The Lamar register., 1904-12-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

in Pueblo county.
The Boulder County Fruit Growers
Association is considering the project
of erecting a canning factory.
The Crystal theatre on curtis street.
in Denver. was burned on the morn
ing of December End, the interior be-
ing entirely destroyed.
The commission that is taking testi
mony in the KansasColorado water
suit will hold a session in Colorado
Springs about December 18th.
The Colorado & Southern railway is
arranging to plant several million
young trout in the streams. already
well stocked, along its lines next
summer.
Harry Pierson was accidentally
shot and killed by DR.. A. w. Robbins
at Bayfield,. eighteen miles east OF
Durango. on the End inst, while they
were shooting at a target.
Dunbar F. Carpenter. secretary and
treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Har
ward club. Colorado Springs. wants the
address of all graduates of Harvard
University who live in Colorado.
The Pueblo Ministerial Association
thinks that the city is in need of 6
childrens home. If one is established
it will probably be in charge of the
deaconesses of the Methodist church.
Ground has been secured in Denver
at the corner of Sixteenth and Lin
coin avenues for the proposed Y. NJ
C. A. building. for the construction OF
which the association hopes to raise
100000.
The widow of William Johnson who
was killed by an ore car accident In
the Big Five mine at Camp Francis ir
Boulder county last February, has
been awarded $4,000 damages against
the Big Five company.
The National Live Stock Associa
tion meets in Denver January 10th fol
five days session. The Nationa
Wool Growers Association will hole
session at the same time and place
converting on the 9tn.
A frame building for accommoda
ton of officers necessary for the use
of the United States reclamation serv
Ice in connection with the construc
ton and maintenance of the Uncom
pahgre valley project is to be erected
at Montrose.
The statement that the owners OF
the Fort Collins sugar factory are con
templating the purchase Of large
tract OF land on which to raise theii
own beets. SO as to be independent OF
the neighboring farmers. is denied by
the company. b..
Corporal punishment, except in the
case Of rebellion. has been abolished
In the State Industrial School for Boys
at Golden by Fred l.. Paddleford. In
the future the punishment will be
bread and water and milk diet and ex
ira guard duty.
F.A. Falkenburg, head consul of the
Pacific Jurisdiction of the Woodmen OF
the World, with headquarters at Den
yer. has been compelled to take va
cation on account of i'll health and
overwork and will spend some time
in Los Angeles.
The Delta County Business Mems
Association is taking steps to secure
sugar beet factory for Delta. More
than 100000 worth of beets were
grown this year and the farmers
pledge a large increase in case they
can have a home factory.
William Toney. who was carrying
$225 in money on his person, was at
tackled by footpad on the night Of
November eth at Florence and re
ceived a very bad cut in his left hanc
from knife. Toney saved his money
but the would-be robber escaped.
The museum of Stuttgart has asked
General Passenger Agent Hooper o.
the Rio Grande for a series of Colo
RADIO pictures for display in the mu
scum The Rio Grande recently sent
fifty OF their pictures to Europe fol
various converts, per special request
from Rome.
C. T.. Hopkins, for the last -four
years state organizer for the Prohibi
ton party in South Dakota, has come
to Colorado to carry on the same kline
of work. He will make his headquar
tiers in Denver with John Hipp, state
chairman, and will visit all sections
of the state.
The state officials at Denver are now
busily engaged in preparing their hi
ennial reports. The printers have al
ready received portions of the reports
of the auditor. printing commissioner
board OF health and attorney general
The other reports will be ready to be
gin printing in a short time.
The Rev. II. Martyr Hart, better
known as Dean Hart" dean of st
Johns Cathedral in Denver, cele
brated tine twenty-fifth anniversary OF
his service in that position December
End He was given a grand reception
and presented with a gold watch, an
automobile, a loving cup and silver
table service.
Official announcement is made that
the Pullman shops in Denver will not
be abandoned, as has been reported
but on the contrary they will be oper
ated to their full capacity. There are
400 men now at work, and it. is ex
pected that 200 more will be en-
ployed The work of building Pull
man cars will be resumed.
Agreements have been entered into
between Johnson Bros. of Fort Col
Inns and the Colorado e. Southern Rail
road Company for the operation of a
stage line between Fort Collins and
Estes park over the new county road.
The stage will be run regularly and
will connect with all Colorado &
Southern trains at Fort Collins.
Joseph Lowe, charged with incest,
was bound over to the District Court
at Buena Vista in the sum of 1880.
and not being able to furnish bail.
goes to Jail until the January term
of court. Miss Nellie Fraser. his
twenty-four-year-old niece and victim.