Gilpin observer., 1907-05-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


A pointer dog was sold at Leadville
recently for 800. Here's a pointer
for dog fanciers.
The Hygienic Ice & Cold Storage
Company at Boulder sold it's plant and
business to the Hygienic Ice & Coal
Company.
A Denver man undertook to butt in
on a neighbor woman last Sunday, and
she shot him in the neck with re-
volver. No more rubbering for him.
A. Patek and Frank Webster, two
Denver newspaper men, are touring the
intermountain region with a moving
picture machine and a Panama lee
ture.
The subject of freight rates was
taken up at a meeting of the Mer-
chants Association at Colorado
Springs and a committee was ap-
pointed to endeavor to secure 4 more
satisfactory schedule of freight rates
for Colorado points. The charge was
made that Colorado Springs was dis
criminated against in this respect, and
the matter was gone into thoroughly
The new $e5,0O0 opera house which
Is being erected at Trinidad and
scheduled to be completed by Novem-
Der LIST, has been leased for term of
fve years to S. N. Nye of Colorado
Springs and Bobby" Fountain, an
actor and theatrical man. The opera
house will be one Of the finest in the
state and is being constructed along
the lines Of the Broadway theater in
Denver.
Harry Roberts was burned fearfully
about the face at the Minnequa plant
nj hn do E,,zI O.
at Pueblo, and is now in the hospital
although it is believed he will not be
permanently injured. Rogers was
looking through the oil plant, and in
| order to see how much oil there " as in
tank pushed lighted torch in front
OF him into the tank. The gas gener-
ated from the oil exploded.
After being involved in litigation for
| over two years, Mrs. Franklin w.
Gaines Of Grand Junction, has come
| into possession of her share of the
milliOn-dollar estate left her by her
father, DR.. E. F. Lowe, a prominent
and wealthy planter of Crystal City,
| Mississippi. Four children participated
In the distribution of the property, and
Mrs. Gaines received one-fourth inter-
est
The Santa Fe is now compile ing ar
rangements for erecting $4,000 hos
| pital at La Junta. The structure Is to
be built Of cream-colored pressed brick
| trimmed with white stone and located
near the old hospital. Inclined planes
will be used instead Of stairways. This
plan is taken from the famous c. F. &
!. hospital at Pueblo. When completed
the building will be one of the finest in
La Junta.
Newt Schaeffer, an employe of
Haynes & Clark, local grocers. was
walking through the store at Cripple
Creek when he suddenly slipped and
fell fiat on his back. Other men went
to his assistance and Schaeffer was
conveyed to his home, where he lies in
q helpless condition. One of his ribs
was broken and he sustained an injury
to his spine which has caused partial
paralysis. His ultimate recovery is
expected.
A. G. Lonsdale, formerly local ihsur-
ance agent for the Mechanics and
Traders Association of New Orleans,
has been missing from his home at
Trinidad for two weeks. H. II. Smith
Of Denver, travelling agent and ad-
1uster Of the company, is in the city
endeavoring to secure some trace of
the man and nine of the company's pol
icies. Londsdale's wife knows nothing
of his whereabouts and fears that her
husband has met with foul play.
Victor F. Brown, pastor OF Con-
gregational church in Wisconsin, has
! accepted the call to the Pilgrim Con-
gregational church at Pueblo and will
arrive with his wife and little daughter
on July 1st. Mr.. Brown is thirty-eight
| voorc old ond ho hoan in no Tnipictry
for sixteen years. He Is said % be a
good speaker and an excellent organ
izer. He succeeds Rev. j. f. Bruno,
| who goes to Colorado Springs to take
charge of the work of the Associated
| Charities.
The county commissioners Il Gar
field county adopted a resolution
guaranteeing tax levy next Fall for
sum sufficient to pay any balance in
the cost of construction Of the pro-
posed bridge across the Grand river at
Silt, half way between New Castle and
Rifle. The State Legislature this win
ter appropriated $4,000 for bridge at
that point. The road fund OF the
county is exhausted, but the residents
of the vicinity are so anxious 10 have
the bridge, and need it so badly, that
they have agreed to advance any funds
needed above the state appropriation
until such time as the commissioners
can reimburse them. The advance will
be about $4,000 and the sum has al
most entirely been subscribed by
ranchmen who will be benefited.
The decision made by the Supreme
Court recently that holders Of ditch
rights may transfer water from one
ditch to another, drawing water from
the same source, is arousing consider
able discussion among farmers. 1t is
argued that this might lead to the
abandoning Of ditch, II many owners
thought fit to transfer and draw their
water through another ditch. provided