Gilpin observer., 1901-11-14
COLORADO NOTES.

| The Society of Union Colony PfOn-
GERS will hold its annual reunion with
a banquet in Masonic Hall, at Greeley,
on Tuesday, November 10th. Members
Of the colony in all parts Of the West
are invited.
strong retaining walls on both sides
of Cherry creek in Denver, the walls
to extend from Colfax avenue to
Arlington Park and to be paid for by
the owners Of adjacent real estate that
would be benefited by them.
By the overturning of an automobile
near Overland park in Denver on the
7th instant, three ladies received pain
| ful injuries. The victims of the acci-
dent were Mrs. N. X. Morris, Miss
Anna Lewis and Miss Julia Campbell.
Fortunately no bones were broken.
Judge w. s. McElroy of Cripple
Greek, who broke two Of his ribs by
falling over an embankment while
walking fast to catch an electric car at
Anaconda a few days ago, was at
| tackled by pneumonia as a result OF
the accident and died on the 9th inst.
The Western Passenger Association
| has granted rate of one fare plus 81
| for the triennial convention of the In
ternauonal Sunday School Association,
which will be held in Denver June 26th
to July End, 1902. The convention Is
expected to bring more than 25,0O0 Wis
itors to the state.
! Elmer, the eleven-year-old son of
Greeley Draper of West Florence, was
almost instantly killed on the 9th inst.
| He was playing ball with some COM
panions, when one of them threw the
ball at him, striking him on the breast
rsiv hon,
he died In eight minutes.
The travel to Platte Canon resorts
last summer broke all previous records.
| The Colorado & Southern reports re-
ceipts of $4,000 from this source in
1900, while the close Of this years tour
| ist season showed receipts approxim-
ately $4,000. The largest increase
heretofore was twenty-five per cent.
The preliminary hearing of Charles
Taylor, charged with criminally as
| saulting Pansy Burford, an eight-year-
cid girl. near Arkins last week, was
held in Justice Gordon's court at Love
land, The defendant was bound over
to the next term of the District Court,
and in default of $1,000 bail was .';c.
to the county Jail at Fort Collins.
Charles Taylor. said to have been re-
Gently released from the Canon City
penitentiary, was caught n fey% days
since near Atkins, in Larimer county,
In the act of crminally assaulting
Pansy Burford. eight years of age, and
turned over TO the sheriff by Clarence
Smith and William Catlett, who over
powered him after n hard struggle
The Grand Junction sugar factory
started on the 7th instant. One hun
dred men and boys are employed and
$50 tons of beets were sliced the first
day. 1t was estimated that between
6,0OO and 1000 tons of beets were al
ready harvested and that fully as
much more would be brought to the
factory before the close of the season.
Cresceus, the champion trotting
horse, will trot in Pueblo at the State
Fair ground track against his own rec
ord November 21st. The previous date
for the famous trotter's appearance at
Pueblo. November 7th, had been can
celled, and 1t was feared that 1t would
be impossible to arrange for his ap-
pearance in Pueblo. The occasion
will be made a gala day by the Pueblo
Driving Club.
The Gray Reservoir Company has
been Incorporated by J. l.. Gray, Ed
win Hull and G.. w. Bailey. to build
! reservoirs in Larimer and Weld coun-
ties and to take water for one reservoir
from Box Elder creek. The company
will, IL occasion demands, take from
| the Cache La Poudre river any water
which may be due it for the construc-
ton of the reservoir. The capitaliza-
ton is $4,000.
The railroads of the state have
granted special rate of one and one
fifth fare to the annual meeting Of
the Colorado State Beekeepers' Asso-
ciation and the annual horticultural
convention. Tickets will be sold to
enable the holders to reach Denver on
November 18th or Goth and will be
good three days after the close cf eech
convention, not counting Sunday.
Copies of the report of tie commits
sioner of the general land office for
the year ending June 80 last have been
received Mt the Pueblo land office and
show that this Office has maintained
Its place as the office doing the largest
business in the United States. During
the firscal year ended June 30, 1900,
the Pueblo land office did twenty-five
per cent. of all the land office busipe.s
of the government.
At n meeting held in tie office of
| Governor Orman n few days ago It
was determined to at once advertise
for a forty-acre or smaller tract OF
land ON which to locate the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
children. With the surplus of the
legislative appropriation. estimated mt
| $1,000, n first payment vii. be made
and the next Legislature will be asked
tc complete paying for the farm.
At midnight on the 7th Instant work
| ceased at the Niwot well on the Con.
solidated OIL company In Bou!der
county. The well was bored de,yth
| OF 5000 feet through shale and stopped
In hard cap rock The well was
bored until the company was con.
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