Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

dealer at Colorado Springs. Is dead.
Mayor Speer of Denver is out with
. sharp stick after the illegal wine
rooms.
The Chamber of Commerce Of Dem
yer is after the local coal trust with .
hot poker.
It is claimed that at least 1000 car
loads of fruit will be shipped from the
Western Slope this year.
The contracts have been let to To-
cal men for the erection of the Empson
canning factory at Greeley.
Mathew ]. Drury. a Denver hotel
keeper, drank poison because his
business was failure. He died.
The grand jury at Fort Collins has
found true indictments against thirty
people in that section. The indictments
are secret until papers can be served.
Russell Boles. convicted of assaulting
girl and killing her brother few
years ago in Denver, and who is
thought by some to be innocent, may
be pardoned by the Board of Pardons.
The annual convention Of the Colo
RADIO Baptist association, embracing Ell
Paso, Teller, Lake and Pitkin counties.
opened in the First Baptist church at
Colorado Springs Monday night for a
three days session.
William Wriske, who was shot in the
back near the Big Five mill at Camp
Frances, near Ward, recently. is re-
ported recovering. The physician re-
moved sixty shot from his back, neck
and head, and q few were too deep to
be cut out.
The Sioux City colony Is the latest
organization in Denver, and has beer
formed with the hope Of bringing intd
closer touch all former citizens o.
Sioux City for mutual benefit and
pleasure. Officers have been elected
and the society 10 contemplating Sc
ries OF picnics.
Sunday night a bold burglary was
committed when the clothing store oil
the Bethel company at Canon City was
looted and clothing and gents furnish
ing goods valued at $400 carried away.
The booty taken consisted OF broken
and complete suits of clothes, under
wear. shirts. neckties and other fur
nishings.
]. r. Fashbaugh. one Of the earliest
pioneers Of Evans, and for thirty-three
years station agent here, died sud
denly Of heart failure. He was seventy
two years old and two years ago was
put on the retired list Of the railroad
service. He is survived by a widow.
two sons, Will and Frank, and daugh-
ter, Carrie.
The first biennial convention OF the
Christian Endeavor workers Of the
eastern district Of the Colorado Chris
tian Endeavor union, consisting OF the
counties of Gilpin. Clear Creek. Jeffer-
son, Denver. Adams. Arapahoe, Wash
ington and Yuma, will be held on Sep
tember 18th, 14th and 18th, In the
First Presbyterian church at Golden.
Mrs. Mary Hayden. aged seventy
Ave Is dead at Boulder. She lived IL
the neighborhood for thirty years. Her
husband died twenty years ago. She
leaves three daughters. Mrs. Robert
Montgomery and Mrs. Flora Prince OF
his county. and Mrs. Marshal Cham
bers of Leadville, also two sons. Will
liam and Edward of Grand Encamp-
ment, Wyoming.
A contract has been let by the City
Council of Idaho Springs to Thompson
& Wilkie for the construction Of res
ervoir on Chicago creek to cost $780,
900. The reservoir will be for the
storage of 100000 gallons OF water
to be taken from the headwaters OF
Chicago creek. The work Is to begin
at once, So that the reservoir can be
completed in time to catch the spring
water.
An all-day temperance meeting was
recently held at the First Methodist
church in Colorado Springs under the
auspices Of the State Prohibition
League. Secretary A. b. Taynton was
one OF the speakers, and the Roberts
male quartet furnished the music. The
Rev. c. B. Wilcox made the principal
address, and the meeting was the be-
ginning Of an active campaign for pro-
hibition In El Paso county.
The largest check ever drawn in
Berthoud In payment for a wheat crop
was in favor of w. r. Bransom,
farmer living near Berthoud. for $12.-
622.12, drawn by Lovejoy Bros. and
paid by the Berthoud National Bank.
Bransom had 400 acres of wheat and
harvested $4,000 bushels. In addition
to his wheat he has about 300 acres in
sugar beets. which promise heavy
tonnage. Should they average twenty
tons, which is not unlikely, he will
receive $4,000 for his beet crop. This
Is the largest acreage grown by
single individual In the world.
The abstract of assessment for Weld
county, as returned by Assessor ]. g.
Wylie, will show an increase Of nearly
! 100000 over that of last year. Con-
trary to expectations the increased
value will be greater proporuonately
than It is In the cities. The total in
crease for the cities will be about
100000 or less than one-elghth of the
whole. The increased value in Greeley
property will be $215.000. The next
largest increase will be for the city
Of Ault. $4,000. All of the other
towns Of the county show good gains.
The total assessed valuation of tho
county will he ClOsa tn ~ q yl0O OO0