Gilpin observer., 1908-12-24
COLORADO NEWS

of beets in the ground in northern
Colorado.
Invitations rnve been issued by the
University of Colorado for confer
ence of principals and superintendents
of high schools of the state at Boulder
Jan. 1st and End.
II the Indian school at Fort Lewis
near Durango is discontinued by the
government an effort will be made to
secure the site and building for the
use of some state institution. There
are a dozen buildings and 5000 acres
of land, part of which is underlaid
by coal.
Owing to the rapid thinning out of
young pine trees on the government
forest reserve during the past few
years, orders have been issued to the
rangers in the Colorado district to pro-
hibit the cutting of Christmas trees
except where a necessity exists for
the thinning of clumps.
The Naturita Telephone Company,
which proposes building lines through
Montrose and San Miguel counties, has
been incorporated with capital of
$50,O0O. The principal offices are to
be at Coventry. The incorporators
are G. A. Akers, H. H. Ross, Henry
Pamm, George M Hook and Arthur
Priestley.
Herbert T. Herr, who, some time ago
went from superintendency on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway to the
| Westinghouse company in Pittsburg,
has been promoted to general manager
of the entire mechanical engineering
department of the Westinghouse con-
cern. Mr.. Herr and his wife, who was
Irene Viancourt, are both graduates
of the East Denver high school,
The United States Sugar and Land
Company of Colorado Springs, with ex-
tensive properties at Garden City, Kan
sas, will issue $1,5O0O0O in bonds for
the purpose of enlarging the scope of
its operations. Charles Hayden of the
Boston firm of Hayden, Stone & Co.,
is director of the Sugar and Land
corporation, together with C. NJ. Mac
Neil and Spencer Penrose of Colorado
Springs.
What is probably the highest quar-
ter section of land in the United States
SNei loSdteu dS d uOlueSledu, anu
which has been the subject of much le
gal controversy, may again come up
in the courts as a result of the as
signing by DR.. A. G. Lewis of Mani
tou to the Colorado City realty firm
of Kinsman & Wolff of his claim to
the 1G0 acres of land on the summit of
Pixies peak.
Grandma" Petrie said to be the
oldest resident of Mesa county and one
of the Oldest women in the state. died
at Grand Junction on the 18th inst, at
the age of ninety-seven. A week before.
she fell and sustained broken hip.
This injury, together with old age. was
the cause of her death. She was ma
tive of Syracuse, n. Y, and came to
Grand Junction in 1888, living with her
son. Charles H. Petrie.
The following officers were chosen
by the Colorado Scientific Society at
its meeting in Denver on the 18th
inst: Franklin Guiterman, president;
d. W. Brunton, first vice president;
Charles w. Comstock, second vice
president; William A. Johnston. sec
retary; John W. Richards, treasurer
w. F. Mills and George l.. Cannon
were chosen to serve on the executive
committee.
A telegram from Senator Guggen-
helm states that the government has
selected as site for the postoffice
building for Greeley, the corner of
Eighth avenue and Eighth street, COM
monty called the Currier corner. Con-
gress provided $4,000 for the site,
and business men pledged an amount
sufficient to meet the difference be-
tween $4,000 and the price asked for
the site, probably $4,000.
The affairs Of the Colorado State
Bank of Durango are now said to be
practically settled. B. N. Freeman,
president Of the bank, and his asso-
ciates have turned over to the receiver
cash and securities to the amount OF
S175,000 in purchase Of the bank assets.
which In addition to the cash collected
by the receiver. is sufficient to pay the
total liabilities OF the bank, which at
the time OF suspension were $3.50, 900
The Colorado Museum OF Natural
History, situated In the City Park. at
Denver. has received a most valuable
| gift from Mr.. Henry M. Porter of this
city consisting Of what is known as
the Mary Kimball Pratt" collection
of fossils. Indian relics, minerals,
gems, old coins, and similar articles.
The collection is said to be excep-
tionally valuable, containing something
like 5000 specimens. some of them
of great value because of their rarity.
1t is said that the automobile own
ers OF Colorado Springs have prom
ised to contribute $1,000 toward the
proposed boulevard from Colorado
Springs to Canon City. provided the