Gilpin observer., 1908-03-05
COLORADO NEWS

city OF the second class. The census
just completed shows population of
3,717.
The Denver annual automobile show
has been set for April 9Th, 7th ana sth
Over fifty exhibitors have already ap-
piled for space.
course in medical zoology 10 be-
ing offered this year for the first time
in the medical department of the State
University at Boulder.
The Interior Department has certi-
fled to the state of Colorado 5,241 acres
Of indemnity school land included in
Sterling land district list No. 3.
Governor Buchtel has appointed
George j. Richards to serve as county
commissioner of Hinsdale county in
place of DIR. d. S. Hoffman, deceased
The State Normal school closed Feb.
ruary for its annual spring vacation
and 500 pupils left Greeley to spend
the holidays at their homes over the
state.
1t has been decided by the Love-
land chamber of commerce that live
stock exhibit will be added to the at
tractive features of the next annual
corn roast, which will be held Labor
day, as usual.
The American Museum OF Natural
History in New York has just pub
lished two papers on the fossils OF
Florissant, written by Prof. Cockerell
of the department of zoology, Univer-
sity Of Colorado.
The Congregationalists and Method
lists at Coal Creek have decided to
build brick union church and will
start construction this week. 1t will
cost abolu $4,000, and have seating
capacity of 500.
The Museum of Natural History at
City Park in Denver is now open to
the public. The building is very
fine one, that and the extensive ex-
hibits being the gift of a number OF
publicspirit citizens
The final report of the International
Trust Company as receiver of the
Denver Savings bank, will be made be-
fore Judge Harry c. Riddle March
23rd. 1t will be the last opportunity
for depositors to advance claims.
George P Winters, graduate Of the
law school of the University of Den
YER, has been appointed secretary and
chief examiner Of the state civil SER
vice commission, he having ranked
highest in the competitive examina-
ton.
Look carefully at your five-dollar
bills, or you may find a bogus one on
your hands. There has been recent
counterfeit of these bills and they
have been successfully floated in both
the northern and southern parts of
the state.
By ruling of the faculty of the
University Of Colorado it has been de-
cided to raise the standard of scholar
ship SO as to make the minimum pass
ing grade 20, instead of IS. The pass
ing grade in law and medicine has been
70 for some time.
Madison Smith, SO years old one OF
the Oldest men in Weld county, one of
the vice presidents of the Society Of
Union Colony Pioneers, for thirty-sev-
en- years L resident of Greeley, cele-
brated his birthday March 1st at the
home of his son Pitts. In Greeley.
Acting under the provisions of the
law that was passed by the last Legis-
lature, Governor Buchtel has appoint
ed George E. Kyner of Cripple Creek
public trustee of Teller county Mr.
Kyner is publisher of the Cripple
Creek Times and Victor Daily Record.
The Rev. R. ]. Van Valkenburg and
Cordelia Van Valkengburg, for many
years residents of Erie, celebrated
their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary
at their home in Greeley. March 1st.
Both OF them are eighty-four years of
age.
Boulder ministers have been trying
to get the famous evangelist, BILLY"
Sunday. former baseball player, to
come to their aid and find that his time
is engaged up to next September. A
date has been fixed for him for two
weeks in that month.
Invitations have been sent to all the
colleges of the Rocky Mountain region
by the management Of the Colorado
track team for the annual track meet
to be held in Boulder May 9th. All
state colleges and perhaps Wyoming
and Utah are expected to enter the
meet.
Mayor Tyson of Coal Creek has de-
cided to lave all road tax work done
this year in cleaning up the debris OF
the 104 buildings burned last June.
The property owners lost too heavily
to be burdened by this expense The
streets OF the town are being made If
teen feet wider than before.
The For. Collins Chautauqua associa-
tion has been incorporated and direc-
tors and officers elected. 1t Is pro
posed to hold summer assembly this
year and negotiations are already be-
Ing made. The officers OF the associa-
tion are: President. p. Anderson; vice
president, George Clammer; treasurer.
Roy Portner; secretary, L. r. Temple.
Work began February eth at the
Denver mint on the stamping OF the
st. Gaudens $50 gold pieces. 1t is prob
able that from eight to ten million
| dOl1ars worth Of these coins will he
issued. The coins will be made ac-
cording to the modified st. Gaudens
design. The words "In God We
i Trustn will mt ha tho colna and