The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-02-23
COLORADO ITEMS

building.
Harry Tarbell will continue to per-
form the duties of coiner at the Den
yer mint until March /.
Asahel Sutton, for more than TWEEN
ty years cashier of the First National
Bank of Colorado Springs. died sud
denly on the 18th inst. of angina
pectoris.
The body of Reuben Dougherty, one
of the American victims of the Pri-
nero mine explosion, was taken from
the mine on the 14th inst, bringing
the total of bodies recovered to sixty
six.
The Laymen's Missionary convention
will be held at Grand Junction, March
9Th to sth. Special trains will be run
On the western slope and it is expect
ed that 1000 delegates will be in at
tendance.
Judge Dixon of the Denver County
Court has held the act regulating
horseshoers and requiring them to be
examined and pay a license fee. which
was passed in 1897, to be unconstitu-
tional.
1t is announced that a new theater
and hotel will be built in Greeley on
the old Catholic church property. at
cost of 100000. The structure will
be 100x190 feet and will have a seat
ing capacity of 1000.
In circular issued by Trinidad
miners Union. No. 1913. Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners. charges are made
against the competency of State Coal
Mine Inspector John ID. Jones, Super
intendent Fitzpatrick. and Mine Boss
Williams Of the Primero mine, and
against the management of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Company in the Pri-
nero disaster.
City Attorney McKesson of Colorado
Springs has sent notices to the direc-
tors of every club in the town. includ-
ing fraternal and social organizations.
instructing them that the only legal
manner in which liquor can be kept
for club members is in separate lock-
ers. II must be used by the owner
only, and cannot be given away to Eel
low members
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa-
ny has Just obtained contracts for the
San Diego & Avijano railroad of Mex
leo for 5000 tons of steel rails, to cost
about 100000. They will be used for
an extension of that road II will re-
quire 200 freight cars TO carry the
shipment to the Pacific coast. from
which place the rails will be distrib-
uted along the proposed road.
An echo of one OF the most sensa-
tional murder trials ever heard in
Weld county. when In 1895 Josiah VIII
kinson was tried and acquitted of the
murder of Richard Berry. n wealthy
Fred Wilkinson of Pueblo. children of
Josiah. to quiet title to a Greeley
house and lot which H. f Churchill
claims as attorney fees for services
in acquitting Wilkinson
The Boulder City Council. County
Commissioners and a.delegation from
the Boulder Commercial Association,
met at luncheon with the manage
ment OF the Boulder Colorado Santa.
rum and discussed plans for the en-
ifIgesient of the institution to cores
Lond with the Battle Creek Santa
rum The project is backed by the
Advent churches of Wyoming. Cplora-
do. Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri
The institution already represents an
outlay OF about $4,000 and annually
pays out $4,000 to s75 900.
The manager of the Denver Reser-
voir and Irrigation Company states
that by March l Barr lake, south OF
Hudson. enlarged to five times its pre-
vious size. and with its system OF
bitches providing irrigation for 10000
acres, will be ready to furnish water
By April the Greeley Denver Valley
district will receive its water. and by
June Milton lake. south of La Sale.
will be completed and in use. making
the Denver-Greeley Valley the first
bonded irrigation district in northern
Colorado ready for use. Including the
five large ranches recently purchased
southeast Of Kersey by the company.
to be provided soon with water. $780,
900 acres will be supplied by the com
pany this summer. Over 1000 acres
OF this immense tract has been plowed.
James A. Warford. charged vita tbs
murder of Chris Miller and Ike Leibo
in 1904. has just been released from
Jail in Canon City. where he has been
held since his trial. During the cleo
ton OF 1904. Warford is alleged To
have killed at Goldfield. Colo. CHRIS
Miller and Ike Leibo. shooting them
dead as they sat on fence. He was
convicted and sentenced to life I'M
prisonment, but was granted nes
trial on a writ of error issued by the
State Supreme Court. Securing
change of venue. his second trial IN
Canon City resulted in a disagreement:
of the jury. When released he was
warned by District Attorney Ferguson
of Teller county that he must not re-
turn to the county. II he disregards
the warning Ferguson will have him
rearpested.
The Northern Colorado Laymen's
Missionary convention will be held al
Denver, March Sd to 9Th, and all
churches are invited to send dele
gates. a convention will be held at