The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1909-10-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Hsls stated at Greeley mat over
$4,000 is being expended by ditch
companies placing cement beadgates
In bitches in place of wooden ones.
The First Presbyterian church at
Colorado Springs has definitely de-
cided to build Sunday school addi-
ton to cost between $4,000 and
$50 200.
John Condor, an oldtime miner in
southwestern Colorado. was killed by
the explosion of a missed shot in the
Camp Bird mine at Ouray on the 18th
inst. His helper. Joe Koenig. was
badly hurt.
The new Denver public library.
which has cost, including the grounds.
$4,000. toward which Andrew Car.
negie made donation of 100000.
is expected to be ready for occupancy
by Christmas.
AT the state meeting of the Retail
Credit Mems Association at Boulder.
II. A. Galbraith of Denver was elected
president and NJ. H. Lowe of Greeley
secretary. Denver was selected as
the next meeting place.
William B. Rumble, an old time
teiegrapher and for thirty years
prominent in telegraph. electric and
mining circles in Colorado, died at
his home in Denver on the 18th inst
OF aneurism of the aorta.
CROSSWORD Lake dam is completed
and its reservoir, the largest in Weld
county. having capacity OF 3,000.-
100000 cubic feet, will be ready for
use next season. The reservoir is AZ
feet deep and has been dry but twice
In 40 years and usually contains rs
feet Of water.
or the 300 census enumerators that
will be employed to take the federal
census In the northern district Of Col
RADIO. the greater number will be wom-
en-, according to A. b. McGaffey, SUI
pervisor of the census for the district.
About 700 enumerators will be re-
quired in the state, and both men and
women are eligible.
Beet harvest has begun in the Ar
kansas valley has begun and the
farmers expect the crop will be
Holly Sugar Company and the Amer
lean Sugar Company's factories at
Swink. Holly. Rocky Ford. Las Ami
mas and Lamar have been thoroughly
overhauled ready for work.
In the District Court at Grand
Junction the following sentences have
been pronounced: Homer Williams.
Ramerez. grand larceny. three to four
years: Pete Romera, grand larceny.
three to four years: Robert Cones.
forgery. two to three years; 8. Kane.
forgery. indefinite term in reforma-
tory.
Work has been begun by the Chris
tian Church Association on the new
children's home in Denver. The site
has been purchased and the building
is being erected with money donated
to the association by Mr.. and Mrs. J.
ing is a two and one-half-story brick
structure with q full basement. II is
to cost about $4,000. and will ac-
commodate about 60 children.
The Grand Junction Gas & Electric
Company has contracted for 100000
worth of new machinery. which. when
installed. will double the present ca
pacity OF the plant This is in anticI-
patton Of the building OF the interur-
ban electric line. which will be sup
piled with power by this company.
This will be the second time the ca
pacity of the plant has been doubled
within twelve months.
Ovid Plum. first vice president of
the Society OF Union Colony Pioneers,
celebrated his eightysixth birthday
on the 18th inst He is the only per-
son now living in Greeley who attend
ed the meeting which Horace Greeley
and N. C. Meeker called in New York
City at Cooper's Institute in 1865 for
the purpose Of organizing Union Col
ony. which founded the city of Gree
ley.
Booker T. Wash 1gton, the famous
colored educator, will lecture Monday.
November l.. at the Peoples Taber-
nacle in Denver. All receipts from the
lecture will be applied to the fund
which is being raised by the mem
bers OF the Young Mems Christian
brotherhood to erect a new building in
Denver. The Y. NJ. C. B. is the Y. NJ.
c. A. of the colored people and its
leaders are anxious to build a home
for the organization.
Columbus day was celebrated at
Trinidad on a most elaborate scale.
there being an immense crowd, among
them people from northern New Mex
leo and the various surrounding towns
and camps. Every coal mine in the
county closed and business was prac-
tically suspended here. The feature
OF the celebration was a parade in
which fully 1,500 people took part and
in which were floats representing the
period from the time Columbus sailed
for the unknown world. down to the
discovery of the North pole. This pa
rade was reviewed by Governor Sha-
froth. who was the guest of the city
and the principal speaker.
Owing to the crying need for ex-
perienced miners in Old Mexico. five
agents from that district have been in
Cripple Creek and Victor for the last
week in an attempt to get men. High