Gilpin observer., 1902-03-20
COLORADO BRIEFS.

! In April have been made in most Of
the country towns Of the state.
J. Il. Torrance, an oil man, had his
right hand badly mashed while in
stallIng pump for the Florence OIL
Company.
Bishop Spalding was buried at Fair
mont. near Denver. last Saturday, af-
ter impressive services at st. Johns
cathedral.
George Keller, Florence express
man, died from the effects Of an over
dose Of morphine. He was victim to
the habit"
Peter Pepetro, day laborer at the
Canon City smelter, was robbed of
$1,000 savings which he had hidden in
the cellar Of his house.
The Fort Collins Express states that
the town of Eaton is under quarantine
by the State Board of Health with sev-
en- cases of smallpox.
Harry Carson, an inmate Of the state
reformatory at Buena Vista, has es-
capped by scaling the stockade and
made for the mountains.
A proclamation setting aside April
18th as Arbor Day, and asking all the
people of-the state to observe it, has
been issued by Governor yOrman.
At Florence the Union mill has re-
sumed operations at full capacity after
cessation of some parts Of the mill,
caused by shortage of ore. The pay
roll is about $4,000.
\ Herbert Randall, aged nineteen.
while duck shooting in a boat near
Golden, picked up his gun with the
muzzle toward him and slot his right
arm to pieces. The arm was amputat-
ed and he may recover.
Mrs. Mary Gillespie, aged eighty
three, and the mother of thirty-seven
children is In the Denver county hos
pital. She is said to be cultured and
dignified and will not say why none OF
her children assists her.
w. j. Seiger has been arrested in
Red Cliff while attempting to trade
postage stamps for meal at restau-
rant. Seiger, who Is lad about nine
teen years Of age, is suspected Of rob
bing the Glenwood postOffice.
The annual distribution of trout In
the Platte river has begun. The Colo
rado & Southern railroad expects TO
place from 100000 to SO0,0OO eastern
brook, rainbow and native trout In the
Platte within the next six weeks.
In order to do away with the smoke
nuisance In the narrow canons and
tourist resorts the Colorado Southern
railroad will use oil as fuel for its To-
comotives during the summer and aut-
umn. 1t will cost more than coal.
Clerks in the employ OF the Colorado
Supply Company at Pueblo will or
ganize baseball team, which will be
one of the crack amateur organizations
OF the state. An expert pitcher will be
imported to add strength to the team.
Alamosa grew more last year than it
ever did in any one year before, but
1902 will be a record breaker In this
respect. More new buildings are
planned now than there were last year
at the same season.-Alamosa Courier.
w. s. Montgomery Of Colorado
Springs, son OF Speaker B. F. Mont
gomery Of Cripple Greek, will succeed
<Winfield Scott Stratton of Colorado
Springs, resigned, as a member of the
board of trustees OF the State School Of
Mines ut Golden.
Three presents will be given the
cruiser Denver by the people of Dem
yer, II the plans of the citizens COM
mittee are carried out. 1t has been re-
solved on raising $4,000 and giving a
silver bell, a racing cutter for the men
and u silver punch bowl for the Offi-
GERS cabin.
From the 66.OOO tons of bects used at
d the Loveland factory there wns made
10000 sacks OF sugar with about a
three weeks run OF syrup left In the
reservoir. The beets were run through
at an average OF $50 TONS per day for
the entire time and the sugar came out
at the.average rate Of forty-eight sacks
per hour.
George f. Kyner, who has been man
ager and editor OF the Victor Evening
Times for three years, has disposed Of
his interest In that paper to u number
of local Democrats, giving control to
Frank r. Mannix and Scott Ashton of
.,this city. Mr.. Mannix, who is county
clerk OF Teller county, will act as man
nger. iDsf
o. r. Clark. son Of Sheriff Clark Of
Trinidad, reports that n strange dis
ease has made its appearance among
cattle on the ranches throughout the
southern part Of this state. Mr.. Clark,
/ who has just returned from an exten-
sive trip through the ranch section.
states that hundreds OF calves are dy.
ing OF the disease, which resembles
blackleg. Every known treatment has
been tried without success.
John Grass Of Trinidad has protested
to the state land board against the
sale u year ago to four SIexifans of a
section of land near Trinidad now said
TO have been known as coal land. 1t
was sold ss agricultural land at.$5 AN
acre. II. s. Washburn was the ap-
praiser. Il. Abeyta, one OF the pur-
chasers, Is cousin Of Senator Barela.
The land board Will investigate the
matter of the sale A. its next meeting.
Snatching his baby from his wife's
arms Thomas Qukgley Of Leadyille