The Lamar register., 1904-09-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


ranch near Greeley.
The Yuma County Fair at Wray pre-
sented a fine exhibition and drew an
unusually large crowd.
Mrs. Margaret Pollock of Greeley has
been picking her second crop Of straw
berries, and a good crop. too.
Adjt. Gen. Sherman Bell rejoices in
the advent of a daughter and proposes
to name her after Helen Gould.
The new sanitarium of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society was ded-
icated at Denver September 4th.
State Treasurer Newton and his fam
lily havs forsaken Pueblo and Intend to
make their permanent home In Den
yer.
The county commissioners OF Delta
county will appropriate funds to make
an exhibit of fruit at the Worlds Fair
in st. Louis.
The Pullman Car Company has or
dered its shops in Denver closed. 1t is
not stated when. If at all. they will be
reopened.
At the Methodist conference at Pueb-
10 the delegates presented beautl-
fully engraved gold loving cup TO
Bishop Moore.
Miss Minta Elmer has been appoint
ed postmaster at West Fork, Monte
yuma county. Colorado. vice E. IL. Ell
mer, resigned.
The wire mill at the Minnequa steel
plant, which was shut tdown recently
for repairs. is running again and the
force has been increased.
Engineer AL Philliber of the d. &
R. G. lost his left eye at Red CHI on
the Sth inst. by the bursting of the
water gauge of his engine.
David NJ. Harris. former proprietor
of the Commercial hotel at Fort Col
Inns, died at San Diego, California. on
the 7th inst. Of paralysis.
The Grand Army enrampment at
Loveland, in Connection with the corn
roast celebration. was q great success,
about 200 veterans being registered.
In the ten mile bicycle race at Den
yer on Labor Day there were eighteen
starters and a large crowd of specta-
tors. The sport seems to be looking
up.
Three branch postal stations have
been authorized for Pueblo by the Post
office Department at Washington. 1t Is
expected that they will be in operation
by October LIST.
The Colorado Futurity race for grey
hound puppies will be run on Septem-
ber 25th at the Mcconnell ranch, south
of Denver. There will be twenty-four
entries.
Attorney John Hipp Of Denver has
been selected by the national Prohibi-
.tion committee to make a number OF
addresses In Wyoming in the interest
Of the party.
President W. F. Slocum of Colorado
College has received an invitation to
serve as a member of the board OF
awards Of the educational exhibits AT
the Worlds Fair.
The corn roast at Loveland on Labor
Day attracted an unusually large at
tendance. The Grand Army gathering
was also a great success on that and
the following day.
The valuable hoisting plait Of the
Consolidated Alpine company IN Clear
Creek county. south Of Lamartine. was
almost entirely destroyed by fire on the
evening Of the 9th inst.
The United Mine Workers have is
sued q call for a strike to all miners
now at work in the Trinidad district.
asking them to come out and Join the
miners now on strike.
Wesley Hunter. a Clear Creek county
pioneer, died Sunddenly at Idaho
! Springs on the 7th inst. while sitting
in his chair His funeral was con-
Quoted by the Pioneer Society.
Charles NJ. Carter. superintendent OF
! drawing for the Denver schools. has
been appointed a member of the inter-
national jury of awards for the depart
ment of education at the Worlds Fair.
The new bridge over the Arkansas
river at La Junta is to cost 81 900. The
I sum of $4,000 was appropriated by the
Legislature and the county commits
sioners will furnish an additional
b $1,000.
John Mosley, who came to Colorado
Springs from Lon.on few months
ago, will tour the mountains with his
family in a ''palatial" camp wagon. fit
ted with electric light. gasoline heat
ers, etc.
] Adolph Anderson. thirteen-year-old
boy employed to tend a door in a coal
mine at tSarkville, Las Animas county.
was burned to death on the 5th inst.
by his clothes catching fire while he
was entirely alone at his post.
The suit instituted by Judge Hallett
to test the legality of the proceedings
in connection with the voting of bonds
for the Denver Audi; ;orium will come up
before Judge Malone in the District
Court at Denver September 18th.
At the Grand Army gathering at
Loveland during the corn toast Peter
Schelt, a member of George II. Collins
Post of Fort Collins. died in his tent
on the night of the 5th inst. of paraly-
sis He was seventytwo years of age.
President Moffat of the Denver.
Northwestern & Pacific railroad. who
has recently returned from the East.
says that work will soon be COM
menced on the Salt Lake City end of
the line to meet the grade from Den
yer.
Governor Peabody has appointed a
committee of three TO examine the
books of the land board and treasur-
er's Office at the state house. in com
pliance with statutory requirements.
C. C. Hendrie. Newland c. Vincent and
w. S. Morgan constitute the committee
Mrs Priscilla Baker. died at the John
Reed place, several miles west of Long
mont, on the 9Th inst. She was sew
enty-one years old. and was familiarly
known to all old settlers as ''Aunty
Baker" She was the first white
woman to live in the st. Vrain valley.