The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-03-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


| season.
The State Supreme Court has again
decided that the law abolishing the
| fee system in county offices is consti'
| tutional.
| The county officers of Arapahoe
county have been moved into the new
| building at Littleton erected for them
| by j. j. Lilley.
The new Gilpin County Chamber of
Commerce was successfully launched
on the 9TH inst with paid member
ship of about 200.
The Minister'S association of Boul-
der has passed resolutions discoun-
tenancing Sunday funerals, except on
urgent occasions.
The City Council OF Boulder will
| offer TO furnish an appropriation OF
100000 under the Bonynge bill is
pending in Congress.
The taxpayers of La Junta have
voted by Il majority of over six TO one
to bond the city for the sum of $780,
600 for the purpose of putting in new
water works.
Since November list of last year Pc
ter Haldi has brought to Boulder from
| Altoona IL Boulder county the heads oil
nineteen coyotes, three dead and one
live wild cat and one live eagle.
In the District Court at Cripple
| Creek Clayte Watt, Same Haas and
Jack Frame were found guilty of as
sauting p. l.. Dattlebaum, saloon
keeper. with intent to rob and kill.
James Unteriner, Il miner at the
Great Western coal mine at Heathton,
six miles south of Canon city, fell
lG7 feet down the shaft of the mine
f,,g, la,
inst.
Thomas Finn. serving a sentence OF
from five to six years at Canon City
for assault to murder has had his SEN
tencc commuted to from two to six
years. This will release him within
few weeks.
Charles Johnson. employed in one
of the mines of the Big Five in
Boulder county. was fatally injured by
either falling drill or rock on the
night of the 18th inst, his skull being
badly crushed.
Walter Rock. who was reported TO
have been murdered in Goldfield, Ne
vada. several months ago, has re
turned to Cripple Creek and says he
was not at Goldfield at the time the
story started.
The tax valuation of Fremont county
property this year is $6,i24,O3S, ana
of this amount l05 taxpayers pay on
$4,249.G25. The remaining S2,lI5,4l3
is divided among 5000 taxpayers, aver
aging Si35 each.
The sentence of Rachel Leavcll OF
Montezuma county to serve for from
two to three years in the State Pen
itcntiary for perjury has been com
muted to eleven months. As she was
sentenced in April. 1905, she will be re-
leased soon.
There are ciGhty-one applications
for divorce 10 be disposed of during
the present term of the County and
District Courts at Pueblo. Why not
decree blanket divorce to cover the
entire population-or at least all who
want to unhitch?
+. v Brake. deputy labor commits
sioner, is making strenuous efforts to
enforce the law requiring semi
monthly payday on the part of all
kinds of corporations. He will send
out letter to all the mining COM
paniCs in the state.
County Judge Miricli. of Pueblo. has
appointed a commission of six persons
whose duty it shall be TO assist the
juvenile court in keeping track of the
county tHdllldult anu ltl'l ili'piS
institutions. Three are Republicans
and three Democrats.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has appointed John 5. Spear 10 sue
coed William NJ. Peterson as superin'
tendent Of Fort Lewis Indian school
at Durango. Spear is transferred to
that post from the school at Fort
Lewis. Arizona. Peterson leaves the
service.
The House of Representatives has
passed Il bill allowing the Denver mint
TO coin nickels and pennies. This
coinage has heretofore been done en-
tirely At Philadelphia. but the other
minis of the country will make the
minor coins hereafter if the Senate
passes the bill.
Charles Hallack. one OF the pioneer
lumber merchants of Denver and one
of the founders OF the Hallack 4 How
ard Lumber Company. died at Denver
on the Sd inst. at the age OF seventy
eight years. He amasscd a consider
able fortune and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
Charged with murder alleged TO have
been committed nearly four years ago
at Aguilar. Antonio Mastello. an ltai-
ian. was arrested at Louisville few
DAYS ago by Frank Trujillo. deputg
sheriff ard special officer for the Colo
RADIO X Southern railroad. and taken
to Trinidad, where he was placed in
Jail.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
three accountants to audit the books
of the state treasurer and the board
of land commissioners. The commit
tee is composed of c. f. Allen. +. X.
Harper and Charles c. Hendrie. The
law requires that the books of the
treasurer and land commissioners be
audited twice a year.
Contractors have finished over
twenty miles of the Colorado Fuel 4
Iron Cumpanys million dollar canal
under construction between Florence
and Pueblo. for carrying water from
the Arkansas river to the steel works.
Between six and seven hundred men
are employed and the canal will he
completed for the summer high water,
Charles w Rumble. of Grand June
ton. veteran of the Civil War. has