Gilpin observer., 1907-03-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Dental postofnce at $1,000 a year, and
Montclair, at $1,000 year.
The wGmen of Steamboat Springs
nominated = municipal ticket which
was lendurssd by both political parties:
A shipment Of lilo cars Of sheep
from the Fort Collins and Greeley dis
on the 14th.
Ludwig, Nelson and Jess A. Eddy,
miners employed on the Golden Cycle
mine at Victor were killed by an
explosion on the 1%th.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
D. c. Smith. former publisher Of the
Republican.
To save the life Of his mother. whom
he believed was about to be killed by
his stepfather, ]. H. Grange. an eight
een-year-old boy of Silverton, shot and
killed Deputy Sheriff William Accord,
his stepfather.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry,
messengers for the Wells-Fargo Ex-
press company between Aspen and
Basalt, have been arrested on the
charge of embezsling package con-
tanning $1,000, said package having
disappeared while in transit.
Alfred Hopley and Bert Perry, mes
sengers for the Wells-Fargo Express
Company between Aspen and Basalt.
have been arrested on the charge Of
embexzliEg package containing
32.600, said package having disap-
peared while in transit.
Tuesday night. about $3.50 Miss Het-
tie Bower. a 16.yeArsiold girl, was shot
through the window at her home In
North Delta. the ball passing through
her arm just above the elbow. Jimmy
Workman, twenty-five years old, Is In
Jail charged with the crime, which he
denies.
Clifford Pinchot, chief Of the forest
service, has recommended the release
from temporary withdrawal of 550.400
acres Of land in western Montrose and
San Miguel counties. A large area
had been temporarily withdrawn In
that region pending an examination to
determine Its suitability for forest pur-
poses.
The reclamation service wants 30,-
900 barrels of Portland cement for the
Uncompahgre irrigation project and Is
asking cement mills to submit pro-
posals~which will be opened April 18th
at Montroee. This cement will be
used in lining the Gunnison tunnel.
which is now considerably over half
completed.
After months of negotiations he
tween the Denver & Rio Grande and
the International Association OF Ma
chinists, the latter organization has
secured the cocessions 1t was asking.
ond 500 rlachinists and pipemen have
been granted an increase in wages OF
two and three cents an hour, nine
hour day, and time and a half for
overtime.
Mrs. j. B. Smith was taken to Fort
Morgan from Snyder by Sheriff Bur
dette and lodged in the county Jail,
charged with the murder of her six.
teen-year-old daughter. Shirley Smith
Mrs. Smith was arraigned before JUS
tice Of the Peace Edward Wilson at
Snyder and was bound over to the dis
trict court in $4,000, which she failed
to furnish.
1t is stated that the Santa Fe Rail-
road Company is wedding out all oper
ators who belong to the Telegraphers'
union. It is said that fifteen union
telegraphers between La Junta and
LAS Vegas were discharged this morn
ing, that no reason was given. but
that it is on account Of their union. at
filiations. What the outcome will be
is uncertain. Among those discharged
were two operators at Trinidad.
The board Of trustees of Steamboat
Springs has decided by a unanimous
vote to sever all business relations
with the Steamboat Springs Electric
Light Company after the present
month and has granted provisional
franchise TO a new company to erect
poles and string wires through the
public alleys. 1t also promised to
entsr into a contract for street light
ing. The old company will probably
make q fight.
A Kansas City syndicate. headed by
r. ]. Martin, has purchased tract OF
10000 acres in the Gan Luis valley
from Gen. William ]. Palmer for $780,
900. The company will erect q 81 1,000,-
900 beet Eugar factory at Fort Garland.
The land acquired will be cultivated
for beets, and 1t Is proposed to operate
a factory with capacity Of ! 900 tons
of beets daily. A colonization scheme
and big irrigation project are contem-
plated In the plans Of the company
A Catholic Postgraduate university
Is to be built on sixty acres of land east
OF Washington park and north Of Uni.
versity park in Denver. on the land
formerly known as Coronado heights.
There will be eight or ten large build
ings Of the mission style of architect.
ure. and the main building will face on
East Louisiana avenue. The course of
study will be five years and will In
clude classical subjects and subjects
pertaining to the higher study of
theology. The aim will be to provide
the means for the requirement Of the
best possible Catholic and liberal edu-
cation.
It favorable results are obtained
from investigations which are being
made by the members of the Electrical