Gilpin observer., 1907-03-28
COLORADO MEMS ITEMS

EASIER wagon roads are to be made
into Estes Park from Longmont.
Fort Collins is going to put on all
kinds OF metropolitan airs with .
street car system.
Mrs. Mary Dixon, aged seventy, has
just died near Florence. She came to
Colorado tbirty-five years ago.
Leadville safe-crackers pulled OF
another robbing the other night. Over
$4,000 has been stolen there of late.
Nimrods will be pleased to know
that sea gulls and ducks are swarming
the lakes In the neighborhood of Gree.
ley.
The curtains are again to roll up ON
vaudeville in the old California theater
in Florence, after being closed three
years.
Frank Roney, a Pueblo man, has
been arrested for kidnapping his own
child? Why didn't he let the kid do
its own mapping?
II there isn't music in the air at
Fort Collins 1t will be no fault of the
band boys, who have Just received
their new uniforms.
John w. Carol, for a number Of
years conductor on a railroad is can
didate for mayor Of Salida. He ought
to know how to handle IL tickets.
Winter tiptoed in so quietly, acted
SO nicely, and departed SO slyly that no
one knew 1t was on the place. Colo
RADIO weather is nothing If not genteel.
All the carmen on the Colorado &
Southern employed between Walsen-
burg and Texline, are to receive a
raise Of cents an hour after April
LIST.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
D. G. Smith, former publisher Of the
Republican.
Julesburg narrowly escaped being
burned up this week by fire set from
sparks from an engine. AS it was,
several mead of stock were cremated
on adjacent ranches.
John Zimmerman, a mountaineer,
living sixty miles west of Fort Col
Inns, trapped ferocious mountain lion
last Tuesday, and now has its skin
tackled on his cabin door.
E. E. Burlingame, one of the most
noted men in Colorado for the last
forty years, died at his residence, 1853
York street, in Denver, at l o'clock
Wednesday morning.
John Okey, a sixteen-year-old boy,
has been held on the charge of murder
ing Alexander Albin, a ranchman near
Montrose. The deed grew out of a
quarrel over line fence.
G. E. Mahoney, acting president Of
the Western Federation of Miners, has
gone to Goldfield, Nevada, where he
was called to settle the strike now in
progress there. He expects to be there
two weeks.
The first automobile club in Wyo-
ming has been organized at Cheyenne.
This ought to open the eyes Of East
ern tenderfeet who think that Wyo-
ming is nothing but home for buck
ing broncos.
Sentence Of death has been pro-
nounced upon Santiago Tafoya, who
was convicted of numbering Pedro
Greigo near Sopris, six weeks ago. He
will be hanged in the state penitentiary
during the week Of July 9th.
A package containing $2,500 that
was taken from the depot platform at
Aspen a few days ago, has been re.
turned by mail. The name of the con-
science-smitten one who returned 1t
was not given.
Dr. ]. A. Holmes has invented a
process whereby the lowest grade OF
coal may be made useful. The coal
is saturated with a mixture. By this
process millions Of tons of Colorado
coal will be made valuable.
Announcements of the tenth annual
session of the Colorado Chautauqua
and summer school, to be held at
s,,. Iva
distinct schools are organized, thus
giving the students splendid opportun-
ities.
Scout Oliver Virgins, the Denver
weather prognosticator. gives 1t out
fiat that these diggin's air to hev a
three-foot snow about April 1st, by
cracky." The old scout comes desper-
ately near telling the truth about 1t,
too.
Three railroad men in Denver are
giving up some Of their skin to save
fellow-workman's life. He was scalded
in a wreck and new skin must be
grated onto his wounds. Here is one
skin and grating game the general
public will applaud.
The postoffice report from Colorado
Springs for the year ending March 81
will show receipts approximating
$111,950. This is an increase OF more
than $4,000 over the previous year,
the best year in the history of the
office.
"The Scouts Revenge" blood and
thunder tragedy in three acts, has
been perpetrated upon an unsuspecting
public in various towns in the state
during the past week. Just what tLs
public has done to have revenge taken
out on it, the complainants sayeth
not.
Mike Pielli, living at the coke ovens
three miles south OF Glenwood Springs.
attempted to kill his wife the other
day by shooting her three times with
bird shot. He is In jail and the doctor
is making a collection Of pellets for