Gilpin observer., 1908-06-04
COLORADO NEWS

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convention of Elks June 11th and 18th.
Glenwood Springs proposes to raise
$4,000 for the erection of an audi
| torium.
The board of trade of Glenwood
| Springs has planned good fellowship
excursion to Leadville June Sth.
The headquarters of the forest su-
pervisor of the Medicine Bow national
forest, Estes Park, have been restored
to Fort Collins.
The school census just completed
| In Fort Morgan shows an increase
| from 372 children of school age in 1900
to 1,471 in 1908.
By union Of Methodists and Con-
gregationalists new church has been
| erected at Coal Creek, which is larger
than the church burned last June.
The Lakeside park and summer re-
sore grounds, Just completed at Den
Yer at. a cost of 100000, was formally
opened to the public on Memorial Day.
DIR. asd Mrs. W. S. Friedman and
their little son leave Denver June 10th
for thrO1e months trip abroad. They
sail on the Kaizerin AugustaVic
June 18th.
Frederick N. Donaldson of Denver
has won $500 scholarship for four
months travel and study in Europe,
awarded by the Philadelphia acad-
emy of fine arts.
The financial committee of the Flor
ence City Council has just made re-
port which shows that the municipal
debt has been reduced forty-fve per
cent. in the last five years.
The second day of the Frontier day
festival at Cheyenne next August will
be Northern Colorado day, and the last
day will be known as Denver day,
when great crowds are expected from
the Colorado capital
The annual class field and track
meet at the Agricultural college re-
suited in the sophomores winning
victory by one point The final score
stood: Sophomores, SO; freshmen, so;
seniors. 2, and juniors. l..
At Denver, May 31st.. Roy Tate,
Pullman porter. shot and killed his
wife, Eva Tate, whom he accused OF
being unfaithful to him. He then shot
himself through the abdomen and died
within few hours.
The Short Line railroad will estab-
tourist season and William Carruth-
ers, district passenger and freight
agent for the road for several years,
will be manager of the office.
Mine owners in Gilpin county have
made an agreement with the New
house tunnel management by which
it is expected that the tunnel will be
driven forward until it affords an out
let for 322 mining properties on
Quartz and Gunnell hills.
While William Kenly. mining man
aged %, was fighting a forest tire in
canon six miles southwest of Tellu-
ride. a burning tree fell upon him.
nilling him instantly. Although mem
bers of the party began at once to ex-
tricate Kenly's body, it was badly
burned
Gen. William J. Palmer left Colo
RADIO Springs for Europe on the 3lst
ult. is a special car attached to the
Rock Island train, attended by a num-
ber of servants and with every pos
sible arrangement made for his COM
fort He will sail on the steamship
Minneapolis.
Eaton. Ault and Windsor. and prob
farmers institutes this summer, con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Agri-
cultural College. The date at Wind.
sor will be June 18th. Eaton July 23d,
and Ault later. Professor Cottrell Will
have charge and his lecture will be on
planting and growing of crops and
seed selection.
Deputy Cattle Inspector Rowe, at
Greeley, is credited with saying that
there are less than 5000 head of cat
tie now on feed in northern Colorado.
GI these 1000 are at Longmont. 600 at
Eaton, 200 ct Loveland and none in
Fort Collins or Greeley. Longmont
fed 5000 head this season. more than
any one locality in northern Colorado,
where a total of 10000 were prepared
for market.
Many persons of Pueblo have been
locating placer claims for stone. gyp-
sum and fire clay in the northwestern
part of Pueblo county, on account of
the rumor that one of the railroads
intends to construct spur through
that part of the county and into El
Paso county. 1t is said some of the
finest stone and fire clay In eastern
Colorado has been found in that To-
cality.
Three preliminary surveys have
been completed for an electric rail
way from Golden to the top of Mount
Lookout and now the final survey is
being made. the most feasible route
having been found to be through
Chimney canon. Rees C. Vidler and
number of Denver capitalists are
backing the proposed railway and say
they will push work with all possible
speed after the survey is finished.
Three convicts escaped from the
road building camp at Starkville last
week. They are George Mason, sent
up in November, 1905, from Garfield