Gilpin observer., 1905-01-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Inc grand jury investigating eloC-
tion frauds at Pueblo returned forty
one indictments on the 18th inst.
Judge ]. w. Coulter, chairman of the
Pueblo Democratic county committee,
died on the 14th inst. Of apoplexy.
The city of Florence rejoices in the
receipt Of $57.92 royalty on leased oil
lands. This will help to oil the mu-
nicipal machine.
The mint machinery which was in
use at the Worlds Fair for coining
souvenir medals has been received at
the Denver mint and will shortly be
Installed.
Officers of the Humane Society at
Pueblo are taking action against driv-
ers who leave their horses standing on
the street in cold weather without
blakets and who drive them smooth
shod on Icy streets.
A large crowd of revivalists, both
men and women, marched through the
slum districts of Denver the other
night, singing hymns, after which they
went to the Curtis Theatre and held a
rousing midnight meeting.
The proposed issue of $780, 900 worth
Of bonds for an entirely new system Of
water works for the city OF Montrose
was carried by large majority at the
special election, there being only 10
votes cast against the project.
A big wildcat captured near the Vic
tor reservoir at Gillett by Water Com
missioner James Mccarthy was pre-
sented to the Victor firemen. A cage
has been built for the animal and the
fire boys will attempt to tame it.
The special grand jury at Pueblo, in
vestigating election frauds, has issued
a great number of indictments. If all
eblo county jail will be close rival
of Denver in the number of its in
mates.
Azel d. Galbraith, in the penitentiary
at Canon City under sentence of death
for the murder of his wife and child,
has been granted a further reprieve OF
forty-flve days pending the decision of
the Supreme Court on the capital pun
ishment law.
George T. Huggins, who died at Pu-
eblo on the 10th inst, at the age of
seventy-four, was one of the pioneers
of the city and large real estate
owner. He was also a heavy property
owner in Leadville, Salida, Creede and
other camps.
Following are the newly-elected Off
GERS Of the Denver Chamber Of Com
merce: President, ]. s. Temple; first
vice president, A. ]. Spengel; second
vice president, c. H. Reynolds; treas
urer, Max Kuner; secretary, Arthur
Williams.
The new officers of the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce are as
follows: President, ]. R. Fisher; first
vice president, d. ". Donaldson; Sec
ond vice president, ]. r. McKinnie;
secretary, Henry Russell Wray; treas
urer, C. L. Hemming.
County Assessor Carey of Pueblo
county in retiring from ONCE an
nounced that when he took the once
Of realty and Of personal property was
than double that amount.
The truant officer of the County
Court of Teller county visited all the
messenger boys of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies at
Cripple Creek, and ordered them to
go to school. The boys obeyed and the
telegraph companies were left without
messengers. The places will be filed
by older boys.
Judge Lindsey of the Juvenile Court,
of Denver, recently started on lee
ture tour that will include the princi-
pal cities Of the Middle West. Among
the places on his list are Lincoln.
Omaha, Chicago. Louisville, Peoria,
Cincinnati, Nashville and several
other cities. In several states he will
address state legislatures.
The state fish and game commits
sioner, up to January 18th. had issued
225 hunting licenses for the new year,
many Of these being the renewals Of
duck hunters. Last year his office put
out over 3,40O licenses to use guns for
hunting purposes. AS each county
clerk Is authorized to issue the licenses
the number of the documents actually
issued is probably far more than twice
the above figures.
The county commissioners OF Delta
county have granted franchise for an
electric road in the county. The en-
terprise is backed by w. B. Stockham
and c. L. Pike, who are representing
eastern people. The road will have a
mileage of almost 100 miles and will
consist of one line from Delta to the
anthracite coal fields recently discov-
cred on Smiths Fork, and another
from Delta to Eckert, Cedaredge and
the Grand Mesa lakes summer resorts.
At the United States mint in Den.
yer the gold bullion which is to be
coined into currency after next July
is fast accommodating. According to
Superintendent F. M. Downer the num-
ber OF deposits has materially in
creased since the first of the year.
when the tax of one-eighth of one per-
cent. was removed. That tax was to
provide for the express charges on the
bullion to the eastern mints, where 1t
received the government stamp.
A carload OF gifts. consisting OF ma
chinery and ore. has been received at
the Colorado School OF Mines in
Golden from the st. Louis Exposition.