The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13

annie & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany and is backed by John ID. MILL
ken and other men interested in the
road. 1t has already received charters
in Arizona and Wyoming. The state
received S2270 out of the incorpora-
ton. The articles filed give the COM
pany authority to handle lands. mostly
coal and mineral lands, and personal
properties.
The City Council of Leadville has
fixed upon Monday, May 18th, as n
general cleanup day. and all persons
are notified to have their grounds and
surroundings free from dirt and ref
use.
The 81, OO0. 900 tunnel through Ration
mountain, work on which was started
by the Langtry Construction Company
April 1, 1907, is practically completed
and will be ready to be turned over to
the Santa Fe about May 25th.
Otto Fehringer. the Colorado Springs
druggist who was mysteriously muir
dered few months ago, was worth
SIS 900, according to the report of the
appraisers of his estate. Adolph Feb
ringer, brother, is the sole heir.
Mrs. L. v. Alkire, formerly con-
nected with the city and county hos
pital of Denver. has been appointed
superintendent of the Fort Collins
hospital. vice Miss L. NJ. Griep, who
goes to Europe to study.
A party of fifty. consisting of dele
gates and their families, left Denver on
the night of May Sd on a special train
to attend the national convention of
the Retail Grocers' Association at Bos-
ton, May 18th.
Knocked down and left for dead. w.
Valentine of Grand Junction was held
up by two men at the depot in Rids-
way on the night of the 9Th inst. and
consciousness for some time. The mar
shall has no clue as to the identity of
the holdups. Valentine was badly
beaten and received serious injuries.
Civil Service examinations in Colo
RADIO announced for the coming month
are as follows: Nurse attendant, May
9th; guard and night watch, May
2Sth; matron, June 3rd; stenographer
June cath; trained nurse, June 10th.
These examinations will take place on
the same date at Boulder. Buena
Vista, Canon City, Colorado Springs.
Denver, Pueblo, Trinidad LeadviIle
Grand Junction. Monte Vista. Mont
rose Greeley. Golden, Fort Collins and
Glenwood Springs.
An explosion of the boiler OF the
George l.. o. Davidson flying machine
at Denver on the 9Th inst resulted IN
the manning of the engineer. George
Parker. and the complete destruction
of that part of the machine which
holds the engines. Windows were
shattered for more than block In the
vicinity of the explosion. which oc-
Il OF Nnntrlntr
Parker had leg broken and was
badly bruised. His left eye was seri-
ously injured.
Grande railroad renewed the contracts
which 1t had abrogated with the car
men, has apparently no Significance
whatever with it's attitude toward
other labor unions. II is stated by Of
ficials OF the road that the striking
machinists, blacksmiths and boiler
makers will not be taken back un-
der any consideration. and commit
tee of the Brotherhood of Railway
/ Trainmen met with no success when
1t presented certain requests.
Train robbers, who boarded Denver
e. Rio Grande train No. 4 at Castle
Rock early Thursday morning muir
dered Express Messenger Charles ii.
Wright. aged co. employed by the
Globe Express Company. From the
! dead messenger the robbers took the
keys to a small safe in the baggage
car. which they opened and took the
contents, in all worth less than n hun
| dred dollars. They then left the train
probably at Eittleton. The train was
a through one from Ogden to Denver
and carried no mail. The robbers en-
tered through side window which
they broke open. From this window
they shot and killed the messenger,
who died with his gun in his hand
The State Geological Survey, OF
which Prof Russell ID. George of the
University Of Colorado is head, will
conduct several investigating trips
during the coming summer. Parties
will be sent to complete the work be-
| gun in Routt county last year. while
others will study the foot-hill forma-
lions. The tungsten deposits Of Boul-
der county will be carefully studied,
and 1t is probable that an expedition
will work near Rosita, Custer county.
/ The geology department OF the State
| University has recently received collec-
/ lions of ore from different parts of the
state. Regent II. ID. Thompson of
Cripple Creek. Mr.. c. T. Lake of Boul-
der, MT. a. T.. fiuiiphiitS Vi tItthc'
and an alumnus. Mr.. c. A. Bell, of Tel
Iuride, have given quantities OF va
rious specimens and concentrates.
These will be used in the courses in
economic geology, mineralogy and as
saying.
] Three examinations are to be held
at Denver in June by the United States
civil service examiner for chemists.
testing engineers and land law clerks
The examination for land law clerks
is to be held June list to 18th. For
technical engineers tests will be given
June Bird and 4th. and Junior chemists
on the same date.
Chief of Police Michael A. Delaney
Of Denver has rendered his resigna-
lion to Mayor Speer. His administra-
lion has been bitterly assailed during
The present mayoralty contest and his
resignation is thought to be prompted
by desire to remove that source of
embarrassment from the mayors cam
,aign for reelection.
! Fifty-one students will graduate
rom Colorado College in the class of
i9OS commencement day is set for
I lune 10th.
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