The Lamar register., 1900-12-19
COLORADO NOTES.

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at Hillrose, Morgan county, with Aug
ust Ballot as postmaster.
A Denver firm of undertakers offers
to bury the paupers of Arapahoe coun-
| ty Mt the rate of 100 for l cent.
The sheriff of Archuleta county. II.
| b. Sanderson has issued notice to sa-
looms to stop all gambling in Archuleta
county.
The Baxter shaft house, belonging to
the Utica mine at Ward, was burned
December 10Th, together with consid-
cradle valuable machinery, the loss ap-
proximating $500.
The American Beet Sugar Company
shut down its factory at Rocky Ford
for the season December Sth. 1t has
worked $4,000 tons of beets and made
1880 tons of fine beet sugar.
A number of Italians of Ouray have
organized n patriotic order which was
Incorporated as the Society of George
Washington. Fred Scala, John Cresto
and II. Zunella are the incOrporators.
The tenth annual catalogue of the
State Normal School shows II total ell
rollment of 546 students at the institu-
tion, 234 being in the training depart
ment and 312 in the normal school pro-
per.
Mrs. M. Yoss of No. 10 Irving avenue,
Atlantic City, New Jersey. hasn't seen
or heard of her husband, Albert, in ten
years, and asks Governor Thomns to.
help her ascertain IL he has been In
Colorado.
The buttermakers have succeeded in
securing their one-way rate to the ma
tional meeting of butter-mnkers to be
held in st. Paul, February 19th-2Sth.-
The rate will be one fare for the
round trip.
The twenty-sixth annual session of
the Colorado Teachers Association will
be held at the East Denver high school,
December 2Gth, 9th and 18th. Numer-
GUS papers of n highly instructive
character will be read.
The large meteor that passed over
Denver December 7th was seen by
Rev. Mr.. Earle of the Baptist church
of Aspen. Mr.. Earle says the meteor
fell several miles north of Red noun
tain. An attempt will be made to 10
cate 1t.
Acting Governor Akers of Arizona
has honored the requisitiOn from Colo
RADIO for Antonio SemenZa, wanted in
Telluride for the embezzlement of
$500. Sheriff Fountain Of Telluride is
after the man, who has been located at
Bisbee.
The Board of Health of Fowler is
sued an order ON the 11th instant clos
ing the schools on account of scarlet
fever. One case was under quarantine.
All children are also required to bring
certificates of vaccination when they
re-enter school.
Fifteen horses We're burned to death
and three more injured beyond reeov-
cry in fire that restroyed the stables
of the City Package Delivery Express
Company, in the rear of No. 1854
Champa street, Denver, on the night
of December 18th.
The date for the annual poultry OK
hibit of the Southern Colorado Poultry
Association at Pueblo, has been set for
January 18th. and the five days sue
ceedinc that day. Officers of the asso-
citation f,lan to have an even larger
show than in previous years.
The discovery. of n nineteen-foot vein
of good coal near the surface is report
ed from Huerfano canon at Il point for
ty miles from any mine now opened in
HuerfanO county. 1t is near the line
of railroad proposed by the Denver and
Rio Grande from Wnlsenburg to Silver
Cliff.
Everything seems to have risen this
wear, even the Thermometer. Up to
December 18th the weather bureau at
Denver reports an excess OF tempera-
ture amounting to eighty-seven degrees
since the first of the month and SCI
degrees since the beginning of the
year.
Scenery and climate are among the
most valuable assets of Colorado. This
fact is shown by the annual report of
the Western Passenger Association, n
total of PITTS tickets having been ex-
changed at Denver. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo from May LIST to October
81, 1900.
A stock company has been organized
mt Fort Lupton for the purpose of erect
ing n condensed milk plant 10 be Oper-
ated by o. Il. Frink of the Silver State
Creamery Company. The capitaliza-
ton will be 100000. This will be the
only condensed milk plant west of the
Mississippi river.
The insane asylum report will show
that the commissioners think DIR. A. p.
Busey has made Il success as superin-
tendent and that the institution was
abl, conducted. The report will place
the value of the asylum property at
S46S,OOO and will ask for appropria-
tions to the amount of S345, 600 for the
biennial period now commencing.
Dr. Robert Coltman, Jr.. with his
wife and six children, ranging in age
from two TO sixteen wears has arrived