Gilpin observer., 1904-09-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

fat road at Denver has been completed.
Storms caused big rock slide on the
tracks OF the Rio Grande in the Black
canon.
The Colorado & Southern has ordered
q new railroad automobile for tho use
Of its bridge inspector.
Dennis ]. Donnelly has been appoint
ed postmaster at Lawson, in Clear
Greek county. succeeding N. F. Hazen.
The Business Mems association OF
Pueblo will publish $4,000 copies Of an
illustrated pamphlet to advertise the
city.
The date OF the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic at
Denver next summer has not yet been
fixed.
e. G. Cluss was drowned in stream
near Canon City the other day. 1t was
very high at the time he attempted to
ford 1t.
Colorado Springs will have no official
celebration Of Labor Day, the local un-
ions preferring to join in the observ-
ance at Denver.
Bishop Warren dedicated the Metho-
dist church at La Junta Sunday, August
21st, and enough money was raised to
clear the debt.
A fully-equipped government weather
bureau has been installed at Durango,
In charge of Wayland Bailey, recently
from Portland, Oregon.
The night OF August 22nd was very
cold in many sections of eastern Colo
rado and light frost was reported at
Wray and few other places.
In the annual report OF the commits
sioner of pensions. just made public.
Colorado is credited with S,251 pension
ers, drawing $1.170, 400 per annum.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Company has contributed $4,000 addi-
tional to the fund being used to search
for victims of the Eden disaster.
A report has reached Rawlins, Wy
oming, that the village of Slater, Colo
rado, just over the line, was struck by
washout, and much damage done.
So far the Denver and Colorado
Springs teams of the Western Baseball
League have had no difficulty in keep
ing well ahead of the other four teams.
Elisha Higgins committed suicide at
Longmont August 25th by taking
laudanum. He had been working on
ranch near Longmont and was formerly
a miner.
Judging from the applications so far
received for admission to the State
School Of Mines that institution will te
worse crowded the coming term than
ever before.
The annual statement of the General
Land Ofice shows that in Colorado
during the past year 14.S09 entries were
made comprising 1925. .905 acres, from
Through the explosion OF 1.200
pounds of molten metal in ladle at
the Radrorf foundry in Trinidad Abram
Garcia was badly burned amout the
hands and legs.
Several thousand dollars will be ex-
pended by the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad Company in the improvement
Of the grounds around the depot at
Colorado Springs.
Thursday, September 9Th, will be
Watermelon Day at the big fair In
Rocky Ford. The first day. September
9Th, will be Old Settlers Day, the fair
lasting four days.
Mrs. William Noble, wife Of mining
man et Twin Lakes. shot herself. prob
ably inflicting fatal wound, on Aug
ust goth. Her action is said to have
resulted from a quarrel with her hus-
band.
The Colorado Crude Rubber Com
pany has begun preparations for the
installment of its rubber extraction
plant at Salida. 1t will use the build
ing formerly occupied by the Salids
Creamery Company.
Prof. William Elzinga. formerly of
the Pennsylvania State College, has
been engaged as an assistant professor
in the department of mechanical engi-
peering at the State Agricultural Col
lege at Fort Collins.
A number of centipedes have made
their appearance in Barnum, Denver
suburb, and the wife of Special Police
man Hardman was dangerously sick
for several days on account Of poison
ing by one Of them.
Judge Malone has appointed his
brother. r. H. Malone. to be joint re-
ceiver with Judge ]. G. Helm for the
Fidelity Savings Association at Dem
yer. The petition for the removal OF
Judge Helm was denied.
Details of the cloudburst which
flooded the town of Slater, Colorado.
have been received at Dillon, Wyoming.
and show that 1t swept away many
thousands OF tons Of ranch property
besides almost wiping the town OF
Slater of the map.
Plans have seen perfected for the or
ganization of an Automobile. Club for
Pueblo. There are between fifteen and
twenty owners of autos in the city who
will Join the new Organization. II Is
planned to hold a meet late this fall
or early next spring.
Frank Ruble of Denver, In the en-
ploy of the Telluride Electric Company,
died at Provo, Utah, August 23rd. as q
result of burns received from an elec-
tric shock. He was the son Of Mrs.
Alice Ruble of Denver. member Of the
present State Legislature.