Gilpin observer., 1906-04-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Denver sent seventeen carloads of
provisions and clothing to San Fran
cisco two days after the earthquake.
The Mesa county fruit fair will be
held at Grand Junction and the date
of opening has been set for Septem-
ber 26th.
1t is reported by an eye witness that
a large mountain lion was buried and
killed by snowslide near Ouray on
the 18th inst.
The city government of Denver gave
away 10000 trees on Arbor Day, all of
which were planted along the streets
and in the yards of Denver.
The bankers of Denver telegraphed
$4,000 to Los Angeles to be used there
for the purchase of supplies to be for
warded at once to San Francisco.
All of the cities and most Of the
small towns of Colorado have contrib
uted literally either money or supplies,
or both, to the San Francisco relief
fund.
Two wife beaters were before JUS
tice Stapleton in Denver the other day.
One was fined $3.50 and costs and the
| other $40 and costs. In default of pay
ment both were sent to Jail.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
H. M. Barker of Mancos water commits
sioner of water district No. "a to fill
the vacancy caused by the removal of
e. A. Coston from the county.
About $4,000 voters are registered in
Denver for the spring election as
against 83,317 registered in 1904. The
house to house canvass seems to find
fewer voters than the old free and easy
style.
N. A. Litsey, at Bailey, in Park
county, recently caught an unusually
large mink in a trap. The animal is
three and one-half feet long and weighs
forty-one pounds. 1t is a beautiful
specimen.
w. E. Swartz, one of the leading
building contractors of Denver, who
had done the carpenter work on large
number of the principal buildings in
the city, died at his home in Denver a
few days ago.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
James Woodard has announced the ap-
pointment of Halsey M. Rhoads, edi-
tor of the Rocky Mountain Herald, to
the position of assistant superinten-
dent of the Denver fish hatchery.
The Montrose school census, just
completed, shows 1,1S0 children of
school age, gain of 200 during the
year. This places the Montrose dis
trict in the first class and increases
the number of directors from three to
five.
Andrew ]. Forbes died at Greeley,
April 18th, at the age of eighty-seven
years. He had the distinction of be-
ing one of the few colonists who at
tended the organization meeting of the
Union colony, held at Cooper Institute,
New York, in 1868.
During an electric storm at Rocky
Ford on the 18th inst, Jose E. Critton
and NJ. G. Anderson were struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Thomas
Edwards, who was in the same build
ing, was knocked senseless but was
not seriously injured.
Philip Fitch, a senior at Colorado
College, has been awarded a fellow
ship in physics at the University OF
Chicago upon the recommendation of
the department faculty. Fitch is
graduate of the East Denver high
school, and has taken an active part
in Colorado College athletics.
Johannon Byrd, seventy years OF
age, a pioneer mining man in the
Black Hawk district, died at St. Jo-
seph's hospital in Denver on the 18th
inst. as result of injuries received
Wednesday afternoon at the Maybee
ranch. He was driving a broncho
which bolted and threw him from the
vehicle.
The new union depot at Grand juno
ton, erected at cost of 100000, was
opened April 18th by Division Superin-
tendent Choate. The first train in was
a narrow gauge passenger from Sa-
Ida. The narrow gauge being the old
est road in the valley, the railroad Off
cials decided that it had the right to
first enter the new depot.
Every one of the eighteen camps,
Woodmen of the World, in Denver, was
represented at a meeting of consul
commanders and clerks held Friday
night. One thousand dollars was ap.
propriated for the immediate relief
of the sufferers in San Francisco. Ar
rangements were also made to swell
this fund to $4,000 within few days.
Upon the occasion of the Arbor Day
exercises at the University of Denver
Chancellor Buchtel announced the gift
of $4,000 to the university by Andrew
Carnegie with which to erect a new H.
brary building for the institution. The
gift Is conditional upon the raising by
the university of 100000 more to in.
sure the proper operation and equip
ment Of the library.
The Colorado postmasters held their
annual convention at Pueblo, April
18th Postmaster Moorehead OF Boul.
der was elected president for the com.
ing year; vice president, Postmaster
Perkins OF Durango; secretary and