Gilpin observer., 1904-07-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The corner stone of the new Elks'
home at Boulder was laid June Goth
with impressive ceremonies. FL
Colorado is the only state in. the
Union which has q publicity bureau at
the Worlds Fair in st. Louis.
Reports received at the state engi-
neer's Office show that this has been an
unusually good year for water all over
the state.
There were 800 enlistments in the
navy from Colorado last year-and
hardly water enough in the state for
single heavy dew.
The Colorado Springs and Denver
teams of the Western Baseball League
continue handsomely in the lead over
their four eastern competitors.
An immense picnic was held at
Rocky Mountain Lake in Denver July
I'd for the benefit of the miners de-
ported from the Cripple Creek district.
An immense alfalfa crop is being cut
in all parts of Colorado. The present
condition of the soil nearly everywhere
is such as to insure another good cut
ting.
Mrs. ]. S. Sperry, who died at-Pu--
eblo few days ago, had for twenty
years been prominently connected
with Humane Society and Red Cross
work.
The experimental station erected at
Knob Hill, Colorado Springs by Nicola
Tesla, the electrical inventor, will be
torn down and the apparatus shipped
to the owner in the East
Raymond Wolf, the eight-year-old
son of c. w. Wolf, manager of the
Greeley Tribune, was seriously injured
by being run over by the wheels of
moving machine June 29th.
Recent floods have again seriously
damaged the famous Rainbow Falls, in
the Ute pass at Manitou, by cutting
passage under the rock. 1t will doubt
less soon be filled and the falls re-
stored to their normal beauty.
The body of Esther Morgan, one of
the victims of the Salida footbridge
accident, was foWnd in the river few
miles above Canon City, June 30th, by
party of young people walking along
the river bank. The body was caught
on some trees near the bank.
Harry Davis, the famous Colorado
snake handler. was bitten by Gila
Monster at Elitch's Gardens a few
days ago. but a liberal use of the or
thodox snake bite antidote and the use
of a cauterizing iron by the surgeon
are expected to prevent any serious
result.
The Caledonian Club Of Denver
unanimously voted to select John D.
McGilvray of San Francisco, formerly
of Denver as the chief orator at the
unveiling of the statue of Robert Burns
in the City park July 4th. The statue
is of bronze, heroic size, on pedestal
of solid gray granite.
The Empson Packing Company at
Longmont will give a reception July
9th to which everybody is invited. The
capacity Of the plant for canning peas
has been increased to 10000 cans an
hour and the machinery used is well
worth inspecting. A special train will
carry Denver visitors.
Members of the Pueblo Business
Mems Association are advocating
plan for another excursion around the
circle, taking in Las Animas, Lamar
and Rocky Ford fairs with large del
egation of professional and business
men. Such a trip was taken last year
with excellent results.
Warrants were issued from the Unit
ed States Court at Denver July 1st for
the arrest of A. Woop, San Juan. Pa
tricio Conach and Siwaw, four Indians,
charged with the murder Of a medi-
cine man, Wap, in the southern part of
the state. The case has been once be-
fore the state courts, but was dismissed
for lack Of Jurisdiction.
The following patents have been is
sued to Coloradoans: Elizabeth Blick-
ensderfer, Breckenridge, lap robe
g. GnlA nrr
mel, Denver, telephone directory; Am
ner L. Green, Creede. compound tool;
Allen Morell, Cripple Greek, key guard;
Charles H. Smith and F. D. Giddings,
Fort Collins, beet litter and topper.
Judge F. T. Johnson of the District
Court at Denver. in hearing in cham
bers. gave the Denver Union Water
| Company until July 26th to file their
answer in the suit brought by the Col
orado & Southtrn Railway Company.
| The suit is over the washing out of
large amount of track caused by the
| breaking of a reservoir owned by the
Water company.
DR.. Arthur T. Blachly Of Delta. a
graduate OF the medical department
of the University of Colorado at Boul-
der. has been appointed resident ply
sician at the Hayward Indian reserva-
| tion in Wisconsin. DIR. Blachly's faith
| er, who was cashier of the Delta bank.
was killed by robbers while he was
attempting to protect the interest OF
his employers.
The supply OF buttons advertising
Colorado, issued by the Colorado Pro-
motion and Publicity Committee. for
distribution at Denver headquarters at
the Worlds Fair. became exhausted a
few days ago. but was Immediately re-
plenished. Coloradoans may obtain
these buttons by calling at the head
quarters at the committee. in space 80,
in the center OF the Agricultural build
ing on the Exposition grounds.
The quartocentennial celebration at