The Lamar register., 1906-08-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Twelfth district opened at Gunnis0n
July 3Oth with good attendance.
Santa Fe officials have approved the
plans for new 5000 hospital to be
Luilt at La Junta. and work will De
commenced Immediately.
A. G.. Toachout. proprietor of the
Egcrton House at GunnisJn and one
of the pioneers of Gunnlson county
died July 3lst after short Illness.
Tho Denver Baseball Club of the
Western League has dropped down to
fourth place and still sliding. Pueblo
seems to be securely anchored at the
bottom.
A horse valued at $500 and owned
by j. l.. Afford. Il Trinidad real estate
man. was Rtung TO death in fivc min
utos by n swarm Of bees that alighted
oE It's head.
\ Clyil Service examination will be
held August 18TH at LoaGyille; August
18th at Grand junction and Pueblo, foi
the positions Of clerk and carrier In
the postunicc service.
Work Of completing blast furnace F
of the Minncqun plant at Pueblo VIII
soon be started again. Work on this
furnace was commenced about four
years ago. but was stopped when the
plant closed down.
The State School for the Deaf and
Blind will purchase 100 acres of land
adjoining the Printers Home. near
Colorado Springs at so per acre. The
purchase will he made from the state.
through the Land Board.
Dan McSnnic. who tcrrorized the
quests at party Mt the BodlSin home
In Highland Lake some two weeks ago.
assaulted Constable Coates, escaped
aud was captured. was sentenced to
sixty days in jail at Greeley.
Chester SoEor. seven-ycarsold
child. was crushed under the wheels
of an ice wagon in Denver few days
ago and died within two hours. He
vas climbing on the wagon for ice and
hts clothing caught in wheel.
While l.. II. Warren was attending
the band concert at Colorado Springs
on the might OF the Both ult. his home
at 23l North Wahsntch avenue was
robbed of 5000 in diamonds and jew
clry. SEQ in cash being overlooked.
II is stated that the two hundred
houses to be built nj Riley gulch, near
Trinidad. for the men employed by
the Carbon Coal and Coke Company.
an auxiliary OF the American Smelling
and Refining Company, will all be of
brick.
The corporate life of the Society Of
Colorado Pioneers has been made per
potual through the filing of renewal
papers In the office of the secretary OF
state at Denver. The papers are signed
by President y. 5. Hurd and Secretary
Michael Storms.
While attempting to light fire with
gasoline. Mrs, Frank Lubb. an Aua-
trinn woman thirty years old, was
burned to death ut her home in Pu-
ohlo. Her little child. eleven months
old. was SO badly burned that 1t died
an hour after being removed to the
hospital.
The business OF the Pueblo Land OF
fee for July shows slight increase over
that OF the corresponding month last
year. The filings cover 25,1II acres OF
land and consist of twouty-four cash
entries, eighteen desert claim entries,
l0i home stead entries and fifty mis-
Ccllaneous entries.
With the exception OF the letters
"A.N, tattoocd on his right arm, there
was no identification marks upon the
body OF the tramp who was killed by
a Rio Grande train at Fountain July
SOth. The head was mashed beyond
recognition. and no papers or cards on
the body served TO identify the un
known victim.
The twelfth annual banquet OF the
Teachers Institute OF Huerfano and
Las AnimRs counties was held in the
high school huildinE at Trinidad u,
the night of August LIST. as climax TO
the session. Nearly 200 were present.
Among the speakers were Prof. J. II.
Treat. County Commissioner J, b. Ma
arid and Rev. n. 5, Lawler.
The annual session of the normal in
s,itute OF district No. >. embracing
Iarimcr. Weld and Boulder counties.
convened at the Normal school July
SOth. One hundred and tnirty teach
ers were enrolled. an increase of near
ly thirty over the opening day of last
Year. The institute will be in session
two weeks. and total enrolment OF
l75 is expected.
Members OF the Official board of the
Vincent Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Spokane. Washington, have voted
unanimously 10 request Bishop War
rem. who is TO preside at the next scs-
sion OF the Columbia River conference,
to appoint Rev. Clarence o. kimball,
pastor Nt the tlESt Mttupulst OnufCu
OF Trinidad Colorado to the pastorate
OF the Vincent Church.
Thomas McNeill. who was deported
from Victor and dumped on the Kan
sas plains two years ago. claims 10
have struck it rich in the new gold
fields of Nevada In letter TO his
wife at Victor. he states he has opened
up fivc-toot vein in the Pixies Peak
-Four claim. which carries values rang
ing from $500 10 $500 70 the ton and
that there is plenty OF Gre in sight
At the meeting Of the State Board
OF Pardoas August Sd clemeucy was
extended to herman Anderson. who
was sentenced from Lake county by
! Judge DIVERS February 10. 1908. 10 4
! term OF fifteen 10 twenty years for
murder in the second degree. His sen
tCnce was committed To four 10 twenty
| wears. under which commutatiOu he
I will obtain his liberty as soon as the
papers reach the psn!tsnJiary.
Charles Johnson, colored, AGED
| twelve. and the most desperate Juvenile
| delinquent with whom the Colorado
| Springs authorities have ever had 10
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