Gilpin observer., 1902-07-17
COLORADO BRIEFS.

stock show next February.
G. e. Palmer of Denver took four
first prizes at the ST. Paul horse show
this month.
@. T. Thompson of Colorado Springs
was drowned in Lake Minnequa, Pu-
eblo, on Sunday, the 18th inst.
s. B. Komaiko, Isadore Ehrlich and
Samuel Rosen will start Hebrew pa
per in Denver some time next month.
Deputy County Clerk Henry o. Bar
rett of Gunnison county died suddenly
at Gunnison on the 7th inst. of heart
failure.
Elmer G. MacIlroy, dairyman. com.
mitted suicide by jumping into the
Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs on the 18th inst.
At a caucus of prominent Democrats
held at Gunnison July Ith, Samuel L.
Spencer was endorsed and advocated
as the party candidate for governor
next fall.
At special meeting of the Gale
DOMAIN Club of Pueblo 1t was decided
to assist in erecting the Robert Burns
monument to be placed in the City
park, Denver.
At Cripple Creek one the 9th inst,
Roy Shields, aged twelve, died of lock-
jaw occasiOned by a wound in the
hand made by n blank cartridge fired
from toy pistol.
The contract for erecting the new
Stratton hall of metallurgy for the
School Of Mines at Golden has been
let to w. N. Atkinson of Colorado
Springs for $35,SSO.
A 3,OOO-pound bell, costing &c cents
per pound, has been ordered for the
new county court house at Colorado
Springs. 1t will be the largest and
deepest-toned in the city.
Perry Maupin of Denver an old-time
overland freighter between Denver and
the Missouri river, died at the resi-
dence Of his son, w. G. Maupin, in st.
Joseph, Missouri, on the 10th inst.
Denver's two Trades and Labor As
semblies elected officers on the 18th
inst. w. II. Montgomery was elected
president of the Incorporated assembly
and r. G. MOser of the unincorporated
assembly.
The Pioneer Society held a success
full and largely attended picnic ut
Elitch's Gardens in Denver on Sunday.
July 18th. Senator Teller. who reached
Denver in April, 1861, was one of the
speakers.
ut DSANcT anu 1IOsS OoDtSc Vi
Medicine of the University of Denver
has elected the following officers for
the next three years: Dean, DIR. Sher-
man G. Bonney; vice dean, DIR. Leon
ard Freeman; secretary, DIR. Robert
Levy.
On July 9th the Denver baseball
team had fallen from second to fourth
place In the Western League of eight
cities, while Colorado Springs stood
sixth. All the teams of the league are
good ones and the pace Is remarkably
hot.
and prominent smelter manager in
Montana. died at Butte on July Sth.
Mr.. Williams was intimately associat-
| ed with the late Senator Hill, Henry
Il. Wolcott and Senator Clark Of Mon
| tana.
The state fair at Pueblo September
| 18th to Goth will be genuine old
fashioned exhibition. with prizes for
agricultural products, live stock, farm
implements, etc. 1t will also include
horse races. rough riding and other
| amusements.
| Because Of the death of his wife. Ill
health and family cares, Rev. David n.
of the First Congregational Church of
Denver. Two former designations
were not accepted, but this seems to
be "the third time and out"
At Palmer Lake on the 9th inst the
| store Of w. NJ. Clark was struck by
| lightning and several persons severely
shocked. The current tore OF the shoe
| from the right foot of Charles Clark, a
fourteen-year-old son of Mr.. Clark,
and made a cash in the flesh.
Fort Collins has taken n postoffice
census and the postal authorities have
| found that over 5000 citizens get
| mail at that Office This was done at
request Of the Elks of that place, who
seek a dlspensation from the grand ex-
alted ruler for a lodge at Fort Collins.
President w. +. S!ocum of Colorado
College has written to a friend ut Col
Orado Springs that he proposed to sail
for home on July 18th. He leaves Liv-
| erpool with Mrs. Slocum on the Devo-
nian, and expects to arrive in Colorado
Springs August 1st. Mr.. Slocum, has
been absent n year.
| Transportation of exhibits In the de-
partment Of horticulture at the Colora-
do state fair, to be held ut Pueblo Sep
tember 10Th to 10th, will be free to ex-
hibitors. Fruits requiring cold stor-
age may be sent by express at the ex-
pense Of the State Fair Association
Packages for cold storage should be
marked with the exhibitors name, I'd
dress and statement of contents, and
addressed Colorado State Fair, care
Mountain Ice Company, Pueblo, Colo
rado." All packages must have full
address of exhibitor on article, also
kind or kinds OF fruit contained therein,
as different kinds of fruit require diff
ferent temperature In cold storage to
obtain best results.