Gilpin observer., 1906-07-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

In the Penn mine on Breeze hill al
Leadville, was killed on the 18th inst
by a falling rock.
On August 1st the people OF Grand
Junction will vote for or against an
ordinance ratifying the plan to expend
$oOO,OOO for mountain water system
The First National Bank at Windsor
has been authorized to begin business
with 100000 capital. John E. Law is
president; Lewis Korn, vice president,
and Frank N. Briggs, cashier.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
M. M. Buck of Yampa, Colorado, as
water commissioner of water district
No. So, to fill vacancy caused by the
resignation OF w. E. Wheeler
Il The following new postmasters have
been appointed: William H. Lawyer,
Montezuma. vice E. S. Fairchilds, re-
signed; Joseph R. Chitwood, Tin Cup,
Gunnison county, vice E. o. Churchill,
resigned.
Myles Edward Mather, a Welshman,
nfty-seven years of age, who came from
Los Angeles eight months ago, was
found dead on vacant lot in Denver
July 10th. There was no evidence of
suicide or foul play.
The Anti-Cigarette League will hold
a convention in Denver August 14th,
18th and 10th. 1t is expected that Mrs
Carrie Nation will be present and de-
liver an address. The names of some
OF the best speakers in Colorado are
on the program.
| The new state armory at Ault was
| opened on the night of July 18th
There was large attendance of WIS.,
ftors from Greeley, Eaton, Windsor and
other neighboring towns. The Ault
military company, under Capt. Ray
Gale, has a membership of forty.
The Greeley Gas and Electric Com
pany's plant has been sold to the Fed
eral Gas Company of Chicago. The
| plant will be moved from it's present
| quarters outside the residence portion
of the town. 1t will be enlarged but
no practical change will be made in
! the management.
Reports are being made by wool
buyers who are returning to Trinidad
from the chief grazing districts of the
state that the clip this year is the larg-
est and best ever known in Colorado.
Prices range from 81 to "a cents a
pound, which is higher than has been
paid for number of years.
New dining car service on the Colo
RADIO Midland went into effect July 10th
for the first time in the history of the
road, and through it the Midland
trains No. and No. 5 to the west
will be able to save one hour and thirty
minutes between Denver and Grand
Junction. This time was formerly &C.
cupied in stops at eating stations.
The body of Henry Rudy. a prospect
or, who was swept down the mountain
hv n Ia loo ;rto OF ha
of Junction Creek, sixteen miles above
Durango. was found in a snowbank on
the Both Of June by his brother, who
had been looking for him since early
Spring He had been struck by slide
while going from his mine to his cabin.
On the afternoon Of the 18th inst.
lightning struck the granary on Frank
Bushnell's farm, five miles northeast
of Fort Collins, in which Ralph Yaw,
| aged sixteen; Arthur Linder, aged nine
| teen, and Joseph Hubbard, aged thirty,
| had taken shelter from the rain.
Young Yaw was instantly killed, Lin
der badly injured and Hubbard badly
| shocked.
Hundreds Of cattle are lying dead
on the plains in the eastern part of
this county and surrounding territory
because Of the long continued drouth,
| says a Trinidad dispatch to the Denver
Republican. The grass has entirely
| dried up and cattle are forced to eat
| poisoned weeds, which is causing their
death. The loss to the ranchers will
| reach thousands Of dollars.
The date of the Harvest Day Festi-
val at Greeley has been set for August
| 23d and the day promises to witness
even q greater celebration than last
year. The festival will be a county af.
fair and the Harvest Day Festival
Club, which was organized shortly AZ
! ter last years meeting, has a men,
bership Of representative men from all
parts Of the county.
At a meeting of the Colorado COM
mandery Of the military order Of the
Loyal Region Of the United States at
Denver. David H. Moffat, captain COM
pony b. Third Colorado cavalry in the
War of the Rebellion, was elected an
original first-class member Of the or.
der. There was large attendance of
companions and Captain Moffat re-
ceived hearty greetings.
County Superintendent Harrison
fnds the total school census Of Weld
county to be S.140 persons between the
ages of six and twenty-one years.
| Upon this number 1t is estimated that
Weld county has population Of 3d.
900. OF the number enrolled this year.
1904 are males and 1886 are females.
There are eighty-eight school districts
In the county and 100 schools.
The annual meeting of the directors
Of the Denver. Northwestern & Pacific
railroad (Moffat road) was held In
Denver ON the 9Th inst. The directors
| went through the formality Of re-
electing the old officers as follows:
David H. Moffat, president: William
G. Evans, vice president; F. B. Gibson.