The Lamar register., 1901-01-09
COLORADO NOTES.


two degrees higher in 1900 than IN
1899.
The people of Eaton have organized
n library association and will ask the.
town board for an appropriation.
In Denver, December 10Th, George
Hobbick, n South Omaha stocSmai'
first tried to shoot his wlfe ana lheh
shot himself through the head.
The Denver Post figures that inc
gold output for Colorado for the year
1900. something over $50, 100000, would
make a brick containing about eighty
nine cubic feet and weighing about
49A tons.
On the 9TH inst, Josiah Lee, Lead
ing citizen of Brush, acting as Volnh-
tary nurse, dropped dead in the pest
house, where he had been nursing
patient His death is attributed 10
heart disease.
Fleming $. Hover, owner OF the hlo
Vista ranch, near Lamar, died at Den
yer on the 4th inst. He was one Oh
the most prominent residents OF iroW-
ers county, and is credited with having
originated the annual rabbit hunt ut
Lamar.
John W. Springer, the stock man, has
been arrested liz Denver for bringing
n horse with II dockcd tail INTO the
state, an act prohibited by the statute
enacted two years ago. 1t Is under
stood that Mr.. Springer VIII contest
the constitutionality of the law.
The coroner's jury in the case OF
Thomas Steward. who was shot ana
killed by Charles Thompson at Dun
eau, rendered n verdict of Justiiiabie
homicide. Thompson was aftcrward
l,fs,
fore Justice Lawrence.
At Colorado Springs. January Bird, at
seven o'clock in the evening, II robDer
smashed the plate glass window of ii.
T.. Kapelkes jewelry store, 100 East
Pixies Peak avenue, and seized and
carried off two trays of diamond rings
worth about $3.50, escaping wih his
plunder.
A movement is on foot to hold auto
mobile races at Overland park, in Den
yer. this year. The Cycling West Will
conduct cycle show there next
spring, and 1t Is expected that the IN
terest aroused by the exhibition VIII
result in races arranged by the makers
of rival machines.
The town board of Lovcland has de-
cided to lay II twclve-inch water MAN
to increase the supply of water hiiue
necessary by the demands of II sugar
factory and increasing population. The
main will make the supply about hvc
times the capacity of the present wn-
ter works.
Hon. T.. +. Hobart, receiver of the
land Office, received II bid from John
w. Harrison of Gloricta for the dead
! and matured timber Oh the Pecos for
est reserve the bid averaging about 81
IIuA A ..hn
companied the bid. Being the only
bidder the contract will he given him.
Mrs. Celia Osgood Peterson has
been appointed deputy superintendent
| of public instruction, taking the place
I made vacant by the resignation OF
| Miss Skinner Mrs. Peterson held the
position in 1890. She is Democrat
| and has taught seventeen years III thc
Denver public schools.
A compromise has been effected in
the Creede will contest ut Los Angeles
by which little Edith Dorothy Creedc,
the adopted daughter of the late mil
lionaire, will receive n large part of
| the inheritance Immediately, without
waiting until she is twenty-five years
of age, as provided in the will.
Samuel ]. Slate died at the home of
| George Pcndleton, sixteen miles north
west of Carlsbad from injuries receiv-
ed by wcll-drilling machine topping
over and striking him. He died the
following day. Mr. Slate had been II
resident of Lone Tree, Eddy county,
for IL number of years. and leaves Il
| wife and number of children.
Victor Kallmnn, II miner in the Com
modore mine at Crcedc, was probably
fatally injured January LIST by fall
| of 265 feet from the ID level to the
shaft bottom. The miners lamp blew
out, and in stumbling around he took
his awful plunge. Kallman was
brought out of the mine in dying con
| dition.
At the annual meeting of the Delta
| Town and Improvement Company the
| following officers were elected: George
Stephin. president; j. Frank Sanders.
vice president and A. X. King. secre-
| tary. The officers We're authorized to
grant right of way and donate land to
the proposed electric line which Is to be
constructed to Surface creek and the
| North Fork country. in Delta county.
Otis Il. Spencer, county clerk and re
| cordcr. has been elected clerk OF the
District Court of ArapahQe county.
Division clerks have been .anb0inted
rs follows. Judge Carpenter, William
Bishop; Judge johnson, Hal Van Gil
| der: Judge Malone. II. c. Hccox;
| Judge Mullins, NJ. J. Mooyc; Judge
| Palmer, Sherman ]. Brown.
After suffering for three months from
chronic stomach trouble. $. Stanley
Stokes, n well known Colorado news
paperman. died mt his home in Denver,
| January 3rd. His wife and little boy
were with him when he died. Mr..
| Stokes, who was nearly fifty-two years
| of age, was for more than fifteen
| years an active reporter on the Den
I yer Times, until three months ago,
when he was compelled to give up his
Duties on account of poor health.