The Lamar register., 1900-05-23
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

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canon, resulting from the breaking OF
the water company's dam. No legal
steps have been taken yet. but the wa
ter company has been notified that
such a suit Will be Instituted. and has
sent out engineers TO make an estimate
Of the damage done. Ii is understood
now that the amount Of damages sued
for VIII be not much over $4,000.
William Radcliffe, proprietor Of the
Grand Mesa lakes. has returned 10
Denver from England. where he has
spent the winter. The Grand Mesa
lake. form a chain five miles long, and
are as picturesque as any that can be
found in Colorado. Mr.. Radcliffe VIII
give TO the state this year 2o0o.oO
trout with which the state game and
fish commissioner will be able to stock
large number Of private lakes and
public streams. The only expense TO
the state win be cost Of transportation,
which will be trihing in comparison
with the value OF the fish.
Tom H johnson, state game and
fish commissioner. will Try to secure
| for the state the private fish hatchery
near Brighton. This Is the oldest
hatchery in the state, and rs near
enough TO the state hatchery at Bright.
on TO form valuable addition 10 IL.
Jim" Brpadweli came TO Colorado al
most generation ago, and this hatch
cry and tine horses were hts hobbies.
But reverses came 50 that when he
died a month ago his property WIS not
as large as had becn generally sup
posed The widow Is therefore willing
to dispose of the hatchery at low
price.
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South Park line OF the Colorado &
Southern rs in operation through Platte
canon, Superintendent Dyer estimating
that It will require that time TO coru-
plste repairs Of the damages caused hy
the food OF tho Goose ereck dana over
flow. Five thousand additional sacks
OF sand were shipped 10 the canon.
making 22npO used TO make an EN-,
bankment 10 divert the course OF the
river from the new path that Il sRiActesl
for Itself after the food and send u
hack to wi,ere u formerly iowed, 4
pile driver was also sent up. to drive
piles for a temporary bridge that VIII
span ;he worst part OF the washout
Accompanying the two howitErrs
which have lz.en received by the adiu-
tant general for display on the State
Capitol grounds, or Ia the War Brilc
collection. as souvenirs Of the vai1r
Of th. Colorado regiment AZ Manila.
copies Of several letters were receiyed
which greatly incuHasc the value OF the
guns. These letters set forth just bow
and when the trophies wcrc secured,
and the letter OF General Greene high
ly praises the Colorado regiment for It's
fighting qualities Ia transmitting 10
Adtntant General Ovcruyvr the CORE
spondsDce and the hrs,scl-loading
hovitzers. General Irving Hale. form.
erly colonel Of the Colorado regiment,
says: These are two Of the guns that
helped 20 entertain us while we were
In the trcnches.'
officials Of the raIiruaa. interested
express no daub; that the sale Of the
ColoraSsg Midland viii b. completed BE-
tween May 18th and June issh. The
transfer books for voting trust cerYit.
Gates VIII close next Friday and wisi
remain CLOSED for one month. Already
majority Of the stockholders has sig
nified approval and there remains only
some stock held In England TO BE- heard
from The trustees are empowered to
make the sale. The stock will pass IN.
to the control Of the Colorado & South,
ern and the Rio l5rande Western rail-.
roads The preferred stock win sell
for so a share and the common stock
for $3.50. There Is no probability now
taat the Denver & Rio Graude viii &C.
quire any interest in. much less a con.
troll, Of the Midland stock. but it win
pass TO the owners OF the two railroad.
named.
Z The Court OF Appeals rendered sever
nj decisions on the 18th A rehearine
Of the test cast against Dolph Dome
dian, accused OF violating the wine
room ordinance, was refused. The ju-
dicial finding was that IL the ordinance
was construed as the city OF Denver
claimed it should be even the hotels
would have hard task In keeping
from Violating II. The building OF a
county court house In Alamo square or
Acacia park. in Colorado Springs. viii
not be permitted. The county commits
sioners proposed to erect court house
on public square, and several citizens
brought suit 10 restrain them from so
doing on the ground that these squares
had been dedicated fer use as public
parks and after twenty-nine years ser.
vice as such eonld not BE- diverted from
the original use 10 which they had been
put. The decision OF the Fl Paso court
Is reversed. a
The earelessness os Jacob Watkins
in taking the bride on an unruly horse
Tuesday afternoon, is the direct cause
of the death of Watkins wife, Sarah.
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