The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-12-08
STATE NEWS ITEMS

at Glenwood Springs December 1st-
The construction of a $4,000 alfal-
IA meal mill has been begun at Hill
rose in Morgan county. local men be-
ing principally interested. 1t will be
completed early in January.
1t is stated that the Southern Colo
RADIO Power & Railway company of
Trinidad. which has been in the hands
of receivers. has been reorganized and
that 100000 will soon be spent ON
improvements.
William Brown. ranch man near
Agate in Ebert county. was overcome
by gas while digging a well on the I'd
inst. and fell out of the bucket while
being hoisted to the surface. dying be-
fore help could reach him.
Arlhert R. Ellingwood of Colorado
college and Frederic D. Anderson of
ed the preliminary examinations. and
are ready for the final decision by the
examiners for the Rhodes scholarship.
The directors of the State Fair
Association met at Pueblo, and de-
cided to hold the fair during the week
beginning September 10. 1910, immedi-
ately preceding the sessions of the
National Irrigation Congress.
Acting Gov S. r. Fitzgerald ap-
pointed the following delegates to at
tend the sixth annual convention OF the
National River and Harbors congress
in Washington, d. C., Dec. s. 9 and 10:
Charles J. Hughes. Jr., Simon Guggen-
helm, A. ID. Rucker. E. T. Taylor and
]. A. Martin. all of whom will be in
Washington. and Brooks Irione OF Col
orado Springs.
After twenty-seven years honorable
service in the Denver police depart
ment. Sergt. Martin J. Casey is about
to retire from active service on nalf
pay. at the age of sixty four. Until his
death the sergeant will receive half
pay from the police pension fund, of
which he is the second officer to take
advantage. The fund now consists of
s55. 900. To 1t all patrolmen subscribe.
in addition to certain city receipts
which are devoted to the purpose.
J. II. Brinkerhoff. general superin-
tendent of the Grand Junction rail
road. operated Jointly by the Denver
& rio Grande and Colorado Midland
railroads between New Castle and
Grand Junction. has resigned to SUI
pervise the building OF an electric
railroad designed to connect several
cities of the Grand Valley. This line
Will extend through the fruit belt. east
and west of Grand Junction. with the
newly-built road in that city as a nu-
cleus.
II is stated that F. p. Ernest OF
Denver. owner of the Mansions hotel,
Manitou. who is improving the prop
erty and drilling to pipe soda water
into the house, is so encouraged over
the outlook of his prospective bath
house that he will drill two wells to
2.2O0 feet in the hope OF striking a
flow Of hot sulphur water. This is a
greater depth than ever attained in
Manitou and the exploitation OF the
hidden strata is awaited with great
interest
In order that their organization may
be in a position to sue the railway
companies in the courts. George J.
kindel. W. II. Hall and Robert Given
have Incorporated the Consumers
League of Colorado. The papers filed
with the secretary of state assert that
the league is a corporation not for
profit and that its objects are to dis
seminate information on the rates and
charges. rules and regulations OF com
mon carriers. to advance the interests
OF Colorado consumers. to obtain re-
dress for wrongs done the consumers,
and to procure reforms in transpor-
tation charges.
Professor II. NJ. Cotreli. of the Agri-
cultural College. announces that on ac-
count of the large increase in the num-
Der of students taking agricultural and
domestic science courses. 1t will be i'm
possible for the college to hold short
courses in cities over the state this
winter. The time Of the instructors
will be taken up by the students. and
the college has no money with which
to employ lecturers for the short
course work. A short course for far
mers will be held at Fort Collins jan
uary to s, 1910. during which time
thirty-one experts will lecture. A
housekeepers' short course will be
held at the college at the same time.
Colorado has formally protested
against the government sheep dipping
and quarantine resolutions. which for
bid the shipment of sheep suffering
from lip and leg alterations out of the
state until cured. This protest was
lodged with DR.. Melville. chief Of the
bureau of animal industry at Wash
ington. on behalf of the sheepmen of
Colorado. by DR.. Charles E. Lamb.
The sheepmen say that the regula-
tons are unnecessary. as the lip and
leg alterations are caused by very
simple disease that is easily cured in
two or three weeks time. and that
the government dipping regulations
places a heavy expense upon the ship
per and causes a loss OF flesh of the
sheep on the way to market.
Harry Mulnix Of Denver, expert ac-
countant. is to audit the books of
Prowers county. some Of which have
not been audited since the formation
of the county twenty years ago.