Gilpin observer., 1907-08-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The State Editorial association, 1875
strong, paid their respects to Hot Sui
phur Springs on the 23d of July in
their midsummer outing.
In order to regulate weights and
protect themselves and their patrons,
the coal dealers have organized the
Colorado Springs Coal Dealers Cor
rect Weight Association.
A 100000 steel culvert factory may
be established in Colorado Springs. c.
d. Voorhees, of Charlottesville, Ind,
Is in communication with the cham
ber of commerce with this end in
view.
Examinations for forest rangers
have been held at Estes Park, five par
Elephants passing successfully. Mr..
Wheeler, the new supervisor OF the
Medicine Bow national forest, has just
the resignation of s. N. Hustled.
A boarding house and grocery store
| owned by j. j. Abendschan in Colo
RADIO City were totally destroyed by
| fire, the loss approximating $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gastwell, who
| were asleep in the boarding house,
were aroused by the firemen breaking
in their room, and escaped in their
night clothes.
Albert Hepburger, teamster, while
coming down Gregory gulch, at Black
Hawk, with heavy load of ore, had
his leg broken at the ankle by the up
| setting of the wagon. The brake
broke, throwing the team, wagon and
driver into the gulch, but the horses
escaped injury. Hepburger managed
to jump and escaped more serious in,
Jury.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua
opened it's first session at Salida on
July 23. There were fully 1000 peo-
pie in attendance. The attractions
were the Minneapolis Quartette and
H. F. Huntington, humorist. The
Chautauqua will last ten days and is
to be made an annual affair in River
side Park. one mile north of Salida
on the banks of the Arkansas.
Nathan Naum, who has been attend
ing the State University from Manske,
Russia, and who is now employed in
sociological work among the Jewish
immigrants to this country who come
to New York, is doing remarkable
work and will not return to the uni
versity next year. His work has to
do with bettering the condition of the
thousands of foreign pauper Jews who
find their way to American shores,
and of securing for them openings in
western industries.
Louis Stein, arrested several weeks
ago at Trinidad, on the charge of writ
ing BLACK Hand" letters, was released
from the county Jail on his own recos-
nizance. The recent arrest of Charles
Keesee, who is also charged with writ
ing threatening and obscene letters,
has removed the burden of blame from
STEMS shoulders and there is no evil
dence against him sufficient to hold
him. Kesee was placed under bonds
of 81 900 yesterday and was taken to
Denver TO-DAY, where he will be held
for rhe next term of the United States
Distric, Court.
Waste paper being hurled about by
the wind on the streets of Steamboat
Springs made 1t necessary to shoot a
valuabla mare. The mare was one of
team which William Kitchens of
Trull had tied to a hitching rail on a
side street. The mare became terrified
when struck by sheet of waste pa
per and tried to leap over the rail to
which she was hitched, but was held
back by the halter rope. In attempt
ing to get back to the ground, one or
her forefeet became wedged between
the post and rail and the roof was
pulled from the ankle joint 1t was
necessary to shoot the animal to put
her out of her misery. Mr.. Kitchens at
once employed an attorney to bring ac-
tion against the city to recover the
amount OF the loss.
The Woodmen of the World camp
of Golden has decided to incorporate
as building association and enlarge
the building 1t now occupies to more
than double its present size. The
property is owned by Stewart G Lewis
and the Woodmen will do the remod-
cling for an undivided ene-half inter-
est, they to have full control and all
revenues from the upper floor, while
Stewart & Lewis will have the same
capital stock will be $500, divided
into 300 shares of $25 each, and this
amount will be sufficient to complete
the building and furnish 1t. The as
sociation will be incorporated by
Judge Charles Mccall, A. C. Pattee.
]. G. Devlon, A. w. Armstrong and H.
H. Miller, who will be the directors
for the first year.
The county commissioners are con-
sidering building q fine graded, grav-
elled road from La Sale to Ault,
distance Of nearly twenty miles, at
cost OF about $4,000. Only part of
this expense will be borne by Weld
county as the Great Western Sugar
Company has agreed to pay the cost
OF every third mile Of graded and grav-
elled road which Weld county shall
build. The road from La Sale to Ault
is travelled more, probably. than any
other one road In the county, being
the chief thoroughfare to Cheyenne
for bicycles and autos as well as one
Of the main roads In the country over