The Lamar register., 1903-12-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

anu VIII lecture In Denver feDruaTy
lst.
Hugh A. Elwood q pioneer of Gilpin.
weld and Summit counties, died at
Boulder December 18th at the age or
seventy-three years.
The Boulder Chautauqua manage
ment has fixed upon July 23d as Tenn
perance Day" and will engage John u.
Woolley as orator for the occasion.
The returns show that ex-Gov.
Charles S. Thomas received the great
ISL number OF votes of any OF the can
didates at the recent Denver charter
election.
William Miller. youth of seventeen,
sat on a keg of powder TO smoke his
pipe in the Tynon coal mine, near Erie.
He was blown up, but came down
again. and 1t is thought that he will
recover.
Edward Dale. one of the pioneers Of
l-eadville, died of pneumonia on the
18th inst. Mr.. Dale served two terms
as county clerk of Lake county and was
widely known in business and political
circles.
Brigadier General Merriam, retired,
who is well known in Colorado from
having been stationed several years
at Denver. is again in the state on
visit to his daughter who lives in
Denver.
Percy Brillhand had a part of his
left foot and leg torn off by the chain
of coal-cutting machine in the Simp-
son mine at Lafayette and was taken to
the university hospital at Boulder on
the 11th inst
The walls of large apartment
house in Denver are being constructed
of cement blocks, which. 1t is claimed
by the builders. are cheaper build
Ing material than stone or brick and In
every way as good.
The detention home in Denver for
juvenile delinquents is now in oper-
alton. the first installment OF five boys
having been sent to the home by Judge
Lindsey on the 18th inst. 1t preserves
the boys from Jail associations.
Tho caucuses of the Democratic and
Republican delegates to the second
Denver charter convention met on the
18th inst and agreed upon the Rev.
Charles H. Marshall, pastor OF St
Barnabas Episcopal church. for presi-
dent of the convention.
The two colored companies recruited
for the National Guard at Denver were
not mustered in December 14th. as had
been arranged. When they discovered
that 1t was the purpose of the govern
or to appoint white officers the men
declined to proceed with the muster.
The Board of Head Managers of the
Woodmen of the World have invested
$50 900 of their surplus funds In Fort
Collins water works bonds and $32.-
900 in Montrose county refunding
bonds, making total bond investment
on account OF equalization funds OF
$4,000
The Fort Collins Sugar Company
has finished paying for the November
delivery of beets. the total disburse-
ment being S235.00o. This sum. added
to S135. 900 paid out for October de-
livery. makes a total Of $4,000 dis
bursed this year to beet-growers by the
com pany-
At a meeting of the State Board OF
Pharmacists December 11th and 18th,
the following passed as registered
pharmacists Abraham Bresler. ben
yer: ]. F.. Burns, Denver: F. B. Davies,
Pueblo; Frank Dunkle. Denver; Walter
H. Kimlin. Denver; Loyal II. Nudge.
Denver; Folke w. Sefverin, Pueblo.
and Claude Watthall. Sterling.
General Manager J. A. Edison. of the
Rio Grande. has addressed letter to
SECRETARY Palmer. of the Pueblo Busi-
ness Mems Association, in which he
states that 1t will be impossible to re-
establish the daily passenger service
in western and southwestern Colorado.
| The cause Is stated to be reduced rev.
enue on account of the strikes
II is said to have been decided that
the cruiser Denver will be ordered to
Galveston rs soon as practicable after
| being placed in commission late in the
month, and the date for the presenta-
tion of the silver service will be fixed
FLOR late in February or early in March.
| Efforts will be made to arrange large
| excursion from Denver for the occa-
sion
In the District Court at Leadville
Howard Fisher and John Knapp were
| sentenced to nine and a half years
| in the penitentiary for the burglary
OF the Blackhawk stables. and to life
| improsinment for the murder OF Oscar
Boegel. the hot tamale man. The life
| Imprisonment will take effect imme-
diately after the burglary sentence is
completed.
Robert f. Bell of Denver. who is
raising funds for home for consump-
tive actors, has received communica.
tions from Colorado Springs and from
| places in Arizona and New Mexico
asking that the institution be located
there. Colorado Springs has offered to
donate site for the building and in
Inmates that 1t might add gift OF
money. Letters from the other towns
mention many inducements.
C. H. Prince. Carbondale carpenter
who went to California about a year
ago. committed suicide at Los Angeles
December 18th by turning on the gas
in his room. The act is supposed tc
have been due to fit of despondency
He left a note for his wife. who. with
four small children. is living in Car
bondale. requesting her not to let the
children know how he died.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs December 14th William Ohler
recently convicted of criminal assault
was denied a new trial and sentenced
by Judge Sumate to imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not less than
eighteen months nor more than two
years. Ohler was formerly q pump
man for. the Rio Grande railroad al
| Rifle and had been confined in the