The Lamar register., 1906-08-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

z. G. Simmons, owner of the Pixies
Peak cog road, has sold the Iron
| Springs hotel in Manitou to John Ray
for $4,000.
The Colorado Federation of wo.
mems Clubs will meet in twelfth an
nual convention at Pueblo October 1st
continuing in session five days.
The handsome Montclair Casino
Country Club building, in the suburbs
of Denver, was burned on the night of
the 18th inst. The loss is estimated at
about $4,000.
The Western Slope District Confer
ence, Federation of Womcn's Clubs
VIII meet at Gunnison August 3Oth and
3lst. An open rate of one fare and IA
fifth has been authorized by tbs rail-
roads.
The value of real estate in Trinidad
mas increased twenty per cent in the
last year, according to real estate men,
who attribute the rise to the coming
of upwards of 1000 people to the city
in that time.
Louis Knox Kelso has been SEN
fenced to twenty months in Jail at
Pueblo for selling bogus one-quarter
interests in mining claims said to be
located in Grand county. There were
ten complaints against him, mostly by
women.
In At of alteration of mind Mrs
Mary Anne Besley of North Denver
wandered away from home and was
drowned in a shallow ditch near
Golden. She was from Scotland and
thought that she was going to the
Grampian hills.
In helping to eXtinguish fire in an
outbuilding of the Barstow mine, near
Ouray, Jack Mccoy was struck in the
thigh and seriously hurt by bullet
from a revolver in the building, which
was exploded by the heat. His thigh
| bone was fractured.
Frank Conway, alias George Fergu-
son, admitted in police court at Pu-
eblo that he had changed his name
when he went to work in "A grading
camp in order that he might not be
forced to pay the employment agent
who mad secured him the job
Fred Stroum, painter and paper
hanger. riding alone on horseback
from Ouray TO lronton. fell or was
thrown from his horse over a cliff.
a distance of 200 feet and was killed.
The norse returned to Ouray. but
Stroums body was not found until "a
week after the accident.
Durango's public library is assured.
Andrew Carnegie has given Sl2 500 for
building plans and Specifications are
being drawn by a Denver architect,
and bids will be called for Within three
weeks. The site is three lots on Sec
ond avenue, donated by General w. J.
Palmer of Colorado Springs and val
ued at $1,000.
Lrey TaI 1,
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union in Colorado. and
editor of the Challenge, died at I1ins
dale, Illinois. August 5th. At the time
of her death she had been working for
some time on the editorial staff of the
Union Signal.
Opposition to the incorporation of
Morrison has been withdrawn and the
suit in the District Court at Golden
abandoned. The town will be governed
by ordinances which were enact2 ed by
the trustees several months ago. but
which have not been enforced while
the suit was pending.
The will of J. w. De Remer. the Col
orado railroad builder who died several
weeks ago. has been probated by Judge
Charles Mccall in the County Court at
Denver The value of the property is
given at several hundred Thousand dol
lars, and the widow, Anna NJ. named
in the will as executrix, furnished pond
of 100000.
A Colorado firm has secured the con.
tract tor the construction of portion
of tn. Pacific coast extension of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
road. Orman & Crook of Pueblo have
been awarded the contract to build
portion of the line from Butte. Mon
tana. westward. The amount OF the
contract is sl,50O.000.
The Secretary of the Interior has
ordered the withdrawal from all forms
of entry of 529,92S acres of land in
southwestern Colorado Cor the pro
posed San Miguel forest reserve. The
tract is. located in San Miguel and Do
lores counties and includes a part of
the San Miguel plateau and the Sdn Mi
guel mountains and is about thirty-six
miles from Telluride.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Py-
thas, in session at Denver, elected
the following officers: w. Il. Warner.
grand chancellor: Z. B. House, grand
vice chancellor: A. G. Sven, grand
prelate; master-at-arms, o. ID. Pyle:
grand inner guard. f. G. Will
liams: grand outer guard. II. A. Wal
bert; master of the exchequer. w. G.
Winchell: grand keeper Of rolls and
seals, w. S. O'Brien.
Mayor Speer of Denver has received
a communication from the mayor of
Budapest inviting him to be one of the
guests of honor at the unveiling of a
statute TO George Washington Septem
Der 18th. According to the letter the
statue is the gift of Hungarians of
America and the mayors of all the
principal cities in the United States
are invited to witness its formal pre-
sentation.
George l.. Keener. a prominent min
ing man, died at Colorado Springs, on
the 18th inst. Mr. Keener came TO Col
orado fourt cen years ago 1nd was one
of the first pioneers in Cripple Creek.
He was a mining expert. and for sew
eral years was superintendent of the |
famous Mary Mckinney mine. A short |
time prior to his death he resigned this
position to assume charge of the ieas-
ing system adopted by the executors |
of the Stratton estate.
II. o. Bursum, chairman, has called |