The Lamar register., 1901-09-18
COLORADO NOTES.

Chautauqua grounds in the Garden OF
the Gods.
| The Fire and Police Board of Den
Yer have decided to prohibit prize
fighting and have given the chief of
police instructions to prevent the CIV
ing Of any prize-fight in the city.
ON Saturday night, September Sth.
the Hallack block Mt the corner or
| Eighteenth and Market streets in Den
er was destroyed by fire. Loss, nearly
| 100000.
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek the trial of Grant Crumley,
charged with the murder of sam
Strong, the rich mine owner, has been
set for October 11th. .-
The worst of Il series of violent aim
storms struck Mnnitou and vicinity on
the forenoon of September Sd. continu-
ing for some time, and wreaking con-
siderable damage. Between Colorado
John Limberg. n mine contractor.
was Instantly killed September 9th
while at work on the Park lode of the
Denton Mining Company ut Leadville
by the caving in of Il heavy body OF
earth.
| Emma Goldman was in Denver April
49, 1893. and spoke before Il small audi
| ence. In an Interview published IN
the News she said the anarchists had
decided not to kill any more crowned
heads.
| w. +. Miller just finished drilling n
well for the town waterworks plant mt
Eaton. An abundance of pure water
has been secured. The work of laying
the mains will be carried forward as
fast as possible.
Many Denver dogs have recently died
of Il disease which has been recognized
by local veterinarians as poliomyelitis.
If the disease is anything like the
name ii must be doggoned hard on the
canines. No wonder they die.
| Conejos and Logan counties have al
ready named maids of honor for the
queen of the Mountain and Plain Fes-
tival at Denver next month. Miss Stel-
Ii Van Fleet will represent Concjos
| county. and Miss Bertha Mae Brewer,
of Sterling, Logan county.
The general merchandise store of G.
| ii. Cross at Minturn was entered by
thieves on the night of September 9TH.
and about SlGJ worth of goods stolen.
On the Sunday night previous the res
tauiant belonging to Mr.. Henry was
robbed of something over $500 in cash.
The opening day at Denver uni
versity. September 11th. was marked
by great increase in the number OF
students over last year. The students
ARE not all in yet but it is thought the
full enrolment will show more than
1000 names. Last year there were
$50.
In addition to his former donations
of the surface rights Of his Austin
Bluffs land to the city of Colorado
Springs for Il park. General William j.
| Palmer will also give Alright of way
over all the ground owned by the Colo
Orado Springs company for boule-
ward.
G. II. Holly. an old resident of Colo
RADIO. died suddenly at his home in
Beulah. Pueblo county, a few days ago.
The deceased formerly lived in Pueblo
and his wife. Mrs. Clara Clyde Holly.
who survives him, was n member of
the state Legislature in 1896. and the
author of the age of consent law.
In an attempt to hold up the saloon
kept by Grant Depler in Stringtown,
three miles from Leadville. at mid
night, September 10th, two robbers
had Il fight with Depler and Joseph
Manshine. his bartender, in which the
latter was killed together with one of
the robbers The other robbcr es-
| capped.
| The season of tourist rates on the
railroads is reported to have been far
the best ever known in this state. The
grand total of cxcursionists who, visit
ed Colorado during the summer just
closed Is between $1,000 and $4,000.
Last year there were less than 10000.
The Colorado d Southern brought
from TEXTS to this state the largest
| number of 'eXcursionists in its history,
Il great mapy Of-them going to- the
Boulder Chautauqua. -rs-'
Secretary McClurg of the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce has re-
ceived a number of communica tions
from railroad officials relative to the
project to boom Colorado Springs as n
winter resort, and favorable nssur-
anccs have been received. The Rock
Island railway has requested Mr.. Nc
| Clurg to prepare n pamphlet descrip-
| tive of the local climate and scenery,
and will advertise the place indepen-
dent of what the others do.
Captain Thatcher, president of the
Colorado Commission 10 the st. Louis
| Fair. has inauguratcd IL movement, 1t
is said, to raise fund of 100000
| from fifty counties of the state in Or
der that creditnble exhibit may be
sent to the exposition. The plan is
for the commissioners of each county
to vote $1,000 and upward. and as
they have authority to supervise the
expenditure of such money it is
thought no serious objection to the
idea will be interposed. 1t is the aim
of Captain Thatcher that the cour.y
boards shall vote for the approp al
tions this fall so they may be included
in the tax levy next spring. He desires
also that n Colorado state building
shall be erected at st. Louis of such n
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permanent feature. Such structure,
| IL Is pstimatel would cost about SEQ