The Lamar register., 1901-06-19
COLORADO NOTES.

The chief Of police of Pueblo has np-
pointed a dog catcher and put him on
the war path.
b. f. Rawalt, father of Representa-
tive Q. +. Rawalt of GunnisOn, died
suddenly of heart failure ut Salida on
the 9th instant.
An active canvass is to he made III
Pueblo for the state fair fund. The
sum Of $4,000 has already been
pledged In large amounts.
The University OF Denver will con-
duct summer school Mt the request of
many students and outsiders who have
signitied their desire to attend.
The National Association of Master
Blacksmiths will meet in Denver
August 18th. 1t is expected that 80
members will be in attendance.
The postofficcs Mt Florence and
vanced by the Postotiice Department
from third to second-class offices.
Tn. salary of the postmaster at Den
yer has been raised from $500 to
$4,000. At La Junta, from $1.sOO to
$1,000, and at Aspen lowered from S.
200 to $2,1OO.
Governor Orman and stan are ex-
pected to take part in the Fourth of
July celebration at Victor, which Is to
be big, one with exercises on the
3rd, 4th and 9TH.
In the Western Base Ball League up
to June 10th, Colorado Springs had
won fourteen games and lost sixteen,
and the Denver club had won twelve
and lost eighteen.
A company has been organized to
build new stock yards In East Pueblo.
1t is stated that the company will be
aud
nectei with any rnilroad.
The trustees of Colorado College, at
Colorado Springs, have appointed II
committee to raise money for greater
endowment fund to keep pace with the
rapid growth of the institution.
The fruit growers of the Grand val
ley will meet Mt Rifle July 9th to OF
ganize n Garfield county horticultural
society, the chief object being self
protection and mutual advancement.
The Rocky Mountain News Printing
Company is erecting n $500 build
ing on Welton street near Seven
teenth street. in Denver, for its own
use, and will put in two new presses
to cost $4,000.
At meeting of the Jewish citizens
of San Francisco it was decided to es-
tablish Pacific coast directors conf
mlttee of the Denver Hospital for Con-
sumption, which henceforth is 10 be n
national institution.
w. Il. Lee, ex-deputy game warden
at GlenwOod Springs, recently re-
ceived 10000 brook trout from the
Gunnison hatchery. They were at once
deposited in the streams tributary 10
the Grand and Roaring Fork rivers.
A lady writes from Connecticut to
ask If the Indian war whOOp Is still
heard on the plains and among the
mountains of Colorado. Unfortunately,
madam, 1t is not; 1t has been super
setled by college yells ten times more
ferocious.
Pueblo proposes to have n genuine
state fair next fall. Each county In
Colorado will have vice president.
and the superintendents and assistant
superintendeuts of the departments
will be chosen without regard to their
residence.
Director of the Mint Roberts told
Denver reporter that the Denver mint
when completed will be the largest in
the world and that 1t will probably be
finished within a year and half.
Judging from past progress 1t will be
nearer n decade and n half.
At a special election at Eldora the
citizens by Il vote of 81 to 1, ratified
the actions of the trustees in granting
a franchise for the use of the streets
by Messrs. Il. b. Whitfield of Denver,
William B. Ogden and w. II. Mcleod
of Boulder for electric light purposes.
At Trinidad a largely attended meet
ing of business men and property own
ers was held and n strong and active
taxpayers league formed. Committees
We're appointed to assist the county as
sessor in the work of assessing the
property of the county under the new
law.
The annual election of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science will be held in Denver August
oath to SOth. This association has at
filinted with it several other societies
Great preparations are being made at
Cripple Creek for the meeting of the
Trans Mississippi Commercial Con-
gress, July 10th to goth.
There is talk that Cheesman lake,
the immense new reservoir now in
process of construction by the Denver
Union Water Company in the South
Platte canon. will be utilized to fur
nish electrical power for Denver and
other points, and also to run electrical
suburban railways to be controlled
by the Water company and the Den
yer Thamway Company.
Sergeant Ivy Baldwin. the govern
ment aeronaut. who won fame in the
war in Cuba. has returned to Colorado,
and will build balloon and thoroughly
test it in Denver during the summer.
He intends to make 1t one that can be
kept high in the air for great length
of time. In the fall he will take it to
the Atlantic coast, where he Is to con-
duct experiments with balloons and
immense kites.
The new pottery plant at Golden will