The Lamar register., 1904-05-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

beet fields in the vicinity of Greeley.
The Colorado State Sunday School
convention closed an Interesting ses-
sion of three days at Durango on the
11th inst.
At the recent Montrose school eiec-
ton 1t was voted to issue $4,000 bonds
for the erection of a new county high
school building.
The second trial of John X. Brew
ster at Cripple Creek on the change
of numbering Eugene McAfee resulted
in verdict of not guilty"
Boulder's bond issue of s65.O0 bear
ing Az per cent interest, sold at 2k2
per cent. premium. making the cash
bonus to the city of $1,4625O.
The Democratic state convention for
the nomination of ten delegates to the
national convention at St. Louis VIII
be held at Pueblo on June 7th.
The report of the census taker ap-
pointed by the school board shows that
there are 6,62S persons of school age
in District No. IL. Colorado Springs.
w. S. Harden, pumpman employed
at the Diamond mine. at Leadville. fell
fifty-five feet down winze and es-
! capped with bruises not considered DAN
gerous.
| TTol 4>OTHldu hCbet, d & auu".S ~
Leland Stanford University, has been
appointed to the chair of surveying in
the engineering department of Colo
rodo College.
At the interstate track meet At
Boulder May 11th, the field and track
team of the University of Colorado de-
feated the University of Nebraska by
a score of 73 to 81.
Prof H. A. Smith of Colorado Col.
| lege has been awarded an Austin
scholarship in Harvard university. He
| is entitled to the special course pro
vided for teachers.
The Pueblo Title and Trust Com
pany. which failed last December. paid
/ it depostors and creditors $60.000 on
the 10th inst, and will soon pay the
balance of its Indebtedness in full.
The Christian Scientists of Colorado
| Springs have announced a committee
of five to secure plans for the erection
of a $4,000 church. The members here
tofore have used the Unitarian church
| for worship.
The trial of John Hawthorne,
| charged with the murder of Merrett A.
Scott at Meredith. in Pitkin county.
last winter was concluded at Aspen
| on the 10th inst, resulting in verdict
OF not guilty.
w. NJ Wardjon, organizer of the
United Mine Workers of America, who
was assaulted and badly injured at
| Sargent a short time since. has so far
recovered as to be able to leave the
hospital at Salida.
The University of Colorado is ar
ranging to send a track team to the
Worlds fair at st. Louis next month
/ trbn to oil to tn toll nj
between the colleges located in the
Louisiana purchase.
| G. f. Hancock of Barr was killed by
a railroad accident at Denver May
14th. A switch engine ran into the
rear end OF the car on the platform OF
which he was standing. crushing him
to death almost instantly.
| In its first sixteen games this sea-
son the Denver baseball team of the
Western League climbed way up to
the top of the heap. winning fourteen
games and losing only two. Colorado
Springs done nearly as well.
A large party of Colorado editors,
members of the State Editorial Asso-
alton. left over the Missouri Pacific
from Pueblo May 14th for visit to the
Worlds Fair. Many of the editors
were accompanied by their families.
Sketches for the new Carnegie Ii
brary building in Denver have been ap-
proved by the board and ground will
be broken for the new structure about
October 1st The entire cost of the
building proper will be about s250,000.
The Colorado State Reformatory has
more inmates at the present time than
ever before in its history-140. The
nearest approach to that number was
l25 for a few days during Warden
| Smiths term. The regular capacity of
| the place is los.
! 1t is stated that Superintendent
Aaron Cove of Denver may soon re-
| sign charge of the public schools of the
city, over which he has presided so
long. and open a boys school on his
own account. backed by a number of
wealthy citizens.
| The first anniversary of the starting
| OF the Y. NJ. C. A. health farm near
| Denver. was celebrated on the Sth inst.
| The farm is furnishing home and em-
| ployment of many men who are con-
sumptives and promises to prove sue
cessful Institution.
At a recent meeting of the board of
directors in Pueblo Judge J. H. Voor-
| hees rendered his resignation as presi-
| dent of the Colorado State Fair Asso-
citation, giving as a reason that he
would have to be absent from the
state during the spring race meet.
Senator Henry NJ. Teller. who has
| the appointment of a cadet for West
Point. has decided to make the exami-
nation OF applicants for the place COM
| petitive. The examination will take
| place about June 1st and in the mean
time all applicants may notify Mrs.
Helen L. Grenfell. state superintendent
of schools at Denver, of their intention