The Lamar register., 1905-11-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

erty in Fremont county is given at &c.
434,7 ,731.
More than 1000 tons of beets are
piled up at Delta awaiting transporta-
ton to the sugar factory.
The Florence G. Cripple Creek rail-
way shops at Canon City, that were re-
GENTLY burned, will be Immediately re-
built.
S. l.. Brooks, former employe OF
the State Agricultural College, dropped
dead from heart failure on the streets
of Fort Collins, November goth.
Governor Mcdonald has appointel X.
A. Morrison of Denver delegate to the
National immigration Congress. which
meets in New York December 9th and
7th.
James P. True, pioneer of Colorado
and one of the first settlers of Poncha
Springs, was found dead in his room
at Denver November 10th. He was
seventy years of age.
The Forest Service Bureau has
granted the privilege to the Colorado
Telephone Company of Fairplay of
the right of way for telephone within
the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
Montrose has voted to give o. NJ.
Clay and X. II. Washburn a twenty
five-year license for the construction
of gas plant. 1t is proposed to ex-
pend $4,000 on the plant during the
next year.
The residents of the North Side of
Trinidad and the country north OF the
river have circulated a petition which
will be sent to the postmaster general
at Washington, asking for sub-post-
office.
The jury in the District Court at
Greeley found Thomas Nj. Jones guilty
of mayhem on the person of John N.
Ryden. Mrs. Jones, who was Jointly
was acquitted.
Work has been commenced on the
approach to the east portal of the great
tunnel of the Moffat road under the
Continental Divide. 1t will probably
be six months before the real work of
tunneling begins.
The alfalfa meal mill at Sterling was
burned on the night of November oath.
1t had capacity of fifteen tons of al
falfa meal day, and was the only mill
of the kind in the state, having been
running since last August.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
was the experience of o. II. Stevens,
in the District Court at Pueblo. After
being released from the insane asylum
he was sentenced to from two to three
years in the State Penitentiary for
perjury.
The new building which is to be
used for offices of the United States
reclamation service and the Uncom-
pahgre Valley Water Users Associa-
ton at Montrose has been completed
and the government officers have
moved in.
The body of Raymond Minister. the
Canon City boy who, on June 4th,
while catching wood floating down the
Arkansas river. fell into the water.
was found near Portland November
18th by J. w. Thompson while hunting
wood. The father identified the re-
mains.
w. /. Weaver of Florence. associated
with number OF Colorado Springs
men, will drill number of artesian
wells on large plateau twentyfour
| miles east of Florence. They hold
leases on several thousand acres of
land with the privilege of buying If
they strike water.
The special inspector sent by the
Postoffice Department to investigate
the federal building at Denver will re-
| port that the business of the Denver
postofiice has entirely outgrown the
| accommodations and that a new build
| ing ought to be provided for as soon
| as possible.
Richard Andrews. n well-known
| miner of the Pine Creek district, was
| instantly illod in the second east level
| of the Mackey mine in Elk park, No
| vember 2Gth by the premature ex-
plosion of shot. Andrews had been
married only ten days before to Mrs.
Jennie Dorrls.
Work at the Gunnison tunnel is pro-
crossing from the three different open
| ings. The total depth reported on the
| 18th inst is 5.327 feet. Thus is COM
pleted the first mile of the six and the
| government officers in charge of the
work are confident of being able to
finish by the allotted time. April Is.
| 1908.
The Santa Fe Railway Company is
| erecting a $4,000 building at La Junta
| for an employees club. 1t will be AK
| 100 feet in size, three stories and base
ment. and will have such conveniences
for railroad men as bath rooms, read
ing room. bowling alley, billiard hall
and Office room, while the upper story
| will contain sleeping rooms.
In the District Court at Telluride l..
| w. Scoville, convicted of ofmanslaughter,
was sentenced to from seven to eight
| years in the penitentiary: Robert Nc
| Fadden and Matt Spagnolia, convicted
of high grading, were sentenced to
from two TO three years in the peni-
tentiary; Fred Force, convicted of bur-
glary, was given one year.
| District Clerk Van Dusen, at Steam
boat Springs, has received orders from
Judge Shumate to call special ses-
sion of the District Court for the pur-
pose of trying the Vincent brothers, al
legged horse thieves. instead of letting
them lie in jail until next September.
The special session will be held De-
cember 2Sth. If Kunkleman. the burglar
who was shot by Sheriff Jones, is in
condition to stand trial. his case will
be called at the same time.
The water power plant of the Salida
Light. Power and Utility Company was
started to work November 23d. The
plant is large one, costing about $685.
900 and being capable of producing 25,-
900 horsepower for electric light use
| and tho dava1anp,apt of pnwpr for mo.