Gilpin observer., 1903-04-23
COLORADO BRIEF4

All last winter the people of Victor
drank heavily mineralized water. They
were all taking gold cure.
Prof. w. j. Whiteman of Denver will
train a chorus of 600 voices for the
coming Christian Endeavor convention.
A new ordinance in Denver requires
the owner of an automobile to take
out license and display the number
OF the vehicle in large figures.
]. Clark Wells of Denver has been
elected by the board of trustees to be
registrar of the State School of Mines
to succeed B. A. Amber, resigned.
The hospital equipment of the Colo
RADIO National Guard at Denver will be
placed at the use of the International
Christian Endeavor convention in next
July.
Plans are being perfected to reor-
ganize the Denver Gas and Electric
Company and take 1t out of the hands
Of the receiver. A stockholders meet
ing will be held May 18th.
An expert accountant who has been
examining the books of E. G. Coray,
building inspector at Colorado Springs,
finds that officer to be short in his ac-
counts to the extent Of $1,203.47.
A colonization scheme is being
planned in Pueblo by G. G. Nikirk,
city agent for the Santa Fe railroad.
and others, by which 100 Swedish fam
lilies will be placed on farms in Pueblo
county.
The annual joint midsummer meet
Ing of the Colorado Editorial Associa-
ton and the Arkansas Valley Press
Association will be held at Glenwood
Springs on Monday and Tuesday, June
8th and 9th.
The Ouray Business Mems Associa-
ton has been organized with a large
membership to protect the merchants
Of the city against the danger of strikes
and boycotts. E. H. Powell is president
and William Storey, Jr., secretary.
The land Office at Washington has
confirmed the transfer of the Denver
Pacific railroad land grant in Colo
RADIO to the Union Pacific. The amount
involved is about 5000 acres. The
transfer was made at the Hugo Office.
John X. Shireman was elected secre-
tary of the Colorado State Fair Associ-
alton at meeting of the directors at
Pueblo April 18th. He succeeds
Charles A. Galloway, who becomes
manager of the MinneQua Amusement
Company.
DOC" Baggs, the famous confidence
man who once ran things pretty much
his own way in Denver, and OCCASION
ally extended his activities to other
parts Of the state, has recently been op-
Grating in Omaha. His bait there was
bogus mining stock.
Bradley and Morrison, the men ar
rested for dynamiting the Longmont
postoffice safe, are now in custody in
Denver. They confessed the crime to
the United States marshal and postof-
flee inspector. Three other men arrest
ed on suspicion were released.
The state land board, after hearing
the protest of the New Century Light
and Power Company against granting
the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific
Railway Company the right of way
through Gore canon, decided the con-
troversy 81 favor of the Moffat road
The George w. Cook drum corps of
Denver has changed its title to the
Cook band. 1t is now seventy strong
and is equipped as full military band
and drum corps. The band will have
a conspicuous place in the coming ded-
ication services of the Worlds Fair
site at st. Louis.
The University OF Colorado has
placed the Loveland high school upon
the accredited list of high schools Of
the state, This means that graduates
from the Loveland high school can en-
ter the university without examination,
their Loveland diploma being suffi-
cient.
John Trusty, a colored bootblack,
was arrested at Colorado Springs on
I,a pfrH ~ v,-tl tI,4
of having murdered his wife. His
o'clock at night and found her dead
body. Her death was caused by
gunshot wound in the head.
A large number of reservoir COM
panies in the state of Colorado have
not complied with the statute requiring
them to have written statement from
fhe state engineer, accepting the reser-
voirs as complete and in accordance
with his ideas. Unless such reservoirs
are accepted they are not entitled to
any water.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has selected the engineer who shall
pull the Roosevelt special over its line.
Engineer Rice has been selected to
bring the trains from Denver to Pueblo
with his engine, No. 731. From Gu
chara Junction to Trinidad B. ]. Syl-
vester, with engine No. 623, will have
charge Of the train.
Unusual interest is being manifested
in the coming school election in Den
yer May 4th. Under the terms Of the
Rush amendment five new directors
will be elected. making it possible to
choose a full board OF new members
and make radical changes in the man.
agement Of the schools, should the
board be SO disposed.
Richard Broad, Jr., has been elected
president Of the State Normal school
trustees for the coming year. The
other officers are j. A. Park, recording
secretary, and j. M. d. Petrekin, treas