Gilpin observer., 1902-08-14
COLORADO BRIEFS.

been victimized by a series of clever
forgeries.
The first crate Of Rock Ford canta-
loupes this season appeared on the
Denver market August 9Th.
The lawyers of Ouray beat the doc
tors and druggists in baseball game
on the 18th inst. by a score Of 25 to ~.
The Hotel Ryan, at Gilman, and the
Office Of the Gilman Water Company
were burned August It'll. There was
no insurance.
G. Montague Butler of Golden was
Sons Of America Mt their recent SEES
sion In Denver.
Longmont will celebrate Pumpkin
Pie Day on the 25th of September.
The bill of fare will include bnrhe-
cued beef, coffee and pumpkin pie.
DIR. Franklin r. Carpenter has been
elected president of the recently es-
tablished emergency hospital in Den
yer, vice DR.. w. w. Grant, resigned.
On August 14th 1900 tickets were
stamped at the Colorado Springs offices
of the Western Passenger Association.
The previous record for day was
1000.
Denver ranks sixteenth among the
cities of the United States in the mag
nitude Of its building operations for
July, the permits amounting to $I4S,-
$40.
Thirteen men lost their lives in the
late coal mine explosion at Bowen.
The last bodies recovered were those
of Joe Gordon, colored; l.. L. Jensen
and Oscar Burg.
Secretary Of State Mills Is. already
preparing certificates of election ana
also blanks for the submission of the
constitutional amendments at the COM
Ing fall election.
Great preparations are being made
for Watermelon Day at Rocky Ford
September 4th. Arrangements have
already been made for eight special
trains on the Santa FEE.
Captain Carlin of the Highlands
Hose Company in Denver killed
coyote a few days ago within n few
yards of the fire station in II thickly
settled portion Of the city.
The forest fire at Aliens park hn.
been extinguished. Appraised II. A.
Wells and nine men. assisted by the
weather, put out the flames. The
method used was back-firing.
Willard l.. Ames, formerly assessor
Of Arapahoe county. died mt Denver
on the 9th inst from appendicitis. As
assessor Mr.. Ames made state repu-
tation for fearlessness and efficiency.
The First District Republican con-
gressional committee has decided to
hold the district convention ON Sep
TENDER Bird, the day before that set
for the state convention in Denver.
A few days ago John Gard trapped
and killed a large bear that had been
committing depredations along the
south fork Of the Cache Ia Poudre
river. in the mountains Of Larimer
county.
Miss Lottie Baller, daughter of An
drew Baller, q Swede farmer who
lives five miles south Of Longmont.
was assaulted by an unknown man on
the night Of the 9th inst, while she
was on her way home from neigh
boris house.
Mark Twain's story of "Huckleberry
Finn" has been barred from the Den
yer public library because 1t IL not
thought to be safe reading for the
young, while Tom Sawyer" remains.
Tom, It will be remembered, was
prize Sunday school pupil.
Brooding over the death of her
adopted son. who was murdered by an
unknown man on the plains south OF
Durango last September. Mrs. Laura
K. Ehrenfeld Of Colorado Springs has
become insane and was ordered to be
sent to the Woodcraft sanatorium NJ
Pueblo.
L. w. Dingle, teller In the First Ma
MI NJ n Cd =.
Denver on the 10th inst. on instruc-
lions from Sheriff Adams of Glenwood
Springs. II is stated that experts have
been at work on the books Of the bank
and have found u shortage in Mr..
Dingle's accounts.
The new Minnequa hospital at Pu-
eblO, recently completed at cost OF
100000 by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company. was formally opened August
9th. The institution was financed by
the company for the use OF its en-
ployes, and is the finest building of its
kind In the West.
The Denver baseball team started
east August It'll after having won
twenty out Of twenty-four games
played on the home grounds, and lack
ing only one game OF being even with
Omaha. which was In the lead. At
The same time Colorado Springs stood
sixth, having won forty-four games
and lost fifty-hve.
Appraisers Toombs and Jamison are
preparing a contour map Of the San
Luis valley, showing the agricultural
sections OF the valley and Irrigation
and drainage conditions. They have
recently completed full investigation
Of the valley with respect to these
matters and the map will be "a valua-
bic addition to such records.
Proceedings have been commenced
In the District Court at Pueblo TO
compel the commissioners of Pueblo
onurfv "a oblIa nv tho la N, nra.tat H.,