Gilpin observer., 1904-06-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Rural free delivery service will be
established July 15 at Englewood,
Arapahoe county, with one carrier.
Brighton is indulging in the luxury Of
a considerable extent of new cement
sidewalks and points with pride to the
fact. ~
Colorado has six young women in the
graduating class Of Wellesley College,
Massachusetts,, which will hold its
commencement on June 21st.
The senior class of the State Univer-
sity at Boulder gave an open-air rendi-
ton Of Twelfth Night" on the campus
upon the night Of the 9Th inst.
The postmaster at Denver receives
an increase In salary from $4,000 to
$4,000 under the annual readjustment
made by the Postoffice Department.
The Rev. A. c. Lofgren of Greeley
was elected president Of the conference
of the Swedish Free Church of America
at Rockford, Illinois, on the 9Th inst
The salary Of the postmaster at New
Windsor has been increased from ST.
goo to $1.400. That of the postmaster
at Steamboat Springs from $1,000 to
$1,000.
Prof ]. B. Richards OF the Military
! Academy at Macon, Missouri, has been
appointed principal of the Colorado
Springs high school. to succeed George
E. Myers, resigned.
| The Deer Mountain Ditch and Reser-
voir Company has incorporated with a
capital of $500, and will build fifteen
miles of ditch in Routt county. Three
reservoirs will be constructed.
H. ]. Gregory, who was fatally
burned in the Turret hotel fire, in
which Ramona Zook of Cheyenne lost
his life three weeks ago. died at his
home in Turret on the 5th inst.
DR.. William Duane of the University
| Of Colorado has gone to Europe to
devote a year to the study OF radium,
having been granted leave OF abb
sence for the purpose. He will be ac-
companied by his wife.
N. j. O'Brien, special agent Of the
/ general land office, recently stationed
at Denver, has been appointed auc-
tioneer to auction the land in the Red
Lake Indian reservation sale be-
ginning June 20 at Thief River Falls,
Minnesota.
Mayor Speer of Denver is in receipt
I, of information from the Navy De-
/ partment that 1t would be unable to
send the cruiser Denver to Galveston
for many months yet, and therefore the
idea of holding a celebration at that
point has been abandoned.
At a recent meeting the Pueblo coun-
Gil passed an ordinance authorizing
paving in Bessemer to cost $125, ,000.
1t ordered the books of the city treas
urer turned over to Expert Accountant
Krause over the opposition Of Treas
urer Trine.
Jesse w. Thomas, a lamp trimmer
for the Pueblo and Suburban Traction
and Lighting company at Pueblo, was
instantly killed on the 9Th inst. by
coming in contact with a live wire. He
was twenty-eight years Of age and
leaves a wife and child.
! Peter Deus. arrested several weeks
ago at Pueblo on charge of contempt
Of court, has been fined $3.50 and costs,
Deus was a member of the grand jury
and refused to vote with other Jurors
in rendering a verdict. No explanation
of his action was made.
|. A a result of being struck on the
head by mammoth hailstones during
the memorable storm in Pueblo sew.
.eral weeks ago, Frank Potok, an Aus
trian, is dumb and can make only un-
Ineligible sounds. He Is at st.
Mary's hospital at Pueblo.
The Elktoh Gold Mining Company
was awarded a verdict in the District
Court at Cripple Creek in a suit for
$1,000 damages brought by the rela-
tives Of George Schoenhurst, who was
killed in the mine November "a, last.
Judge Cunningham directed the YER
dict ON the ground Of contributory
negligence.
Andrew Pavitch was instantly killed
and John Marshall severely injured at
the Independence mine at Victor on
the morning of June 18th by drilling
into q missed shot The men were
working in the stope above the 900
foot level. Marshall probably will
lose his sight. He is . married man.
Pavitch was single.
Herbert Gorham, coachman for D. c.
Dodge at Denver, attempted to COM
init suicide on the morning Of the 18th
inst, at first by inhaling gas in the
cellar and then by cutting an artery In
his left wrist. He was taken to the
county hospital in q dangerous condi-
tion. It is said that he had been
drinking heavily for some time.
The San Juan Masonic association
will celebrate st. Johns day. June "a.
at Mancos. The association comprises
all the Masonic lodges in the San
Juan country and elaborate prepara-
tions are being made for the event.
Excursions will be run. After the
celebration proper is concluded. . two
or three days trip to the clin dwell.
ings in the Mancos country will be
taken.
Norman C. Jones, an old resident Of
Manitou and Colorado Springs, and q
well-known railroad man, was run
over by the cars and instantly killed
at Colorado Springs ON the 10th inst.