
which was well received. Early in the
exercises an important event took
place which was not on the program,
when Hon j. NJ. Downing, in behalf
of D. r. C. Brown, Elmer T. Butler,
David NJ. Hyman, +. NJ. Taylor and D.
W. Brunton, in an address, presented
to School District No. l an entire block
of ground in the heart of the city, con-
tanning the splendid residences OF Mr.
Brown and Mr.. Butler, the estimated
value of these properties being $4,000.
few months age a proposition to
purchase the ground at nominal
price for high school purposes failed
at special election for that purpose.
The splendid gift from these public
spirited gentlemen came as a most
pleasant surprise to the public and
school board.
At a meeting of the State Normal
School Board, of Greeley on the Both
the following business was transacted:
Professor @. T. Work resigned to take
charge of the Department of Manual
Training of the San Francisco schools
at salary of 50, 700 year. DIR. e. G.
Dexter resigned TO take charge of the