The Lamar register., 1905-10-11
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

LOT tnt CITY anu lJtHNtI lOi
the year 1905, is $116,212.943.
Ground was broken on the Both ul-
timo for the new Central high school
building in district 20, Pueblo.
Sheriff Davis of Trinidad has bought
a pair of bloodhounds, warranted to
follow the scent of criminals.
w. T.. Porter of Loveland lost two
fingers of his right hand few days
ago while helping to move heavy
safe.
Ed. +. Hermanns, principal of the
West Denver high school, has been
granted three-months' leave of abb
sence.
Lee Bostetter was killed by falling
bucket in a shaft of the Gold Sovereign
mine at Cripple Creek on the I'd in
stant.
Mrs. Kate r. Bennett has been ap-
pointed regular and John S. Wiltsie
substitute rural carrier on Route 2 at
Longmont.
Scarcity of milk in Greeley has oc-
casioned raise in price, dairymen
who formerly charged cents quart
now charging Z.
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek, James Warford and Walter Ken
ley were found guilty of assault with
intent to kill Sheriff Edward Bell.
DIR. W. A. Bell, owner of the Man
sions hotel In Manitou. left on the 4th
inst. for a years sojourn in Europe, af-
ter closing contracts for 100000 worth
of improvements to the hotel.
Judge Dixon has decided that the in
junction issued by the District Court
hn I'll a
brokers will stand until the Supreme
Court can pass upon the matter.
The papers in the case of Charles S.
Elder against the people of Colorado
have been filed in the Supreme Court
of the United State. The case involves
the law consolidating the city and
county of Denver.
Deputy State Insurance Commits
sioner Rittenhouse has revoked the
license of the Mountain Mutual Fire
Insurance Company. and it can no
longer dc business in the state. It. is
Denver assessment company.
The application of f. NJ. Gillett, w.
S. Hadfield, A. G. Sherwin, 4. u. Gil
lett, w. II. Conklin, and others, to or
ganize the LOGAN County National
Bank at Sterling. with 100000 capital,
has been approved by the comptroller
of the currency.
Gen. w. j. Palmer has offered 10
bear the expense of converting Dor
chester park at Colorado Springs into
pleasure retreat and children's play
ground. provided the city will estab-
lish street grades and approaches.
This will be done ut once.
Swedes of Bessemer are circulating
petition asking King Oscar of Swe-
den to appoint DR.. C.. A. Bundsen of
Denver to be Swedish consul for Colo
RADIO. The Swedish representative at
Denver is n Norwegian and the
Swedes are anxious to have one OF
their own people to represent their
country.
The state treasurer's Office is making
n record collecting the liquor license
tax this year. In the ten months clos
ing September Both there was collected
$65,325, which is $15.425 in excess of
the same period last year. and 1.S00
in excess of the entire year 1904. The
collections will probably run.to 10000
by January 1st.
All records for the production of
beet sugar by the American Beet Su-
gar Company, with factories at Rocky
Ford and Lamar. Colorado. will be
broken this season. it is believed by
the officers. During this season, the
factories will give employment to 500
laborers who will receive from $40
to $3.50 per day for their work.
Following its Improvement of its
station grounds at Colorado Springs.
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company will expend several thousand
dollars in enlarging and improving the
building. The baggage room. now at
the south end of the depot. will be re-
moved to the north, and the present
building will be occupied by the ex-
press companies.
Incorporation papers have been filed
with the secretary of state by the Sons
of Colorado, the object of the organiza-
tion being Ito perpetuate the memory
of the Colorado pioneers" The incor-
porators of the society are: II. f.
Crocker, l.. F. Bartels. J. J. O'Connor.
George +. Steele. A. l.. Barker, C. X.
Durbin, w. S. Ilif. F. w. Loveland. Mil
ton l.. Anfenger. Frank l.. Bishop, B.
NJ. Webster.
The gIoss earnings of the Colorado
x Southern for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1905, according to the annual
report of President Frank Trumbull,
We're s6.22S. 1887. The expenses for
the same period were $3.50, ,2l7.5l. be-
ing an increase of S526.0 6.056.37 and $293. :
1Sl.91, respectively. over the preced-
ing year. There was miscellaneous
income of Si1.1S4.O3 which being
added. makes the net profits of the
road S1,729. 1890. The net gain in
profits over those of last year was
S1T2,474.45.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems AS
sociation. at its meeting in Colorado
Springs. elected the following officers:
President. w. S. Dunning. Colorado
Springs; first vice president, j. j. Her
nan, Denver; second vice president. A.
Fred Wey, Salt Lake City: third vice
president, +. w. Taget. Trinidad; sec
retary and treasurer, II. Jerome Toy.
The executive committee is composed
OF c. II. Morse. ]. b. I.aughlin. S. +.
Dutton and V. S. Warriner. all of Den
yer; c. A. Pollen of Manitou and ]. T.
Todd of Boulder.
During the three months just ended
the Cripple Creek Short Line carried
1l2.031 people between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek. The num-
bar for JuIy wnS cog fn,.