Gilpin observer., 1908-02-27
COLORADO NEWS

ten thousand chairs.
The walls of the new Odd Fellows
hall at Coal Creek have been COM
pleted and the building will be finished
in March.
William Hildebrand, who built the
cog railway up Pixies Peak, and who
was one Of the foremost civil engineers
in the country, died in New York City
February 21st
The Lamar National bank Of Lamar
has been authorized to begin business
with $4,000 capital M. Strain is pres
ident, B. T. McClave, vice president,
and l.. F. Adams, cashier.
The annual meeting Of the Grand
Valley Cantaloupe Association was
held at Grand Junction February 21st.
b. c. Oyder was elected president and
A. ]. Chesley secretary-treasurer.
The application of ]. N. Akey. James
M. Allen. l.. C. Schmidt, r. S. Dickey
and ]. A. Challgren to organize the
Farmers National Bank of Windsor.
with $25,000 capital has been approved
by the comptroller of the currency.
Senator Guggenheim Is making an
effort to have the salaries of laborerB
at the Leadville fish hatchery raised
in the sundry civil appropriation bill
from $500 to $720 per annum and the
cook at the hatchery from $3.50 to $72O.
The Colorado Game and Fish Protec-
tive Association has extended the
Beaver Land & Irrigation Company a
vote of thanks because the company
has announced it will take measures
to protect the trout in Beaver creek,
Fremont county.
The Florence & Cripple Creek rail
road is using every available freight
{ car on its line between Florence and
Cripple Creek, its business having in
creased to such an extent in the last
thirty days that the present rolling
stock is inadequate.
More than thirty Japanese laborers
were shipped into Florence on the 18th
inst. to work on the Rio Grande rail-
road. Every section man on the di-
vision was laid off, but all foresnen
were retained. The Japanese will
work between Salida and Pueblo.
Colorado patents granted: ]. w.
Campbell, Colorado Springs. fire es-
cape; E. Z. Clark. Colorado Springs.
calculator; c. S. Proctor. Denver. cleo
tro-pneumatic drill; NJ. Sporieder. Colo
RADIO City, setting mechanism for
watches; w. G. Swart. Denver. roaster.
At Gl,nwood Springs on the 14th
14th inst. John Hopkins was found
guilty in the District Court of violating
the game laws and was fined $75 and
costs, the total being nearly 5000. He
was charged with having the carcasses
OF six deer in his possession, but was
found guilty Of having only three.
For the reason that the bridge de-
signed in the state engineers office
would be heavier and more expensive
than necessary. the county commits
sioners Of Garfield county have de-
cided TO reject all bids which have
been submitted for the construction OF
the bridge over the Grand river at
Silt and advertise for new bids on
lighter structure.
The contracts for the state printing
for the coming year have been awarded
to the kistler Stationery Company and
the Hoeckel Blank Book Company.
both of Denver. The bid of the Kistler
Company was the lowest of three for
the stationery and circular printing.
and there were five competitors for the
blank book contract, the Hoeckel COM
pany presenting the lowest bid.
An echo Of the Adobe wreck on the
Rio Grande railroad, March 16. 1906.
was Htdiu btnNtl lew udy aso
when Eliza Blatz and her daughter
filed two suits, asking $4,000 damages
from The road One suit is brought in
the name of Mrs. Blatz and Theresa
BlatZ and asks $4,000. The other by
Mrs. Blatz alone. Charles b. BlatZ. the
husband and father, was killed in the
wreck.
The ranch home OF Justin Pomeroy.
q l.. l. - Ill Il
recently burned to the ground as the
result of the carelessness of a sixteen
year-old boy employed at the place.
The boy lighted roaring fire in a
stove, paid no further attention to IL.
and in short time the fire was com
municated to the building. which was
destroyed. together with its contents.
The loss ls estimated at about $25 900.
NJ B. Robinson. former superin-
tendent Of the United Oil Company.
has given the Florence high school a
valuable collection Of rare minerals.
which he has gathered in Colorado
during the last seventeen years. Palae-
ozoic and cenozoic fossils and the
mesozoic cretaceous rocks Of Colorado
are represented in the collection.
which has great scientific value and a
money value Of several hundred dol
lars.
John T. Burns of Denver. who served
for five years as secretary OF the Colo
RADIO State Commercial Association, has
gone to Wyoming to take charge OF the
publicity work Of that state as manager
of the Cheyenne Industrial Club and as
assistant secretary of the Trans Mis-
souri, Dry Farming Congress, which is
to be made one OF the leading econom-
ical movements OF the entire West and
which is to meet next winter In Chey-
enne.
The Fremont County Fair Associa-
tion will hold its annual fair at Canon
City September 9th. 10th and 11th,