The Lamar register., 1906-12-12
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


! ne PRESIDENT mas nOHllHdttu Eiiiiiih
&. Burke as postmaster at Sterling and
j. a. Bunker postmaster at Paonia.
The yearly poor report filed with the
Secretary of State by kiowa county,
shows that there is one poor person
in the county and the cost of caring
for him last year was SS3.43
Emmett Ardell. son of Il. A. Ardell.
of Pueblo, has received an appoint
mcnt to the United States naval acad'
envy at Annapolis. Emmett is seven
teen years old and was born and raised
in Pueblo.
1t is now a violation of the city or
dinancc to plant cottonwood or box
elder trees in Denver. The cotton
from the cottonwood tree is strongly
objected TO and the boxelder is tabooed
as breeder of worms.
The Fremont County National bank
at Canon City, formerly the Fremont
County bank, opened for business on
the third inst 1t is capitalized at $780,
900 and has $4,000 in deposits and
S6liO00 cash in hand.
The Democratic county committee
at Pueblo reports an expenditure of Il
little less than $1,000 for election ex-
penses and the Republican committee
IS 900 came from Denver.
Felix Powers, an employe of the Sill
yer State Canning & Produce company
at Fort I.upton, was badly burned
about the head and face by the eX-
plosion of a can of hot pumpkin. while
it was being run through the cooker.
For the sum of $4,000 ten Greeley
business men have purchased the j.
from the center of the city and west of
the State Normal School, for the pur-
pose OF converting it into a fine coun-
try club.
Edwin V. Brake. state labor commits
sioner. is preparing a factory inspec'
tion law to be introduced at tho next
Legislature to protect the employees
from working in cramped quarters and
see that the factories are kept in san
itary condition.
The restaurant men and the church
people of Denver have united in an
effort 20 procure the passage of an ordi-
nance abolishing the free lunch system
n saloons. Policemen are said to favor
Il in the belief that it will reduce the
hobo crop"
BY n careful canvass Frank I.amper
If Weldon was found to be the largest
beet grower in the Greeley district.
} amper farmed 23S acres of beets,
from which he harvested 5000 tons
hnd Tor which he received $4,000 cash
from sugar company.
The deadlock in the Colorado
Springs City Council was finally broken
and liquor licenses were granted to
ten our of fourteen druggists who APP
,.lfA Ia. licensees withhold Will
be Investigated by a committee of
three aldermen in regard to alleged vi
olations of the liquor ordinances.
Figures from the state treasurer's
Office show that collection of interest
on state credits during the past hi
nnial period has been s5l ,9S9.0C. Dur
ing the period from 10000 the collec-
tons amounted to sl2,35i,i6, showing
an increase of S9,625.60 for the period
just closing.
T. NJ. Gets of Delta county. who Wis
tied the State Horticultural Department
at Denver a few days ago, reported
that c. J. Leppart and numerous other
fruit growers of his section have been
raising strawberries up TO within the
past two weeks. The berries have ali
been full grown and suitable for table
use
The Colorado Springs police have
arrested eight boys. charged with par
ticipat,ng in the assault on Mail Car
Ter +. r. Koupa on THANKSGIVING day.
The cooperation of the federal authuri-
''Cs in the pros 'Cution is assured, and
he affair will he vigorously investi-
ratCd Carrier Koupa is able To carry
his route.
Formal application for an electric
railway franChis through Manitou has
hcen made to the Manitnu town board
w w. c. Dotteror and Wesley Conn
ton. representing an eastern synjlicat"
which proposes TO oxpeud in the neigh
horhood of 100000 in the cCusuuc
ton of a scenic electric ailwaN from
Maniiou to Crystal park.
John Crater. superintendent or
Mitchell park at Pueblo, was attacked
by one of the deer in the park, and bu.
for the timely arrival of two men al
tracte1 by his cries for help. would
nave been killed by the infuriated AM
NAL. He escaped with Il number OF
decorations and bad bruises. inflicted
by the hoofs and antlers Of the animal.
\ third annual dlvid nj has been de
Clarcd by the directors Of the Denver
Union Water Company, the dividend
being five per cent. on S7.5OO.O0
stock The dividend will be payablr
January LIST, and will amount to abou
81 share, total of S275.00O bein"
ready Tor distribution. The present of
'ccrs Of the company We're reelected
10y the directors,
At Greeley on the Sd inst. mcCtin-
of farmers. produce shippers. and re"
rcscntativca of the Greelcy Commercial
club pctitiunCd tn the Union Pacific 70
more frcight cars to move 1000 car
loads Of potatoes and other vegetable $
low hung up" FOR want of transporta
ton. The movement to build an cleo
trio tailrond line 10 Denver wa
strongly endorsed.
Alderman Frank p. Lennon. Rcpubli
can candidate for sheriff OF Pugb'
ounty last fall includes the followin
list of election expense items; paid
SIC Grafters' club 500; for churches
Trub bags, lotteries. etc. S46.50: 70
workers who worked. 500. for worker
yyno didn't work, o: two jugs O
good cheer that made the recipient
so cheerful that they forgot to vote
SIS"
The State Teachers Association will
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