Gilpin observer., 1903-11-05
COLORADO BRIEFS.

FatrmOnt general hospital in Pueblo
as q hospital for the county sick and
poor.
F. w. Johnson, one of the pioneers
and prominent citizens Of Delta coun-
ty, died October 2Sth of pneumonia. He
reached the Grand valley on the same
day that the Indians left.
A free employment office, has been
opened in the Office of the police ma
tron of the city Jail in Denver. The
services of the Office will be free to all
unemployed persons in the city.
Prof. H. Chester Crouch, head Of the
department of mechanical engineering
at the University of Colorado, died at
Boulder, October goth of typhoid fever,
after an illness of about month.
In the automobile races at Denver
October 29th, Barney Oldfield, with his
racer, the Gordon Bennett, made three
new records: Five miles, 4:45h; ten
miles. 9:341s; fifteen miles, 14:24A.
John Rodell. an old-time prospector
and miner, died October 2Sth at his
cabin, on Spring creek, near Creede.
He was well known in Summitville,
Bonanza and in the San Juan country.
At Denver and many other places in
northern Colorado brilliant display OF
| aurora borealis was seen by the few
people who happened to be out of doors
about 4 o'clock on the morning of Sat-
urday, October 31st.
Former City Clerk w. L. Smith of
Pueblo, who appeared before Justice
of the Peace Hart for trial on charge
of embezzling 5000 of the city's money.
was dismissed by motion of Assistant
District Attorney Wells.
The management of the Overland
Racing Association will offer purse
of 81 800 for 2:20 trotters at the meet
ing to be given in Denver next June.
This is but one of a number of special
purses that will be offered during the
meeting.
| Morley A. Howard, Denver & Rio
| Grande fireman living at Denver, was
struck on the head by water crane at
| the Castle Rock watering tank October
| 29th, and knocked off the cab, falling
under the train, which cut off both his
legs. killing him instantly.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued certificate authorizing the
First National Bank of Walsenburg.
| Colorado, to begin business. The new
bank will employ a capital Of $4,000.
Fred o. Roof will be president and
James B. Dick, vice president.
At its meeting in Colorado Springs
the Colorado State Baptist Association
elected DR.. B. E. Harl president for the
ensuing year, and w. P. Pope corre-
| spending secretary. The sum OF $1,000
was raised in q few minutes to make
| up the deficiency in the state mission
fund.
The Kilton mill in Boulder has been
purchased by the Great Western Brick,
Tile and Pottery Company, of which
Professor A. B. Langridge is president,
and will be utilized for the manufac
ture of all kinds of brick. tile and other
products Of the fine clays found In the
| Sunshine district.
! Manager Sells of the Manitou &
| Pixies Peak Cog Road Company, has
been in conference with Manager Tan
of the Pixies Peak Hydro-Electric Com
pany, which has immense power
houses in the vicinity of Manitou, in
regard to the project of running the
cars of the road by electricity, and
Mr.. TAFT pronounces the plan to be
| feasible.
In the federal court at Pueblo Oc-
tober eth, Judge Hallett sentenced NJ.
Valesques to six months in the county
Jail and to pay a fine of 500 for SELL
| ing liquor to Indians. ]. C. Bradley,
who pleaded guilty Of impersonating
a United States detective for the pur-
pose Of securing money. was sentenced
to three years in the government pris-
on at Fort Leavenworth.
Manager George B. Tripp of the
Colorado Springs Electric Company,
summoned as an expert witness before
Appraiser Elstun of the Stratton estate,
appraised the value of the Colorado
Springs street railway exclusive Of the
real estate at 1855. This embraces
tnirty-six miles of track, all overhead
appliances. apparatus and machinery,
together with the cars and track.
The Rocky Ford correspondent of the
Denver News says: The final returns
are all in for the cantaloupes shipped
from Rocky Ford station the past sea-
son. The amount paid the growers was
little over 100000. Newdale, three
miles east of Rocky. Ford, reports
about $4,000 for the crop OF that Vi
cinity. Wietzer, four miles west, q
new shipping station. shipped melons
to the value of $12.5Q0.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany at Pueblo has begun anew the
construction OF reservoir No. 3 and
/ several hundred men and teams with
large grading machines are employed.
The reservoir is located on Salt Creek,
three miles from Lake Minnequa. and
when completed will be one of the
largest bodies of water in the state. 1t
will be one mile Wide and nearly three
miles in length. The water will be ta-
rivers.
David Jones, master mechanic in the
shops OF the Manitou & Pixies Peak
Cog Road Company. Is working on a
forty-eigks horse power gasoline auto