The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-06-22
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

field.
Flag Day was generally observed
throughout the state.
Work has started on the new two
story brick hotel at Brandon.
Arthur r. Bliesner has been appoint
I'd postmaster at Verde, Pueblo county.
Rocky Ford Elks expect to take
steps soon toward providing lodge
home.
The town opening at Brandon last
week is reported to have been great
success.
A local branch of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is being formed a.
Sterling.
A fine flow of water has been struck
in the test artesian well being sunk in
Grand Junction.
Former residents of Illinois living at
and near Fort Collins will hold pic
mic August 25th.
Trinidad Episcopalians will endeav-
or to raise $4,000 to build new
church edifice.
A ministerial association has been
organized among the gentlemen of the
cloth in La Veta.
Horse, motorcycle and foot races
will be items of the program for the
celebration at Stonington.
President Slocum of Colorado Col
lege accompanied by Mrs. Slocum has
departed for trip to Europe.
John Dieckman has been engaged to
carry the mail between Westcllffe and
Rosita for the next four years.
DIR. L. E. Hastings of Golden. pio-
neer and veteran of the Civil War,
died at the age of seventy-four.
Columbine lake. Grand county. will
be improved by Denver club for
headquarters for sportsmen while
hunting in that vicinity.
Six cowboys from Nebraska are on
their way to North Park to roundup a
large number of wild horses which
range in that section.
The Denver. Laramie e. Northwest
ern road has placed an order with an
eastern factory for 1874 freight cars
which will cost $113.GG1.
Report has 1t that Longmont will
have a union depot. which will be
used by the Colorado & Southern. Bur
lington and Great Western.
A business house at Eagle has Of
fered prizes aggrigating $l7 for the
trout fanatics who can land seven
FOUNDER. or a six-pounder. or a five
FOUNDER.
All the stock in the new canning
factory at Fountain has been sub
scribed. and when the buildings arr
erected they will contemplate capa
city of 100000 per year.
The big Baptist meeting of this yea
will be held at Cascade canon from
thousand delegates are expected to at
tend.
Fort Collins papers say that II Il
now only a question of short tim,
until work will be begun on the scenic
highway from Fort Collins to Estes
Park.
Frank NJ. Brown and his five-year
old son have brought suit against the
Denver City Tramway Company ioi
$50. 900 for the little boys loss OF a let
when a street car struck him last Feb
ruory.
Evarts Tracy. architect OF the new
Denver postoffice. says that. after hav
ing visited the famous marble quarriei
OF Italy, Colorado marble quarries have
no superior in the world for capacity
quantity and quality.
Austin Downey OF Fort Collins. {
graduate OF the Agricultural College
and lately an engineer Of the reclama
ton service. was drowned at Cody
Wyoming. when a steam launch on the
big Shoshone reservoir capsized Thurs
day night.
Ino Chavara, a Mexican. was found
near the tramway track in Arvada Fri
day with his throat cut. having beer
there all night. He was nearly dead
from loss Of blood, but was taken TO q
hospital in Denver. He refused to give
the name Of his ASSISTANTS.
The contract for the new white mar
BILE postoffice in Denver calls for the
work to be done in twenty-five months
and the contractors will use every e:
fort to complete 1t in that time. The
marble company will begin delivering
the huge white slabs in September.
On the property of the Santa Ger
trudis Mine, Ltd. at Ouray. will be
erected a new and thoroughly modern
mill. capable OF treating 100000 tons
of ore a year. The property was pur'
chased some months ago by the Camp
Bird company. and 1t is estimated that
its ore reserves approximate aroun1
s., OOO, 900 or s6.O00.000.
When a strange man entered the
homestead cabin of Miss Pearl Rowe
near Pierce. Thursday night. took what
valua bles he could find and made ad
vances toward the girl herself she
reached for her rifle and let him have
one that put him in the hospital al
Greeley. His wound is serious. His
name is given as Joe Slater, and he /;
said to be from Idaho.
DIR. Lamb, state veterinarian. went
to Grand junction to investigate the
cause OF the poisoning Of 200 head oil
cattle belonging to Austin Corcoran