Gilpin observer., 1905-11-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Denver next August.
An attempt will be made to pass an
ordinance in Denver requiring the use
of wide tires on freight wagons.
All of the old directors of the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad were re-
elected at the annual meeting held in
Denver.
Women are to be allowed to take
part in the shooting tournament of the
Canon City Gun Club on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
Montrose has become a city Of the
second class by action of Governor Nc
Donald, a recent census showing a
population of 2,30S.
Arthur ]. Ventress, who was injured
by being thrown from trolley car in
the Newhouse tunnel at Idaho Springs.
died on the 18th inst.
Work was recently commenced on
the two miles of track which will run
from Gina, on the Rio Grand South
Grn, to the terminal of the May Day
tram.
1t is estimated that ten months will
be required to build the Moffat road
through Gore canon after the grade
reaches the entrance, which will be in
week or two.
Bishop Cranston of the NJ. E.
Church, formerly of Denver, was mar
ried to Miss Lucia NJ. Parker at Gin
cinnati, Ohio on the 18th inst, Bishop
Moore officiating.
Eliza Thomas, convicted at Golden of
criminal assault on his wife's fourteen
year-old sister, was sentenced by Judge
Nror to it,t hn af
itentiary at Canon City.
Henry ]. Teller, son of Senator Tel
Ter, was married to Miss Minnie Trum-
bull at Grand Junction on the 14th
inst. They will live on fruit ranch
! near Grand Junction.
James Z. Burgess, a prominent
farmer living in the Box Elder valley,
six miles northeast of Fort Collins.
died on the 14th inst, as the result of
injuries received in a runaway.
Aaron Woods, a pioneer ranchman
and miner of Golden and veteran of
the Civil War, died at Gallup, New
Mexico on the 18th inst, while on his
return from trip to California.
Charles Reardon, a Rio Grande sec
tion foreman near Buena Vista, was
struck by passenger train and killed
November 18th. He had been a section
foreman on the road for sixteen years.
Percy Ellis, the three-year-old son of
Normal Ellis, was instantly killed near
Berthoud on the 10th inst, by falling
under the wheels of a loaded beet
wagon, which passed over the childs
head.
The residents and ditch companies
of Chaffee and Fremont counties are
preparing to contest the use of the wa
ter rights from the Arkansas river,
near Buena VISTA which We're recently
acquired by the Otero district.
William Jennings Bryan is the
grandfather of a young. Coloradan,
whosc mother is Mrs. W. H. Leavitt.
Mr.. Bryans daughter. The youthful
statesman was born at the Lafayette
hote! in Denver on the 10th inst.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
was the experience of o. H. Stevens.
in the District Court at Pueblo. After
being released from the insane asylum
he was sentenced to from two to three
years in the State Penitentiary for
perjury.
The new building which is to be
used for offices of the United States
reclamation service and the Uncom-
pahgre Valley Water Users Associa-
ton at Montrose has been completed
and the government officers have
moved in.
A special election will be held in
Greeley, Tuesday, December Goth, for
the purpose of voting on the question
of issuing 100000 bonds to supple
ment the $250,OOO bond issue Voted last
spring to be used in increasing the
| city's water supply.
Governor Mcdonald of Colorado and
Governor Brooks of Wyoming eX-
changed greetings on the completion
of the wireless telegraph station at
! Cheyenne last week. Their messages
We're not so weighty as TO overtax the
light air of Colorado and Wyoming.
The body of Raymond Minister, the
Canon City boy who, on June 4th.
while catching wood floating down the
Arkansas river. fell into the water,
was found near Portland November
18th by j. w. Thompson while hunting
wood. The father identified the re-
mains.
Father Cushing. the Catholic priest
who was deposed by Bishop MatZ a
few years ago, and who even went so
far as TO visit the Vatican to denounce
the bishop, whom he personally as
saulted on the streets of Rome, died
in the Mercy hospital at Denver on the
18th inst, after lingering Illness.
w. b. Lewis, general manager of the
South Canon Coal Company. with of
fees in Denver. has been appointed by
Governor Mcdonald to succeed the late
James j. Cone as a member of the
board Of trustees of the State School
of Mines. Mr.. Lewis is a graduate of
the school.
Work at the Gunnison tunnel is pro-
, crossing from the three different open
ings. The total depth reported on the
18th inst. is 5,327 feet. Thus is COM
pleted the first mile of the six and the
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