Gilpin observer., 1906-03-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Irwin, resigned.
The Senate confirmed the nomina-
ton of Alexander ]. Strachan to be-
postmaster at Colorado Springs.
The police department of Victor has
street chain gang service
for the purpose of trying to reduce the
number of vagrants.
After sending the drill as far as the
machinery would carry 1t, the United
Oil Company at Florence abandoned
well No. 349 at depth of $500 feet.
The will Of the late Gen. Fred Wal
sen leaves a number of vacant lots in
Walsenburg to the city to be used for
the site of municipal waterworks
plant.
John Davis shot and killed himself
in Denver a few days ago because he
could not obtain work and was bur-
den on his mother. He was thirty-four
years old and weighed 200 pounds.
Gen. William ]. Palmer's Monument
Valley park near Colorado Springs is
to be beautified by the planting Of be-
tween 5000 and 1000 spruce trees,
brought from the mountain district
south Of Florence.
The Colorado railroads will grant a
rate of one fare for the round trip to
the meeting of the Elks' grand lodge
next summer and to the laying of the
corner stone of the Shriners' temple
in Denver May I'd.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
F. j. Chamberlin of Denver on the
board Of capitol managers to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Joseph A. Thatcher. Mr.. Chamberlin
is managing director of the Investment
Securities Company.
Judge r. E. Lewis of the District
Court at Colorado Springs has issued
an injunction to restrain cowboys from
holding dances in the school house Of
District No. 36, Ell Paso county. Com
plant was made that their gatherings
were reckless and immoral.
A Salt Lake dispatch says: A. ].
Gregory, who was live stock agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande here at one
time, is dead at Provo insane asylum.
Gregory was dubbed by hoadups two
years ago in Denver and never recov-
cred from the effects.
One day recently G. c. Howard, who
is eighty-three years old, walked from
his home in Springdale all the way to-
Boulder, distance of ten miles, and
after taking dinner with friends
walked back in time for supper. The
way is up and down the mountains.
The Agricultural college has been
notified that Capt. Thomas NJ. Ander-;
son, Jr., has been detailed by the War
Department as professor of tactics and
military science at the college. Cap
tain Anderson is an officer of excellent
record and comes to Fort Collins direct
from Fort Harrison in Montana.
Mrs Sarah Platt Decker is in St.
Paul, Minnesota, completing arrange
ments for the biennial convention of
the General Federation of Woman's
Clubs. Mrs. Decker will be a candi-
date for reelection as president Of the
federation, and a large delegation of
Colorado women is expected to attend
and support her.
The owner Is being sought for a
ring worth $3.50 found near Valmont
in Boulder county beside the railroad
track last fall. The finder, Al Teeck,
says there are six diamonds in the
ring and initials which the owner can
describe. He will not give it up until
a full description Is given, but is anx-
ious to find the owner.
Patents have been issued to the fol-
lowing Coloradans: Aaron B. Allen,
Pueblo, nut lock; Charles F. Fifer,
Boulder, claw hammer and spike
puller; Daniel Hug, Denver, water
wheel; George B. Price, Colorado
Springs, fire escape apparatus; Jesse
H. Sutherland. Dawkins, hayrake at
tachment; James H. Wilson, Denver,
trace carrier.
The press is engaged in widely dis
seminating the report that A. X. Cut
ting, Colorado City shoemaker, has
demonstrated that thought can be pho
tographed. He tied Photographic
film over his head and throught about
his father until the old gentleman's
features were imprinted on the fllm.
Hereafter when a young man tells his
best girl that he carries her image in
his heart she may call on him to show
1t.
The State Land Board has granted
rights of way to the Holly & Swink
and the Arkansas Valley railroads
through state land In the Arkansas
valley. This will save any possible dis
pute between the roads for location
The board also granted right OF way
to the Fort Collins Development Com
pany for road near Fort Collins.
This is sugar beet line, said to be
controlled by the Colorado & South
ern.
Pixies Peak has an altitude Of IA, ,10S
feet, instead Of 14.147 feet. a. is gen.
orally supposed. according to the re-
vised book of attitudes OF mountain
peaks just issued by Henry Gannett,
geographer Of the United States Geo
logical Survey. In Colorado there are
4O7 peaks Of an altitude of more than
10000 feet. Mount Massive Is first
with height of 14,424 feet above sea
level, with Ebert close second at
14,421 feet. Pixies Peak Is twenty.frst.
The trestle 100 feet long on the Trim.
idad electric street railroad near So