The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-27
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


at Colorado Springs. has new auto
mobile, that cost about $4,000.
The Union Pacific has completed a
large water tank at Platteville and will
soon begin remodeling and enlarging
the depot.
The contract for the erection Of the
new city hall at Trinidad will be let
January LIST. Additional ground for
the site has been donated by Edward
West.
An Illinois association was started
at Boulder few days ago, and now
the southerners are contemplating a
Dixie club.
The annual reunion Of Union Colony
pioneers will be held at Greeley De-
cember 7th. 1t is now thirty-seven
years since the first settlers came.
The ladies' Of Greeley gave banquet
to the members of the Greeley Cham
Der of Commerce on the night of No
vember 22nd, at which plates were laid
for ITS persons.
Instructions have been given the po-
lice of Colorado City to rid the town
OF its opium dens and cocaine Joints.
and a vigorous campaign will be OPP
ened against such places.
ue CitIZchb vi OohhotoWh NOW
voted unanimously for the issuance OF
$4,000 bonds for the building of a
water works system. The water will be
furnished by the Highline ditch.
The town of Frederick in south
western Weld county, has petitioned
to become incorporated. Firestone,
Frederick and Dacomah are coal
towns, within a mile of each other.
In excavating for the new addition
to the Denver postoffice a few days
ago the workmen found an old flint
lock musket. Pioneers say that the
ground was once occupied by Colonel
Chivington's cabin.
Work has begun on the new I. o. o.
f. hall at Eaton, to cost $4,000. To
erect the building a company was in
corporated and bonds issued bearing Z
per cent. interest. payable semiannu-
ally. Most of the bonds were taken by
the lodge, which numbers 14O mem
bers.
The grocerymen of Delta have de-
cided to accept the certificates to be
issued by the Grand Junction Sugar
Company Almost half the beets used
by the Grand Junction factory are
grown in Delta county and the acre
age this year is over 1000, as against
500 acres last year.
Thursday, November 21st, was
Cleanup Day" In Fruita, in pursu-
ance of proclamation by the mayor.
Nearly all the citizens turned out, and
by night the town was "as clean us
whistle" and the workers ready for
the big banquet rendered them by the
women of Fruita.
A Rocky mountain sheep passed
through the principal street of Wood
land park In Teller county few days
ago in broad daylight, his advent
causing considerable excitement.
These animals seem to be largely in
creasing in numbers in the wilder por-
lions of the state.
Application has been received at the
Pueblo land office from James II. Pea
body and others of Canon City for a
right of way over government lands for
the Royal Gorge railway. According
to the statement made, the railway
will be eight and one-half miles in
length to the top Of the Royal gorge.
Another big flow of petroleum has
been encountered at n depth OF 1900
feet in well No. 372 of the United Oil
Company, which promises seventy
Ave barrels a day. The strike is In
the Bluff Springs district. five miles
south of Florence. n practically unex-
plored territory. 1t is claimed to be
the most important oil strike made in
the state this year.
The annual exhibition of the Pixies
Peak Poultry Association will be held
at Colorado Springs. December 9th to
14th. Denver. Pueblo. Boulder. Fort
Collins and Canon City fanciers have
/ Ia~ ,t,ar of
tries. w. F. Kendrick of Denver will
show a large number of pheasants.
Twenty-Five silver cups and more than
100 special prizes have been offered.
Mayor d. N. Heller of Colorado
Springs. Is letting contract for an
auditorium to be erected at Cascade.
the Ute pass mountain resort. The
plans contemplate a structure to cost
$4,000. and will be held out as an
inducement for the Colorado Baptist
summer assembly to hold its annual
meetings there. The Young Women's
Christian Association will also hold a
convention at Cascade next summer.
The magnificent bronze statue OF
Winfield Scott Stratton which is to
be erected in his honor by the STRAIT.
ton estate executors in Stratton park
pleted by Miss Nellie v. Walker. a
Chicago sculptress. 1t is eight feet
high and shows Mr.. Stratton ia a
standing position. The cost of the
statue is $1,000. 1t will rest on a
granite pedestal seven feet high which
cost $1,000.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyor
will be invited to speak at semi-cen
tennial anniversary banquet to be held
shortly by the Denver real estate ex
change. The organization will send the
secretary an invitation signed by Gov
ernor Bnchtel. Mayor Speer and Other
prominent men. II he consents to come
the secretary is expected to speak OF
the financial situation. particularly IL
the West. and his address would be o.
widespread interest.
David DeGraff. one of the oldes
and wealthiest pioneers Of FL PasC
county. died at Colorado Springs or
the 10th inst. at the age of eighty
three years. Mr.. DeGraff came t
Colorado in 1871. settling in Colorado
Springs. The following year he pur
chased large ranch southeast of ths
city and went into the cattle ant
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