Gilpin observer., 1903-07-02
COLORADO BRIEFS.


Among the graduates at Wellesley
college June 23d were Blanche Fay
Emmons of Denver and Mignon Baker
of Canon City.
The first carload of Georgia water
melons arrived in Denver June 26th.
This is the earliest by twenty days
that Georgia melons have beeL seen in
Colorado.
Frank Milithaler superintendent of
the North Star Mining Company at
Woodland Park, fell down the main
shaft 165 feet on June Goth, and was
instantly kined.
In dispute over water rights at
Denver June oath Henry C. Wilde was
shot and killed by Oscar r. Ratcliffe.
who is a water policeman. Ratcliffe
was arrested and placed in Jail.
The Denver park board decided to
employ the First Regiment band, un-
der the direction of Albert Siggel, for
series of concerts at City park.
Twenty men will be in the band.
DR.. .and Mira w. A. Bell have con-
tributed $4,000 TO st. Andrews Epis-
copal church In Manitou, on condition
that the church raise $4,000 additional.
A new church will be built with the
money.
The secretary of the interior on June
22nd issued two permits to Craze 2O5
cattle on Pixies Peak reserve during
the coming season, and a permit to
John Ansler to Craze forty in San Isa-
belle reserve.
The Lake County Cattle Growers'
Association was recently formed at
Leadville with the following officers:
President. John Weir; vice president,
e. ]. Smith; secretary, p. Paddock;
treasurer, Dan Colahan.
Tho uniforms, rifles and ammunition
recently arrived at Florence for Com
pany A, Second regiment. Colorado Nu-
tional Guard, and were distributed
among the members. Each man is pro-
vided with Kragg-JOrgenson rifle.
Martin Condor, superintendent Of
the Penn mines on Reece hill at Lead
vile, was instantly killed by q stroke
Of lightning on June goth. Condor was
forty years old and one Of the pioneers
of the camp. He leaves a wife and
three children.
Major w. s. Peck, > prominent citt-
zen of Boulder, school director, mem
ber of the Masonic order. knights of
Pythias and G. A. R., died June 22d,
at the age of sixty-four years Of can,
cer. He served during the civil war in
the Third Wisconsin infantry.
Frank Neville recently killed 200
pound cinnamon bear while out riding
twelve miles west of Loveland. using q
32-caliber revolver. He fired several
shots while the bear was running and
when it turned to tight put a bullet
through its heart.
The coroner's jury In the case OF
Henry c. Wilde, who was shot and
killed by Oscar r. Ratcliffe in a ditch
controversy at Denver. returned q YER
dict that the shooting was done with
felonious intent, and that Mrs. Rat
clife was an accessory to the shooting.
Mayor John A. Donovan of Long
mona having resigned his ONCE, tho
city council met and elected S. c. Nor
gan to NIL the vacancy. Mr.. Morgan
was the Prohibition candidate for
mayor at the late election and tied with
Mr.. Donovan In the number of votes.
The Colorado Fuel AID Iron Com
pany viii receive the larger part of
the order for 900 tons of steel rails
which 10 about to be placed by e. H.
Hartman. They will cost about 81
800 900 and are for Use ON the Southern
Pacific and Union Pacific during the
coming year.
At meeting Of Victor camp No. $40.
Woodmen OF the World, an assessment
Of so cents was levied on each member
Of the lodge for the beneft Of the
Heppner. Oregon. food sufferers. The
Woodmen order has been contributing
largely to the Hood sufferers IN various
parts Of the country.
Probation Onicer Willard Hatch Of
the juvenile court Of Denver, was in
the northern part Of the state a few
days ago and secured places for thirty
five boys to work in the beet fields.
Judge Lindsey expects to have places
in the country for many other boys
during the summer.
w. X. Coughlin, son Of General Su-
perintendent Coughlin Of the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad, fell from q
freight train on the morning of June
gath, and was instantly killed. He was
but twenty years Of age and had start
ed in to learn the railroad business.
The accident occurred near Dresden.
Property owners in Trinidad have
given their consent to q franchise for
an electric street railway and survey
ors will at once be put In the field and
the work of grading will begin. The
road will be built to different parts of
tho city and will connect Trinidad
with the towns Of Starkville and So
pris.
Patterson Bros. structural iron con-
tractors. have begun the construction
of the new C.. F. & I. spike mill at
Pueblo This building will be 100x136
feet and when completed will furnish
room for four self-feeding spike ma
chimes, which will give q capacity of
1900 kegs Of spikes. or $4,000 pounds
each twenty-four hours.
o.. M. KEN and family, living on q
ranch near Montrose. had a narrow es-
cape from death by poisoning few
days ago. Mrs. KEN boiled meat In
porcelain-lined kettle which had con-