The Lamar register., 1907-05-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


A pointer dog was sold at Leadville
for dog fanciers
The Hygienic Ice & Cold Storage
Company at Boulder sold its plant and
business to the Hygienic Ice & Coal
Company. g..
A Denver man undertook to butt in
on neighbor woman last Sunday, and
she shot him in the neck with a re-
volver. No more rubbering for him.
A. Patek and Frank Webster. two
Denver newspaper men, are touring the
fntermountain region with a moving
picture machine and a Panama lee
ture.
The subject of freight rates was
taken up at meeting of the Mer-
chants Association at Colorado
Springs and committee was ap-
pointed to endeavor to secure more
satisfactory schedule of freight rates
for Colorado points. The charge was
made that Colorado Springs was dis
eliminated against in this respect, and
the matter was gone into thoroughly
The new $4,000 opera house which
is being erected at Trinidad and
scheduled to be completed by Novem-
Der list, has been leased for term of
L
Springs and Bobby" Fountain, an
actor and theatrical man. The opera
house will be one of the finest in the
state and is being constructed along
the lines of the Broadway theater in
Denver
Harry Roberts was burned fearfully
about the face at the Minnequa plant
| of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
| at Pueblo, and is now In the hospital,
although it is believed he will not be
permanently injured. Rogers was
looking through the oil plant and in
order to see how much oil there " as in
a tank pushed a lighted torch in front
of him into the tank. The gas gener-
ated from the oil exploded.
After being involved in litigation for
over two years, Mrs. Franklin w
Gaines of Grand Junction, has come
into possession of her share of the
milliOn-dOllar estate left her by her
father. DIR. E. F. Lowe. a prominent
and wealthy planter of Crystal City,
Mississippi Four children participated
in the distribution of the property, and
| Mrs. Gaines received onefourth inter-
| est
The Santa Fe is now compile ing ar
engagements for erecting d $4,000 hos
| pital at La Junta. The structure Is to
be built of cream-colored pressed brick
trimmed with white stone and located
near the old hospital. Inclined planes
will be used instead of stairways. This
plan Is taken from the famous c. F.. &
| i. hospital at Pueblo. When completed
the building will be one of the finest in
La Junta.
Newt Schneider. an employe of
Haynes & Clark. local grocers. was
walking through the store at Cripple
Creek when he suddenly slipped and
| fell fiat on his back. Other men went
| to his assistance and Schaeifer was
conveyed to his home, where he lies In
a helpless condition. One of his ribs
was broken and he sustained an injury
to his spine which has caused partial
paralysis. His ultimate recovery is
| expected.
| A. G. Lonsdale. formerly local ihsur-
ance agent for. the Mechanics and
Traders Association OF New Orleans,
has been missing from his home at
Trinidad for two weeks. H. II. Smith
of Denver, travelling agent and ad-
juster of the company. is in the city
endeavoring to secure some trace of
the man and nine of the company'a pol
icies. Londsdale's wife knows nothing
of his whereabouts and fears that her
husband has met with foul play.
| Victor F. Brown, pastor of Con-
gregational church in Wisconsin, mas
accepted the call to the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church at Pueblo and will
arrive with his wife and little daughter
| on July list. Mr.. Brown is thirtv-eight
years old and has been in the ministry
| for sixteen years. He Is said % be a
good speaker and an excellent organ
izer. He succeeds Rev. ]. F. Bruno,
who goes to Colorado Springs to take
| charge of the work of the Associated
Charities.
The county commissioners Il Gar
field county adopted resolution
guaranteeing a tax levy next fall for
a sum sufficient to pay any balance in
the cost of construction of the pro-
posed bridge across the Grand river at
Silt, half way between New Castle and
Rifle. The State Legislature this WIN
ter appropriated $4,000 for bridge at
that point The road fund of the
county is exhausted, but the residents
of the vicinity are SO anxious 10 have
the bridge, and need 1t SO badly. that
they have agreed to advance any funds
needed above the state appropriation
until such time as the commissioners
can reimburse them. The advance will
be about $4,000 and the sum has al
most entirely been subscribed by
ranchmen who will be benefited.
The decision made by the Supreme
Court recently that holders of ditch
rights may transfer water from one
ditch to another, drawing wate~ from
the same source, is arousing consider
able discussion among farmers. 1t is
argued that this might lead TO the
abandoning of a ditch, II many owners
thought fit to transfer and draw their
water through another ditch. provided
the preferred ditch was able TO carry
such water. Another question then
arises as to whether stockholders will
be required to pay assessments in
bitches from which they transfer wa
ter and whether they will be required
to pay for the privilege of running wa
ter in the ditch to which transferred.
The advantage of the plan is plain.
Where lands require little. Or no irri-
CATION, their waters may be used on
different properties by bitches rrovid-
ling irrigation for such land. The ques-
tion has also arisen as to the legality
of storing ditch water in reservoirs,
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