Gilpin observer., 1908-01-30
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Three young Mormon elders recently
'egan religious campaign in Greeley,
unging and holding meetings on the
street.
The twenty-frst state convention of
he Young Mems Christian Association
Will be held at Greeley, February 9Th.
'th and Sth.
The first vaudeville theater in Gree
ey opened its doors on the night OF
January goth, and another will be es-
:ablished soon.
The farmers in the Hollandville dis
rict, northwest of Grand Junction,
have organized an Independent tele-
phone company.
Jacob Hilderman, living on a farm
twenty-five miles southeast Of Greeley.
has given an acre Of ground for the
lite Of q new school house.
The University of Colorado has
Joined the Archaeological Institute of
America and the regents appropriated
$500 to assist in the research work.
George ]. Kinders mattress renovat-
ing plant, at Seventh and Wynkoop
streets. in Denver, was damaged by fire
1t 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning to the
extent Of $4,000.
DR.. Ella Mead of Greeley has been
appointed register of deaths and births
of Weld county by the secretary Of the
State Board of Health. DR.. Mead is
also city physician.
John P. Kleckner, a veteran Of the
Civil War, in which he served as cap
tain Of Pennsylvania company, fell
dead on the goth inst. while making a
call at the Love ranch, near Fountain.
The state will receive $6.651.7O In in
aeritance tax with six per cent. inter-
EST, dated from October, 1902, from the
estate of Frederick ]. Keener of Den
yer. who died over five years ago. leav-
ng a fortune Of $332,5S5.09.
1t is reported that coyotes in some
parts Of Weld county, which have been
unusually numerous and destructive
his winter, are being decimated by a
disease. supposed to be mango, con-
!racted from eating carcasses Of dis
eased cattle.
Out of the 1,2s5,349 immigrant aliens
admitted into the United States during
he year ending June 80, 1907, Colorado
got $3.50. This was more than any
other state west of the Mississippi
river received, with the exception Of
California and Washington.
The University Of Denver, Of which
Gov. Henry A. Buchtel is chancellor, is
considering plans for the establish
ment Of school Of engineering at Pu-
bblo as branch Of the university with
! four years course, two of which will
be in Denver and two in Pueblo.
Harold 8. McKnab, who was arrested
recently by Deputy Game Warden Civ
ems for killing mountain sheep near
Cramer, northeast Of Canon City, en-
tered a plea Of guilty before Judge
Cooper Of the County Court Of Fremont
county and was fined $500 and costs.
Two hundred desert claims have
been taken up in the vicinity Of Grover.
In Weld county, within the last year.
and the plan is to irrigate them with
underflow streams known to be only
six to twenty feet below the surface.
The water will be lifted by gasoline
pumping plants.
Robert c. Benson. a Swedish black
smith at Nj Wot, in Boulder county.
was struck by train while walking
ern near the depot on the night Of jan
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fragments. He was thirty-eight years
old and leaves a widow and six chill
iren.
The new Colorado Industrial Exposi-
ton Association will hold its first an
nual Interstate fair and exposition at
Overland park in Denver September
Ith to 18th, 1908. The association is
= very strong one, having the backing
H large capitalists, and will immedi-
ltely begin the erection Of extensive
buildings.
State Food Inspector Cannon has an
nounced that he will begin a campaign
to compel the factories Of the state
to screen their buildings in order to
keep out house flies. He says that the
death rate could be greatly decreased
II the people of the state realized that
house flies are more deadly than rat
tlesnakes.
c. e. Robb, one Of the owners of the
Mount Princeton hot springs, near
Buena Vista, has leased the hotel to
Harry G. Hayes Of San Francisco and
Mary Durham of Boston. who will fur.
nish the building, beautiful three
story modern hotel, and improve the
grounds, adding an open air hot plunge
bath. A daily automobile line will run
between Buena Vista and the springs.
A college OF education has been add.
Cd to the colleges comprising the Uni.
versity of Colorado, this action being
taken by the regents at their winter
session Just concluded. At present
there are seven separate schools in the
university, the college of liberal arts,
the college of commerce. the graduate
school, the summer school, the engi.
neering, law and medical schools, and
the now department will make the
eighth.
A book Of hunting stories will be is.
sued by the passenger department OF
the Moffat road this spring as an ad.
vertisement Of the hig game hunting to
be found along the line of the new
road. The territory covered will ex.