The Lamar register., 1901-10-09
COLORADO NOTES.

opeueu Win an increased NUMBER Oh
students.
Arthur @. Glenn of Pueblo and II. A.
Gordon of La Junta have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
]. w. Work of Florence has sold his
paper, the Refiner to the Ex-Parte Pub
fishing Company, composed of Senator
+. A. Moore, Frank p. Warner and IL.
D. johnson. N
During the months of July, August
and September Denver people took out
permits to erect buildings TO the value
of 1864, ,556, which far surpasses any
three months since the panic of 1893.
After looking over the bands in at
tendance at the festival in Denver, the
committee from DeadwoOd, South Da-
kotn, engaged the Creede band for the
week of the festival at Deadwood next
year.
The county commissioners of Garfield
county finished their three days ses-
sion sitting us board of equalization
without receiving single request from
any taxpayer to have his assessment
reduced.
Civil service examinations will be
held Mt Denver on November 10th and
at Pueblo and Colorado Springs on No.
and letter carriers in the postOftices in
these cities.
1t is hoped that arrangements can be
made to have Secretary of the Treas
ury Lyman ]. Gage address the MEM
bers Of the Loyal Legion of Colorado
Mt their banquet in Colorado Springs,
October 10Th.
w. s. Stratton has transferred his
large real estate holdings in Denver to
the International Realty Company,
management. The amount of revenue
stamps on the deed indicates valua-
ton of $425,OO
The breach of promise suit brought
by Miss Nellie Lewis against Sam
Strong has finally been settled out of
court. Stipulations to that effect have
been filed with the clerk of the Su-
preme Court by Augustus IL. Martin,
attorney for Mrs. Sam Strong.
The paint and car shops OF the Flor
ence 4 Cripple Creek railroad, locat-
ed at Canon City, were destroyed by
fire on the morning of Sept 29th. The
origin OF the fire is not known. There
was water pressure on the ground and
every effort was made to suppress the
fire. but the buildings We're completely
destroyed.
ed in Mesa county, Special Inspector
Llewellyn having decided upon two
routes. Charles w. Rumble has been
appointed carrier on the east route and
d. NJ. Flick on the west route. These
appointments were made by Postmas-
ter Price of Grand Junction.
The Pueblo Courier, labor paper.
announces that the former proprietor
and editor, Lieutenant Governor David
C. Coates and Otto Thum, have trans
ferred their interests to Frank Rich
ardson, who will In future edit and
conduct the paper. 1t Is reported that
Messrs Coates and Thum will start
state labor paper in Denver.
A competitive drill between Uniform
Rank No. 8, Knights of Pythias, Of Vic
tor, and Commandery No. 40, Knights
of st. John of Leadville for $500 a side,
was held in the arena at the festival
grand stand in Denver and resulted in
n victory for the Victor team by the
narrow margin of eight points. The
Victor team scored 502 points and the
Leadville team 494.
One Of the selections played at the
Mountain and Plain Festival by the
Modern WoOdmen's band from Grand
Junction, was the Local Taxation
March," dedicated to State Senator
James W. Bucklin Of Grand Junction,
in honor of his success in placing be-
fore the people n constitutional amend
ment giving counties an opportunity to
vote on special methods Of taxation.
The music Is by George Z. Kinsley Of
Brockton, Massachusetts,.
The Common Council of Victor rati-
fed the compromise made by the city
officials in the suit between the city Of
Victor and the Altman Water Company
for the possession Of Bison Park basin
on the southwest slope of Pixies peak.
The city Is now the owner Of the larg-
est reservoir basin in the district. The
reservoir. when completed. will hold
4O0,O0O,OOO gallons and will be worth
to the city 100000. improvements
will at once be started. The city will
pay $4,000 for the property.
Chairman C. A. Parker of the Colo
RADIO Terminal Lines has not yet com
pleted the table of tickets deposited
with his agencies in Denver, Colorado
Springs and Pueblo. but estimates the
number as being between $4,000 and
10000. Last year the number was
about 27,OOO. Counting the number
of travellers coming from Texas and
other southern states and from Cali
fornia, Utah and other western points,
all Of which are not recorded at the
Terminal Lines Association, the num-
ber of tourists into Colorado this year
is estimated at more than $4,000.
The Florence Merchants Association
has received a letter from the Model
woolen Mill Company of indianapolis.
Indiana, stating that it is anxious to
locate Mt Florence. Mr.. Chenoweth of
the company says that the plant will