Gilpin observer., 1899-11-16
COLORADO ITEMS.
Two stores at Snyder were robbed
BY burglars the other night.

| oSSAe0ry Long Is bringing MS
daughter to Colorado for her health.
The annual convention of the Colo
RADIO Horticultural Society will be held
at Denver November 9th, 2Sth and
18th.
Three men tried on full suits of
clothes at Durango clothing store
and then departed abruptly without
paying. An alarm was raised but
they escaped.
A. ii. Weatherbee, who was elected
assessor Of Montrose county on the
fusion ticket last week, was found
dead in the road some distance from
town. Heart disease is believed to
have carried him off.
The report is current at Colorado
Springs that powerful syndicate has
made a proposition to purchase all the
mining holdings of the Woods Invest
ment Company, which is one of the
largest, If not the largest, holders OF
cripple Creek property. The consider
alton rumored is $15,OOOOOO though
that sum seems high.
Many hogs belonging to Henry
Clark and other farmers in the vicinity
OF Rocky Ford We're recently bitten ny
ferocious dog and since then the
animals have shown unmistakable
signs of hydrophobia. So many were
bitten that it will be difficult to pre-
vent the spread of the disease.
sad railroad accident occurred on
the 7th on the Crystal River Rail
road. The engine of the train from
Redstone collided with n cow about
mile and half from Carbondale and
was completely turned around. Engi-
nees Fletcher was almost instantly
killed, having been caught between the
engine and tender.
1t is rumored that the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers intends to go into
court, accusing the Colorado & South
ern of blacklisting. The case of b. f.
Bogard, recently dismissed from his
position with the Victor Coal & Coke
Company, it is said, at the request of
Superintendent Dunaway, will be
placed before State Labor Commission
er Smith. Superintendent Dunaway
denies such action.
The monthly reports of DR.. A. p.
Busey, the new insane asylum super
intendent. show that 55 patients have
been admitted since August 1st, COM
pared with "a for the same three
months last year. This time last year
there were "a employees, but under DIR.
Busey's management 10 have been
added to this number. There are 400
inmates. 80 men and 179 women. Dur
ing October 8 deaths and 1 escape oc-
CURED.
At the burning of the old Touring
mill in Fort Collins Wednesday morn
ing the following members Of the fire
department We're injured: j. e.
Walker, Robert Cameron and Fred
Buzzell. Walker fell while at work
at the fire and struck on his side,
breaking three ribs. He was carried
to the Commercial hotel. where he re-
ceived medical attention. Canaeron
was struck in the temple with nozzle
and sustained severe cut. Buzzell
had an eye injured.
The official count of votes cast in
Jefferson county was completed by the
canvassing board Monday, showing the
election of the Republican ticket by
substantially the same majorities as
was shown in the unofficial count. 1t
developed that the vote for sheriff
was tie between Jno Nichols (Rep.)
and William II. Barrick CFus). The
canvassing board and the two candi-
dates agreed to draw straws for the
office. Again the fortune turned
against the Silver man, and the Office
went to the Republican candidate put
ting the entire Republican party in
control of Jefferson county.
Seven thousand of the 5000 acres
of land lying in the Arkansas valley
between Pueblo and the Kansas state
line, required by the American Beet
Sugar Company for the culture of SUI
gar beets to be used in its proposed
big factory. have been secured. ]. c.
Hamilton, vice president of the COM
pany, expresses confidence that the
remaining 1000 acres will be contract
ed for in n few days. Work will he
commenced on the new million dollar
plant as soon as the location has been
decided upon. 1t will he either few
miles west of Vineland and ten miles
east of Pueblo. or three miles west of
Rocky Ford.
A. s. Ross of Wilkesbarre, Pennsyl-
vania, Is in Lamar on n novel mission.
He wants to secure 1000 live jack
rabbits with which to stock n rabbit
farm near Wilkesbarre Mr.. Ross has
twenty-five acres of land Mt home sur
rounded by tight board fence set
two feet in the ground, and in this
enclosure he will turn his rabbits
loose to increase and multiply. He
figures that tender, juicy. young jack
rabbits will command better prices ON
the eastern market than Belgian hares
and that they will be raised much
cheaper and easier. A rabbit drive
will take place in n few days to get
the stock that Mr.. Ross wants.
A consolidation of all the electrical
Interests of the Cripple Creek district
has been effected, and the electric
plants now will be operated under one
management. The consolidation is the
result of negotiations which have been
pending since last July, and which
have been conducted by some of the
biggest mine owners in the district. 1t