The Lamar register., 1903-10-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

pe Helu at Colorado Springs, Decem-
ber 10th. 11th and 18th. There will also
be dog show.
| w. ID. Ryan, a Denver printer. will
sell his printing establishment and
walk all the way from Denver to New
/ York in the hope of improving his
health.
The Conetos Oil Company of Flor
ence has just closed a contract in the
town of Manassas for the drilling of
an artesian well to supply the town
with water.
Moritz Barth, a Denver pioneer who
has accumulated great wealth through
the rise in real estate, has sold all his
Denver holdings and will remove with
his family to Boston.
Miss Honora de Busk of Trinidad,
Colorado. who has been working as
Congregational missionary among the
Indians of New Mexico, is in New Eng
land on preaching tour.
James A. Layton. one of the pio-
neers of Mesa county. died at Grand
Junction, October 23d. He was promi-
nent in city and county affairs from
the first settlement of the valley.
B. w. Lewis, proprietor of the La
Veta hotel at Gunnison, died suddenly
October 23d. While apparently in the
best of health he was attacked with n
sudden illness and lived only few
hours.
The Carbonate Variety Theater at
Leadville was burned on the morning
of October Goth, the building and con-
tents being totally destroyed. The en-.
tire loss is about $1,000, with no In
surance.
Companies L and G Of the Fifth
United States cavalry arrived at Fort
Logan, near Denver. October 2lst un-
der the command of Maj. c. II. Watts.
They will be stationed there during
the winter.
A San Diego. California. dispatch
says that Dr. w. e. Cowell, of Grand
Junction, Colorado, who was connie
ted to the southern California insane
asylum some six weeks ago, has been
discharged as cured
Tho contract for constructing the
new Delta water system will not be let
at present. the City Council having re-
jected the proposition submitted by Mr..
Whitelaw.s for the sale of the Dough-
spoon water rights owned by him.
In cowboy tournament at Glen
wood Springs October 18th and l7th
the prizes for broncho busting were
awarded as follows: First, o. l.. Grims-
ley; second, A. Moore; third, Herb.
Thompson; fourth. Marsh Nuckolls.
The report of Gustave Krause, the
Denver expert who has been examining
the city books at Pueblo. indicates
shortage of over $4,000 in the &C
counts of w. L. Smith while City
Clerk. No license register was kept.
T. ID. A. Cockerell of London. later
secretary of the Colorado Biological
Association. and one of the most noted
biological scientists in the world. has
been secured by Colorado College to
compile the fauna and fora of Colo
RADIO.
]. p. Glass, who represents the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway at Pagosa
Springs, recently visited Denver to try
to secure more freight cars. Many
car loads of lumber and wool are
awaiting shipment with few cars to be
had.
I General William ]. Palmer of Colo
RADIO Springs, has donated $4,000 to
the Salt Lage Y. NJ. c. A. Part of the
money will be used for a railroad build
ing at Salt Lake. and the remainder
for q similar structure at Helper.
Utah.
Charles e. Gibler of Debeque has in
stituted proceedings to attempt to re-
cover $4,000 OF money out of which he
claims to have been swindled in
fake horse race scheme by Ed. Mccoy.
A. Lounger and G. c. Ryan, of Poca-
tello. Idaho.
On Thursday, October 22d. Miss No
ra Gaynor, who had recently arrived
in Denver from Boulder. stepped of
an electric car while 1t was in rapid
motion and was killed. The accident
seems to have been due to temporary
alteration Of mind.
Five hundred men. whose sole busi-
ness is the endeavor to divert immi-
grafton to farm lands in the Middle
and Southwest have agreed to make o
party tour of Colorado next May. Of
ficially they are agents for the Missou-
ri Pacific immigration Bureau. an ad-
junct OF the Gould railway system.
In a shooting ARRAY at Sans Spur,
ten miles north Of Placerville. in San
Miguel county, October oath. Roe Car
rail- shot Henry Knowles three times
with a shotgun, the cause of the en-
counter being dispute over cattle.
The wounds were considered danger
Gus. Carrall at once started for Ridg-
way to give himself up.
Saturday. October cath, was a mem
orable day in the annals of Colorado
he VI DchNci
was beaten by Colorado College, the
School of Mines succumbed to the Ag-
riculturai College and the University
of Colorado was beaten by the Uni
versity OF Nebraska. Besides there
/ were numerous high school games.
The October term of the District
Court at Grand Junction closed on the
23d and Judge Theron Stevens finished
his work by sentencing William La
Fair who shot and killed Eben T. Mas
sey. to ten years in the penitentiary.
/ George Bryan, charged with forgery.
Ralph Ackerman, for horse stealing,
and James Russell for forgery, each
received two years sentences.
Charles E. Stevens, twenty-three
years old, and employed at the F. NJ.
Davis iron works at Denver. has re-
ceived a bronze medal from the United
States Navy Department as testimo-
nial of his participation in the battle
of Santiago, July 8. 1898, when the
Spanish fleet was destroyed. Congress
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