The Lamar register., 1902-07-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

was drowned in Lake Minnequa, fu'
eblo, on Sunday. the 18th inst.
Elmer G. MacIlroy, dairyman. com
mitted suicide by jumping into the
Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs on the 18th inst.
I'he cowboys were so insistent that
the Mountain and Plain festival COM
mittee We're compelled to arrange for a
rough rider tournament at Denver next
fall.
Heavy rains were reported from a
large section OF both the Arkansas and
Platte valleys on the nth instant. The
San Luis valley also came in for a
pretty good drenching.
Oil has been struck by the Columbia
Crude oil Company south of Florence
at a depth of 1,S0O feet The well is
near those of the Florence Consolidated
and Keystone companies.
Denvers two Trades and Labor As
semblies elected officers on the 18th
inst. w. II. Montgomery was elected
president OF the Incorporated assembly
and II. G. Moser of the unincorporated
assembly.
The Pioneer Society held n success
full and largely attended picnic at
July 18th. Senator Teller, who reached
Denver in April 1861, was one of the
speakers.
II is reported that the Denver Horse
Show Association, which is planning
for Il big exhibition in September. Will
try to consolidate its show with the
rough riders tournament TO be given
by the Mountain and Plain committee.
The Leadville Lodge OF Elks has let
the contract for rebuilding and enlarg-
ing the old Tabor opera house of Lead
Vile. Thirty thousand dollars will be
expended making ii one of the pret-
test places OF amusement in the state.
The Denver and Gross College OF
Medicine OF the University of Denver
has elected the following officers for
the next three years: Dean. DIR. Sher-
man G. Bonney; vice dean. DIR. Leon
ard Freeman; secretary. DIR. Robert
Levy.
The state fair at Pueblo September
18th to Goth will be genuine old
fashioned exhibition. with prizes for
agricultural products. live stock. farm
implements. etc. 1t will also include
horse races, rough riding and other
amusements.
The first annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Milk Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 14th. The reports
of the officers showed an excellent
financial condition and a considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plant began operation.
Because of the death of his wife. Ill
health and family cares. Rev. David y.
Beach has resigned from the pastorate
OF the First Congregational Church of
Denver. Two former designations
were not accepted. but this seems to
be the third time and out"
At a meeting of the State Fair direc-
tors at Pueblo 1t was decided to hold
an excursion OF business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
idea Is to advertise the State Fair
the valley and TO give Pu-
eblo business men an opportunity to
visit the valley towns and TO meet the
business men in the surrounding cities.
the American woman con-
raed in an English prison for the al
legged poisoning of her husband. is be-
ing taken up by the British-American
Society OF Denver and a great petition
Is bein; planned to be sent to all the
British societies in the United States
for signatures, II will then be sent to
King Edward.
The Taylor Park Railway Company
has filed in the land office At Gunnison
a plat OF the route for its new road
Taylor Park. as approved by
the directors meeting in Boston on
July 9th. The route traverseS the park
nearly the entire distance and crosses
the range at Pearl Pass. at the head
of the river. Then il follows down
Castle creek to Aspen A branch route
to Gunnison down Lottes creek was
filed also. Work on the new road is
promised to begin within thirty days.
The preliminary hearing of John
Quinn and Edgar Maroney OF Orchard.
charged with cutting the brand from n
steer belonging TO Robert Brown OF
Platteville and rebranding the animal
with their own mark occurred before
Judge House at Greeley on the 18th
irsrant. Thomas Delaney of Masters.
Bert Dixon OF Corona. Robert Brown
of Platteville and Detective l. B. Ire
land OF Brighton were the principal
witnesses Upon their evidence the
prisoners were bound over in the sum
of Sl.5oo each to appear at the next
term OF the District Court.
Transportation of exhibits in the de
partment of horticulture at the Colora-
do state fair. TO be held at Pueblo Sep
tember 18th to 10Th. will be free to ex-
hibitors- Fruits requiring cold stor-
age may be sent by express at the ex-
pense OF the State Fair Association
Packages for cold storage should be
marked with the exhibitors name, ed
dress and statement OF contents. and
addressed Colorado State Fair. care
Mountain Ice Company Pueblo. Colo
RADIO" All packages must have full
address OF exhibitor on article. also
kind or kinds OF fruit contained therein.
as different kinds of fruit require diff
fe-ent temperature in cold storage to