The Lamar register., 1905-01-04

ciety VIII be held in Denver january
11th to 18th.
The number of sheep now being fed
in Larimer county. including those at
Windsor, is estimated at 414,752, as
compared with 28S,001 last year.
DIR. Bancroft's plan for a consump-
tives' home at Salida is meeting with
some opposition by physicians and
others, who are afraid 1t might result
in contagion.
NJ. c. Kennedy, a well known min
ing man, who at different times had
charge of some of the principal mines
in Lake and Gilpin counties, died at
Denver December 27th.
Alfred A. Thompson, an old resident
of Denver and formerly Il grocer, cele-
brated Christmas convivially and came
to his death by falling down flight OF
stairs at the Apex saloon.
New postoffice appointments in Colo
RADIO are: Fort Garland. Costilla
county, Helen c. Peters, vice Charles
John, resigned; Perigo, Rio Grande
county, ID. Cronian, vice j. Moody. re-
signed.
The Rev. A. N. Danielson died at his
home at Nepesta, Pueblo county, De-
cember Goth. at the age OF Ga years.
Mr.. Danielson was Methodist min
lister and well known all over southern
Colorado.
Three hundred new buildings. prin-
cipally dwellings, have been erected
in Fort Collins during the year 1904.
the total cost of buildings and i'm
provements being estimated at over
100000.
The people OF Arvada, Denver's JEFF
ferson county suburb. have organized
a stock company to build a factory for
the purpose of canning tomatoes and
small fruits and will Immediately be-
gin work.
The Denver Hotel and Restaurant
Keepers Association has been organ
lied and will include all the principal
hotels and restaurants in the city
C. II. Morse is president and $. f.
Dutton secretary.
X. r. Connors was sent to the
county Jail in Pueblo for one year and
fined $4,000 by Judge J. II. Voorhees,
December 27th, having a second time
refused to answer questions put to him
by the special grand jury which Is In
vestigating the election frauds.
Reservoirs Nos. and 5 of the Colo
RADIO Springs water system, located in
the Seven Lakes basin, have been
completed, and upon the completion
OF the st. John tunnel through Bald
mountain next month will more than
double the present water supply OF
the city.
The direct and highly compliment
ary reference to the Colorado Juvenile
Court and Judge Lindsey's work made
by President Roosevelt in his last mes
sage to Congress has brought a flood
of Inquiries from all parts of the ma
tion, asking for the Colorado juvenile
laws, the history of the court. its pro-
cedure and results.
County Surveyor II. s. Fuller OF Pu-
eblo county, who has served in that
capacity for eleven years. Will retire
from office on January 10th and start
for Honduras, Central America, at
once. where he has accepted the posi-
tion of irrigation eTgineer of the Bos-
ton and Canadian Colonization Com
pany of Toronto and Boston.
Attorney George Morris has filed
suit in Denver against the Colorado
Midland railroad for $4,000. which he
considers the value of his vote. Mr..
Morris was In Glenwood Springs the
day before election and a wreck on the
Midland road delayed him twelve
hours. so that he arrived in Denver
after the polls had closed.
Four handsome rocking chairs. lux
uriously cushioned, were the Christ
mas gift of Denver Circle No. 1, La
dies of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, to the Soldiers and Sailors
home at Monte Vista. Besides this
gift the women of this circle distrib
uted t&enty-four baskets of food
among the poor families of veterans
in Denver.
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rick Brennan shot and mortally
wounded Mrs. Lowney at Stockton,
about three miles from Leadville, on
the night of Christmas. Then he shot
himself, inflicting a dangerous wound.
Brennan, who is twenty-eight years OF
age, had been engaged to Mrs. Low
ney, a widow of thirty-three with three
children.
A Boulder gentleman of prominence
Is quoted as saying that he has 1t on
the authority of a man connected with
the Moffat road that it will build
spur from Rollinsville to Nederland.
The distance between the two places
by wagon road is about four miles. By
rail it might be necessary to build
twice that distance because of the
hilly nature of the country.
Following is the bid of n Denver
firm of undertakers for the burial of
the pauper dead OF the city: "Will fur
nish for each burial coffin of dry pine.
one-inch dry lumber planed on both
sides, with black cloth covering; cof-
fin to be upholstered and lined with
cloth; robe. with grave in public
cemetery and services for the same.
for the price of one five-hundredth of
cent
The following officers We're elected
by the Colorado State Beekeepers' AS
sociation at its session in Denver De-
cember 29th: President, j. U. Harris,
Grand Junction: vice-president, NJ. A.
Gill, Longmont; secretary, X. C..
Aiken, Loveland; treasurer. Mrs. II.
A. Rhoades, Platteville; member of
executive committee. +. Rauchfuss,
Denver. Denver was chosen as the
place for the next annual meeting.
George w. Allen, Jr, son of former
| District Judge George w. Allen. for
mer voucher clerk in the office of the
state auditor. must make answer to
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