Gilpin observer., 1901-05-23
COLORADO NOTES.

st. Joseph's Catholic church ut Gold
en- was dedicated Sunday, May 10th,
with impressive ceremonies by Bishop
Matz.
| Robert NJ. Morris, formerly chief
clerk In the insurance department, has
been appointed receiver of the Denver
Life Insurance Company.
The old building at the county hos
pital in Denver will soon be torn down
and replaced by n new one to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
| The proposed midsummer excursion
to Buffalo and the Pan-American eX-
| position by the Colorado Editorial AS
ISOLATION has been abandoned.
! The school census just completed at
| Colorado Springs shows an increase of
91S over that of last year, the present
number of children of school age be-
| ing 6,1O2.
The greatest gathering of high school
students ever held in Colorado re-
sponded to the invitation rendering
a reception by the State University at
Boulder May 18th.
The Colorado & Southern will build
a pavilion at Cycle park in Platte can
| on, and put in n sidetrack. An unusual
| amount of Improvement is promised
| in the canon this season.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles is
preparing to hold street fair and eX-
| hibition of home products at Denver,
June 24th to 30th, with a Midway,
cycle parade, horseman's parade, etc.
Denver building permits for the first
quarter of 1901 aggregate 11S buildings
to cost $1,126, 1873, which is a gain of
S359,6O9 over the same period last
| year. This looks like n building boom'
A recent dispatch from Hastings,
| Nebraska, says: "Over eighty Rus
slams, or two carloads, have just left
here to work in the beet fields at Su-
! gar City, Colordo."
The senior class of the University of
| Colorado, at Boulder, is now rehears.
| ing Much Ado About Nothing.
| which is to be given on the University
campus next month.
James II. Devore, who was shot by
his mother-in-law, Mrs. p. II. Perry,
| in Harry's restaurant at Denver few
weeks ago, died of his wounds at ST.
| Luke's hospital May 10Th. Mrs. Per-
ry will be tried for murder.
The public schools of Central City,
with the exception of the high school,
have been ordered closed for six
weeks on account of the prevalence of
scarlet fever. The Sunday schools
| will also be closed.
| A contract has been let for putting
| up the big canvas-covered structure
near the state house in Denver to be
used for the Army and Navy fair, June
Sd to Sth. The building will be 12Ox
200 feet in size.
| The city of Colorado Springs will is
sue bonds to the amount of S11S.OOO
fnx ba x.fz T.tf bsnI
The bonds will draw four per cent. in
terest and will mature in fifteen years
with an option of ten.
The people of the Cripple Creek dis
trict are not very well satisfied with
the fact that President Mckinley, ac-
cording to the present schedule, will
only spend about an hour and half
in the town of the district.
| Elaborate preparations are being
made for Denver's annual Festival of
Mountain and Plain. More money is
being subscribed than ever before and
more varied and interesting program
is being arranged. The railroads
promise the usual low rates.
The Pagosa Springs correspondent
of TIL. Denver News says it is report
ed that a syndicate has been organ
lied to erect n 1OO-room hotel at the
Springs, and that it is rumored that
! McPhee & McGinnity of Denver are
thinking of purchasing the property.
Most of the teachers of Colorado
Springs and Colorado City recently
made an excursion to Cripple Creek
over the Short Line. A bontanical
party of thirty students of Colorado
College also went up to the camp and
spent he day at Point Sublime.
I The American Association for the
Advancement of Science will hold its
annual meeting in Denver August Oath
| to August 31st. The association has
about 2,4OO members, among whom
are the presidents of most of the lead
ing universities and colleges.
| 1t is stated that Miss Nellie Lewis,
| who secured Judgment against Sam
Strong for $4,000, and who was the
| star witness in the trial against Sam
Strong just concluded in Denver, pro-
poses to incorporate her experiences
with Strong in n novel, which is to be
written for her by n man.
Governor Orman has appointed the
following water commissioners: Dis
trict "a, Melton Albert, Costilla county;
District "a, Lewis Jarratt, Montezuma
| county; District 30. Charles Macmillan,
Costlila county; District 81. A. Kal-
quist, Eagle county; District IS,
George w. Hull, Eagle county.
G. l.. Gafford well-known physi-
clan of Buena Vista. was instantly
killed on the 9th instant, by accident
ally taking hold of brass hook that
supported a number of electric wires.
He was supposed to have been arrang-
Ing curtain and was unaware of the
danger.
The new reservoir for the North
Side water works at Pueblo has been
completed. 1t has n capacity Of 49,
| 100000 gallons. and will be n consider
| ahln element In clnrlfYing the preSent