Gilpin observer., 1906-08-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

oPAAASS uOLel III ManltOu 10 john RAY
for $4,000.
The Colorado Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs will meet in twelfth an
nual convention at Pueblo October 1st,
continuing in session five days.
The Western Slope District Confer
ence, Federation of Women's Clubs,
will meet at Gunnison August Both and
3lst. An open rate of one fare and
fifth has been authorized by the rail-
roads.
The value of real estate in Trinidad
has increased twenty per cent. in the
last year, according to real estate men,
who attribute the rise to the coming
of upwards Of 1000 people to the city
in that time.
Louis Knox Kelso has been SEN
fenced to twenty months in Jail at
Pueblo for selling bogus one-quarter
interests in mining claims said TO be
located in Grand county. There were
ten complaints against him, mostly by
women.
In At of alteration of mind Mrs.
Mary Anne Begley of North Denver
wandered away from home and was
drowned in a shallow ditch near
Golden. She was from Scotland and
thought that she was going to the
Grampian hills.
In helping to extinguish fire in an
outbuilding of the Barstow mine, near
Ouray, Jack Mccoy was struck in the
thigh and seriously hurt by a bullet
from d revolver in the building, which
was exploded by the heat. His thigh
bone was fractured.
Frank Conway, alias George Fergu-
eblo that he had changed his name
when he went to work in grading
camp in order that he might not be
forced to pay the employment agent
who mad secured him the job.
Fred Stroum, a painter and paper
hanger, riding alone on horseback
from Ouray to Ironton, fell or was
thrown from his horse over a cliff,
a distance of 200 feet and was killed.
The horse returned to Ouray, but
Stroum's body was not found until a
week after the accident
Durango's public library is assured.
Andrew Carnegie has given $12,500 for
building, plans and specifications are
being drawn by Denver architect,
and bids will be called for within three
weeks. The site is three lots on Sec
ond avenue, donated by General w. J.
Palmer of Colorado Springs and val
ued at $4,000.
Opposition to the incorporation of
Morrison has been withdrawn and the
suit in the District Court at Golden
abandoned. The town will be governed
by ordinances which were enacted by
the trustees several months ago. but
which have not been enforced while
the suit was pending.
The will of ]. w. De Remer, the Col
orado railroad builder who died several
weeks ago, has been probated by Judge
Charles Mccall in the County Court at
Denver. The value of the property is
given at several hundred thousand dol
lars, and the widow, Anna NJ, named
in the will as executriX, furnished pond
of 100000.
A Colorado firm has secured the con-
tract for the construction of a portion
of the Pacific coast extension of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road. Orman & Crook of Pueblo have
been awarded the contract to build
portion of the line from Butte, Mon
tana, westward. The amount OF the
contract is S1,500,000.
The Secretary of the Interior has
ordered the withdrawal from all forms
of entry of 529,92S acres of land in
southwestern Colorado for the pro-
posed San Miguel forest reserve. The
tract is located in San Miguel and Do
lores counties and includes a part OF
the San Miguel plateau and the Sah Mi
guel mountains and is about thirty-six
miles from Telluride.
The Grand Lodge knights of Py-
thias, in session at Denver. elected
the following officers: w. 3. Warner.
grand chancellor; E. B. House, grand
vice chancellor; A. G. Sven, grand
prelate; master-at-arms, o. D. Pyle;
grand inner guard, F. G. VIII
liams; grand outer guard, H. A. Wal.
bert: master of the exchequer, w. G..
Winchell; grand keeper of rolls and
seals. w. S. O'Brien.
George L. Keener. a prominent min
ing man, died at Colorado Springs on
the 18th inst Mr. Keener came to Col.
orado fourteen years ago and was one
of the first pioneers in Cripple Creek.
He was mining expert, and for sew
eral years was superintendent of the
famous Mary Mckinney mine. A short
time prior to his death he resigned this
position to assume charge of the ieas-
ing system adopted by the executors
of the Stratton estate.
For catching and retaining short
trout James McDougal was arrested
near Antonito few Gays ago. and he
was fined s25 and costs by the justice
of the peace at that place, according to
information received at the office OF
the state game and fish commissioner
in Denver. On the 7th inst. man who
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