Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
COLORADO NOTES.

22.O and in 1900 the death rate had de-
creased to 1876.
The Socialist Labor party in Denver
has nominated full county ticket for
the fall campaign.
The Prohibitionsts of Colorado are
Preparing to agitate the submission
of a Temperance amendment.
Three thousand dollars has been
raised in subscriptions for the forma-
ton of polo club in Colorado Springs.
On his short private visit to Boulder
August 26th, w. j. Bryan spoke TO a
small impromtu gathering in the court
room.
Normal institutes throughout the
state this year report large attehu-
ance and good work done. The profess
sional spirit in teachers seems to De H.
creasing.
Francis Truth, the so-called "healer,
who has been operating in Denver anu
who was arrested on several charges,
has agreed to so out of the business IN
Denver and endeavor to get heeleu III
some other vocation.
Mrs. Matte Wilson has been appoint
ed county superintendent of schools Dy
the county commissioners OF Fremont
county. She succeeds the late super
Gently, and is sister of Mr.. Hanks.
Governor Orman has issued a requi-
sition on the governor of Oregon for
the return to Fort Collins of Mike Ber-
ry, the bicycle thief, who made his es-
cape from the Fort Collins jail some
days ago, and is now under arrest III
that state.
"a grocery, boarding tent, book
store and postoffice, church, ana
nearly 200 families living in tents fill
ed with several hundreds of people is
the inventory morning paper gives OF
the Seventh Day Advenusts' camp
meeting in Denver.
If satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the American Sugar Beet
and Irrigated Land Company for 2O,ooO
acres of land under the reservoirs north
of Lamar, a colony of 800 famllles
from the eastern and central states Will
be located there at once.
Richard Humphrey, an old resident
of Coal Creek, committed suicide Au-
gust Goth, by shooting himself through
the heart He was siXty-one years of
age and leaves wife and several
children. He had been suffering from
an abcess in the brain caused by in
juries received in Il mine.
August was the heaviest month of
tourist travel Colorado has ever known,
If the baggage records at the union de-
pot in Denver are correct index. The
number of pieces handled was 1O3.o6S,
while for July it was but 1OO.S3O. This
is also an increase over August of last
year of 1880 pieces.
The Beaver Creek Reservoir Com
pany has been Incorporated at Fort
Collins with Philip Wilson, E. ]. Greg
ory and Charles A. Button rs incor-
porators. The purpose of the corpora
ton is to construct and maintain six
reservoirs above the source of Beav-
er creek in Larimer county.
B. f. Rockafellow. proprietor Of the
Fruitmere farm, recently sent n box
of apples to Secretary Shute of the
State Horticultural Board. After she
had selected dozen for preservation
purposes, she sent the remainder to
all the offices in the capitol building.
And when the woman had given them
apples they all ate.
Mr.. g. NJ. Hobbs. purchasing agent
of the Denver & Rio Grande railway.
and Mrs. Hobbs left August 30th for n
six months tour in central and south
ern Europe. The major portion of their
time probably will be spent in Switzer-
land and northern Italy. Mr.. Hobbs
lecture, Colorado VS.. Switzerland"
has made him well known and popular
in all parts of the state.
John Bradford and Brick Price, cat
tlemen living six miles of Erie, en-
gagged in an argument few days
since. They exchanged blows and
finally resorted to firearms. A couple
of shots We're exchanged but no harm
was done. Bradford is the man whose
cabin was riddled by bullets some two
months ago by unknown parties.
A Mancos dispatch to the Denver
News, dated August Goth. says: At
l1:3O this moEling an electric bolt
killed valuable horse ridden by Ar
thur Spencer and Spencer himself is at
the point of death. Hyde Fielding,
who was riding beside him, was
stunned and thrown from his horse.
The accident occurred about one mile
east of town.
A waterspout short distance south
of Trinidad caused considerable trou-
BILE on the afternoon of September 1st.
Waves three feet high rushed down
Commercial street, sending everything
before them. A horse hitched in front
of the Southern hotel was knocked off
its feet. The new stone culvert on
South Commercial street was wrecked.
The foundation for the fine three-story
double building being erected just east
OF the First National bank was badly
wrecked. Huge boulders We're carried
hundreds of yards by the rushing tor
rents. A number of business houses
were flooded as much as foot or more
by the water. and in the lower part OF
the city considerable part of the city
was inundated. The storm only lasted
n short time, but such flood has not
been seen before for years.
The Colorado State Grange has ar
ranged for harvest picnic and excur-