The Lamar register., 1901-04-17

The grand jury in the united states
court at Colorado Springs returned
twenty-nine indictments.
Oil City will be the name of new
town that has been laid out in the OIL
fields Of Rio Blanco county.
Rural free delivery Mt Fort Collins
has been increased by one carrier, VINO
will. serve Il population of 800.
Ex-Mayor Johnson of Denver is a
cousin of Tom l.. johnson, the newly
elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
Ex- Senntor wolcott is expected to
arrive In Denver within few days
to remain In Colorado during the sum
mer.
New postoffices have been estab-
lished at Firder and White, Lincoln
county, with special service from
Hugo.
John T.. Farley, Denvers veteran
chief of police, resigned his position on
the advent of the new Fire and Police
Board.
Colonel William II. Grove Of Colo
RADIO has been appointed captain and
assistant cOmmissary Of subsistence
In the regular army.
The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
rock last month, which is regarded asR'
n remarkable achievement.
The Cripple Creek woman's Club
recently held very successful ball
for the benefit of the public library
fund, clearing upwards of $500.
The Boulder City Council has re-
scnded its order requiring all pupils
to be yaccinated before entering
schools, as there is now no case of
smallpox in the school district.
George B. Tyler, representing n
Hastings, Nebraska.s company, is pre-
pairing to do extensive prospecting
with n diamond drill in the Brecken-
ridge district this season.
Libel suits come high; but Senator
Patterson of the News and Crawford
Hill of the Denver Republican have
plenty OF money and can perhaps af-
ford to do n little advertising.
During the snowstorm on the 11th
inst. there We're more or less serious
collisions on several Colorado rail-
roads, though fortunately without loss
of life. N.'
On the 18th and 18th the Denver
dailies published column after column
of kilograms from different places in
the state along the front range and
east of 1t, telling of n heavy and long
continued snowfall. The plains got
thorough wetting down.
The Colorado grand lodge of the An
cient Order of United Workmen. bet.
ter known simply as the A. o. U. W.,
at its session in Central City, April
11th, adopted the classified plan of as
sessments, which has been under con-
sideration for several years.
Deputy State Engineer Field recenV
ly visited Twin Lakes for the purpose
of arranging egress for u large guam
tity of water stored there. This wat
er goes to the Bob Greek canal and
$50 miles over the country before be-
ing taken out for irrigating purposes.
The Crestone Business Mems Club
is to have banquet at the Hotel Cres-
tone Thursday evening, May 10th.
Governor James Il. Orman, Senator
Thomas Patterson, Judge Holbrook
and many other state and county OFF,
GERS have been invited to be present.
as we'll as the newly elected city off,
GERS.
Albert Fredericks, the principal wit
ness against Albert Cowan, who was
arrested In Denver on suspicion of his
being the Capitol Hill slugger, was
the trial. Fredericks wanted to go to
New York, from whence he proposed
going to Liverpool, England, to join
his wife. frtt
At the meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the State School of Mines,
April 11th, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing two years:
President, Frank Bulkley, Arapahoe
county; secretary, James 7. Smith,
Arapahoe county; treasurer, Jesse w.
Rubey. Jefferson county, whose bond
was fixed at $4,000 Mr.. Otto f.
Thum, the new member of the board
from Pueblo county, was present. The
hOld-Over members are w. s. Stratton
of Ell Paso, Captain f. l.. Berthoud of
Jefferson and Frank Bulkley of Den
yer, who was appointed from Pitkul
county. Captain Smith, the secretaC
of the board, is also one of the newly
appointed (reappointed members. He
has served since April, 1876, or twenty
five years.
Among the bills signed by Governor
Orman since the Legislature adjourned
is House bill 195. by Mr.. Hammond,
providing for state canal to lead the
waters of the Gunnison river into the
UncOmpahgre valley. The bill nppro.
PIRATES $25,OOO from the internal i'm.
provement fund to start the work.
The canal will be known ms state ca
nal No. 3. The bill provides for the
appointment of n board of control of
three members, who shall each receive
IS n day while on duty; superintend-
ent of construction at $500 n year,
and guard at 81, 200 year to super
intend the convict labor. The board of
control is authorized to call on the
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