Gilpin observer., 1907-12-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A chautauqua assembly is being
planned for Greeley next summer.
There were about 700 entries at the
Boulder poultry show which attracted
much attention.
An organization is being effected in
Denver for the study of Esperanto, the
new universal language.
Pullman porters who live in Colo
rado have organized themselves into
an association to be known as the
Pullman Porters' Club.
The following fourth class postof-
ffces will be changed to presidential
January LIST: Cheyenne Wells, salary,
$1,000; Manzanola, $1,000.
AS the result of days hunt near
Fort Morgan $50 jackrabbits were
shipped to Parson Uzzell for distribu-
tion among the poor Of Denver.
Fifteen recruits for the army and
the 1st to the Goth of December, with
six others awaiting examination.
The Ault Bachelors club is arrang-
ular fifty years ago will take place
and each bachelor is expected to ex-
ecute Fishers hornpipe.
Ac Cily COuuCll VI bOulueE p6SSeu
resolution Of thanks to the county
commissioners because they refused
to renew the saloon license at Downer,
the coal camp near Marshall.
The decline in the price of silver,
lead and zinc Is causing a good many
mines to close down. Among the latest
are the Smuggler and Durant mines at
Aspen, affecting about 200 men.
A ,hy
Greeley, embracing both women and
men. Notwithstanding the pressure Of
the holiday trade large classes of both
sexes are studying physical culture.
Two little boys, both under eight
years of age, were recently arrested
in Pueblo on the charge of stealing BIZ
cycles. Several valuable wheels are
said to have been found in their pos
session.
A construction force has resumed
work on the double track of the main
line Of the d. & r. G. between Flor
ence and Canon City. The work will
be pushed and rails will be laid in six
weeks.
Mrs. John Rommel, Russian. Iiv-
ing northeast of Fort Collins. was ac-
cidentally shot and killed a few days
ago by Jake ROmmel, cousin of her
husband. Rommel was cleaning
shotgun when it was accidentally dis
charged, striking Mrs. Rommel in the
face.
The Democrats of Colorado Springs
are planning to capture the next Dem
ocratic state convention which will be
held sometime next September. Prom
inent Democrats are leading the move
ment and claim that Colorado Springs
should be given the preference in
view of the fact that Denver has cap
tured the national convention.
The Boulder county commissioners
are building near Longmont one Of the
best county roads in the state. Ce-
ment-gravel is being used to surface
the road. 1t will be rolled until it is
almost as smooth as pavement. Work
Is being done on the main road from
Longmont to Lyons, where it connects
with the new automobile road to Estes
Park.
Several newcomers who have set
tied on land eighteen miles north OF
Fort Collins have organized a COM
pany to construct pipe line to carry
water from large spring in the noun
tains to their homes. The line will
be ten miles long and the spring flows
The work will cost several thousand
dollars.
The Coal Creek lodge of Odd Eel
lows, whose quarters were recently
burned, have let contract for the
construction Of two-story stone build
ing at a cost Of $4,000. A grand cele-
bration to include all the lodges of
Fremont county, is planned for April
of of ho
building. The first floor of the build
ing will be used for an opera house.
Consul Ferare, representing the gov
ernment Of Austria-Hungary, was in
Pueblo few days ago to investigate
the recent steel works accident in
which five Of his countrymen lost their
lives. The Austrians at Pueblo are
not satisfied with the verdict of the
coroner's jury, which exonerated the
company from all blame. and an ef-
fort is being made to secure damages.
Surprised by the fashlight of Po-
liceman Andrew l.. Halligan, as that
officer was examining the rear door
Of the jeyelry store of Sherman w.
Moody, on Main street, in Grand juno
tion, burglar who was preparing to
break into the establishment at
tempted to kill the officer After a
running battle for two blocks, during
which dozen shots were exchanged,
the burglar escaped.
Assessor Gird places the real value
Of Denver-its realty and personally
and It's public buildings. at $265, 5,0OO,- |
900. The assessed valuation, gross, is
$131 ,06S,445, which is about fifty per
cent OF the market value. The net as
sessment for tho year is s11S,921 ,S55,
as compared with $115.o52,91O for last
year. The increase of $3,s6S,945 is al
most altogether on new buildings and
improvements made during the year.