The Lamar register., 1911-01-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

"A new dOOlt1On 10 Auft udo Uceh
plated.
Mrs. E. C. Burke has been appoint
ed postmaster at Sterling.
The Montrose Fair will be held the
third week in September.
The wagon road from Longmont to
Bloomfield will cost $500 a mile.
There are on deposit in the six
tanks of Colorado Springs $10.251.-
566.0S.
Receipts at the Colorado Springs
postoffice for the last quarter were
s35.3ss.67.
Trinidad will have an aviation meet
January 21-22. The machine will be
Colorado made.
The Postoffice Department has au-
thorized the establishment of fires
mail delivery in Sterling.
Amos Hall, a popular young ranch
man OF Doyleville was instantly killed
recently while hunting rabbits.
The Colorado State Bee-keepers'
Association will bold its annual con-
vention in Denver January 2O-2l.
Three tobacco dealers were fined re-
Gently in the Juvenile Court at Boul-
der for selling cigarettes to minors.
An epidemic of la grippe has struck
Eaton and 1t is said that fully two
thirds OF the population are affected.
Former Lieut.. Gov. f. II. Harper of
Denver, has been elected president OF
the Colorado State Prison Association.
James Cheney. former saloonkeep-
er of Louisville. was given thirty days
in jail and fined 5000 for Bookkeeping.
Neil F. Graham of Fort Collins. has
been appointed to succeed Judge Gar
rigues of Eighth Judicial District
Court.
Crushed under a string of empty
box cars In the Pueblo smelter yards.
Carmino Laurizello was instantly
killed.
Work on the abutment Of the new
concrete and steel bridge across the
Platte river. Evans. commenced re-
Gently.
George Truckermille is installing
machinery to utilize the natural gas
from an artesian well on his ranch
near Hooper.
Inc government Will expend VIZ"
oeo'ooo Tor the completion OF irrea'
ton projects In COLORADO New Mexico
A"u "'o
At a meeting in Greeley attended by
representatives. Of ten commercial
clubs. the Weld County Commercial
Club was organized.
l. - - I,L -
IL 10 announced that the ham
reak and PACIFIC railroad Will soon De
EXTENDED TO STEAMBOAT springs from
Erahd junction.
Work is to be started soon by en-
sineers on the preliminary survey OF
an interurben RAILROAD 10 connece
montrose' Delta ana Gear Edse.
d. II. Rice. who owns the Abe Lin
coin mine at Cripple Creek. the build.
ings OF which were burned recently.
says the plant VIII beTebuiit at once.
The La Junta Elks have decided to
build q home OF their own. The lodge
has $50 members and has purchased
two lots to erect a $4,000 building.
three stories with basement.
Only one other county In the state
oil COLORADO sent greater value OF
bullion to the u. s. Mint at Denver.
during 1910. than did Ouray county.
and that was San Miguel county.
Alarms from different parts OF the
Cripple Creek district have beer
sent to the sheriff of an insane man
running loose and threatening live Of
citizens.
James A. Hill. who In 1905. was con-
victed OF wrecking the Denver Saw
ings bank and sentenced TO the peni-
tertiary. VIII be set free January l1th.
He has served his sentence.
Alexander +. J. Whitney. aged 81
years, formerly state boiler inspector.
was sentenced by Judge Hubert L.
shattuck In Denver court to one
year In the penitentiary Tor swindiing.
The grand champion six-horse team
cf the world is to be a special feature
at the Denver horse show. which
opens for its sixth annual event at the
Na.'ona' Pa''io" "ohu"y' january