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

| The State University at Boulder has
opened with an increased number or
| students.
A good deal of hay was scattered
over the fields by the recent wind
storms south of Florence.
The first snow of the season fell at
| Denver shortly after midnight October
9th. 1t was all gone before morning.
The city of Colorado Springs and the
county of Ell Paso will unite to build
a $4,000 pest house, work to be cont
menced Immediately.
Many portions of the state were Wis.,
tied by heavy fall of rain and snow
on Sunday, October 9th. The front
range took on coat of white.
| The Letter Carriers National Con-
vention will meet at Denver next year
and arrangements will be made to
show them over the state as much as
! possible.
Six new excursion cars, built on the
plan of an observation coach, will be
ordered for the passenger department
Of the Colorado Springs & Cripple
Greek Short Line railroad.
Governor Orman has issued an order
declaring Salida to be a city of the
second. class, in accordance with the
twelfth census returns, which gave
that city population of 1922.
During the months of July, August
and September Denver people took out
permits to erect buildings to the value
of $964,556, which far surpasses any
three months since the panic Of 1898.
After looking over the bands in at
tendance at the festival in Denver, the
committee from Deadwood, South Da-
kota, engaged the Creede band for the
week of the festival at Deadwood next
year.
Appearances seem to indicate that
attendance at De Beques third annual
lion hunt, October 25th and 26th, will
greatly exceed all previous years. AM
pie provisions for guides, horses and
dogs have been made.
The county commissioners of Garfield
county finished their three days ses-
sion sitting as board of equalization
without receiving single request from
any taxpayer to have his assessment
| reduced.
| Civil service examinations will be
held at Denver on November 10th and
at Pueblo and Colorado Springs on No
vember Goth for positions of clerks
and letter carriers in the postoffices in
these cities.
An effort will be made to have the
members of the American Institute of
Mining Engineers to visit Colorado
Springs and the Cripple Greek district
Immediately after their annual meet
ing in the City of Mexico early in No
vember.
The breach of promise suit brought
| by Miss Nellie Lewis against Sam
| hoS fipo cattloI ont NJ
court. Stipulations to that effect have
been filed with the clerk of the Su-
preme Court by Augustus II. Martin,
attorney for Mrs. Sam Strong.
Rural free delivery will be establish
ed in Mesa county, Special Inspector
Llewellyn having decided upon two
routes. Charles w. Rumble has been
appointed carrier on the east route and
D. NJ. Flick on the west route. These
| appointments were made by Postmas-
ter Price of Grand Junction.
Word has been received from Miss
| Cora Fay, one of the teachers who
went to Manila from Colorado Springs
| that she has been detailed by the gov
ernment to open and conduct normal
school in the province of Mindanao.
She expected to be in charge Of the
school with six American assistants
for at least one year.
A competitive drill between Uniform
Rank No. 8, knights of Pythias, Of Vic
| tor, and Commandery No. 46, knights
of st. John of Leadville for $500 side,
was held in the arena at the festival
| grand stand in Denver and resulted in
a victory for the Victor team by the
narrow margin Of eight points. The
Victor team scored 5O2 points and the
Leadville team 494.
Colorado Springs enterprise is mani
| fest in the San Juan Railway and
Electric Company, recently organized
with 100000 capital by local finan-
| ciers to build and operate an electric
| railway In Ouray county and to fur
nish power and coal for the mines in
the San Juan district. G. A. Taft of
| Colorado Springs will be general man
ager of the company and A. s. Mum
son local agent.
The kennel show committee OF the
Colorado Kennel Club has settled ON
November 21st, 22nd and 23rd as the
dates for the coming show in Denver.
Coliseum hall has been engaged. The
entrance fee has been set at 81 for
each dog, although the first intention
was to have 1t at 50 for the first dog
and 81 for each additional entry. The
club has received official notice Of Its
acceptance as member Of the Ameri-
lean Kennel Association.
One of the selections played at the
Mountain and Plain Festival by the
Modern Woodmen's band from Grand
Junction, was the Local Taxation
March," dedicated to State Senator
James w. Bucklin of Grand Junction,
In hAnnr nf hi s,, In nj I,.,
fore the people constitutional amend
ment giving counties an opportunity to
vote on special methods of taxation.
The music is by George Il. Kinsley OF
Brockton, Massachusetts.
Julius g Plumb of Colorado SDrinps