Gilpin observer., 1901-04-18
COLORADO NOTES.

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Farm, is writing novel.
Rural free delivery at Fort Collins
has been increased by one carrier, who
will serve population of 695.
The first 1900 feet of the road being
built by the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company has been complet-
ed.
Ex-senator Wolcott is expected to
arrive in Denver within few days
to remain in Colorado during the sum-
mer.
New postoflices have been estab-
lished at Firder and White, Lincoln
county, with special service from
Hugo.
John f. Farley. Denver's veteran
chief of police, resigned his position on
the advent of the new Fire and Police
| Board.
Colonel William r. Grove of Colo
rado has been appointed captain and
assistant commissary of subsistence
in the regular army.
The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
Springs was driven 225 feet in hard
rock last month, which is regarded as
remarkable achievement.
The Cripple Creek Woman's Club
recently held very successful ball
for the benefit of the public library
fund, clearing upwards of $500.
| The Boulder City Council has re-
scinded its order requiring all pupils
| to be vaccinated before entering
! schools, as there is now no case of
smallpox in the school district.
| Emerson King, bartender for J. =.
Finlan at Salina, in Boulder county,
rn1, 1r 81, ,aI. V,
money on the night of the 10Th instant
| by masked man with a gun"
Libel suits come high; but Senator
Patterson of the News and Crawford
Hill of the Denver Republican have
plenty of money and can perhaps af
ford to do little advertising.
| During the snowstorm on the 18th
inst. there We're more or less serious
collisions on several Colorado rail-
roads. though fortunately without loss
of life.
Lord Lyulph Ogilvie. son of the Earl
of Airlie and formerly a well-known
ranchman of Colorado. has returned
from South Africa, where he served
in the British army against the Beers.
Bert Cassidy, formerly the popular
cartoonist of the Denver Republican,
|
days ago, shooting himself through
the breast in the reporters room of
the Chicago News.
| 1t is reported that the pending con-
solidation of Colorado railroad lines
will result in the abandonment by the
Colorado and Southern of its proposed
short line from Denver to Cripple
| Creek via the Platte valley.
On the 11th and 18th the Denver
| dailies published column after column
of kilograms from different places in
the state along the front range and
east of it, telling of a heavy and long
| continued snowfall. The plains got
| thorough wetting down.
The Colorado grand lodge of the An
cient Order of United Workmen, bet
ter known simply as the A. o. U. W.,
at its session in Central City, April
11th, adopted the classified plan of as
sessments, which has been under con-
sideration for several years.
| On the 18th instant it was decided
| by the public authorities of Fort Nor
! gan to close the schools and churches
and prohibit all public gatherings for
| the period of two weeks on account of
the prevalence of scarlet fever, al
though no fatalities We're reported.
The town of st. yrain, in Boulder
county, which was plated in June,
1887, by w. ID. Suydam of Denver,
will be reconverted into a farm. Out
of 76S lots perhaps less than dozen
were sold and no houses We're built.
Henceforth it will exist only as a
memory of n busted boom.
Colorado is to have an ostrich farm.
w. S. Belfield of California has Sc
cured n ten-ycar lease on n tract of
five acres of land near Manitou and
is fencing in the ground for an ostrich
farm. In short time fifty ostriches
will arrive from South Pasadena, Cali
fornia. coming from Belfield's ostrich
farm there.
The Rev. Camden NJ. Cobern has re-
signed the pastorate of Trinity NJ. e.
Church, Denver, where he has labored
for the past five years, and says he
cannot consider n reappointment. He
is not decided as to where he will go,
but will probably quit preaching for
n time and seek n lower altitude on ac-
count of his family.
The Colorado State Fair Association
completed organization at Pueblo,
April 11th. with n capitalization of
$4,000. The grounds have already
been secured. on which buildings will
be erected and track laid out. The
Driving Association will hold races in
the latter part of March. and the
State Fair viii be held in the fall.
Under the provisions of the new rev.
enue law it is the duty of the city and
county clerks to collect S25 from each
and every liquor dealer in Colorado
who wishes to continue business for
another year. The law is now in ef.
feet and there is n penalty of 500 for
each day the law is violated This
should put n good deal of money in
the state treasury.
Only one battalion of the Thirtleth
infantry will be organized mt Fort 10.