Gilpin observer., 1905-05-25
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

ElkS Will be held at Sal1da June 9th
and 9Th.
The Boulder Chautauqua board has
invited Tom Lawson to make an ad-!
dress next summer.
The national convention of the Or,
der of Eagles will be held in Denver
during the week beginning August
14th.
Salida is making extra preparations
for Fourth of July celebration and
has sent out invitations to all neigh
boring towns. i.
The association of railway tele-
graph superintendents at it's session
in ChattanooSa, selected Denver as the
next place OF meeting.
A telephone exchange will be in
stalled at the state capitol building at
Denver to accommodate the thirty
three offices using telephones.
Mr.. North, the director of the census,
estimates the present population of
Colorado at 602,925, a gain of 12,645
over the estimate for last year. !,
The American Stockgrowers' Asso-
citation, recently organized, will main
tain central office in Denver in
charge Of Secretary T. w. Tomlinson.
The Denver posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic have made ar,
rangements for an immense June fair
and festival, beginning June 21st and
lasting nine days.
In the District Court at Denver,
Judge Johnson has rendered deci-
sion affirming the validity of the
spring election last year. The case
will be appealed to the Supreme Court.
James Mcbride of Barela, in Las An
imas county, was bitten by rattle
snake on the 18th inst, and, insteadd
of resorting to orthodox whiskey,
drank twenty pounds of milk and re-
covered.
DIR. L. S. Turner of Trinidad has been
named a member of the board of con-
troll of the State University in place
of DR.. Corwin of Pueblo, who resigned
to become a member of the State Nor
NAL School at Greeley.
A second dividend of thirty per
cent. in favor of the creditors of the
First National Bank of Victor, Colo
RADIO, has been declared, making in all
sixty per cent. on claims proved,
amounting to $236,794.54.
DIR. Luke McLain, city health COM
missioner of Pueblo has issued a proc
lamation calling upon citizens of all
classes to join in a general movement
to clean up the city and make Pueblo
healthier and better city.
George Huber Weiss of Elizabeth,
Colorado, while bathing at Santa Mon
lea, California, on the 10th, was car
ried out to sea by the undertow and
drowned. Weiss was twenty-four years
of age and leaves a mother at Eliza
beth.
Maj. w. p. Norcroff, Union colony
pioneer and veteran of the Civil War,
has organized drum corps of forty
boys at Greeley from twelve to eight
cen years of age, which he will take to
the national G. A. R. encampment at
Denver.
The first excursion of the present
year over the Moffat road will be given
on June Sth, when the Denver, North
western d Pacific company will carry
the employees of the Denver Tramway
Company to Tolland on their annual
picnic.
The Santa Fe company will drive
new tunnel under Ration hill, south OF
Trinidad, at cost of $1,000,000. The
contract has been let to the Arm OF
Corrigan & Mcdonald of Pueblo, which
will place a force of several hundred
men at work in few days.
Evidence on the part of Colorado be-
fore the Kansas Colorado water suit
commission was closed May 18th. At
ter an interval of two weeks the COM
mission will again convene in Kansas,
where for about three weeks final evil
dence for that state will be taken.
The report of the earnings of the
Denver & Rio Grande for the first
week in May shows a substantial in
crease over the corresponding week
last year. The earnings this year
amounted to s305,OOO, an increase of
$17,6OO. The earnings from July 1st
to May 7th show an increase of $780,
900 over the corresponding period of
the year before.
The first dwelling house built in
Greeley has been torn down to make
room for lumber yard. The house,
which was two-story frame building,
stood opposite the Union Pacific de-
| pot on Seventh avenue, and attracted
attention because of it's well-kept lawn
and old-fashioned flower garden. 1t
was built in 1870 by Levi Hanna, who
was cousin of Mark Hanna.
Work is progressing steadily on the
Gunnison tunnel, the huge air drills
making rapid progress. The tunnel is
being closely timbered to prevent cav
ing, and the contractors are sinking a
26O-foot shaft for air. A distance of
about a quarter of mile has been
driven and another air drill will be in
stalled within short time. The con-
struction company has the work we'll
in hand and no accidents have hap
pened.
Patents have been issued to Colo
RADIO inventors as follows: Axel Borg.
Kokomo, combination shade and cur
tain bracket; William Burkhart and H.
| XXrillinnnc Danyar landing chair. for