The Lamar register., 1899-09-06
DENVER GOSSIP.


some time and her ciiarming person
ality and Interesting addresses made
her n popular leader of the Booth or
ganization.
Three farmers engaged in u battle
with cattle rustlers about eight miles
from the city. near the Kansas Pacific
railway, early yesterday morning.
Fifteen or twenty shots We're eNcllans-
ed, aud one OF the farmers received a
bullet in the shoulder of his coat.
The sale of seats and boxes for the
coming Festival of Mountain and
Plain has been phenomenal. already
200 of the 200 boxes having been dis
posed of for the season. Orders for
seats should be sent in at once to Sc
cure desirable locations. Many orders
have already been received from ad-
Joining states and the interest in the
Festival is on the increase daily.
The report comes from San Francis
GO that the boys Of the Colorado reg:-
nlcnt are preparing substantial Gttt
for pr Rose Kidd Bcere. who nurset
so many of them through Illness at
the Manila hospital. The enlisted
men will raise large sum of money
TO be presented TO her as token ~
the respect and love in which she Is
held. DIR. Beere will return TO Cole
RADIO with the troops.
Mrs. Insersoll, president Of The Vol
unteers' Relatives Union, has been de
posed. The feeling of opposition to
Mrs. Ingersoll and her acts as presi-
dent OF the union Is said TO have been
growing FOR several months. nnal
decision was reached when II was re-
ported that President lngersoll had ap-
pointed herself and two other ladies
10 present the troops as they crossed
the borders OF the state. with nag
which the union had had no knowi
edge Of. although ii was stated to bc
the gift of the union.
The reply from the water company
TO the cTty's request for q schedule Of
the company's property WIS left last
evening Mt the home of President
Shackelford OF the Board OF Public
Works. The company declines to re
cede from It's price OF S9.ooO,Ooo and de-
cllnes TO furnish separately the valu-
alton placed upon the several items or
property. II adds that the city must
buy the plant as whole or not at all.
\ conference of the members of the
City Council VIII he held In few
days 20 consider what action Will be
taken.
Alter an absence from Denver of
more than fifteen months, twelve OF
which were spent in active campaign
ing against the Spaniards aud Filipin-
os. on the island OF Lnzpn. Brigadier
General Irving Hale is back again
among his own people. He and
Mrs. Hale arrived from San Fran
cisco Mt 4 a. m. Wednesday, on Union
Pacific train So lnodestly does the
you-g brigadier wenr the spurs and
laureiS he won In the war. that he ar
rived here almost unheralded. Only
his immediate relatives and few
others seemed TO know when his train
was 10 come in.
\ recommendation win he made 10
the extra session OF the Legislature by
Secretary of State Beckwith In the line
| of revenue measures. He viii ask
that the trade mark fee be restored to
81 from 81. ut which figure il was
/ placed by the last Legislature. In
| figuring the receipts of the office for
| the month OF August the secretary
noticed that quite "A loss had resulted
| because Of the reduced fee for trade
I marks. The receipts of the office for
/ August We're three times the amount
FOR the same period last wear The
month is considered one of the dull
/ est ones. but this year II has equaled
| the record of the buster ones. The re-
| ceipts were S5,s09.I0.
I Several thousand dollars were
\ pledged 10 the free train fund nj riIe
meeting of the special finance commit
/ tee and invited citizens held Saturday
1 afternoon ut the First National Bank
! Senator +. O. Wolcott made u liberal
| offer. which was taken under advise
/ mcnt by the committee. and word WIS
/ received from David II. Monat that
he. also. would lend helping hand.
! Those who were in attendance eN-
| pressed themselves pleased with the
| result of the meeting. Governor
| Thomas, who took n prominent part in
the deliberations, promised his person
| al support TO the movement. He told
| the committee that he would give his
| own time to assist in raising the fund
| Professor Cornell who Is chairman of
| the special finance committee. Is san
griinc of raising the $4,000 lacking.
The maid of honor contests through.
out the state closed on Saturday night
! ami the secretary has been advised of
the election of the following: Ouray
county. Miss Rosa Burns. Ouray: San
| Miguel county, Miss Belle +. Watson
| Telluride. unanimously elected; Chaffco
/ county. Miss Clara l.. Able. Buena
| Vista: Delta county, Miss Susie Win.
ton, Delta; Boulder county. Miss Kate
| Dickey. Boulder; Costilla county. Miss
| Frieda Meyer. San Luis; Coneios coun-
| ty, Miss Sophia Chacon, Conejos: Park
county. Miss Henrietta Sumner, Fair