The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
COLORADO BRIEFS.


Fairmont general hospital in Pueblo
as hospital tor the county sick and
poor.
f. W. johnson. one OF the pioneers
and prominent citizens of Delta coun-
ty, died October 2Sth of pneumonia. He
reached the Grand valley on the same
day that the Indians left.
Prof. II. Chester Crouch. head OF the
department of mechanical engineering
at the University of Colorado, died at
Boulder. October 29th of typhoid fever,
after an illness of about month.
In the automobile races at Denver
October 29th, Barney Oldfield, with his
racer, the Gordon Bennett, made three
new records: Five miles, 4:45k; ten
miles, 9:3411 fifteen miles, 14:24A-
John Rodell, an old-time prospector
and miner. died October 2Sth at his
cabin, on Spring creek, near Creede.
He was well known in Summitville,
Bonanza and in the San Juan country
The beautiful new chapel at the
Oakes Consumptives' Home in Denver
was dedicated by Bishop Olmstead on
October 26th. The cost of the building
is about 100000 and it comfortably
seats 200 people.
The report of Secretary e. E. Car
ciated Charities, shows that the total
receipts for the year were $5.587. .O2;
number of meals furnished, 11,010, and
number of beds, 3400.
Former City Clerk w. l.. Smith of
Pueblo. who appeared before Justice
of the Peace Hart for trial on charge
of embezzling $500 of the city's money.
was dismissed by motion of Assistant
District Attorney Wells.
The University of Colorado is to
have two interstate debates this year.
One is to be with the University of
Texas and the other with the Univers-
ity of Kansas. The Kansas-Colorado
desate comes to Boulder this year.
H. X. Sullivan, fifth vice president
of the International Brotherhood of
Transfers, has been in Denver for
some time. laboring to perfect the local
organization. Out of 5000 teamsters
he found only about 300 organized.
C. E. wantland. land agent for the
Union Pacific, has received a letter
from Commander Frederick Booth
Tucker. who thanks the real estate men
of Denver for providing a COW for the
Cherry Tree Home in Amity.
The management of the Overland
Racing Association will offer purse
of 81 500 for 2:20 trotters at the meet
ing to be given in Denver next June.
This is but one of number of special
purses that will be offered during the
meeting.
Morley A. Howard, a Denver & Rio
Grande fireman living at Denver, was
struck on the head by water crane at
the Castle Rock watering tank October
29th, and knocked off the cab, falling
under the train, which cut off both his
legs, killing him Instantly.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a certificate authorizing the
First National Bank of Walsenburg,
Colorado. to begin business. The new
bank will employ a capital of $4,000.
Fred o. Roof will be president and
James b. Dick, vice president.
At its meeting in Colorado Springs
the Colorado State Baptist Association
elected DIR. b. E. Harl president for the
ensuing year, and W. p. Pope corre-
spending secretary. The sum of $1,000
, was raised in few minutes to make
up the deficiency in the state mission
fund.
The following Colorado postmasters
were appointed October 2Sth: Boreas.
Sumniit county, Albert NJ. Dow, vice
John w. Soper, resigned: Eden, Pueblo
county. Isham NJ. Barnard, vice F. H.
Cunningham. resigned; Lees. Pueblo
| county. Joseph c. Lees. vice Percy
Lees. dead.
n Laramie Wyoming. dispatch. of
October 26th says: Mrs. Annie Burns
of Denver and Jacob May of Laramie
were married here to-day. The bride
secured a divorce from John Burns.
her fourth husband, in Denver a few
months ago. Mr.. May has been mar
ried three times.
A Denver jury has awarded a judg-
ment of $500 against clairvoyant,
Madam Georgiana Astle. alias Short
house. alias Lowell, in favor of Mary
A Campbell. whom the clairvoyant in
duccd to invest money in what is
claimed TO be a worthless piece of al
legged mining property near Fairplay.
Gordon NJ. Fathergill. near Fort Col
Inns. has Just gathered a phenomenal
onion crop. From sixteen acres he
harvested 300 sacks of saleable on
ions. anaverage of 1926 sacks to the acre.
From one measured piece of ground
containing one and one-fourth acres.
he took 400 sacks of fine onions.
Drs. Ii. w Hoagland and c. F. Gard
liner of Colorado Springs have been
taking the blood pressure of several of
the Colorado College athletes. meas
urements being taken before and after
football practice. with an eye to dis
cerning the effect of exercise in high
altitude.
At Delta October 3lst, at a special
meeting of the City Council. it was de-
cided to purchase decree of four feet
of water from George II. Whitelaw for
$1,000. The water is for the use of the
new city water plant. which will be a
gravity system and will afford an am
pie supply for 5000 Inhabitants.
Steps have been taken in Denver to
organize a Colorado Society for the
Friendless. The Society for the
Friendless is a non-partisan, non-sec-
tartan. interdenominational. inter-
state organization. laboring for the
prevention and cure of crime. The So
ciety now operates leagues in the pris-
ons of Kansas. Missouri. Oklahoma,
Colorado. New Mexico and in Utah !;
around every city and county Jail the
society endeavors to organize a COM
mittee to look after both the spiritual
and temporal needs of the prisoners.
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