The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1904-11-09
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


ers has begun a crusade against dem
lists in the state who practice without
licenses.
The Rev. William p. George. late or
Kansas City, has been engaged as pas
tor of Trinity NJ. Il. Church in DEN
yer. to succeed the Rev. Frost Graft.
George w. Currier, prominent pio-
neer and real estate owner of Denver,
died at his home in Denver on the LIST
inst. from a stroke of apopleSy. he
was sixty-five years old.
A Greeley potato weighing seven
pounds was recently sent TO the head
quarters of the Colorado Promotion
and Publicity Committee at st. Louis
by b. ID. Sanborn of Greeley.
Extensive arrangements are being
made in Denver to entertain the dele
gates to the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Live Stock Association, winch
will be held during the week beginning
January 9Th.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange,
by series of resolutions, has placed IL
self as opposed TO the proposed amend
ment to the city charter extending the
term of the present aldermen from Two
to four years.
The bodies of eight of the victims OF
the coal mine explosion at Tercio had
been recovered up to the 9TH inst. ne
last three bodies found could not be
Identified owing to their burned and
mangled condition.
Mrs. Lucy Cowan was burned to
death near Longmont on the goth ult.
by the breaking of lamp, which set
fire to her clothing. She was hfty-hVe
years of age and leaves husband ana
two daughters.
NJ. ]. Mcnamara, one of the pioneer
dry goods merchants of Denver. as well
as one of its most public-spirited and
enterprising citizens during long
business career, died at his home In
Denver on the 5th inst.
Stanley Gorse, a ten-year-oid Pueblo
boy, had the unusual experience lew
days ago of being run over by a swltch
engine in the Minnequa yards and be-
ing picked up bruised but not danger
ously hurt after it had passed.
7. G. Lennon, superintendent OF
the Grand Junction Indian school has
been transferred to the superintendency
of the Indian school at Moqui, Arizona
Superintendent Charles E. Burton OF
Moqui coming to Grand Junction.
Fred Keller. young Swiss, slipped
and fell from horizontal bar while
practicing in the Turner hall gymna-
SUM in Denver few days ago, strik-
ing the floor so hard as TO break his
neck He lived but two days after
being hurt.
David II. Crosby, register OF the
United States Land Office at Montrose.
died October Both at the age of fifty
four years. He was prominent Mason
and at the time of his death was grand
high priest of the Grand Royal Arch
Masons of Colorado.
Jacob Riis. celebrated for bringing
about remarkable reforms in the tene-
ment house sections of New York, will
lecture in Denver November 18th and
18th, under the auspices of the Y. M.
C. A. President Roosevelt called him
the most useful man in New York"
Mrs. Martha A. Shute of the State
horticultural Department at Denver
has on exhibition in the capitol build
ing a big beet of the mangel wurZel va
riety that weighs forty-three pounds.
This, with three others averaging
thirty pounds in weight. will be sent to
the Worlds Fair.
Forty-five young chaps celebrated
Halloween SO vigorously in Denver
that they wound up the celebration in
jail for such offenses as tearing up
walks. removing doors and signs, TAX
ing carriages to pieces and other more
or less malicious mischief. The police
were hot after them at every oppor-
tunity.
Arrangements have been made with
all the railroads running into Pueblo
for a special rate of one and a fifth
fare for the round trip from all points
in the state to the Arkansas Valley
Teachers Association meeting to be
held at Pueblo November 25th and 26th.
This association embraces the territory
from Colorado Springs and Leadville to
the Kansas line.
A Navajo Indian named Hassus has
confessed at the San Juan Indian
agency, near Pennington. New Mexico.
to the murder of Hoski Yazza. the In
dian who was found dead at Fort Lewis
a few days ago. The Indian had been
beaten to death with a stone. Hassus
claims that both he and the man he
killed were drunk and neither knew
what they were doing.
Mr.. and Mrs Abraham Day of Pagosa
Springs celebrated their golden We'd
ding October 3lst by a reception at
which over 200 people were present.
Among the presents from the Grand
Army post. Woman's Relief Corps and
others were gold-headed cane. gold
watch and chain and purse contain
ing $40 in gold. Mr.. Day is distant
relative of Abraham Lincoln.
Patents have been issued to Colorado
investors as follows: G. II. Denton.
Denver, press for forming blocks; Geo.
II. Empson. pea-shelling machine. also
rotating drum for pea-shelling ma
chimes; Alvin p. Granger. Denver.
stamp mill: Frank E. Kidder. Denver.
wall construction; Willie. d II. Taylor,
Denver. weather strip; Lemiele and Ell
sea Thomas, Edgewater, picture
hanger: August Uhri and A. G. Houck.
Florence. oil cup; Raliondo II. Wtgat,
Delta, running gear.
The city of Colorado Springs has lost
the preliminary fight in its efforts to
condemn a right of way through the
streets of Manitou in order to lay an
extension of its water mains and will
carry the case to the State Supreme
Court Judge voorhees, of Pueblo. by
overruling the plaintiffs demurrer to
the answer. made by the town Of Mani
tou, practically threw out the original