Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
COLORADO NOTES.

" HAtSA -. 4tCiiy VI AJthNCi,
-. Wilkenberg of Sterling and Clyde ".
Humnnel of Montrose have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks.
The annual report of the commits
sioner of pensions shows the number OF
pensioners on the roll for Colorado was
S,l34; amount paid them, 1914 ,025.
w. b. Starr has shipped in from New
Mexico 5000 head Of lambs which he
will feed this winter in the vicinity Of
Greeley for the eastern markets.
A serious car blockade has existed for
some time at Pueblo, there being miles
of cars standing on the tracks which
the lines have so far been unable to
handle.
A. l.. Lawton, for many years prom
inently connected with the Colorado
Springs Rapid Transit Company, died
at the Plankinton house in Milwaukee
October 9th Of pneumonia.
The members of the Gentlemen's
Driving and Riding Club of Denver
are again agitating the building of
grand stand at City park race track.
The polo games attract great crowds.
At Boulder October 25th the jury in
the case of Ida Lamm and her hus-
band, Peter Lamm, charger with shoot
ing and killing "Curley" Ables last
August, brought in a verdict of not
guilty.
The Leadville football eleven is pre-
pairing to make a western trip. The
manager has arranged for games at
Glenwood and other western Colorado
towns, the trip to end in Salt Lake,
nfter having played an eleven in Ogden
The registration in Teller county
shows that about $4,000 voters are en-
titled to cast their ballots on Novem-
ber 9th. The following is the number
registered in the principal towns of the
district: Cripple Greek, 1913; Victor.
4,O43; Goldfield, 1,347; Independence,
S11.
Major r. H. Wilson, in charge of the
Denver recruiting station, has received
orders to stop recruiting arrillerymeD
and to get men for the Philippines. The
reason is that during the next few
months the terms of enlistment of a
large number of men, most of whom
are in LuZon, will expire.
The recent attempt to photograph
the loop between Georgetown and Sill
yer Plume from a balloon was fail
ure owing to n rapid current Of cold air
causing the balloon to burst. The Den
yer Post announces that no further
trial will be made this year.
A Mormon church will soon be erect
ed in Denver, ground having been pur-
chased at the corner of South Water
street and Sixth avenue. The money Is
said to have already been sent from
Salt Lake to pay for the lots and j
building that will seat 500 people.
The fall meeting of the teachers of
the sixth normal institute was held at
/ Cheyenne Wells October 2Jth and 26th.
The officers elected for the coming
year are: Miss Cora Hamilton, pres
ident; Miss Lucy Will, secretary, and
Superintendents Hobart, Trusley' and
Thompson, vice presidents. s.,.Alcc n
The Interstate Commerce Commission
will meet in Denver November IL and
investigate cases against a number Of
roads involving the relative rates ap-
plicable to Denver and Pacific coast
points. George ]. Kindel.and the Dem
yer Chamber of Commerce are the
complainants IN these cases. se ,.,..l 81.
Since Mr. Eilers' retirement from the
general management Of the Pueblo
piants of the American Smelling AID
Refining Company they haveS been
placed under three superintendents, as
| follows: L. G. Eakin, Philadelphia
smelter: w. II. HoYard, Pueblo plant,
and L. A. Mossnian, Colorado plant. .
In a quarrel in the room of Madge
|. Ba .ry at the Hotel Col8fado in Dem
yer, on the night of October Gath, Will
! lam Beai, a .papey hanger, shot. and
,probq bly, fatally wounded John Swan
son. tproprietor OF the Scandinavian
House saloonHt Rivalry over the pos
session of the woman occasioned the
ARRAY. Beal was taken into custody
Thirty waiter girls IN the Home
Dairy restaurant. at Denver, an exten-
sive and high-toned establishment.
struck n few days since because they
were compelled to pay for:', broken
dishes when. as they ASSERTED, it was
the agreement not to exact pay for ac-
cidents but to discharge Z those who
We're careless. The girls gained their
point and went back to work the next
day. q. -s,,3ssss
State Auditor Crouter. has sent ely
cular letter to each of the county as
SCISSORS asking them TO forward to him
Immediately n complete abstract of as
sessment of all property assessed by
them and equalized by the state bonrti
| of equalization; also abstracts of all
property assessed by them and certified
to them by the state board of assessors.
The abstracts are wanted as u basis
for the auditors estimates and appor-
tionment of the state tax.
In the Midland hotel at Denver, on
the morning of October 24th, Mrs. Mel
lie Hardifer, wife of Denver con-
tractor and builder, and William T..
Flanders, n hotel keeper of Lyons, Col
! orado. took morphine and cocaine with
suicidal intent. In state of delrium
Flanders called the hotel clerk, who,
on going to the room with others, found
Mrs. Hardifer In n dying condition. She
died almost Immediately. and Flanders
was taken to the county hospital,
where it.was thought he might recover.