Gilpin observer., 1907-07-04
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Greeley has a new brass band.

tier week.
While digging a well near Kersey
recently vein of coal was discovered
The find is being investigated.
Colorado small fruit is plentiful OF
the markets, and Texas and California
products must take back shelf.
ace as one Of the attractions for the
big exposition to be held there August
81. % and 23.
Mrs. A. c. Morris, farmers wife
living near Durango, committed sui
eide by hanging herself. 1t is thought
she was insane.
A crook from Denver turned up II
Boulder the other day, but before ht
coulo influence anyone he was shipped
back to Denver.
w. H. Gribble, one of the state
builders who braved the adversities
of early days, died June 27 at hi:
home in Canon City.
William Allen White, the author
who became famous by writing
whats the Matter with Kansas?" is
rusticating at Manitou.
The Presbyterian church at Florenct
was robbed the other day of S4 and ths
trustees offer remard for the cap
ture of the thief.
Annette, the two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Virhillon, wa.
drowned in an irrigation ditch at Fori
Collins one day last week.
The state bankers held their annuai
meeting at Fort Collins last week, ant
for few days Young City was the
richest spot in Colorado.
w. l.. Anderson, a printer from
Eagleville, Missouri, fell beneath the
wheels of a moving train at Grand
Junction and died shortly afterward.
from injuries.
Mrs. o. E. Hawkins, Denver
woman, believing her husband to bt
untrue to her, poured coal oil on hei
clothes and set them on fire. She was
rescued before serious results
Pueblo,-John Cook, son of Con
gressman George w. Cook, of Denver
died June 80 at a private sanitariun
in Pueblo, where he had been a pa
tient for several months.
A bristling. 1S-inch porcupine was
recently captured by Ernest Shields
within the city limits of Colorado
Springs. Shields saw the animal ruI
up tree, drove it down with garder
hose. hit 1t on the head with a boart
and placed the stunned animal in 6
box.
A Boulder special of June 3Oth says:
Four carloads of tungsten ore were
brought to Boulder from the Boulde,
county mine at Cardinal this morning
The ore in each car was worth $4,000
making $4,000 for the train. This IL
the second shipment made by tina
mine this month.
After suffering for over six months
tism, Chief of Police J. r. Gregory OF
Colorado City secured relief by draw
ing from his left thigh a needle more
ograph will be taken of mis- leg in ar
effort to trace the course of the
needle.
According to the Rev. Earl Hicks O.
St. Louis. June 23d the weather is to bs
warm and showery, June oath warm
but the 25th to the 9th the weather
is to be exceptionally cold for summer
Whether or not this is to apply to st
Louis and vicinity only is not stated
II it is to take in Colorado it might DE
we'll for people to get out their winter
clothes for few days.
1.-The Colorado Veterans of the Civr
and Indian Wars Monument Society
is the name of an organization soor
to be formed by Hon. j. B. Stephen
Judge John McCoach, w. p Epper
son and other prominent Colorado Cit,
residents. The primary object is tt
erect a monument to the memory OF
Col. ]. Nj. Chivington of the First Col
orado Volunteers. the hero of the bat
tie of Sand Creek
The first section of the new Chris
tian church In Golden was dedicated
Sunday. The congregation assembled
at the old church and after short ex
ercises went in body to the new edi
flee, where services were held prac
tically all day. Rev. J. w. Maddux
pastor of the church, was assisted BY
Rev. William Bayard Craig of Denver
Rev. j. B. Hasten, Rev. T. r. Tomp
son and Rev. j. E. Pickett.
Prof. Adams, curator OF the State
Normal School at Greeley, and Tyn
dali Snyder, son of DIR. Snyder, have
started on trip to North Park, fol
the purpose Of collecting specimens
Tor the State Normal School museum
The men will pay special attention tc
collecting birds, of which the museum
already has many. Prof. Adams and
Mr.. Snyder will tramp most of the
way. going by way of Tie Siding.
About one-half OF the fall grain and
alfalfa crop in the vicinity OF BRUSH
was damaged by fierce hail.storm
which visited that section recently
The storm moved from the northwest
to the southeast. The greatest damage
was suffered by strip of country
three miles wide and ten miles long be
tween Brush and Fort Morgan. The
beet crop was only slightly damaged
The storm was preceded and followed
by heavy rain which will be bene