The Lamar register., 1909-12-01
COLORADO ITEMS


ISOLATION will hold its annual exhibit
ton at Boulder December 18th tc
18th.
The trial of Mrs. Allen F. Read, In
the district court at Denver. ended In
her being found guilty of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs
Phipps.
Plans have been drawn for the pro.
posed sanitarium for the tuberculosis
poor at Colorado Springs. 1t will cost
about $4,000. of which several thou
sand dollars have been raised.
Gov. John F. Shafroth has ap.
pointed J. 8. Appel Of Denver his spe.
cial representative to attend the Sos.
sions of the National Civic congress
to be held in Carnegie hall. New York
City, December 6 to II. 1903.
A coroner's jury at Cripple Creek re-
turned a verdict finding the people on
Grating the Morning Glory shaft oil
the Work Mining G. Milling Company
guilty of negligence and carslessness,
thereby bringing about the death of
Oscar Anderson, who was thrown $50
feet down the shaft November 4th.
His spine was fractured, but he lived
until November goth.
With fitting ceremonies the first
rails were laid at Pueblo November
22nd and the first spike driven ON
the new Kansas-Colorado railroad.
near the State Insane Asylum
grounds. A special train took about
200 business men to the scene. The
first spike was driven by Mrs. An
drew Mcclellan and General Mana
ger r. C. johnson.
The cornerstone OF a new church
building. to cost $1,000. was laid at
the corner of Logan avenue and Speer
boulevard. in Denver. Sunday by the
ReorEanized Church Of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints. This society is
not affiliated with the Mormons of
Utah. Bishop Richard Billiard. OF
Boston. delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Rock Island engineers are reported
to be making progress in their inves-
tigation Of the Moffat road. having
visited Steamboat Springs. Craig and
other towns along the survey Of the
western extension Of the Moffat 1t
is believed probable in Denver rail-
"
bid very high for the Moffat road IL
given an opportunity.
The three Falconer brothers. Of
Granada, attracted considerable atten-
ton at Pueblo a few days since. The
combined height of the brothers is 10
feet 2+ inches. Ed Falconer. the
youngest. is the tallest. He stands
feet I. Eugene measures 6 feet Az.
while William ia feet az. The
brothers have adjoining ranches and
are almost inseparable.
During the next few months the gov
eminent will spend not less than $751;
900 in various improvements at Fort
Logan. near Denver. These will in
clude a new water system to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. and q
power and lighting plant to cost 3i0.-
900. A laundry. new hospital and a
new isolation barracks for soldiers at.
fected with contagious diseases are
also among the improvements planned.
W. F. r. Mills. secretary of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce and
Board Of Trade. has resigned that po-
sition in order to devote his entire
time to the work of the Convention
League. OF which he is secretary.
With his family he will make a pr0-
tracted trip to California and other
states OF the Pacific coast. prelimi-
nary to taking up his exclusive duties
with the league.
There are not more than one-fourth
as many sheep now on feed in the
Eaton district as there were last sea.
son. said DIR. Merrill. state stock in
spector, at Greeley recently. Last
year 1873 carloads OF sheep were put on
feed in the Eaton district. but only 40
carloads of lambs have been shipped
there this season. Greeley can make
a little better showing, but it is safe
to say that the output of mutton
from the Greeley. Windsor and Eaton
districts will be 80 per cent. below
normal this season."
No local labor union can be forced
to affiliate with any building trades
council. This Is the decision handed
down by Judge H.. c. Riddle in the
District Court at Denver. in granting
a permanent injunction to Local Union
No. 500. Brotherhood of Painters,
Decorators and Paperhangers of
America, against the national execu-
tive board of the brotherhood, re-
straining them from taking away the
locals charter because they refused to
return into the fold of the Denver
Building Trades Council.
Adjt. Gen. John Chase and Mrs
Katherine Cook. superintendent of
public instruction. will conduct the ex-
aminations of candidates for entrance
&c the government naval academy at
Annapolis. General Chase will have
charge Of the physical and Mrs. Cook
Of the educational examination. They
will be held December 2Sth and 29th.
and from the list of those successful,
Congressman E. T. Taylor will make
his appointment Of a principal. and a
substitute. There will also be six al
ternates. The appointments are yearly
occurrences.
The State Commercial Association
is planning the publication Of a smaii
illustrated booklet descriptive of Colo
RADIO Irrigation enterprises and the
crops that can be grown by irrigation
in the state. for distribution at the