Gilpin observer., 1904-09-22
COLORADO l:Ews ITEMS

Weld county has 24S miles of rail-
road which the assessor values at $2,-
91S.117.
The State Christian Endeavor con-
vention will meet at Boulder, October
18th to 10th. a
The corner stone OF, the new $4,000
Congregational church at Colorado
City was laid on the 10th.
The Moffat road reached Arrowhead
on the 18th inst. and regular trains
will be running as soon as the track Is
properly ballasted. % an7s,5 Is
Past Department Commander George
w. Cook of the G. A. r. has been APP
pointed a member of the executive COM
mittee OF the national council OF ad
ministration. 'ioi" fs1s'
The annual encampment of the Colo
rado !Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows will
he held. at Glenwood Springs October
18th to goth. The Rebekahs will hold
theirl meeting at the same time and
place, Ip Spi45 5Ff
The firm. of Orman & Crook, of Pu-
eblo, has been awarded big contract
on the new Gunnison tunnel project.
The contract was let In nine sections
and the Pueblo firm has secured three
of these.
The twenty-third annual national
convention Of the board Of managers OF
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church will be held
at Denver September 29th to October
9th.
DR.. Giuseppe Cuneo, the Italian con-
sui at Denver, has gone to California
on trip combining business and pleas
ure and may be gone several months.
Meanwhile Robert Ferrari will be act
ing consul
County Assessor ]. C. Wylie has COM
pleted his assessment for Weld county.
1t shows total valuation Of $12, ,762,-
600. OF this amount $5,1l2.500 repre-
sents farming and grazing land and 3d.
053.541 corporate property.
Millions of gallons of Colorado oil
are to be utilized by the Denver 6
Rio Grande railroad for laying the
dust along its lines. The first expert
ments will be made along the road
from Denver to Salt Lake City.
Sheriff Bell of Cripple Creek went
to Topeka on the 18th inst. to person
ally Investigate the confession made
by Robert Roman, in the county Jail
there, in regard to the Vindicator and
Independence depot explosions.
The total mileage of telephone and
telegraph wires in Colorado. owned
and operated by the Colorado Tele-
phone Company, is 17,092.5O. on which
value of $929,b14.50 is placed. The
total value of the company's wire and
equipment is estimated at $1.70l.562.
Captain Goertenbach of the drill team
n n nd
has returned to Pueblo from his trip
to St Louis with the team which won
the seventh prize in the national con-
test. There were 123 cont testing teams
and the Pueblo men made a score OF
91.2.
Governor Peabody has appointed
Charles F. Allen of Denver as a mem-
Der of! the examining committee which
Is going over the books in the State
Land Board and the treasurer's Office.
The vacancy on the committee was oc-
casioned by the resignation of Newland
c. Vincent
Practically opening the social sea
SON Of the womans clubs in the Mas
sachusetts state federation will be the
breakfast to be given in honor of Mrs.
Sarah lPlatt-Decker of Denver, recent
Federation of, Women's Clubs on Oc-
tober 1st. AM s..gf;.
The suit Of Judge Moses Hailett to
prevent the construction of an audi
toriuml by the city of Denver was tried
before Judge Malone in the Dhtricc
Court at Denver on the 18th inst.
Whatever his decision may be the case
will doubtless be carried to the State
Supreme Court.
Attorney General Miller will try to
secure the testimony of regular army
officers who have commanded posts ON
the Arkansas river as to the flow OF
water in that stream In past years, II
the secretary Of war will consent to
have them subpoened In the Kansas
Colorado water suit. ~ 49,
Many certificates OF nomination are
now being received at the Office of the
secretary of state at Denver. The filing
of these certificates is a legal require
ment Among the first to be sent in
were those OF James p. Pitcher of Ala
mosa and Charles "a. Morning OF
Yampa. both Republican candidates for
district attorney.
The Denver, Northwestern and Pa
cific railroad (the new "Moffat Short
Line"). from, Denver, Colorado. to Salt
Lake City, Utah. will construct its own
telegraph line. and thus be independ-
ent of the telegraph companies. Later
contracts probably will be entered
into with one of the big companies for
service. and the cost of construction
assessed against. the company receiy-
ing the contract. 49,
Steps have been taken to annex the
National Union Printers Home, near
Colorado Springs. to the city. This /
will be an advantage TO both the in.
stitution and the municipality. The
trustees of the home have accepted
plans for the Cummings Memorial Ii
brary and work will begin on the
structure as soon as the remaining