The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-10-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

I'd purchased 100000 ounces of silver
At 6s.21 cents per fine ounce, delivered
at the Denver mint.
Col. James w. PenroSe, for many
years special agent for the Union Pa.
cific, and :. veteran of the Civil War,
died at Denver on the 26th ult.
Paul Hentchel. a saloon keeper OF
Evans, has been found guilty on two
counts of violating the state law
against selling liquor on Sunday.
1t is reported that James F. Burns,
the millionaire mine owner. contem-
plates the erection of a $500. 900 opera
house at Colorado Springs.
good many cases of typhoid fever
have been reported in Denver during
the past month. Diphther,a and scar
let fever have been less prevalent than
usual at this season of the year.
The Colorado-New Mexico Fair at
Durango closed on Saturday, the Both
ult., with Indian dances, games, races
and run by the fire department. The
exhibition as whole was highly sue
cessful.
| Edward J. Livernash of San Fran
cisco has become managing editor of
| the Denver News, succeeding Edward
| Heating, who will remain on that force
as a political writer-a field that he
prefers.
The Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems
Association at its meeting in Den
yer passed a strong resolution in IA
vor of building of interurban electric
| lines 10 connect the cities and larger
| towns OF Colorado.
The third annual Douglas County
| Fair closed a successful three-days' ex-
hibition on the Goth ult. at Castle Rock.
| The stock exhibits and the dry-farm
ing grain exhibits were specially no
| ticeable.
A business mems convention will be
held at Fort Collins, October gath.
25th and 26th under the auspices of
the Fort Collins Chamber of Com
merce and the Colorado State Com
mercial Association.
John Conner committed suicide at
Steamboat Springs on the 29th ult. by
shooting himself through the head. He
came from Kirksville. Missouri, about
five years ago and was living with his
brother, Edward.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows and
the Daughters of Rebekah will meet
at Florence, October 18th, and remain
in session during the week. Canon
City lodge has planned for the dele
gates to spend day in Canon City.
Terrill Yocum, a Colorado & South.
ern fireman, suffered double fracture
of the left leg in an accident at AL
pine tunnel on the 9Th inst. He was
carried to Pitkin for treatment. The
accident was caused by the breaking
of driving pin.
The first car of apple boxes to come
into western Colorado this fall was re-
ceived on the 4th inst, by the Grand
Junction Fruit Growers Association
and the famine in apple boxes. which
threatened with loss of the crop of the
entire western slope is PARTIALLY re
lieved.
Carlos Martinez and Sanchez Val
DEE. two Mexicans accused of waylay-
ing and killing Jose Trujillo Septem
Der Goth, are confined in the county
Jail at Montrose. having been bound
over for trial in the District Court
Valdez attempted suicide after being
placed In Jail.
The new superintendent of the State
Industrial School for Girls, Miss Mar
ion Rudgers of Bedford. New York.
who succeeded Miss Gertrude Smith
few weeks since, has SO far got along
smoothly with her charges, the school
being apparently a model of good order
and industry.
The application of NJ. S. Reynolds,
Joshua S. Reynolds. George F. Rocka
fellow. r. S. Lewis, G. A. Baker and
C. A. Biggs to organize the Fremont
County National Bank of Canon City,
Colorado, with a capital OF slOOOOO,
has been approved by the comptroller
of the CURRENCY.
Martha Owens. the oldest woman in
of G.tnnlnv
4th inst. She was born October IL,
1913, and was nearly ninety-three
Years of age. For years she wove rag
carpets at Greeley, but for five years
she mad been blind anu deaf and help
less as n child. She was the mother
of she late Mrs. George Howard and
her son-in-law took care of her.
Comics of ten books for the blind
have been received at the state library
in the capitol building in Denver, pub
lished in New York raised type. Inc
United States mails will carry these
books free of charge, and although
the state library is not circulating
library, it will send any of the books
| to afflicted persons desiring them, 1of
| reading. There are 200 blind people
, in Colorado.
The contested election case from the
city of Rocky Ford came up in the
District Court at La Junta. before
Judge Voorhees,. who, after hearing the
arguments of the attorneys, decided to
have the ballot boxes opened and the
ballots counted, which was done. The
recount showed the elec<ion OF the no
license aldermanic candidates. Unless
the case Should be appealed to the SUI
preme Court the three saloons now
running there will be closed.
At Trinidad Carry Nation walked
into the Palace saloon, run by Charles
Arello and berated him because of the
obscene pictures which hung on the
walls. He became angered, and
Selling her by the arm led her to the
sidewalk where, she alleges, he
slapped her on the face with his open
hand, knocking her false teeth out and
causing them to break on the side
walk. Police officers who were pres
ent refused to arrest Areilo.
Statistics of the Colorado Railway
Association, compiled since the clos
ing of the summer tourist season,
show that Denver and Colorado gained
in. the Measure seekers trafnc