Gilpin observer., 1906-09-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

About 800 teachers will be employed
ing year.
Free delivery was established at the
La Junta postoffice September LIST, be-
ginning with two carriers.
The Republican convention for the
Second congressional district will be
held at Colorado Springs September
18th.
On August 31st, for the first time in
the history Of the health department OF
Denver, there was not single case
Of diphtheria in the city.
Frank P. Peabody of Denver, a brake
man on the Union Pacific railroad.
was killed by falling from the top of
car near Fort Lupton August 27th.
The Democratic candidate in Maine
for governor, Cyrus w. Davis of Wa
terville, has made his fortune largely
IN Colorado mines. He has been in
terested in various Colorado properties
for many years.
Little Herman Campbell. the year
old child Of Lode Campbell, living near
Littleton. got into a swarm of hornets
few days since, and was stung on the
life after terrible suffering.
Denver will have an assessed valu-
alton Of $115,750,000 for the coming
year. AS Denver is credited with over
one hundred millionaires, it is appar-
,ent that they are the only people in
the city who own taxable property.
Elro N. Clark has been appointed
general attorney for the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad. Senator Wolcott was
the general counsel of the road up to
the time of his death and Is succeeded
by Joel F. Vaile. Mr.. Clark, the newly
appointed general attorney, has been
with the firm of Wolcott, yaile & Wa
terman for number of years past.
Helen Thomas, daughter of Calvin
Thomas Of Greeley, has been appointed
assistan librarian in the reference and
cataloguing department Of the library
of the state University of Michigan,
located at Ann Arbor. Miss Thomas is
a graduate of the Greeley High school,
State Normal School, Wellesley, and
Albany, New York, Library School.
The date of the eleventh conven-
ton of the State Federation of Labor,
which will meet at Colorado Springs,
has been changed from Sept. 10 to
Sept. "a, In order that the delegates
can be present during the Pike CEN
tennial celebration. The election of Of
ficers and other important business
will come up during the four days ses-
sion.
James F. Callbreath, Jr., secretary.
at Denver, has mailed to President
Roosevelt, governors of all states and
territories, mayors and other states,
city and county officials in the United
States a notification of the official call
for the ninth annual session of the
American Mining congress, naming
Denver as the place and Oct. 16, II.
is and IS next as the dates.
By express few days ago Governor
Mcdonald received a box containing
three dozen fine mountain trout. The
gift came from George Roosevelt,
nephew of President Roosevelt, who,
in company with Lieutenant Land Of
the United States army, has been fish
ing in the Gunnison. The fish sent
to the governor at Denver represented
a two days catch of George Roose-
welt and party.
Enveloped in flames through the ig.
milton of matches which he carried
in his pocket, William A. Haffey, a
substitute elevator pilot at the state
capitol, in Denver, barely escaped q
horrible death, and the sight of his
burning clothing created panic among
numerous passengers in the car where
the incident occurred. Joseph Boyd.
the regular pilot, snatched of his own
coat and extinguished the flames.
At a meeting of the State Board of
Equalization to be held at Denver, Sep
temper 10th, representatives OF the va
ricus railroads of the state will appear
| before the State Board of Equalization
, to make objection to the assessment
| made by the assessors. They will
claim that the assessments are too
high and will present their reasons for
| making the claims. Their complaints
have already been filed.
Denver merchants have arranged a
| trade excursion to the western part
of the state on Sept. 16. The trip will
| consume one week exactly. Among the
! towns included in the itinerary are
Leadville. Glenwood Springs. Aspen.
| Carbondale, New Castle, Salida, Pa
onia, Buena Vista, Grand Junction. The
| excursion is under the charge of
| Thomas Scott, manager of the Colo
RADIO Manufacturers association.
John Zimmerman, conducting a hotel
| at Home. in Larimer county, sixty
miles northwest of Fort Collins. caught
bear in trap one night recently at
his ranch, and the bear escaped by
gnawing off the foot by which he was
held prisoner in the trap. From the
size Il the foot in the trap the bear
| must have been huge one. and is sup
posed TO be the slayer OF many young
cows and colts which ranchmen in tina,
vicinity have lost during the last
| month.
In the District Court nt La Junta
| George H. Harrington, alias Franz
| King, OF Leadville, pleaded guilty &c
burglary and was sentenced by Judge