Gilpin observer., 1902-05-29
COLORADO BRIEFS.

ASChamy otoiSA, ChAtNU eSsse'N'
lister to Spain, has given $4,000 to the
Glockner sanitarium at Colorado
Springs.
The interstate debate ut Boulder be-
tween representatives of the Univer-
sity of Colorado and the University OF
Texas was won by the Texans.
The committee Of Denver editors ap-
pointed to select motto for the city
considered several hundred that were
submitted and finally agreed upon
forward"
A district convention of the Wood
men of the World will be held at Flor
ence June 18th at which delegates Will
be elected to the state camp at Cripple
Greek in August.
Gen. w. j. Palmer has presented four
fine deer to the geological collection Of
the City park in Denver. They were
taken from his grounds at Glen Eyrie
near Colorado Springs.
The spring races of the Colorado
State Fair Association will be held at
Pueblo June Sd to 9th. Many of the
fastest horses In the West are entered
for the different events.
A few days ago A. B. Daniels Of
Denver ran his automobile from Den
yer to Palmer Lake, fifty-two miles, in
one hour and fifty-two minutes, break
ing all previous records over the same
road.
1t is stated that John Keating, super
intendent of the public schools of dis
trict No. 20, Pueblo, could have sue
ceeded Regis Chauvenet as president
of the School of Mines at Golden had
he SO desired.
Acting Mayor Clark. of Colorado
Springs, in view of the fact that a
number of children have been bitten,
has issued a proclamation requiring
that all dogs in Il certain district must
be muzzled for the next ninety days.
On Saturday, May oath, at Denver
baseball nine composed of state off,
cials and employees was defeated by a
team of Arapahoe county officials and
employees, the score standing seventeen
to fifteen. The baseball craze hits all
classes this year.
The real estate committee of the Pu-
eblo Business Mems Association have
inaugurated series of weekly lunch
cons at which the business affairs OF
the city will be discussed. The lunch
cons will be given every Wednesday at
the Grand hotel.
The first Japanese to declare In Pu-
eblo county their intentions of bec0m-
ing citizens of the United States. pre-
sented themselves at the office of the
county clerk II few days since and Sc
cured their first papers. They are de-
scribed as two young and rather pretty
women.
The pay of fifty-four clerks in the
Denver postoffice has been increased
500 year each. Beginning July 1st
10, 80,
place on the pay rolls Mt salary of
$500 each seven additional clerks. Oc-
tober 1st he Is authorized to appoint
six additional clerks at the same salary.
The charges of partiality preferred
against the faculty of the East Denver
High School by Mr.. Boutwell, in rela-
ton to marking the standard of his
son, who Is one of the graduating
class, were not sustained by the school
board. The board, however. suggested
the desirability of a change in the sys-
TEN of marking.
John Baumgardner, and old time
Leadville prospector, was found dead
in his cabin, eight miles north of Lead
vile, a few days ago. He had plenty
of provisions and 1t is thought that lie
became suddenly i'll and was unable to
summon help. He had been dead for
some time, and his large dog was
found n short distance from the cabin
nearly starved.
The Building Trades Council and
Federated Trades, representing all the
organized labor unions of Colorado
Springs, have decided to levy 15-cent
assessment upon all members for four
consecutive months to raise funds for
the entertainment of the visitors ex-
n.
Springs $500 union men will invite
tire working men of Colorado to cele-
brate the holiday with them.
Dispatches received in Denver state
that the prospects are much better for
a large crop of grain, alfalfa and corn
than ever before In the history of east
ern Colorado. The abundant rains have
made everything in vegetation grow
rapidly. Alfalfa will soon be ready
for its first cutting and wheat looks
fine. Corn will soon need plowing as
this Is very early spring here this
year.
Yee Wing, Il Chinese merchant of
Colorado Springs, who has resided
twenty-four years In this country, has
taken out papers In the District Court,
whereby his fourteen year-old son. Yee
You Eye, will be allowed to immigrate
here. The father has visited China five
times during his life here. He was con-
verted and for number of years has
been a member of the First Prcsbyter-
ian Church.
Judge Lindsey of the Arapahoe Coun-
ty Court recently invited the Fire and
Police Board and chief of police of
Denver before him, and in the pres
ence of considerable number OF
youthful offenders who are under the
surveillance of the court read the ofii-
cials sereve rebuke for their negli-
gence In falling to close wine rooms
and gambling dens by which the youth
of the city are being corrupted.
Al.