The Lamar register., 1903-01-21
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The Midland Band of Colorado
Springs has been incorporated.
A large amount of Colorado coal is
shipped daily to Kansas, Nebraska and
Iowa.
1t took Governor Peabody exactly
thirty-elght minutes to read his inaug-
ural address.
The directors of the Carter Museum
in Denver have asked the city govern
ment for an appropriation of $15,O0O
this year.
The Colorado Kennel Club will hold
its annual dog show in Denver on
February 10Th. The sum of $500 has
been appropriated for prizes.
j. A. Edison, the new manager of the
Denver & Rio Grande system. says that
the present employees will be retained
as he can see no occasion for removals
or changes.
A petition has been forwarded to
Washington, with a large number OF
signatures, asking for the establish
ment of forest reserve south OIL
Longs Peak.
The Legislature has passed a joint
resolution in honor of ii. p. Brown
well. who recently died in Denver and
who was prominent member oil the
Frank Cook. the life term convict at
the Canon City penitentiary, who es-
capped recently and was recaptureu in
Mexico and brought back to the prison,
refuses to tell who aided him in get
ting away.
The Worlds Fair Board has an
nounced that the time limit for archi-
tects to submit their plans and sug-
gestions for state building at the 81.
Louis Exposition will be extended from
January 10th to February 10th.
The railway survey from n point
on the Atlantic and Pacific system to
Durango has been completed. The
engineers stated that the survey was
made at the instance of w. S. Hope
well, representing eastern men.
Mayor Wright of Denver estimates
| that it will require 81 .232 33S.SS to
meet the necessary expenses OF the city
government for the ensuing year Inc
| eighty eight cents is evidently mark
| down to satisfy the women voters.
A movement is on foot to try to have
| the headquarters of the International
| Typographical Union of the United
States and Canada removed from lndi-
| annapolis to Colorado Springs, in which
case new buildings would be erected.
| l.. Il. ScOlt, one Ol Tie beHNei ANE"o
artists, was held up by footpads In
Denver few days ago and robbed OF
$3.50. His picture OF the event VIII
doubtless be realistic. He was on his
way home. AT 2 O'Clock IN the morning
Vice President J. NJ. Herbert OF the
| Colorado & Southern has Issued cir
cular announcing that the position OF
| superinterdent of car service is abol-
ishcd. and appointing X. f. watkins,
who held that Office, to be car assist
ant.
Property owners of the Fountain
valley will institute suit against the
| city of Colorado Springs to restrain the
| latter from emptying sewerage into
| Fountain creek and to collect damages
for the alleged contamination OF the air
and water.
| On January 18th Frank w. Egan re-
signed the position of general super
| intendent of the Denver L. Rio Grande,
and on the Goth he assumed the duties
of general superintendent of the Colo
rado G. Southern. succeeding Charles
II. Dyer who resigned.
| Incorporation papers have been filed
| with the secretary of state at Denver
by the Antlers Hotel Company. Colo
| rado Springs. capital stock of $60O,OOO
| The incorporators are William j. Pal
mer, William A. Bell, Thomas J. Fisher
w. w. Postlethwaite and Clark Mel
len.
| The second annual convention of the
| Colorado State Horticultural Society
will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce building in Denver on January
2Sth, 10th and Both. Among the exer-
cises will he practical lessons in spray
I H.
| ises to be one Of unusual interest.
| The State Land Board has granted
! A. b. Gray lease of 2,140 acres of
| coal land in Routt county. Gray is to
| pay no rental for the first year, but
must pay 800 section for the follow
| ing two years. when the lease expires.
| He must pay the state 10 cents a ton
| for all marketable coal mined
The Rocky Mountain Alumni Asso-
citation of the University of Michigan
| gave its second annual banquet at the
| Adams hotel in Denver. January 18th,
| Fifty-one of the membership gathered
| from all parts of the state to renew
| once more the memories of their alma
| mater Ex-Governor c. S. Thomas act
| ed as toastmaster.
Colorado Springs agent has Sc.
cured from the Denver. Northwestern
| G. Pacific railway the largest order
| for explosives ever placed in the West.
| The contract involves approximately
| 100000, some of the items being 1885,
| 900 kegs of black powder. 100000
! pounds Of dynamite. 100000 feet of
| fuse and 100000 giant caps.
The executive board of the State
| Conference OF Charities has appointed
| subcommittee to arrange the pro-
gram for the conference to be held in
| Denver, March 1st, End and 3rd. The