Gilpin observer., 1906-05-24
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

GlenWood Springs June 10th.
The Modern Woodmen of America
are preparing for a grand log rolling
contest in Loveland July 4th.
Steel fixtures are being rlaced in
the vaults of the state capitol building
at Denver at cost of $22,095.
The corporate existence of the Colo
rado National Bank of Denver has
been extended twenty years by order
OF the comptroller of the currency.
Louis A. Reno, one of the pioneers
OF Jefferson county, died at his home
in Arvada on the 18th inst. of paraly-
Sis, at the age of seventy-three years.
The Knights of Columbus conferred
the fourth degree upon 161 candidates
at Denver Sunday. The order is
Catholic one and is becoming very
prosperous in Colorado.
The American Gypsum Company of
Kansas has announced plans for build
ing a plaster of paris factory at Flor
ence. 1t will secure lease on deposit
OF gypsum on state land near Cramer.
j. II. P. Voorhies of Denver, who
was in San Francisco at the time of
the earthquake, urges the removal Of
poles, overhead wires, insecure cor
| nices and signs from all city buildings.
Otto Wiegand, formerly of Pearl,
Colorado, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the read at Sara
toga, Wyo., May 18th. He leaves a
brother and sister at Johnstown.
The Rocky Mountain National Bank
at Central City has received certifi-
cate from the comptroller of currency
extending its charter for another
twenty years. The bank was organized
in May, 1866.
The contract for building the new
high school building at La Junta has
been awarded to Kranz Brothers, local
contractors, the approximate cost to
be $4,000. The basement will be fitted
for manual training school.
Brigadier General Constant Will
liams, in command of the Department
Of the Columbia at Vancouver, has
been transferred to the Department of
the Colorado and will come to Denver
Immediately to take command.
Contributions to the fund for the
purchase of silver service for the
cruiser Colorado are being sent in from
all parts of the state, but not SO rap
idly as could be wished by those in
charge of the subscription.
Work has begun on a drainage sys-
tenn for the bottom land of the Saliva
ton Army colony at Amity. This
ground has been worthless on account
Of seepage from the Little Buffalo ca
nal and from irrigation of higher land.
The Seventh Day Adventists have
made arrangements to use the Boulder
Chautauqua ground for their annua,
camp meeting this year. beginning in
August and holding over into Septem-
ber. An attendance of 500 or more is
anticipated.
The stage line between Loveland
and Estes Park started May 18th, and
will make daily trips each way lex
cept Sunday until November 1st. The
stage connects with the c. & S. trains
each way and the road has been
widened and improved.
S. G. Kelso, county commissioner of
Fremont county, has asked Warden
| Cleghorn to furnish twenty-five more
| convicts for county road work. Twenty
| five men are working now near Flor
| encve and the commissioners expect to
work about 100 convicts all summer.
The Central of Georgia Railroad
Company has decided to open western
| headquarters in Denver and Will close
| the commercial agency at Oklahoma
City. Col. A. H. Stevens has been
transferred from Oklahoma City to
take charge Of the agency in Denver.
John Divers, a brakeman, was al
| most instantly killed in the
Denver & Rio Grande yards at
| Gunnison May goth. He was
making coupling when he got his foot
| fastened in frog in the track. A box
car mangled him. Divers, who resided
in Salida, leaves widow and child.
In the District Court at Greeley on
| the 18th instant, William Eaton, aged
| seventeen, convicted of assault with
intent to do bodily injury on John Muir
| ply, was sentenced to sixty days in
| Jail. James Eaton, his brother, aged
twenty, convicted of stealing a horse,
was sentenced to the State Reform
atory for an indefinite period.
In addition to large amount of jew
elry and other small valuables found
| in the possession of Charles Heater
| and Clarence Wade, the two alleged
burglars arrested at Colorado Springs.
some property has been discovered
which belongs to Trinidad people. in
cluding two gold watches. Masonic
charm and a valuable diamond ring.
Send a dollar" is the new slogan
| adopted by the silver service commit
tee that has in charge the work of col
lecting money to purchase a gift for
the new cruiser Colorado. Governor
Mcdonald, as chairman of the commit
tee, has issued an appeal to every man,
woman and child in the state. Gifts
| from the children Of from 10 cents up
ward are solicited.
Mrs. Martha Shute, secretary of the
State Board Of Horticulture at Denver,
has received reports in the last few
days from various counties in the
state concerning the fruit crop of this
| year. All the reports are favorable
for the largest crop ever harvested in