Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1902-03-06
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Oil derricks are springlng up around
Berthoud and also at L0ngmont, Erie
and Fort Collins.
w. d. Lee has been appointed super
intendent of the Rio Grande Southern
railroad, with headquarters Mt Ridg-
way.
The Rio Grande railroad system now
has a mail department with o. L.
Teachout of st. Louis as general
agent.
Very damaging evidence was intro
duced in the trial of Lake and Kuyken-
dali, charged with stealing ore at Grip
pie Creek.
Stainer's cantata. the Crucifixion. was
sung at st. Johns cathedral on Sunday
evening and will be repeated every
Sunday this month.
OIL was struck six miles west of La
Junta by Robert Plenerleigh, farmer,
who was drilling for artesian water
and had reached depth of $40 feet.
1t is proposed to raise the fund for a
gift to the cruiser Denver by securing
contributions Of 500 each from 1OC
business men.
The flow Of oil in the Buckeye well at
De BeQue has been greatly retarded
by heavy flow of water, which began
Immediately after the oil sand was
reached.
Pueblos city council must call a spe
cial meeting to elect mayor to sue
coed the late George f. West This is
the decision handed down in the Dis
trict Court.
The United Oil Company struck oil
In OF hn A,,id
rising in the hole more than 1000 feet.
The well is three miles south of Flor
ence and will produce $50 barrels a
day.
The jury disagreed in the trial of
Roy Pennington, accused Of assaulting
Jessie KinpOrt in Denver July Sth last.
The boy set up an alibi although the
girl, who knew him WELL identified
him as her assailant.
Harry f. Sharpless, agent of the Cen
trail Pueblo Investment Company, an
nOunces that his company will build
three business blocks on its down town
property as soon as plans can be COM
pleted. Two of the blocks will be on
Grand avenue.
For seven weeks the Anti-SaloOn
League of Denver has been without
head, and practically non-existent, but
no one knew even that it had gone, I'M
til Sunday, when Rev. W. II. Talmage,
superintendent, resigned, says the Den
yer Republican.
Lindsey Irons, a twelve-year-Old boy,
confined in the Arapahoe county Jail,
explained his filthy condition when ar
raigned in court by the statement that
there was no opportunity at the jail
for him to wash or comb his hair.
Judge Frost investigated the matter
and this condition will be remedied in
future.
w. II. McCarty, a brakeman on the
interurban passenger train, met with
n fatal accident when the train came
down from Bull hill, on the Golden
Circle railroad, to the Florence & Grip
pie Greek tracks in Victor. His head
was crushed between the bumpers. He
leaves a wife and three children at
Grand Junction.
The gross receipts of the postoffice
Mt Idaho Springs have passed the point
for the year commencing April 1, 1901,
up to the present time, that will en-
title this office to be advanced from
the third class to the second class posi-
ton on July 1, 1902. This will neces-
the government exclusively for postal
uses.
The Denver city government COM
menced its third month without funds
because the appropriations are tied up
by an injunction secured by the Fire
and Police Board. The expenses in
Cured during January and February
aggregate about $15O,OOO for salaries
nd No IN 70 NJ hnfnO
issued, hence those entitled to them are
unable to have them registered for in
terest.
A few days ago while Pearl Beecher,
sixteen years Of age, was riding home
from school. eight miles from Sedalia,
negro attempted to pull her from
her horse, but she escaped, as her
horse took fright and ran. A negro
was arrested and she identified him at
Castle Rock. There is much excite
ment ut Sedalia over the affair and
threats of lynching have been made.
For that reason Sheriff Hoffman took
his prisoner to the jail ut Colorado
Springs for safe keeping.
One of the results OF President Trum-
bulls visit to New York may be the
building of the long talked of short line
to Cripple Creek. The supreme court
within the next few days will pass
upon the questions involved in the suit
over the possession Of the mouth of the
canon of the south fork OF the Platte
river, in Douglas county, between the
Rhodes brothers, controlling the Den
YER Power and Irrigation Company's
plant and the Colorado & Southern
Railroad Company.
Denver is to have May festival.
May poles are to sprout upon the
broad lawns OF City park, and thou
sands Of people join In celebrating the
festival Of spring according to the good
old English customs. The festival Is
to be feature Of the opening OF the
first spring exhibition of the Denver
Floral Club. The exhibition Ia to be