Gilpin observer., 1903-06-11
COLORADO BRIEFS

Daniel S. Kooken, an old timer in
Colorado and veteran Of the civil
war. died at Idaho Springs June 9th.
In the Cripple Creek district June
was ushered in by fall of several
inches of snow on the night of May
| 31st..
The open season for trout, not less
than seven inches long, and other fish
began June l and will last to Octo-
ber 81.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
has raised considerable fund for the
Kansas flood sufferers. Lawrence c.
Phipps gave $1O0.
The annual shoot Of the Colorado
State Rifle Association will be held on
| the grounds of the Denver club on Au-
gust 23rd and Gath.
The Palm well, the first of four wells
beeing drilled by the Boulder-London
Gold. Land and Development Company
at Boulder, came into oil May 3Oth.
At Gunnison June 4th Thomas Trea-
size and Mrs. Hope Poos, charged with
| the murder of John Poos, were bound
over without bail until the next term.
| of court.
This has been one of the coolest
| springs ever known in northern Colo
RADIO, and the crops in consequence of
the cold weather have made but little
| growth, compared with other seasons.
| Leonard Carpenter of Colorado
| Springs. has been elected editor of the
Harvard Lampoon, the famous humor-
GUS weekly of Harvard University. Car
penter is a junior in the academical de-
partment.
President James H. Baker began the
commencement exercises of the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder, Sum
day, May 21st. by the delivery of the
baccalaureate address in the Presby-
terian church.
The Gunnison County Stockgrow-
ers' Association met in Gunnison June
9Th, and elected officers for the ensu-
ing year. w. A. Gillaspey was re-
elected president of the association for
the fourth time.
Reports received by Mrs. Martha
Shute, secretary of the State Board
of Horticulture, in response to letters
sent out some time ago, indicate that
the losses in fruit are not nearly as
great as was supposed.
James Bolinger. an old timer in the
Cripple Creek district was killed by
lightning on the afternoon of June 9th.
He was walking from Victor to Divide
and was about four miles south of
Divide when struck.
July 4st the salaries of the following
Colorado postmasters will be in
creased: Delta, $1,000 to $1.700; Trim
idad. $500 to $1,000; Grand Junction.
$4,000 to 81, 400. Cripple Creek will be
reduced from $2,s0O to $500.
The Union Pacific to-day awarded to
toll O. Of
the contract for grading for double
track sixty miles of roadbed between
Kearney and Silver Greek, Nebraska.
The contract involves $2.000,000.
The Colorado College baseball team
defeated the University of Colorado
team June I'd, winning the Colorado in
tercollegiate championship over the
State University, Agricultural College,
School of Mines and University of Den
yer.
Out Of respect to the late Hon. w. N.
Byers, who founded, plated and owned
this town, the town council of Hot
sulphur Springs. has passed an ordin-
ance changing the name Of the prin-
cipal residence street from Pine street
to wv. N. Byers avenue"
Justices Sweeney and Byers approved
the bond of w. T. Downing at Grand
Junction and he was given his liberty
pending the trial in October. Down
ing's neighbors and friends at White
water are HIS bcndsmen. Downing shot
District Attorney S. G. McMullin sew
eral weeks ago.
The weekly report of the Department
of Agriculture pertaining to Colorado
brings out the fact that the unprece-
dented long period of rain and cold has
done much damage to fruit and veg
etables. and has retarded the growth
of grain. On the other hand the ranges
have been much benefited.
The body of Mrs. Mary F. Ryder,
who died at New Windsor June 1st
under peculiar circumstances, was
brought to Greeley and an inquest was
held, the verdict being that death was
caused by an overdose Of a patent
celery" medicines which she was in
the habit of using freely.
horse was killed by bear in Bison
park, near Gillett on the night of May
81 The bear was evidently driven
down by the heavy fall of snow from
Pixies peak. A number Of men went
out and followed the tracks of the
bear. but could not locate it. as the
snow to his den was too deep.
The Pueblo and Suburban Traction
and Lighting Company offered 81 900
reward for the arrest of the two street
car robbers. The first robbery was COM
mitted May 29th when about $50 was
secured. The second occurred on the
night Of the 31st, when $3.50 was
taken from the conductor.
Albert Phillips. a sheep herder in
the employ of the Warren Live Stock
Company, near Carr station in Weld
County, was killed by lightning June
4th. The bolt which killed him also
killed the horse on which he was