Gilpin observer., 1905-12-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Colorado Midland proposes to
build and maintain its own dining cars.
The postoffices at Brush, Fruita and
Julesburg will be advanced to the pres
idential class January 1st
The Rev. John w. Carter of Owa-
tonna, Minnesota, has accepted the
pastorate of the First Universalist
church of Denver.
The ten-dollar counterfeit bills of the 4
Buffalo series, passed in large numbers
in Colorado last spring, have appeared
again in Trinidad.
Frank Zindlc of Greeley, twenty-rour
years of age, accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26th
and died instantly.
An unusual number of coyotes are
troubling the farmers near Florence.
having been driven out of the hills by
snow and cold weather.
The Methodist Church building at
Julesburg was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst. The loss is stated at about
$4,000, with $1,5O0 insurance.
The Colorado State Teachers Asso-
citation holds it's thirty-first annual
meeting at Denver during holiday
week, beginning December Goth.
T. ]. Dugan, president of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce of Denver,
has decided to drill wells for artesian
water on the Gale ranch in Beaver
1t is. estimated that some 10000
small pine and pinon trees have been
shipped from Florence to Kansas City
and st. Louis for use as Christmas
trees.
Fred H. Pratt, well known Jeffer-
son county ranchman, living near
Cresswell, suddenly dropped dead of
heart disease while working in his
barn.
In preparation for the holiday rush
siXty-five men have been added to the
clerical force at the Denver postoffice.
The new clerks will serve until after
New Year.
Among the courses recently intro
duced in the state university at Boul-
der Is one in sanitary science and pub
lie health. It has already been taken
up by twenty-five students.
The Palisades National Bank of Pal
isades, Colorado, has been authorized
to begin business with $4,000 capital.
J. J. burke is president, o. H. Shoup
vice president and ]. G. Mckinney
cashier.
Thirty oil locations were filed in the
county clerks office at Colorado
Spring on the 18th inst on land south
east of SINNERS ranch, where drill
ing is being prosecuted on the Emo
Company's ground.
An eastern syndicate has purchased
the Halfway house on the Pixies Peak
cog road from j. P. Palsgrove. Nearly
$4,000, it is said, will be expended in
the construction of a large hotel and
in other improvements.
The machine shop of the Danver
Engineering Works at Denver took
fire shortly after midnight on the 18th
inst. and nearly all the woodwork of
the interior was destroyed, badly DAM
aging much of the machinery.
Guy LIE Roy Stevick, receiver of the
Denver Savings Bank, has paid a div
ident of twenty per cent. to depositors.
making total of thirty-five per cent.
to date. He expects to be able to pay
seventy-ive per cent. of the entire de-
posits.
John B. Drew of Angora, in Rio
Blanco county, aged ~ years, walked
all the way to Rawlins, Wyoming, a
distance of 1876 miles, to testify in
lawsuit in which some of his friends
were interested. He covered one twen-
ty-five mile stretch at night.
Harrison X. Martin, one of the best
known and most highly esteemed col
ored men of Denver, who has been en-
ployed in the office of the Board OF
Public Works for the past fifteen
years December 1st. He leaves a
widow and eleven surviving children.
The business mems committee at
Canon City, having in charge sub
scriptions to the bonus asked by F. S.
Granger of $25, 900. reports the money
all raised, and work will commence on
the trolley line between Florence and
Canon City by the first of the year.
The four-mile extension of the Sill
verton Northern railroad from Eureka
to Animas Forks is blocked for the
winter. 1t is proposed to keep this
road open all the year after this sea
son and to that end extensive snow
sheds will be built next summer.
The School of Mines has withdrawn
from the Rocky Mountain Intercollegi-
ate Athletic Association, which con-
sisted of that school. the University of
Denver. Colorado College and the State
Agricultural College at Fort Collins.
This action is expected to break up the
association.
Thirty-sfx land Office clerks in vari-
Gus western land Offices will be given
an increase of salary of 800 per year
commencing With January LIST next.
Among the number to receive this in
crease are c. NJ. Conger of Denver.
Nellie McCloud Of Durango, Harry
Long of Montrose, and G. M. Jennings
and Mrs. A. b. Bush Of Pueblo.
Attired in short dresses, giving them
the appearance of mere children, Miss
Serena Bonsidini and Miss Rose Sena,
accompanied by their parents and pros
pective husbands, visited the county
clerks office in Trinidad and secured.