Gilpin observer., 1903-07-23
COLORADO BRIEFS.

On September 1st rural free delivery
Will be established at Hotchkiss TO
serve SIS patrons.
The question of issuing bonds for the
purchase OF Carlile park will be sub
mitted to the voters Of Pueblo.
Prof. H. M. Hart, principal of the
centennial high school. has resigned to
60 TO the Butte, Montana, high school.
The labor unions OF Denver are al
ready beginning extensive preparations
for the celebration of Labor Day Sep.
tember 7th.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, re-
Gently spent three days at Manitou
Park. leaving for the East on July 18th.
The Great Council of Colorado, Inn
proved Order of Red Men, and the
Great Council, Degree of Pocahontas.
will be held at Idaho Springs August
10th to 18th.
General Palmer has purchased the
Bear Creek toll road near Colorado
Springs, and proposes to give it to Ell
PaSo county IL the commissioners will
take care of it.
Heavy fires on the 18th and 18th inst.
did considerable damage to timber
above Empire. in the vicinity Of Ber-
thoud pass. For some time the fire
was remarkably fierce and utterly de-
fed control.
Nathan Adams, a ranchman living
near Surbar, a small town twenty-five
miles east of Colorado Springs, was
struck and instantly killed by light
ming about 2:30 o'clock on the after
noon of July 18th.
Otto H. Wangelin and Ills wife, the
former being the proprietor Of the
Boulder Daily Herald and president Of
the Colorado Editorial Association,
celebrated their silver wedding July
18th, at Michillinda. Michigan, where
they were staying, together with their
children, for a vacation.
The newly incorporated Trinidad
Electric Railroad Company has let the
contract for the construction of its
lines to w. C. Whitescarber. Work.
will begin August 18th. He will re-
ceive something like $35, 900 for grad
ing. excavating and placing bridge tim
bers, etc.
Work has begun on the grade for the
proposed Wellington extension Of the
Colorado C Southern railway out of
Fort Collins. The line will be twelve
miles in length and must be complsted
by September 18th in order to handle
the immense crop of beets that is being
raised in the Wellington district.
Grand Army men are delighted by
the promotion of Col. Charles A. Cool
idge to be brigadier general. AS cap
tain in the Seventh infantry, when that
regiment was in Denver. General Cool
fdEe, who is veteran Of the Civil War
and an enthusiastic Grand Army man.
became very popular in Colorado.
William Olsen, a car repairer en-
ployed by the Denver and Rio Grande
at Pueblo, lost both hands on the 18th
inst, when they were run over by
freight car under which he was work
ing. An engine accidentally struck the
car and his hands were SO badly crush
ed that amputation was necessary.
The stock books of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company were closed at noon
July 18th for the annual meeting of the
stockholders, which will take place in
Denver, August 18th. The proxy COM
mittee is composed Of John D. Rookie
feller, Jr., George Gould and ]. C. Os-
good and blanks for the giving Of
proxies are being mailed to all the
stockholders.
Tent Endeavor, which blew down at
Denver, the property of the United,
Society of Christian Endeavor, was
brought from Boston by the commit
tee. 1t was considered worth between
$4,000 and $4,000. The freight charges
from the East to Denver were $500. The
tent was insured against fire for 81 500.
but no provision was made for such an
accident as occurred.
Daniel w. Page, seventy years old,
vice-president of the Hoeckel Blank
book Company of Denver. and the old
est travelling man in this section of.
the West, died at Salt Lake City July
10th. Mr.. Page gained his title of the!
Oldest travelling man in Colorado be-
cause for the last thirty years he has
consecutively travelled the states of
Colorado. Utah and Wyoming.
A verdict for $1,000 against the Grip
pie Creek Sampling and Ore Company
was rendered on the 14th inst, by
Cripple Creek jury in favor of Joseph
Sousa, who brought suit to recover
$4,000 damages for injuries received
last August. Sousa. at that time, was
dressing a steel roller. when a silver
flew of. striking him in the left eye.
completely destroying that organ.
Prof. G. T. Kemp of the University
of Illinois. has been conducting exper-
iments at the high school building at
Cripple Creek in regard to the effect OF
high altitude on people who have poor
blood. He was assisted by five students
Of Champaign Qll) College. who twice
each day had their fingers punctured
and from three TO four drops of blood
taken out and carefully examined.
The report of the secretary-treasurer
of the International typographical,
union shows that last year there was
expended out of total receipts OF $685.
O02.O7, the sum Of $60.S33.49 at the
Printers home at Colorado Springs.
Buildings and furnishings approximate