The Lamar register., 1903-06-10
COLORADO BRIEFS

Altman amount ABOUT %4V,VVV, anu
there was $15, 5,OO0.nsurance.
Daniel s. Koo;en, an old timer In
Colorado and veteran or the civil
war, died at Idalo Springs June 9th.
In the Crippl, Creek district June
was ushered in by fall OF several
inches of snow IN the night OF May
| 31st.
The open season for trout. not less
than seven inches long. and other hsh
began June l ald will last to Octo-
ber 81.
The Denver chamber of Commerce
has raised a considerable fund for the
Kansas flood siherers. Lawrence Z.
Phipps gave 500
The annual shoot Of the Colorado
State Rifle Association will be held on
the grounds of the Denver CLUB on Au-
gust 23rd and oath
The Palm well, the first of four wells
beeing drilled by the Boulder-London
Gold. Land and Development Company
at Boulder. came into oil May goth.
At Gunnison June 4th Thomas Trea-
size and Mrs. Hope Poos, charged with
the murder of John Poos. were bound
over without bal until the next term
of court.
This has been one of the coldest
springs ever known in northern Colo
rado. and the crops in consequence OF
the cold weather have made nut little
growth. compared with other seasons.
Leonard Carpenter Of Colorado
Springs. has been elected editor or the
Harvard Lampoon. the famous humor-
GUS weekly OF Harvard University. Car
penter is a Junior in the academical de-
partment.
President James II. Baker began the
commencement exercises OF the UNI
versity of Colorado at Boulder. Sun
day, May 21st, by the delivery OF the
baccalaureate address in the Presby-
terian church.
The Gunnson County Stockgrow-
ers' Association met in Gunnison June
9Th, and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year. w. A. Gillaspey was re-
elected president of the association for.
the fourth time.
Reports received by Mrs. Martha
Shute, secretary OF the State Board
of Horticulture, In response to letters
sent out some time ago, indicate that
the losses in fruit are not Yearly as
great as was supposed.
James Bclinger. an old timer in the
lightning on the afternoon of June 9th.
He was walking from Victor to Divide
and was about four miles south OF
Divide when struck
July LIST the salaries of the following
Colorado postmasters will be in
creased: Delta, $1,000 to $1,700; Trim
idad, 81, 500 to $500; Grand Junction.
81. 300 to $2.4OO. Cripple Creek will be
reduced from $2,S00 to 81 600.
The Union Pacific to-day awarded to
Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins of Denver
the contract for grading for double
track sixty miles of roadbed between
Kearney and Silver Creek. Nebraska.
The contract involves $2.00O,0OO.
The Colorado College baseball team
defeated the University of Colorado
team June I'd, winning the Colorado in
tercollegiate championship over the
State University, Agricultural College.
School of Mines and University of Den
yer.
Out of respect TO the late Hon. W. N.
Byers. who founded. plated and owned
| this town. the town council of Hot
Sulphur Springs. has passed an ordin-
| ance changing the name of the prin-
| cipal residence street from Pine street
to wv. N. Byers avenue"
Justices Sweeney and Byers approved
the bond of w. 7. Downing at Grand
Junction and he was given his liberty
| pending the trial in October. Down
ing's nelghbors and friends at White
water are his bcndsmen. Downing shot
District Attorney S. G. McMullin sew
eral weeks ago.
The weekly report of the Department
| of Agriculture pertaining to Colorado
r. f...A Al.A
dented long period of rain and cold has
| done much damage to fruit and veg
etables, and has retarded the growth
| of grain. On the other hand the ranges
| have been much benefited.
The body of Mrs. Mary f. Ryder.
| who died at New Windsor June 1st
under peculiar circumstances, was
brought to Greeley and an inquest was
| held. the verdict being that death was
caused by an overdose of a patent
celery" medicines which she was in
| the habit of using freely.
A horse was killed by bear in Bison
| park. near Gillett, on the night of May
| 81. The bear was evidently driven
| down by the heavy fall of snow from
| Pixies peak. number of men went
| out and followed the tracks of the
bear, but could not locate it. as the
snow to his den was too deep.
The Pueblo and Suburban Traction
! and Lighting Company offered $1,000
| reward for the arrest of the two street
| car robbers. The first robbery was COM
mitted May 29th. when about $50 was
| secured. The second occurred on the
night of the 31st. when $3.50 was
| taken from the conductor.
Albert Phillips. a sheep herder in
the employ of the Warren Live Stock
| Company, near Carr station in Weld
| County. was killed by lightning June
4th. The bolt which killed him also
| killed the horse on which he was
sitting and two sheep near by. Phillips
was seventeen years of age and his
father lives In Des Moines, Iowa.
During thunder storm at Walsen-
burg June 4th the residence of Claudio
Martinez. near the depot, was struck
| by bolt of lightning and Mrs. Mar
tinez was instantly killed. Mr.. Mar
| tinez. Martha Milda and Victoria Ro-
nero were severely burned and
stunned. Mrs. Martinez was holding
her baby in her arms at the time she
was killed and the child escaped with