Gilpin observer., 1905-08-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


A large enrolment is reported at
all the county normal institutes this
year.
Denver labor unions propose to turn
out 10000 strong on Labor Day, which
is September 4th.
One hundred and fifty teachers at
tended the summer school of the State
Normal School at Greeley, which
closed July 2Sth.
John c. Fitterer has been appointed
service and assigned to duty at Den
yer under M. c. Hinderliden
Club Woman's Day at the Boulder
chautauqua, July 2Sth, was great sue
cess. 1t was shown that the clubs in
Colorado are doing much practical
work.
Rev. Robt. Moore of the Colorado
City Christian Church has resigned
his pastorate, to take effect September
Gath. in order to take trip to Cali
fornia.
Gen. w. J. Palmer has given $1,000
to the Ladies Town Improvement So
ciety of Colorado City, which is raising
q fund for the beautifying of Thorndale
park in East Colorado City.
Chief Michael Delaney of Denver is
to be one of the six directors of the In
ternational Association of Chiefs of
Police, whose membership consists of
chiefs of police from every city in the
world.
A report that Samuel Newhouse is
planning to extend the Denver & Inter
mountain (formerly Denver, Lakewood
& Golden) railroad from Golden to Idaho
Springs is denied by officers of the
company.
Colorado day at the Portland fair
has been set for August 22nd, and a
special train carrying the governor
and his staff and more than 200 prom
inent business men will go to Oregon
to assist in the celebration.
On the night of July 3Oth the United
Oil Company at Florence struck oil
in well 34S at depth of 1850 feet.
The oil arose 1000 feet in the hole
and from present indications the well
will prove a good and permanent pro-
ducer.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of Thomas H..
Robertson, Harry Humphrey, Frank p.
Slower, Guy E. Loomis and Alex W..
Bank of Berthoud, Colorado, with $685.
900 capital.
One hundred and four Texans. who
have been visiting for two months at
Colorado Springs, have formed the
Colorado Springs-Texas association.
Among the members are Texans from
Manitou and former residents Of the
Lone Star State.
The new cell house at the State Pen
itentiary has been completed. 1t is
four stories in height and contains no
cells. There are lavatories and baths
on each floor for the use Of the con-
victs. 1t is heated by steam and
lighted by electricity.
The new Santa Fe railroad depot
at Trinidad which replaced the one
| destroyed by a flood three years ago,
has been turned over to. the railroad
company. 1t is said to be the finest
example of the Spanish mission depot
on the Santa Fe system.
Mrs. James D. Whitmore, former
president of the Denver Woman's
Club, was seriously injured in an au-
tomobile accident at Denver July 30th,
having two ribs broken. The auto in
turning out to pass team plunged
over an eight-foot embankment.
The Denver library board is con-
fronted with the necessity of chang
ing the plans adopted for the Car
negie library building or raising more
money. The architect whose plans
were adopted seems to have been
too extravagant in his ideas.
A very successful good roads con-
vention was held at Fort Collins July
31st. Col. w. NJ. Moore. president Of
the National Good Roads Association.
urged that the agricultural college
should have $4,000 for a chair of
good roads and equipment necessary
to do the work.
Postmaster N. S. Walpole of Pueblo
has received notice from the United
States Civil Service Commission that
next month an examination will be
held in Pueblo for steam engineers
with knowledge of refrigeratng ma
chimes and for other branches of SER
vice on the Panama canal.
Secretary Whitehead of the State
Bureau of Child and Animal Protection
| Is having posters printed warning driv-
ers not to check their horses too high.
The bills instruct the drivers that the
animals cannot pull as much when
checked high as they can when free
md that 1t is against the law.
| The party Of newspaper women who
visited the cliff dwellings, as guests
of the Mancos Chamber of Commerce,
upon their return hired hall and gave
an entertainment in Mancos. the pro.
ceeds Of which went to reimburse the
chamber of commerce. The hall was
packed and the organization was more
than repaid.
According to the decision of District
Judge Mullins at Denver. George e.
Smith and Frank Anderson, former
county commissioners of old Arapa-
hoe county, who were legislated out
of Office by the Rush amendment, are
| still entitled to serve. He bases his