Gilpin observer., 1902-04-10
COLORADO BRIEFS.


The county convention of the Ell
PasO Sunday School Association will
be held in Colorado Springs May 9Th
and 9th
Fifty unclaimed bicycles are at the
police station in Denver awaiting own
ers. Nine bicycles We're reported stolen
in one day recently.
The wife of j. Addison Peralta-
Reavis of Peralta land grant fame,
has sued for Il divorce in Denver,
Reavis has left her and is in CalifOr-
MIA
A crowd of students of the Univers-
ity Of Denver had a ''niglt-shirt pa
rade" a few nights since. Presumably
they had heavier garments underneath
their robes de-nuit.
1t is officially announced that the
Broadmoor Casino and hotel at Colo
rado Springs will open for the season
on June 18th, the concerts at the Ca
sino to begin one week later.
For economic reasons, the Denver &
Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland
have opened a joint agency at Aspen.
The Denver & Rio Grande agent will
hereafter act for both roads.
Judge John A. Riner of Cheyenne
will take the place of Judge Moses
Hallett in holding the regular spring
term Of the United States Circuit and
District courts at Pueblo.
On the night of April 1st Governor
James b. Orman and his staff of twen-
ty-two resplendent colonels attended Il
ball given by the knights of Macca-
bees at Mineral Palace in Pueblo.
Thirteen bridges are to be erected
by the Chicago Bridge Company near
Trinidad on the line of the Colorado Il
Southern railway. Men who are now
doing contract work at the Minnequa
steel works will be sent south to take
charge of the railroad improvements.
The attorney generals office will
soon issue the new revenue law in
pamphlet form for the benefit of law
yers and others interested in it's con-
tents. The feature of the pamphlet
will be the index and the side margins.
showing at 4 glance the contents of
each section.
The new canal near Fowler, which
was recently placed in the hands of a
receiver, is being repaired and extend
ed and put in order for the spring flow
of water This canal irrigates a dis
trict lying several miles south of
Fowler, where Irish potatoes were
successfully grown last year.
DR.. William Sparks, an old Civil
War veteran was brought to st. Vim
cents hospital at Santa Fe, recently,
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
the elbow. Sparks had been injured in
Hesch's saw mill on the upper PecOs,
near which he has ranch home.
The contract for grading the exten-
e-sA 80 &l.@ @ H. .x9,&.
railroad from Arvada to Coal Creek
has been let to De Remer & Olson.
| Active work was contracted to begin
| April 9th and the entire ten miles are
to be ready for steel within sixty
days.
| James L. Smith, lineman in the
employ of the Colorado Springs Elec-
tric Company, fell from the top of a
/ pole in the rear of 130 West Cucharas
| street April 9TH and sustained injuries
which may prove fatal. Smith was a
we'll known football player of Colorado
| Springs several years ago.
Florence citizens are working for a
free delivery system. The receipts of
| the postoffice during the fiscal year ex-
| ceeded $4,000. the minimum required
| for the establishment of the service
| Steps will at once be taken to number
all streets and houses, this being neces-
sary before the service can be estab-
| lished.
Richard Wisncr, alias Il. Fl. Hollis
| ter, alias Clarence Mackeesey, is to be
| brought back 10 Colorado from Iowa
| TO stand trial on the charge of mur-
| der. EXtradition papers have been
signed by Governor Orman on the gov
ernor of Iowa. Wisner is wanted in
Leadville for shooting Joseph Mans
helm on September 10, 1901.
AT meeting of the Cripple Creek
chamber Of commerce which was
largely attended. Il resolution of thanks
was unanimously adopted thanking
the Hon. b. Il. Montgomery, speaker
of the House, for his successful effort
in having the opinion of the chamber
Endorsed and put into law in regard
to the taxation of mining properties.
Thirty per cent. increase over the
| business done mt the Pueblo Union de-
| pot in March of 1901 is the record
made for the month just past. Bag
gage to the number of 24,216 pieces was
handled this year, against 1877 pieces
for March, 1871. an increase of 5,G39
| pieces. Tile ticket sales for the
month of March. 1902. We're forty per
cent. larger than the sales for March,
1901.
Pueblo county is rapidly coming to
the condition in which Arapahoe coun-
| ty found itself by reason of lack of ac-
| commodations at the State Insane
Asylum for all the insane of the state.
During the month of March there We're
fifteen persons adjudged insane in the
County Court. The county is now mt
an expense of between 500 and $500
| month for the care of insane persons