The Lamar register., 1900-11-21
COLORADO NOTES.

ne cOulptTOlleF Ol tut CuilthSS hh'
authorized the First National Bank or
Sterling. Colorado, to begin business
with II capital of $2J.O,O. q. y. Hen
derson is president. and Charles Yah
cashier.
At recent meeting of the Cripple
Creek Bar Association resolutions
of respect We're adopted on the death
of J. w. IInrner and elected Charles
c. Butler president. vice Julius Thplnp-
son. now at Cape Nome.
1t is positively asserted in Denver
that w. $. Stratton proposes to build
an immense business block next spring
on the corner of Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets ut II cost approximating ST.
100000
Fred S. johnson, superintendent or
the Hull City placer in the Cripple
Greek district, was severely injured on
the 1tOh inst. by an accident to the
cage in which he was descending. HIS
right leg was broken and serious inter
nal injuries are feared.
Railway mail service will be estab-
lished on the Brush-Alliance branch OF
the Burlington railroad between Den
yer and the Black Hills of South Da-
kota. Mails will leave Denver at IL 10
p. IN. and arrive at 80 p. IN. daily.
G. Il. Martin, secretary of the Ma
tlonal Live Stock Association, has gone
from Denver to Salt Lake City. where
he will open his census office anu also
attend to matters In connection Win
the annual meeting of the association
John Holm, also known rs Jack De
lane, n Swede, aged twenty-three ana
unmarried, while attempting 10 step
across n shaft in the Tambourine mine,
ia, Il
fell to the bottom, distance OF loO
feet, and was instantly killed.
The people of Loveland and vicinity
are confident of securing the proposed
beet sugar factt >. A surplus of acre
age for storing beets has been sub
scribed and S., 900 toward Il cash bonus
promised. The donation of land for the
factory has not yet been fully pro.
vded.
Andrew Augustin, n Leadville pio-
neer and member of the Leadville Mu-
sicians' Union, died few days ago
and was buried under the auspices OF
the union. the band playing waltz
as they approached the grave In ac-
cordance with the dying request OF
Mr.. Augustin.
The Denver horse show of 1901 VIII
be given in the second week or Sep
tember and will run through four day
and night sessions. The show will be
opened in the evening-and at that
time of the year evenings will be warm
enough for outdoor performances-and
will close in the afternoon.
The Indian office has been advised by
the agent ut the Uintah agency, Utah,
that all the Indians from that reserva-
ton who had crossed into Colorado and
IL Ian Illf
TO Utah and that in the future close
watch would be kept to see that none
escaped from the reservation.
In accordance with recommendations
made by the State Board of Pardons,
Governor Thomas has issued the fol
lowing executive orders: UncOndition-
al pardon, George w. Grace, Arapa-
hoe; combinations, John X. Frey, from
ten years TO three years and four
months, and Il. q. Spencer, fifteen
years to five years.
The members of the Denver Board Of
Public Works recently made a trip to
inspect the ST. Vrain river with n view
to ascertaining the feasibility of de
irving water from that source for tbs
city water supply. They will visit all
the other streams that seem to carry
water not appropriated or where water
rights may be purchased.
Secretary Martin of the National
Live Stock Association has been mott
fled by Eben +. Mcleod. chairman of
the Western Passenger Association Of
Chicago that all lines within that as
sociation have unanimously agreed to
IA one-fare round trip TO the annual con-
vention of the stock association at
Salt Lake City next January.
State Engineer McCune of Denver
and the board of county commission
ers of Colorado Springs recently in
spected the Monument dam. The state
engineer advised putting in n four-foot
iron pipe for controlling the water Of
the reservoir and repairing n break in
the dam caused by seepage water last
spring.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has begun the month of November
with an increase in earnings. For the
first week in the month the earnings
were S225, 200. an increase of S22,SG0
over the corresponding week of last
year. Since July list the earnings have
beer 81 4.2SO,GOO. an increase of $685.
500 over the corresponding period of
last year.
A hunting party from Las Animas
went sixty miles south to the Cedar
hills. and while they We're occupying
an old cabin the roof. which was com
posed of logs and earth, fell in and
killed William Worthlcy and injured
IT., .on Tho pnrtv rntiIrunI IN