The Lamar register., 1908-06-10
STATE NEWS TIEMS

erous and bold that they nightly visit
/ their yards and czrTy away poultry
The Lakeside park and sumner re-
sore grounds. just completed at Den
yer at a cost Of $500. BOO. was formally
opened TO the public on Memorial Day
4 baby lion has heea born Al the
Colorado Springs zoo The cub which
is splendid specimen Of the African
lion is named -Zoolila.- in ho-o- OF
It's birthplace
Edwin 7 Howe. an attorney Eho
was to have assisted in The r-osecu-
tion in the Steve Adams trial At Grant
Junction lexi month. died At Telluride
June End Of pneumonia
What is said to be the largest fish
ever taken out Of the Twin Lakes,
weighing twenty pounds and four
ounces. was caught by Edward Lay
cock of Denver few GAYS since
Civil service examination will be
held June 18th at Denver. Cheyenne.
Trinidad and Grand Junction for the
position of CLERKS and collectors in the
revenue office at Denver
While placing q revolver in its hol-
SER on the 3rd inst. Roy Campbell
aged twenry-one. son OF Seiito-co
ranchnan near Collbran. was accident
ally shot through the heart and killed
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell
formerly chancellor of Denver Uniye--
sity, has been appointed TO preside at
the conference of the Methodist church
of this state, TO be held in Longmont
next August
Paul Wilson. president. and T. J.
Skaggs. secretary of the Colorado
State Realty Dealers Association, have
Issued a caIl for the second quarterly
convention 10 be held at Pueblo June
2eth and 9th
Ethan A. Farnham. sheriff of Routt
county. died at the home of friends in
Grand Junction on the 5th inst, of can
Ger of the stomach He was serving
his third term as sheriff and expected
to be again reelected
By the spreading of the rails on the
Denver & Rio Grande track near As
pen Friday, two passenger and three
freight cars were ditched- Sixteen per-
sons were more OF less injured, some
seriously. though not fatally
The comptroller of the currency has
approved an application to organize
the First National Bank of Calhan,
capital, $4,000: R. c. Larue, H. A. La
rue. L. E. Smith. A. J. Henbest, E. II.
Woodring and D. l.. Shultz. incorpcra-
tors.
At the last meeting Of the regents
of the University of Colorado gradua-
tion day was permanently set aside
as a day on which to decorate the
grave of A. J. Mackey. in commemora-
ton of his magnificent bequest to the
State University.
OF the two hundred lift: member
ships at $40 each which are required
to insure the erection Of two hundred
thousand dollar pavilion for the use OF
the Western Stock Show Association.
1t is reported that IFS have already
been secured.
The PROPOSED sugar factory at Man
zanola In Otero county Is an assured
fact. Bonds to the amount of 100000
have been placed in Chicago. and this
with the 100000 already subscribed
by the farmers of the Arkansas val
ley, guarantees the construction of
CO0-ton plant. -Four contracting firms
are figuring on the job and work will
probably begin September 1st-
The hotel keepers Of Colorado
Springs will entertain the members of
the Rocky Mountain Hotel and
Restaurant Keepers Association on
the occasion of the annual out
ing of that body. June 18th and
18th. A frying pan picnic" will
be held in South Cheyenne Canon
June 18th, and in the evening a dance
will be held at Stratton Park.
The building permits issued in Den
yeI during the month of May amount
ed to $GsG, ECO. gain over the same
month last year of $3G0,910. The sum
of S3is, 900 is to be expended for III
brick residences. which shows an av-
erage value Of over 5000 each. Six
apartment houses will cost $4,000
COMPARATIVELY few business or public
buildings are included in the list.
On the night of Commencement day
at the State Normal School at Greeley.
the annual alumni reunion of the
school was held. The alumni number
Las and there were about COO at the
reception. Addresses were made by
Charles Lory. teacher in the State Ag
ricultural College; Frank Latson, pres
ident of the class of 1907; Attorney V.
E. Reyes of 1901; Richard Broad and
Doctor Snyder.
Denver and Colorado Springs Elks
together with all other antlered breth-
rem over the state. are negotiating
with John W Pigg, noted hunter OF
Canon City who has an elk reserva-
ton in the Black Mountain district, to
take a carload Of live elk to the ma
tional convention in Dallas. Texas. this
summer. Mr.. Pigg has 100 elk on his
reservation, a pair Of which he has
trained to drive. and the idea is to
have r. l.. Holland of Colorado
Springs, who is slated for grand ex-
allied ruler. drive through the city be-
hind the trained animals.
1t has been decided by the Denver
Fark Commission to build the Chees-
man pavilion in Cheesinan Park OF
marble. to be procured from Colorado
.quarries. The pavilion is one of the
| improvements to be made with the
hundred-thousand dollar gift made to
the city by Mrs. Cheesman and Miss
Gladys Cheesman.
Gen. william J. Palmer left Colo
RADIO Springs for Europe on the S1st
ult. Is a special car attached to the
Rock Island train, attended by num-
Der OF servants and with every pos
sible arrangement made for his COM
fort. He will sail on the steamship
Minneapolis.