Gilpin observer., 1907-05-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

affiiction.
William Fink, laborer employed in
digging sewer in Boulder, was buried
in a cavein and narrowly escaped suf-
location before being rescued by his
fellow workmen. He was only slightly
bruised.
years to get a ranch of their own, Net
tie Whitlow, wife of John Whitlow,
well-known citizens, died at Eaton.
Their three-weeks-old baby died few
hours later.
The coroner's jury which investi-
gated the cause of the death Of Will
liam Mikalsky at Lafayette, returned
verdict in which the Burlington rail-
road is censured for furnishing coal
cars with defective brakes.
John Vermillion, Colorado & South
ern brakeman, fell from the top of
car as the train was pulling inro Trim
idad, recently, and was badly injured
internally. He was taken to his home
and is I'M serious condition.
The population at the state poniten-
tiary is 636 convicts, which is the max
imum number reached this year. This
is 100 less than two years ago. The
health of the prisoners is good, only
few chronic cases being treated in the
hospital
Three thousand copies Of the annual
report of. the Health Department Of
Colorado Springs are being published
and will be sent broadcast over the
country as an advertisement for that
city. Editions will be sent to English,
German and French cities.
r. E. Richardson, the Longmont en-.
gineer who was employed by the citi-
zens of Marshall to investigate the
Marshall dam, has finished his inspec-
tion, but refuses to make public any
report. The people of Marshall sun
mise the dam was found to be safe.
One of the largest realty and live
stock deals that has taken place at
Canon City for a long time has been
closed, whereby George A. Baker and
Clinton A. Biggs became the owners
of the famous Beckwith stock ranch in
the Wet mountain valley, for $40, 900.
Returning home at night, John Doro-
they. an employe on the Redland
ditch, near Grand Junction, was way
laid by three hobos, beaten up and
robbed of So. He lay beside the rail-
road track from o'clock at night un-
til o'clock in the morning, uncon-
scious.
Earl Chandler and George Stoos,
twelve-year-old boys, who disappeared
recently, were located in Fort Lupton
and returned by Sheriff Florence.
Chandler carried the Stone boy on the
handle bars Of his bicycle. The
Chandler boy left home two months
ago and at that time covered nearly
100 miles on foot.
Allen Coulson, aged thirteen, son of
Edward Coulson, prominent resident
at Grand Junction, lost n thumb and
three fingers and may lose the sight
of his right eye as the result of pick
ing at dynamite cap. His face was
filled with fragments of the cap, many
of which lodged in his right eye He
is in a serious condition.
The first canon strawberries to
ripen this year were brought in by
Mrs. ]. E. Overman OF South Canon.
They were grown in a sheltered place
and are two weeks ahead of the aver
age berries. Strawberry beds are full
of bloom and green berries. and the
crop promises to be large, although the
first bloom was killed by the April
freeze
John Gray OF Perry Park, thirteen
miles south of Castle Rock, was ar
rested on charges of selling liquor on
Sunday, waived preliminary hearing
and was bound over to the next term
of the District Court. The Complaint
was sworn out by a woman. This
is the first move in a campaign to
stop the boot-legging Of whisky in this
county.
Word has been received at Colorado
Springs of the death of w. d. Laing
at Great Bend, Kansas Laing formerly
resided in Colorado Springs and for
years lived at Green Mountain Falls.
He was pioneer of the county and
was well known as an employe in the
Denver & Rio Grande baggage room
for number of years. He was eighty
years old.
While crossing the North Fork of the
Las Animas river thirty miles ives. of
Trinidad, two members OF the Canon
City council narrowly escaped drown
ing, They were saved by the prompt
action of other members of the party.
DR.. Lamb and Alderman O'Kay re-
ceived the ducking. This is the same
place where Senator w. A. Clark of
Montana narrowly escaped drowning
last fall while visiting coal properties
recently acquired in that section.
John NJ. Bullock, for many years a
prominent farmer of the Grand valley,
was adjudged insane at the second
hearing in the county court Mt Grand
Junction and ordered committed to the
insane asylum at Pueblo. At Ills first
trial several weeks ago he was ac-
quilted. His statements to the jury
that he held regular communication
with the Great Jehovah and could hear
and see things that others could not,
convinced the jury that he was OF un.
sound mind. He is about seventy years
old.
A movement has been started by the