The Lamar register., 1907-06-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Peter Christianson, prominent
business man of Morrison. recently
died after an Illness from paralysis.
Tom Hussie, Boulder local auto
mobilist. has contracted with two
Eastern women to take them in an
auto to Glenwood Springs and back
In six days.
A Denver girl was kidnapped on the
main business street the other day and
spirited away" to Pueblo. The girl
/ is II years old, but didn't call for help
until she was 100 miles from home.
A fire at Robinson, near Brecken-
ridge, which originated in a mine
boarding house last Sunday, destroyed
ten buildings and for time threat
ened to wipe out the entire place. Loss
$4,000. Elmer HOFFMAN was Sc
verely burned while trying to save his
property.
Arrangements have been perfected
at the electrical plant at Lafayette to
send a current to Boulder to supply
the southern part of the city with
light. 1t is hoped TO have the north
ern part of the city ready for the cur
rent. soon, and after that the plant
here will no longer be used for cleo
trio lighting, but will furnish power
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| time.
J. II. and f. C. Williams are going
to make 600 acres of desert land bloom
with fine products, according to plans
and specifications recorded at Trini.
dad. The papers state that three
reservoirs, with combined capacity nj
3i,500,000 cubic feet, together with
numerous bitches. will be built. The
land is near Aguilar, and has never
been used for anything except the
grazing of sheep.
Police Judge d. d. Finch. one of the
| most prominent and influential Repub-
lican politicians in Trinidad, was seri-
ously, II not fatally injured in run
| away accident. Judge Finch had one
| leg broken below the knee, the bone
protruding through the flesh. He also
had several ribs broken and it is feared
that he is injured internally. His
| horse collided with a telephone pole.
demolishing the buggy. Judge Finch
was thrown violently against the. stone
curbing. Judge Finch was at one time
sheriff
Andrew J. Macky, a wealthy banker
of Boulder. died last week end after
providing for n number of relatives,
he willed the remainder of his fortune
to the State University. and for the
purpose of building hospital and
home for dependent children and
widows, the latter to be erected at
Boulder. The bequest 10 the univers-
ity provides for the erection and maiu-
tenance of a Macky building to be
devoted to some branch of education.
The sum of 100000 is available fo~
this building and $4,000 for the chill.
dren's and widows home.
The remains of Morris Ravens of
Colorado Springs, who died at Boulder.
from the effects of burns, were sent
to his home for burial. The boys
brother, Leon, who was with him at
the time of the accident. says they
had fired several small punches of
powder left on stone to dry without
being harmed. Morris fired the last
batch and when the powder blazed up
| In his endeayor to jump away, he
| Jumped into the blaze. The boys
hands were literally cooked and the
flesh fell off. He did not suffer much.
as the burns were so severe that the
nerves were practically deadened.
United States Senator Simon Gug-
genheim paid Longmont visit re-
Gently. He was met by Mayor Brad
ley, Judge F. p. Secor and l.. l.. Breck-
erridge. F. NJ. Downer accompanied
the committee in the drive with the
senator over the city. A reception
was held in the rooms of the CONNER
cial association, when the business
men met the senator. Thomas Mo
honey, secretary of the association.
gave a short talk in reference to
United States geological survey of the
country lying between Longmont and
the foothills, the object of which is
to determine whether the gypsum beds
are large enough to warrant the man
ufacture of cement.
E. II. Chase, a feeble old man of &C
years, was taken before Judge Lewis
In the federal court in Denver recently
on a bench warrant issued because he
die not appear before the federal grant
jury when summoned. The old man
lives in Pagosa Springs and although
he has made his home in Colorado for
thirty years he told the court that he
had never before visited Denver. He
explained his failure to obey the sum-
mons to his lack of money. He pre-
scented such pitiable appearance that
Judge Lewis dismissed him without
punishment. He testified before III =
grand jury and was allowed three days
witness fees in addition to five GEMS
per mile mileage.
For the purpose of personally
observing the route for proposed
high line canal. Secretary of the
Interior Garfield and Land Com
missioner Ballinger took an auto spin
over the Orchard mesa and spent
nearly an hour viewing the land near
Grove Junction last week. They We're
favcrably impressed The high line
canal as proposed will cost 81 100000
and reclaim hundreds of acres of land.
Its construction by the government has
been urged for years, but today is the
first time fedeI1l officials have seen
its importance and possibilities. II
the government decides to build this
canal it will double Grand functions
population in a few years.
While digging veell on the Vernon
McKelvey ranch, eight miles east of
Greeley, workmen at the depth of 25
feet uncovered an eightfot vein of
coal of such excellent quality as to
cause considerable excitement. The
farm contains $50 acres. all under cul-
tivation. and lies in sort of basin
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