Gilpin observer., 1901-06-13
COLORADO NOTES.


postmaster at Edwards in Eagle,
county.
Denver building permits in May
amounted to 1865, 900. This is the larg-
est showing for that month since 1SoZ.
The senior class of the State Normal
School played Hamlet in the opera
house at Greeley on the night OF
June 4th.
July LIST the salary of the postmaster
at Longmont will be advanced from
$1,000 to 50, 100, and at Florence from
$1,000 to $2,1OO.
B. f. Rawalt, father of Representa-
tive @. +. Rawalt of Gunnison, died
suddenly of heart failure at Salida on
the 9th instant.
Sandstone apparently impregnated
with petroleum has been found on the
ranch of John Craig, twelve miles
northeast of Pueblo.
The recent rummage sale for the
benefit of the Free Reading Room AS
sociation of Central City, netted
trifle less than $1OO.
The La Junta school census, just
completed, shows 1854 children be-
tween the age of six and twenty-one
years, 562 being boys and 90 girls.
Under the energetic administration
of Chancellor Buchtel the University
of Denver has paid off $4,000 of its
Indebtedness during the past year.
The National Association of Master
Blacksmiths will meet in Denver
August 18th. 1t is expected that $50
members will be in attendance.
Several inches of snow fell at Lead
vile June 4th. This reinforces the old
saying that Leadville has nine months
winter and three months late in the
| fall.
After being blockaded by snow for
about five months, the Gunnison line
of the Colorado & Southern railway at
| Alpine pass was opened for trafnc on
the 9th instant.
The salary of the postmaster at Den
yer has been raised from S3,9OO to
$4,000. At La Junta, from S1,SOO to
1900, and at Aspen lowered from 81
200 to $2,1OO.
| Governor Orman and staff are ex-
pected to take part in the Fourth OF
July celebration at Victor, which is to
be a big, one with exercises on the
3rd, 4th and 9Th.
In the Western Base Ball League up
to June 10th, Colorado Springs had
won fourteen games and lost sixteen.
|
and lost eighteen.
The school census of Golden shows
GIG children of school age. This is AZ
increase of siXty-two over last year.
Other large districts in Jefferson coun-
| ty show a like increase.
| A company has been organized to
build new stock yards in East Pueblo.
1t is stated that the company will be
operated independently and not con-
nected with any railroad.
The fruit growers of the Grand val
ley will meet at Rifle July 9th to or
ganize a Garfield county horticultural
society. the chief object being self
protection and mutual advancement.
The Farmers mill at Longmont is
making extensive improvements, put
| ting in new boiling system through
out. BY the change it will increase the
output 100 sacks a day to 700 sacks.
The Rocky Mountain News Printing
Company is erecting a $500 build
I ing ON Welton street near Seven
teenth street, in Denver, for its own
use, and will put in two new presses
to cost $4,000.
At meeting of the Jewish citizens
of San Francisco it was decided to es-
tablish Pacific coast directors COM
mittee of the Denver Hospital for Con
sumption, which henceforth is TO be
national institution.
John L. Pelton, receiver of the land
| office at Montrose. has received con-
signment of 10000 eastern brook trout
from the government for distribution.
Ten thousand have been placed by
Mr.. Pelton In his lake.
Breckenridge has raised large fund
for Fourth of July celebration. The
entertainment will include horse rae
ing, foot racing, drilling contents, and
other sports and n large display of fire.
works, to conclude with free ball.
w. Il. Lee, ex-deputy game warden
at Glenwood Springs, recently re-
ceived 10000 brook trout from the
Gunnison hatchery. They We're at once
deposited in the streams tributary 10
the Grand and Roaring Fork rivers.
The Colorado Cricket Association
will have sort of field day at Colo
RADIO Springs July 4th and 9th. Colo
RADIO Springs, Denver and Cripple
Creek will send clubs and tourney
will be held, each team playing the
other.
A lady writes from Connecticut to
ask If the Indian war whoop is still
heard on the plains ana among the
mountains of Colorado. Unfortunately,
madam, 1t is not; 1t has been SUPER
seded by college yells ten times more
feroclous.
Pueblo proposes to have n genuine
state fair next fall. Each county In
Colorado will have n vice president,
and the superintendents and assistant
superntendents of the departments
will be chosen without regard to their
residence.
Director of the Mint Roberts told n
Denver reporter that the Denver mint
when completed will be the largest In
the world and that 1t Will probably be