Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.


Denver for the Inauguration OF Gov
errior Peabody January 18th.
Secretary of State Mills on Christ
mas Eve received gold headed cane
from the employees of his office.
6unnison county spent $4.762.95 in
1902 in caring for forty-four poor per-
sons, twenty of whom were women.
Denver's Charity Organization So
ciety has received the bronze medal
from the Paris Exposition for the third
best showing for organized work.
The Colorado Worlds Fair board
still adheres to it's plan of erecting
permanent Colorado building on the
grounds of the St. Louis exposition.
On the preliminary hearing Of Byron
and Joe HUFF at Gunnison, December
oath, on the charge of cattle stealing.
they were bound over for trial in the
Circuit Court.
The two rival Trades Assemblies OF
Denver have agreed to unite into one.
which will be in affiliation with the
American Federation of Labor and the
Colorado State Federation of Labor.
In Denver, few days ago, Fred
Whitner put $4,000 in bank bills in his
clude the purchase of saloon. When
he arrived at the saloon the money
had disappeared.
Lottie Du Pell, described as beauti-
full French girl, seventeen years of age.
committed suicide at Victor December
9th by taking carbolic acid Her
mother committed suicide in the same
manner six months ago.
DR.. Henry H. Howland fifty-three
years of age, shot himself in the bar
room at the Drexel in Denver on the
afternoon of December 9th. The cause
of his suicide appears to have been de-
spondency occasioned by i'll health.
Theodore Rand seventy years old,
rider in the pony express service in the
early days, died suddenly at Atchison,
Kansas, December 9th. Rand carried
the mail from Box Elder to Julesburg,
Colorado, from April, 1860, to Novem-
ber, 1861.
A regular meeting of the Lincoln
County Cattle Growers is called to meet
in Hugo January 7th and the sheep
growers association will meet the fol-
lowing day at the same place. Dele
gates to the national will be selected at
the same time.
j. H. Jackson of Colorado Springs is
being prominently mentioned for the
position made vacant by the recall of
DR.. Grassland as minister to Liberia.
Mr.. Jackson was formerly editor of
Western Enterprise" a leading col
ored paper OF this section.
The report of the amount of equip
ment ordered for the Rio Grande sys-
tenn during the last year has been
made public and shows that more than
$2.000,000 was spent. The list includes
So engines, 5000 freight cars, 20
coaches and 20 cabooses.
:. Lawrence C. Phipps during his brief
residence in Denver has made two
large and unsolicited gifts to the char
ity organization. A Christmas gift to
the poor of $1,000 was the second con-
tribution received by Mrs. Izetta
George. secretary of the organization.
Mr.. Phipps gave to the organization
$1,000 shortly after he came to Den
yer.
John Singer, veteran of the Civil
War, poisoned himself and his aged
wife with strychnine at Denver on
Christmas day. After their death a
letter was found in which Singer states
that he committed the deed because he
and his wife were worn out and unable
to work hard. The two are said to
have left property valued at about S12,-
ObO.
The dispute between the Atlantic
and Pacific jurisdictions of the Ancient
Order of Foresters in regard to the
control of Colorado, Utah. Wyoming
and New Mexico has eliminated in the
formation of a new order, known as
the Modern Order of Foresters. The
order was inaugurated at convention
of dissatisfied camps just closed in
Denver, and DR.. j. H. Smith was elect
ed high chief forester
A little crowding has been resorted
to at the capitol building at Denver to
make room for the committees and
clerks of the legislative bodies. The
Worlds Fair Board has changed its
quarters from the second floor to the
state engineers Office, on the first floor.
knd the labor commissioner went from
the second floor down to the basement.
room 27. Arrangements were also
made for the game warden to remove
to the office of the boar of health.
Mrs. A. Z. Messenger Of Longmont
is trying to locate the present where
abouts of Walter Hall. formerly en-
ployed by Bartlett Richards. brother
of DeForrest Richards, governor Wy
oming. Mr.. Hall was last heard from
by the Messengers eight years ago, and
has in his possession valuable papers
that relate to titles of property belong
ing to Mrs. Messenger and her brother.
When last heard from he was working
on a cattle ranch near Chadron, Ne
braska.
The State Land Board has sold six
teen acres of land near Littleton for
y125 an acre. 1t was wanted for
a site for houses to accommodate
workmen in the proposed new mining
machinery works. Timber to the
of 320 acres was sold to Mr..
Buckley. in La Plata county. The con-