Gilpin observer., 1901-03-14
COLORADO NOTES.

I tlcIOr DarDer shops Will close ut
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/ will keep open till ten.
Twenty thousand small rainbow
trout, furnished by the state, have
been placed in Boulder creek
John McGillis was killed by the ex-
! plosion Of a missed shot in the Camp
Bird mine at Ouray on the 9th inst.
The G. A. r. Memorial Association
OF Denver has been Incorporated. Its
object Is to erect q memorial building
In Denver.
Thomas w. Goad for many years
one of the prominent mining engineers
of Colorado, died at Liverpool, Eng
land, March 4th.
The Republicans of Trinidad have
nominated +. r. Wood for mayor for
a third term, and the Democrats have
nominated w. E. Lawler.
The train from Denver to Boulder
was held at Marshall four hours, on
the evening of March 3rd, because Of
the violence of the wind.
The City Council of Colorado Springs
has granted to w. S. Stratton the
right to construct and operate a rapid
transit system in the city.
On April 2nd, the voters of Pagosa
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to bond the town for the sum of $751;
600 to erect water works.
Nickel-in-the-slot telephones will be
introduced in the drug stores of Colo
RADIO Springs which have heretofore al
lowed the public to use their tele-
phones free.
The twenty-second semi-annual con-
vention of the Larimer County Teach
ers' Association met at Loveland on
the Sth instant. About forty teachers
were in attendance.
Lyman L. Baldwin, Colorado
pioneer, died at Boulder March 3rd. He
came to Colorado in 1859 and was 4
member of the Denver City Home
Guards during the war.
John Hays Hammond, the mining
expert of international fame and Jane
son raid notoriety, is again in Cripple
Creek, where he has charge of the
Stratton's Independence company's
properties.
G. H. Wolfe, lately with the Rocky
Mountain News, has purchased the in
terest of L. J. Carver in the Greeley
Tribune Publishing Company, Of
which Mr.. Carver acted as manager
for the past twenty years.
''Side Veins" in the Denver News,
says: "If Roosevelt will kindly swal
low the United States Senate, the
country will forgive many Of his past
shortcomings" And the owner of the
news is a member of the Senate!
The Colorado Passenger Association
has made Il rate of one fare for the
round trip from all points in the state
for the Transmississippi Congress
which will assemble at Cripple Creek
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torium will be pushed.
Six of the small cottages on the
ChautauQua grounds at Boulder were
blown from their foundations during
the wind storm of Mard 3rd. A funeral
had to be postponed because it was
thought unsafe to drive to the ceme-
terry.
Alaska advices received via Seattle
state that Fred Watson, aged thirty
four, died November 4th of pneumonia,
in Nome. Fred Watson was n son Of
Judge Watson, n pioneer Of Aspen, and
his brother, Sam Watson, is now liv-
ing in Aspen.
The Thirtieth infantry will be re-
cruited as rapidly as possible at Fort
Logan, near Denver. The men are
to be. recruited entirely, if possible,
from Colorado, Wyoming and New
Mexico. 1t has been suggested that it
be called the Rocky Mountain regi-
ment.
For the first time in the history of
the state Colorado is now represented
by Senator who trains with the Dem
ocratic party. Standing arm-in-arm
with Senator Teller Senator Thomas
NJ. Patterson was sworn in by Vice
President Roosevelt on the 4th of
March.
1t is reported at Colorado Springs
that the new manager of the Antlers
hotel will be G. W. Martin, who has
been managing the Hotel Colorado at
Glenwood Springs. DIR. Bell has al
ready ordered the furniture, which
will probably be in place early in the
summer.
Arthur Porter. who was arrested in
Kansas City charged with robbing the
postotiice at Las Animas on February
25th, was returned from Kansas City
in charge of Deputy Sheriff Morrison.
He will be held in Denver until the
meeting of the grand jury at Pueblo,
which conyenes next month.
The following appointments have
been made by Governor Orman: Col
onel Nathan Gregg, Jr, reappointed
military secretary with the rauk of
colonel; Tyson s. Dimes and Dora Il.
Reynolds, appointed members of the
board of control of the State Home
for Dependent Children.
The Boulder Chautauquo board of
directors have instructed Secretary
Freeman to memoralize the LegSla-
ture with the view to having the
quarto centennial celebration of Colo
radios admission to statehood located
at the Chautauqua on Auguse 1st,
which is the anniversary Of Colorado's
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