The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
COLORADO NOTES.

IN lScO tne uedtu rate Ill DeliVer WIS
22.O and in 1900 the death rate had de-
creased to 1876.
The Socialist Labor party in Denver
has nominated a fun county ticket for
the fall campaign.
The Prohibitionsts of Colorado are
Preparing to agitate the submission
Of temperance amendment.
| Three thousand dollars has been
raised in subscriptions for the forma-
tion of n polo club in Colorado Springs.
On his short private visit to Boulder
August 26th, w. J. Bryan spoke to n
small impromtu gathering in the court
room.
Normal institutes throughout the
state this year report large attend
ance and good work done. The profess
sional spirit in teachers seems to be in
creasing.
Francis Truth, the so-called "healer."
| who has been operating in Denver and
who was arrested on several charges,
| has agreed to go out of the business in
| Denver and endeavor to get heeled in
| some other vocation.
Mrs. Matte Wilson has been appoint
ed county superintendent, of schools by
| the county commissioners OF Fremont
| county. She succeeds the late super
intendent, J. NJ. Hanks, who died re-
| Gently, and is n sister of Mr.. Hanks.
Governor Orman has issued requi-
sition on the governor Of Oregon for
the return to Fort Collins of Mike Ber
ry. the bicycle thief, who made hi SAs-
cape from the Fort Collins jail BE
days ago, and is now under arrest in
that state.
"A grocery. boarding tent, n book
CT Tnvlfnftina
nearly 200 families living in tents fill
ed with several hundreds of people" is
the inventory morning paper gives OF
the Seventh Day Adventists' camp
meeting in Denver.
II satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the American Sugar Beet
and Irrigated Land Company for 10000
acres OF land under the reservoirs north
OF Lamar. colony of 500 families
from the eastern and central states will
be located there at once.
Richard Humphrey, an old resident
Of Coal Creek, committed suicide Au-
gust 26th, by shooting himself through
the heart. He was sixty-One years of
age and leaves wife and several
children. He had been suffering from
an abcess in the brain caused by in
juries received in a mine.
tourist travel Colorado has ever known,
IL the baggage records at the union de-
pot in Denver are correct index. The
number of pieces handled was 3,56S,
while for July 1t was but 1OOS3O This
Is also an increase over August of last
year Of 1880 pieces.
The Beaver Creek Reservoir Com
pany has been Incorporated Mt Fort
Collins with Philip Wilson. Z. ]. Greg
ory and Charles A. Button as incor-
pOrators. The purpose of the corpora
ton Is TO construct and maintain six
reservoirs above the source of Beav-
er creek in Larimer county.
B. +. Rockafellow, proprietor of the
Fruitmere farm. recently sent aGpox
of apples to Secretary Shute n DtheN
State Horticultural Board. After shd
had selected a dozen for preservation
purposes, she sent the remainder I'd
all the offices in the capitol building
And when the woman had given them
apples they all ate.
Mr.. @. NJ. Hobbs, purchasing agend
of the Denver & Rio Grande railwayl
and Mrs. Hobbs left August Both for
six months tour in central and SOUTH
ern Europe. The major portion of theid
time probably will be spent in Switzer
land and northern Italy. Mr.. Hobbs
lecture, Colorado VS.. Switzerland,
has made him well known and pOpula4
in all parts of the state.
John Bradford and Brick Price, cat
tlemen living six miles of Erie, en-
gagged In an argument few dayt
since. They exchanged blows and
finally resorted to firearms. A coupla
Of shots were exchanged but no harn4
was done. Bradford is the man whose
cabin was riddled by bullets some twd
months ago by unknown parties.
A Mancos dispatch to the Denved
News, dated August 26th. says: A
II: 80 this morning an electric bolt
killed a valuable horse ridden by Ar
thur Spencer and Spencer himself is a
the point of death. Hyde Fielding
who was riding beside him, wa{
stunned and thrown from his horse
The accident occurred about one mild
east Of town.
A waterspout short distance sout4
Of Trinidad caused considerable trout
BILE on the afternoon of September 1st
Waves three feet high rushed dOwd
Commercial street. sending everything
before them. A horse hitched il 1lron1
of the Southern hotel was knocked of
Its feet. The new stone culvert oq
South Commercial street was wrecked
The foundation for the fine three-stor4
double building being erected just cas-
Of the First National bank was badl4
wrecked. Huge boulders were carried
hundreds Of yards by the rushing ton
rents. A number of business house
were flooded as much as foot or NOR
by the water. and in the lower part q
the city considerable part Of the cit
was inundated. The storm only laste
n short time. but such a flood has nc
bnpn coon Infnra for yonrc
The Colorado State Grange has a