Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

B will be Governor Peabody after
the 14th OF next month.
The poor report of Las Animas coun-
ty shows that the total cost Of main
tenance during last year was $S,374.-
IS.
The slaves of the Silver Serpent at
Denver will reorganize and begin early
preparations for the next Festival of
Mountain and Plain.
George Ellis, aged twenty-four, COM
mitted suicide at Nevadaville on the
18th instant, shooting himself through
the head with a rifle.
President Packard of the Denver
baseball club promises q 25-cent rate
of admission to next years games in
place of 35 cents last year.
General William Booth, founder Of
the Salvation Army, had immense au-
diences during his recent visit to Dem
yer and Colorado Springs.
An effort will be made in the next
Legislature to have Larimer county di-
vided and separate county made out
Of the North Park country.
The President on the 18th sent to
the Senate the nomination of G. s.
Mott for postmaster at Telluride and
of D. w. Stone for postmaster at Trim
idad.
A Swedish association, of which
John F. Holmberg is president, has
been organized in Denver for the pur-
pose of erecting building to serve
as headquarters for the Swedes of the
state.
Pueblo is to have frog factory, New
York capitalists having decided to
build a large plant at cost of 100000
for the manufacture of steel switches
and frogs for use on all kinds of rail-
ways.
Governor-elect Peabody has an
,nounced that he will appoint John
'Cleghorn to be warden of the State
iPenitentiary upon the expiration Of
the term O2 Warden Martin next
March.
Judge Bailey of Fremont county re-
fused the petition for a change Of
venue in the Denver Gas and Electric
Company case. Sixty days time was
granted in which to file a bill Of ex-
,ceptions.
An imperfectly insulated incandes-
cent electric lamp caused the death OF
Joseph Effesmeier at Denver on the
18th inst. He stood on the damp floor
while turning off the light and heavy
current passed through his body.
Senator Teller has made application,
in behalf of Charles X. Allis, E. B.
Brown, U. T. Smith, G. w. Splitter and
Wallace Ha.comb, for charter for the
First National Bank to be organized
at Castle Rock.
The Fourteenth General Assembly of
Colorado will convene in the capitol
building at Denver on Wednesday,
January Z, 1908. The governor will be
inaugurated and all the newly-elected
state officers will assume their duties
on the following Wednesday, January
18th
William E. Pasmore. Alexander D.
Snodgrass and Charles L. Chandler
have been appointed by Judge Lindsey
at Denver to appraise the personal es-
tate of the late Arthur L. Collins. the
genera! manager of the Smuggler-Un-
ion Mining Company, assassinated No
vember 18th.
Gen. Geo. W. Cook, who went to
Buffalo, New York, to endeavor to Sc
cure the next annual convention of the
National Car Builders Association
for Colorado. did not succeed, but Den
yer received the second highest vote
and may capture the meeting next
year.
Arrangements were completed De-
vember 18th for football game at
Denver on New Years Day between the
football team of the Preparatory De-
partment of the University of Colorado
(Boulder) and the team of the North
Division High School of Hyde Park,
Chicago.
Work was commenced at the Colo
RADIO Packing Company's immense
new plant at Denver on the 10th in
stant. Its capacity, when all arrange
ments are completed. will admit of
killing and dressing 200 hogs an hour.
No part Of the hog goes to waste ex-
cept his squeal.
The field notes of the recent surveys
on the Denver e Rio Grande for the
proposed changes between Denver and
Pueblo are completed, and 1t is expect
ed that il the reports as to grades and
curves are satisfactory the proposed
improvements will be ordered. The
changes will require an outlay of ST.
500, 900 or $4,000
An X-ray picture was introduced as
evidence in the District Court at Pu-
eblo in the case of Mrs. T. Pumphrey,
who sued the city for $1,000 damages
owing to an injury sustained to her
right hip by falling into an excavation
on Elizabeth street in July. 1901. The
picture in question was taken to show
the existence of fracture.
Under an order entered by Judge
Palmer in the District Court at Denver
the assigneeship of the Peoples Saw
ings bank will be terminated imme-
diately and Assignee Fermor ]. Spen-
Ger authorized to pay a dividend OF
eight per cent. The dividend will make
a total of the payment of the defunct
bank to It's depositors of 91h per cent |
According to the officers of the Col
orado Springs Mining Exchange, indi-