The Lamar register., 1901-08-07
COLORADO NOTES.

has lived in Pueblo for somewhat over
a year.
The Pueblo Y. NJ. C. A. has added
fifty members in three weeks since the
accession of the new secretary, Mr.. c.
w. James.
Contracts are - be let soon for the
construction of Il new steel bridge
across Clear creek on the Middle Park
roadI>at Idaho Springs.
The 4eath penalty law went into ef
feet at midnight August 1st, according
to an opinion rendered by Assistant
Attorney General George Post.
The total precipitation at Denver
during the month of July was one
hundredth of an inch. Hardly equiva-
lent to moderate fall of dew.
The comptroller of the currency has
extended the corporate existence of
the Western National Bank of Pueblo
Colorado, until the close of business
July 20, 1921.
Delays in the construction of equip
ment for the new telephone exchange
at Colorado City will postpone the
opening for three weeks. About $1,000
will be expended.
Mrs. ]. l.. Brush. aged sixty years,
wife of ex-Lieutenant Governor Brush,
died July 31st, mt the family home in
Greeley of dropsy of the heart. She
had been i'll only short time.
All the county prisoners have been
removed from the Cripple Creek city
Jail to the county Jail. The new jail
has capacity to hold 100 prisoners
and cost Teller county $25.OOO.
The agent of the state land office
who went to look after the fire on Mt.
Evans telephoned that 1t was ex-
tinguished. 1t is the opinion of state
officials that the rains will put a stop
to the fires that have been reported so
frequently of late.
The Reed Investment Company of
Colorado Springs has decided to demol-
ish the old Brunswick hotel building
at Grand Junction and erect on the
site n first-class modern hotel to be
called 1.-THE Reed" 1t will cost S2o,ooo
and will contain fifty rooms.
On July 9th Mayor West of Pueblo
ordered the closing Of all gambling
houses and the disuse of nll the slot
machines used for gambling. He said:
II decided that If gambling could not
be controlled by the authorities, as the
authorities saw fit to control it, the
time had come to close all the gam
bling establishments. The order is
absolute and means not only the
EuHbihE housSo' ous the po''NS SiioPS
as WELL"
The strike of the Denver hod car
riers is declared Off This ends one OF
the longest and most fiercely waged
building strikes that Denver has ever
seen. On June 1st over 500 hOd car
riers went out for an increase in
wages. After protracted discussion
on the night of August list, the hod
carriers voted unanimously to declare
the strike off. This action was taken
because the State Board of Arbitrn
tion decided against the strikers.
Leopold Batres, MeXico's greatest
archaeologist, may visit Mancos canon,
Colorado, 1t is reported, for the pur--
pose of making researcher among thS.>
cliff dwellers' ruins, recently brouglJo
into prominence by Mrs. Virginia Nc
Clurg of Colorado Springs. Mr.. Batres.
hopes to prove by his Investigations.
that Mancos valley may have been the
ancient Huetlapnlla of the Toltecs.
from which they started on their
southern pilgrimage to populate the
land of Anahuac.
Mrs. Jane Fish, who figured in one
of the most sensational murder trials.
this state has ever experienced, was
locked up in Denver n few days ago on
the charge of disturbance. Mrs. Fish
band, Gaylord Fish. at Georgetown.
December Z, 1897. Her present trouble
was brought about by n quarrel with
Raymond Kircher. her granddaugh-
ter's husband, with whom she has
been living, and whom she accuses of
at her. 1t is very unsavory
family quarrel.
George Fravert of Rifle recently
brought down to Game Commissioner
Harris at Denver five mountain sheep
heads, taken from the store of Cross
& Baker Mt Glenwood Springs. They
to John Morine of Capitol
creek, near Aspen. and were placed
where Mr.. Fravert found them by AL
bert MOrine. He was arrested and
fined S1O1.5O. The heads are now at
1416 Fifteenth ST., Denver, and will be
sold to the highest bidder August 18th.
Sealed bids win be received by Com
missioner Harris.
Secretary Stonaker of ...e State.
Board of Charities and Correction is
said to be opposed to Ralph Fields
at the Brightside School for
Boys, near Denver. Under the law tas
state board has no power to act, IN
will do everything 1t can to see that
the matter is brought to the attention
of the public. At the next meeting of
the board the home will be brought up
for discussion and some action be TAX
en-. AT one time the home housed sew
enty boys. but now there are said to
be less than twenty-five there.
The Elks' street fair at Colorado
Springs was formally opened on July
29th by a parade of 500 preceded by
the Colorado Midland band, just re-
turned from Milwaukee. The principal
streets were traversed. after which the
wound its way toward the
brilliantly lighted booths and tents be-
ginning at the corner of Cucharras and