The Lamar register., 1902-06-04
COLORADO BRIEFS i.

The two electric companies at
Boulder has been consolidated.
The East Denver High School Ca
diets will go INTO camp June llth at
Crystal lake. in Platte canon.
The county commissioners of Arap-
ahoc county will allow boys TO use
the public baths in the court house at
Denver two days in the week.
Bands have been engaged from AS
pen, Grand Junction and Lcadville to
take part in the strawberry Day iest-
val at Glenwood Springs.
The interstate debate Mt BOULDER be
tween representatives of the univer-
sity of Colorado and the University OF
Texas WAS won by the Texans.
The committee of Denver editors ap-
pointed 10 select II motto for the city
considered several hundred that were
submitted and finally agreed upon
Forward"
OF the eleven pupils graduating NJ
the La Junta high school this spring,
nine are classed aS "swcet girl grad
uatos," there being but two boys in
the class.
Harry ID. Zimmerman, the Colorado
Springs boy who ranked first in the
recent West Point examination, mas
passed all examinations ana VIII thtei
the institution June 10th.
Blanche Inncs, who stood first of II
graduating class of ten in the Ffllith
high school. has received II scholarship
in liberal arts at the University OF
Denver from Chancellor Buchtcl.
Now that Congress has authorized
the expenditure of S3OO,ooO on the
Denver mint it is not thought impossi-
BILE that the building may be complet-
ed sometime in the remote Iui'irc.
The Democratic State Editorial As
Socaton met at Denver May 10Th ana
discussed plans for the coming poiit-
ical campaign There was q large at
tendance from nearly all parts OF the
state.
a few days ago a. Il. Daniels of
Denver ran his automobile from Den
yer to Palmer Lake. iifty-two miles. III
one hour and iifty-two minutes, break
ing all previous records over the same
road.
Ben Bowen. an eightcen-y"ar-o
acronaut, fell from II collapSins bhl-
loon at Manhattan Beach, in DENVER
May 2Gth, and was drowned in the
waters of the lake. \ large crowd Wit
messed his fall
Acting Mayor Clark. of Colorado
Springs. in view of the fact that
number of children have been bitten,
has issued n proclamation requiring
that all dogs in II certain district must
he muZzlcd for the next ninety days.
The Cripple Creek school board has
reduced the salary of til" sup"rintend-
cnt of schools from S2,5Oo to $3.50
and The pay of the principals in about
the same proportion. TEACHERS in the
grades will receive the same nS last
year.
Cass Damron. n professional juggler,
shot and killed his wife and aftcrward
killed himself at Denver. May 9th.
He was the son of Judge e. n. Dam
ron of san Bcrnnrdino. California. His
wife was "A daughter of John Lowe of
| Denver.
While working on n placer ditch at
| Workman, in Lake county, Dan Nc
| DOugald was struck by flying rock
| from blast, May 27th. and had one
| leg crushed and II bad hole torn in
his side. He was taken TO the hospital
at Leadville.
Catherine Whalen of Prince Ed
wards Island has received II verdict
in the District Court at Lcndville
against the Leadvilc Home Mining
Company for $1,000 damages for the
death of her son, Joseph, by II cave-in
at the Pcnrosc mine.
Artcmi.S Walters, county judge OF
Custer county. and one of the pioneer
residents, died mt Wcsttliffc May
10Th He had been prominent in public
affairs for many years ana was "A
member of the Masonic order the odd
Fellows and the \. o. L, w.
r. s. Ferris. secretary of the Law
and Order League at Victor, was ar
rested n few days ago for vnSrlncy
on account of charges preferred by
Minor J. Acton, Il saloonkccper, but
Acton failed 10 appear to substantiate
his allegations.
Secretary w. NJ. Danncr Of the Den
yer Y. NJ. e. a. is the leader in II move
mcnt to establish n 'heaih farm" near
Denver, where consumptives can live
in tents and raise vegetables. A six
ty-acre tract of land has been pur-
chased on the Denver, Lakewood N
Golden railroad, six miles west Of
Denver. The place will be called the
"Bcchive.'
Yec Wing. Chinese merchant OF
Colorado Springs, who has resided
twcnty-four years in this country, has
taken out papers in the District Court.
whereby his fourteen ycar-old son, Yec
You Eye. will be allowed to immigrate
here. The father has visited China five
times during his life here. He was con
vertcd and for II number of years has
been II member of the First Prcsbyter-
ian Church.
The Building Trades Council and
Federated Trades. representing all the
organized labor unions of Colorado
Springs have decided to levy u 15-ccnt