Gilpin observer., 1906-08-02
COLORADO NEWS HesM


Longmont has been set for August
30th. ... EH
Z The Teachers institute for the
Twelfth district opened at Gunnison
July 10th with a good attendance.
Rural route No. / is ordered estab-
lisned October 1st at Oiney, Otero
county, Colorado, serving 800 people
and ninetysix houses
The Denver Baseball Club of the
Western League has dropped down to
fourth place and still sliding. Pueblo
seems to be securely anchored at the
bottom
The Western Stock Show Associa-
t1on is preparing a program and pre-
mium list for the next exhibition,
which will be held at Denver, January
oath next, lasting the entire week.
Lars Nelson, who died in Denver re-
Gently Of pneumonia, was one of the
largest land owners and stock grow
ers of Park county, having lived on
the Cottage Grove ranch near Alma
since 1873
Bids for new Denver postoffice
eite will be opened at the office of the
secretary of the treasury, Leslie M.
Shaw, in Washington on August 14th.
All bids must come within the limit of
100000.
Escaping only with the clothes they
were wearing, David F. How, chief IL
cense inspector, and family, and
party of friends camping near Anto-
nito, suffered the loss of their entire
camp by fire.
G. P. Miller, employed on the Mer-
ritt lease of the Reno property on Gold
mill in the Cripple Creek district, was
killed by an explosion on the morning
of July 9th. The accident was due to
a missed shot.
Dan McKinnie, who terrorized the
guests at party at the Bodkin home
in Highland Lake some two weeks ago,
assaulted Constable Coates, escaped
and was captured, was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail at Greeley.
Chester Seger, seven-year-old
child, was crushed under the wheels
of an ice wagon in Denver a few days
p" "nd died within two hours. He
was climbing on the wagon for ice and
HIS ciotning caught in wheel. -
L. S. Barnes, an old soldier and a
pioneer resident of Colorado, has been
appointed superintendent of the state
fish hatchery at Durango TO take the
place of w. E. Patrick, who recently
was removed by the state game and
fish commissioner.~--'--------.------'-.--.- =
Fortimo Naveretto, the Mexican
who shot the hat off another Mexican's
head at North T>ongmont, was bound
over to the District Court. Naveretto
is brother of the Nayeretto who
stabbed to death Yenes Dais, near the
Longmont cemetery a,year ago. ss
BY a proclamation of Governor Nc
Donald Wednesday, August 1st, the
thirtieth anniversary of the admission
of Colorado into the Union, was de-
clared half holiday, and the state Of
fees ordered closed during the after
noon. $500. .--.-..s ..---,.-..-..
A call has been issued by authority
of the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States for meeting at Den
yer August 11th, for the purpose of or
ganizing the Rocky Mountain Associa-
tion of the A. A. o., to comprise the
states of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico
end Wyoming. with headquarters at
Denver. 80 81
Private George S. Smit.., Company
F, Twenty-ninth United States infan-
try, was drowned in the Pike View
reservoir, near Roswell, in Ell Paso
county, July 21st. He was one of the
soldiers marching overland from Pu-
eblo to Cheyenne, and was taken with
cramps while in swimming.
The Grand Junction Chamber OF
Commerce has telegraphed the secre.
tary of the Colorado State Commercial
Association that it will take a con-
siderable amount of space in the pro-
posed state exhibition car which will
be sent East this fall to exhibit the
products of Colorado at state fairs.
John F. Gamsby, in charge of the
Emerald lakes fish hatchery. IN the
southwestern part of the state, has
taken large amount of spawn this
year. The season began June Goth and
ended July 21st, and they took 1881.
600 eggs. The largest amount taken
in one day was 100000 on July 10th.
OF the eggs taken 4,524.0G0 go to fill
the state hatcheries at Durango, Den
yer. Gunnison and Emerald lakes.
Mr.. NJ. H. Hartung, secretary-treas-
urer of the Wyoming Investment and
Cattle Company. operating near Chey-
enne, will ship into the Peckham dis
trict in Weld county this fall, between
5000 and 10000 sheep and lambs,
about 1000 steers and and from 400 to
coo calves. 1t is believed that the To-
cality will prove to be profitable one
for stock raising and feeding as well
as general agriculture.
]. r. De Remer, n noted civil en-
gineer, died at Denver, July 26th. from
stroke of paralysis. Mr.. De Remer
was in charge of the construction OF
ha Il. ln Poil Il
through the Royal Gorge and built the
remarkable swinging bridge. He was
also builder of the old De Remer opera
house In Pueblo. His work will long
be seen in many OF the most important
pieces of engineering in Colorado.
Clyde, the twelve-yearold sen Of
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