The Lamar register., 1904-11-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

1t is repoI ted in Denver that a syn
dictate is being formed to build mag
niticent big hotel at Steamboat Springs.
1t is rumored that a number of
Greeks will try to buy out the leading
bootblack stands in Denver and estab-
lish a bootblack u'lst.
Samuel w. Meyers. auditor of dis
bursements of the Rio Grande system,
died of pneumonia October 25th in ST.
Marks hospital, Salt Lake.
The new Steele hospital at Denver
for contagious diseases will be opened
soon and will be one of the best
equipped institutions OF the kind in the
country.
County Probation Officer Reasoner of
| Colorado Springs has made the club
women angry by asserting that they
neglect their children. This they
strongly deny.
The Dupont Powder Company is
making arrangements to build big
powder factory two miles west OF Pu-
eblo. near the Rio Grande railroad. IL
is expected that more than 500 men
will be employed.
The Supreme Court has sustained
the order of Judge Northcutt of the
District Court at Las Animas restrain
ing certain judges of election from
striking off about 800 names from the
registration books.
j. A. Ray, owner of the old Norris
house in Manitou, recently destroyed
by fire, will construct a 100000 brick
and sandstone hotel upon the old site.
The hotel will contain 100 rooms and
work will begin at once.
Stanley Gorse, a ten-year-old Pueblo
boy, had the unusual experience rev
days ago of being run over by switch
engine in the Minnequa yards and be-
ing picked up bruised but not danger
ously hurt after it had passed.
The motor cycle run from Fort Lo-
gan, at Denver. to Albuquerque, New
Mexico. by Sergeant Capron and Fri
vate Bolen, was so delayed by bad
roads and washouts south of Ration
pass that no record was made.
A number of Denver men are inter
ested in the Conejos County Reservoir
Company, which plans to impound the
waters of Elk creek and build large
reservoir in what are known as the
lower meadows OF Elk creek, a tribu-
tary of the Conejos river
For the purpose of starting fund
to build home for invalid and enfee-
bled mail carriers of Denver, the Den
yer Letter Carriers Band of the Ma
tional Association of Letter Carriers
will give a concert and ball at Coli
ser'm hall on November 18th.
A bull dog owned by William Cor
win saved the life of Mr.. Corwin's two
year-old boy few days ago at Den
yer. The child had fallen on the track
in front of Iapidly-moving electric
car when the dog seized his clothing
and dragged him away to safety.
F. w. Wetter. who finished serving
a sentence at Cripple Creek October
Gath, was Immediately rearrested on
his release, charged with desecrating
the far by posting small miniatures or
a circular. the words of which We're
printed on the stripes OF the national
emblem.
Chief of Police Delaney of Denver
has been asked by the Chicago police
authorities to forward a photograph OF
r. H. Beeler. who is supposed to nave
killed Otto Goette, an aged ranchman
living near Byers in Arapahoe county,
six wears ago. He drove 1000 of his
victims sheep to market sold them
and disappeared. 1t may be that he is
now in custody.
Mrs. Mary Ann Motley died at st.
Joseph's hospital in Denver, October
23rd at the age of 102 years. She was
one of the pioneers of Denver. having
come across the plains with her hus-
band in 1860. Mr.. Motley was drowned
in the Platte river in 1868 while trying
| to go from Denver to Omaha in boat.
! Mrs. Motley was a native OF SWitzer-
| land and came to this country In lsou.
The State Historical Society is AK
| ious to acquire the fine COLLECTION OF
| prehistoric selics made in western New
/ Mexica by Captain Cecil A. Deane inc
I ,I,ra
lector but a patriotic Coioradoan, and
will sell them to the society cheaper
! than he would to eastern purchasers.
substitution has been started to secure
the necessary funds.
At the annual meeting of the Colo
+ RADIO Cliff Dwellers' Association in
| Colorado Springs on the 2sth ult-. all
the officers were reelected. Mrs. Gil
bert McClurg was elected regent, Mrs
! w. s. Peabody first vice regent; Mrs,
]. d. Whitmore of Denver recording
secretary; Mrs. c. e. Eldredge cor
responding secretary: Mrs. George L.
Sumner treasurer; Mrs. h. U. Love
| trustee.
The fifth amendment to the articles
/ of Incorporation of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, which has been
/ filed with the county clerk at Pueblo,
| shows the capital stock of the company
U
| to be SAG 200 goo, divided into shares
of SfCO each. OF this total 10000 shares
| are in preferIe ed stock. drawing inter
est at eight per cent. The treasury
stock is represented by 100000 shares
to be paid in gold debenture bonds of
| 81 GOO each.
Judge Shumate of the Ninth Judicial
| district has issued a call for grand
jury for Garfield county during the No
| rember term of court. There has been
no session of grand jury in the
| county for the last five years. This
call is issued primarily on two re
quests: One is to investigate wreck
ing of houses by dynamite at New Cas-
| tie, December II, 1903. and another
complains against gambling houses
and Sunday saloons in Rifle.
Positions as clerks and carriers in
the Denver postofice will no longer be
open to persons suffering with tuber-
culosis. the following order having
/ heen issued by the Civil Service Com