Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

the features of the Great Western Coal
Company of Canon City, just incorpor-! !
ated. !;
The ritual of the Grand Army Of
the Republic was observed at the fur
neral of the late Gen. John w. Brown {
ing In Denver ON the 18th inst. !;
About $4,000 head Of sheep were pas,
tured in Montrose county during thei
past year and the wool clip just
eheared Is something over 100000,
pounds.
i. The members Of the Church Of Christ
Scientist, at Colorado Springs are plan.
ming to erect temporary $4,000 edifice.
They now occupy the All Souls Uni
tartan church.
A. A. Alexander, who pleaded guilty
in the federal court at Pueblo to the.
charge Of issuing money orders to
himself while serving as assistant post
master at Caro-, was fined $3.50 and
costs.
The Steamboat Springs Commercial
Club recently paid tribute of respect
to Ex-Governor Routt by electing him
to honorary membership and making
him an honorary president Of the orr
ganization for life.
The operating department Of the
Denver & Southwestern road, which
has been in Canon City, has just been
removed to Denver and established In
the general Offices of the road in the
Boston building on Seventeenth street.
The recent discovery of the tusk of
q mammoth near Golden by Prof. Geo.;
L. Cannon OF the East Denver high
school, has awakened new interest In
the search for fossil remains along the
foot hills. Colorado Is rich in such
relics.
The first meeting of the Colorado
Racing Association will be held at
Trinidad May 31st and June LIST. I'd and
3rd. There will be each day two har-
ness events and three or more running
events for purses amounting to over
5000.
The Pueblo armory has bsen over
hauled. refurnished and refitted. and Isl
now one of the best equipped. hand
soonest and most comfortable state bar.
racks. Several thousand dollars have
been spent in overhauling the old
buildings.
Secretary Haywood of the WESTERN
Federation of Miners Is in receipt OF a
check for $1,000 from the Butte min
ers. The money in a portion of the pro-.
ceeds from benefit recently given by
the Butte union. from which $4,000
was realized.
Work has been commenced on No.
2 and No. reservoirs of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company near Pueblo.
They are larger than Lake MinneQua,
and will be filled by means of canals
from the Green Horn range and the
st. Charles river.
In the District Court Of Pueblo.
April 18th. John Norgate was awarded
$1,000 damages in a suit against the D.,
G R. G. Railroad Company. Norgate
was caught in a frog and run over by
car about a year ago in the Pueblo
yards. His injuries necessitated the
amputation of his left leg. s.,
The trial of William R. Dye of
Rocky Ford, in the United States Court
at Pueblo on charge Of sending
threatening letters through the mail to-,
Colonel Lockhart, goes over to the next
term Of court on account Of the jury
being unable to agree. 1t Is said that
the jurors stood half for conviction and
half for acquittal.
Mark Love and Elmer Stephenson,
proprietors of the Deep Lake hotel in
the White River forest reserve in
Routt county, have been arrested on a
charge of fencing in government land,
having been indicted by the grand jury
in the United States Court at Pueblo.
They entered a plea Of not guilty and
were released on bonds.
The Commercial Club Of Steamboat
Springs has forwarded to Senator Tel
Ter strong protest against the setting
aside OF the Park Range forest reserve,
70 hot ha 10.
not needed for the conservation of the
water supply. as there is already more
water in the streams than can be used
Its effect would be to retard settlement
Postmaster L. C. Dana OF Colorado
Springs has received notice Of his ap-
pointment as government custodian Of
the site OF the proposed federal build.
ings, located at the southwest corner
Of Pixies Peak and Nevada avenues.
The land was recently purchased for
$35, 900 cash from the Stratton estate,
and will be the site Of a $135.000 post
once building.
II is reported In Denver that bond
holders Of the Denver, Lakewood and
Golden railroad will bid In the prop
erty at the foreclosure sale May IL.
reorganize the corporation, equip the
line with electricity from Denver to
Golden. and later possibly extend the
road over to and through Clear Creek
and Gilpin counties, so as to tap the
rich mining sections there.
]. w. Hawkins, once we'll known In
Colorado, and who served as q detec-
tive in the Cripple Creek district, died
on the 18th inst, at Lawton, o. T., Of
wounds received in q street fight over
politics April 4th. He was shot by
L. ]. Russell, one OF the editors Of the
State Democrat. Hawkins was six
feet seven inches tall and attracted
attention wherever he went.
The Board OF County Commits.
sioners of Larimer county has given