Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
COLORADO BRIEFS s

OIuC0 put udck 10 tue IOuTtu CLASS.
July LIST the postmasters at Berthoud
and Pagosa, Colorado, will have their
salaries raised from $1,000 to $1,100.
C. s. Aldrich of Monte Vista has
been elected commandant of the Colo
rado State Soldiers and Sailors Home.
An effort will be made by Colorado
College to have a government weather
station placed on the summit Of Pixies
Peak again.
The special feature of Memorial Day
at Las Animas was over 100 flower
girls dressed in white, who sang MEM
orial songs.
There is great demand fors boys
from fourteen to seventeen years OF
age to work in the beet fields at Rocky
Ford and Sugar City.
A COW owned by Nellie Bird, who
lives on a ranch near Aspen, gave
birth to three calves few days ago.
They were all perfect.
On May 25th the high school cadets
Of the Denver high schools were dis
banded by a sudden and peremptory
order of the school board.
The free mail delivery system at
Florence has been extended to take
in 125 more houses. The limits now in
clude every house in Florence.
The great International Christian
Endeavor Convention will be held in
Denver July 9th to 18th. 1t is ex-
pected that ten thousand delegates Will
be present.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Paddock Of Den
yer, a retired Episcopal minister, sew
enty years of age, was struck by run
away team and seriously hurt a few
days ago.
Miss Elsie Ward of Denver has just
been awarded the prize for the best
model Of drinking fountain to be pre-
sented to the st. Louis Worlds Fair
by the w. c. T., U.
Smith Riley of the bureau of fores-
try at Washington is in Colorado to
make general survey of vacant lands
to set aside for a new reservation on
the north side of Platte canon.
At an election held May 26th the
citizens of Arvada, the near suburb Of
Denver at the intersection of the MOffat
line and the Colorado & Southern.
voted 80 to 60 against Incorporation.
Joseph o. Smith, former Indian
agent, has been appointed bonded su-
school for the Southern Utes at Ig-
nacio. with o salary of $1,400 per an
mum.
On Memorial Day the Miners Union
of Asr IN decorated the grave of ex-
Governor Davis H. Waite, part Of
the floral tribute being sent from Den
yer by the Western Federation Of Min
ers.
During the month of May just closed,
the people of Denver took out 1863
building permits, the aggregate value
being $643,080. This was never exceed
ed in any one month excepting April,
1902.
Cherry Creek, the dry steam which Is
one of the most unsfghtly features OF
Denver. may be walled and improve
ments made along its banks II the
plans Of the board of public works do
not miscarry.
A new building is being erected in
Denver for the Working Boys Home.
which was founded in 1891 by Mrs. w.
N. Byers. The home will occupy ten
lots at the corner of Broadway and
Alameda avenue.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank West Of
the cavalry has been assigned to duty
as inspector general Of the Department
of the Colorado, with station at Den
yer. Colonel West is now returning
from the Philippines.
President ]. R. Robinson Of the Gar
den of the Gods ChautauQua Associa-
ton at Colorado Springs has an
nounced that Clara Morris. the noted
actress. would appear before the Chau-
tauqua August 18th and goth.
The United States Reduction and Re-
fining Company has begun work on the
erection of an $4,000 club building for
the use of its employees in Colorado
Springs A similar club building will
be erected by the company at Flor
ence.
L. G. Lands of Colorado Springs is
getting up lighthouse tower. three
feet in diameter at the base and nine
feet high, to exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. He expects to have photographs
of all the governors of states exhibited
in the windows.
The track and field meet Of the Uni
versity of Colorado and the University
of Utah took place on the university
campus at Salt Lake, Utah, May 26th,
and resulted in tie, each team scor-
ing a total Of fifty and one-haif points
for the thirteen events.
John H. Fesler. formerly state treas
urer OF Colorado, and at present con-
sui at Annoy, China, has returned to
Denver on a six months leave of abb
sence. Mr.. Fesler is well known
throughout the state and was at one
time director of the Glenwood bank.
E. E. Wade. the promoter of the deal
transferring the Seven Lakes water
reservoir site on the slope OF Pixies
Peak to the city of Colorado Springs
has been arrested on the charge OF
perjury on an indictment returned by
the recent Ell Paso county grand jury.
1t is alleged that he gave false testi-
mony before the grand jury In relation
to the Seven Lakes deal.
The correspondent of a Denver paper