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

Peter +. Barclay, receiver OF the
United States land office at Del Norte,
died suddenly on May 29th of paraly-
sis.
| The recent rummage sale for the
benefit of the Free Reading Room As
sociation of Central City, netted 4
trifie less than $1OO.
| The order of May 18th disseminating
the postofiice of Graneros. Pueblo
county, has been revoked and the old
F., postmaster reinstated.
The following increase of postmas-
ters' salaries are effective July L: Del
| tn, $1,000 to $1,000; Independence and
Eaton, $1,000 to LOO.
The Broadway Methodist Episcopal
| Church society in Pueblo will sell their
present house of worship and erect
new building to cost $4,000.
Memorial Day was never more gen.
orally observed throughout the state
than this year, although in quite 4
number of places the rain interfered
with the exercises.
The secretary of the interior on June
1st approved thirty-nine permits to
Craze ZIG cattle and 494 horses in
the White river plateau forest reserve
Colorado, as recommended by the gen.
eral land office.
1t is estimated that the honey ship
ments of Las Animas this season will
exceed 100 tons, an increase of twenty
five tons from last year, this seasons
honey values being conseryatively esti-
mated at $4,000.
Miss Margaret e. Stratton, gradu-
ate of Oberlin College and for some
time dean of the woman's department
nf Wnllpclpy CnlInpo has hpnn elected
dean of the woman's department of
the University of Colorado.
1t is said that the 1900 head of
Mexican steers on the Las Animas
ranges belonging to the Ernest-Wilson-
Towers syndicate are to be moved to
Montana ranges this summer, the exc
dus beginning about the middle of this
month.
Colorado Springs is making exten-
sive preparations for the quarto-cen-
tennial celebration August list, 2nd
and 3rd. General Palmer has given
the committee his check for $500 and
other wealthy citizens have promised
substantial aid.
Some of the Denver newspapers, as
well as base ball fiends, are chagrined
because the Denver team has so low
rank in the Western League. AS an
old player puts it, they seem to be
trying to lower their record every
time they play ball.
Horticultural Inspector Palmer of
Arapahoe county has announced that
shade trees infested with insect pests
must be sprayed by the owners, other
wise it will be done at their expense
as required by law and the cost
charged to the property.
Professor Murfree of the law depart
men of the University of Colorado,
who has suffered a long time with his
right foot, finally had it amputated
just above the ankle. There was
diseased bone in the foot The patient
stood the operation well.
May, 1901, was a much heavier
Month for tourist travel than May of
last year. The records for the past
month in the baggage department of
the Union depot at Denver show S,0SI
during the month of May, 1900.
The state treasury will be enriched
in the sum of $4,000 from the estate
of the late William Church of Denver.
1t will be the first payment, it is said,
under the inheritance law enacted by
the last Legislature and is based ON
an estimated valuation of 81 100000.
On the Both ultimo, Frank NJ Hunt,
n machinist employed at the Gold Coin
mine at Victor, was struck by a cage
of the main shaft and his head entire
ly severed from his body. He was
forty-fcur years of age and leaves a
wife and two children living in Gold
field.
In the district court at Greeley Judge
G. A. Bennett imposed the follo>'ing
sentences: William Johns and Charles
II. Bennett, each two years in the state
penitentiary, grand larceny; Harvey
Brundige, five days in the county Jail
for petty larceny, and two years in the
penitentiary for grand larceny.
The Pueblo Evening Star and the
Pueblo Daily Journal have been con-
solidated and are now printed as the
Pueblo Star-Journal, both plants hav-
ing been purchased by syndicate of
business men. Frederick w. White,
Jr.. formerly of the Western Press AS
sociation, is vice president and general
manager, while Il. A. Bingham. well
known in Denver and Laramie, heads
the editorial staff
The number of acres planted to sug-
ar beets in the immediate neighbor-
hood OF Las Animas this season Is
about 900, as against 200 acres last
year. The Oxnard beet sugar factory
at Rocky Ford takes all Of the Las
Animas beets at the same net price to
the beet growers that Is realized by
the Rocky Ford farmer himself, this
encouragement to local beet culture be-
ing made possible by liberal Santa
Fe railroad freight rate.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell, superintend-
ent of public instruction, has issued n
booklet for the use of teachers OF the
public schools In preparing and arrang-
Ing n program for Flag Day. which
In accordance with Governor Orinan's
proclamation. will be observed on Fri