Gilpin observer., 1908-04-23

at Durango against Charles e. McCon.
nell, president of the defunct Smelter
City State bank.
Pains famous Carnival and Naples"
and Eruption of Vesuvius" will be the
big night attraction at Overland park
in Denver during the Colorado inter-
state fair and exposition, September
7th to 18th.
The executive board of the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative union has
named s. u. Schnech of Pueblo as pur.
chasing agent. He will buy all sup
plies at wholesale rates and deliver
them to the members of the union.
Pardon Saylers of Ell Paso county was
named as organizer
While riding horse through gate
on the ranch of his uncle between
Pueblo and Colorado Springs, April
10Th, Roy Doud, aged twenty-five, was
killed. The horse SHE'D and Doud was
thrown off, his head striking gate
post. The force of the blow was such
that his skull was crushed and he
lived but a few minutes.
State Auditor George D. Statler has
announced that the $4,000 appropriated
by the last Legislature to buy silver
service for the cruiser Colorado is now
on hand for immediate use. Former
Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald is chair
man Of the committee which is to pur-
chase the service. The money has new
er been available before. 1t will be
turned over to Goernor Mcdonald as
soon as he requests it.
The grocers' trust has filed an ap-
peal in the Supreme Court from the de-
cision of Judge Allen of the District
Court at Denver wherein, on the ap-
plication of the attorney general, an
Injunction was granted restraining the
trust from squeezing out" the small
dealers and thereby making the people
pay more for their food than they
should. Numerous errors are alleged
in both the hearing and the decision.
Following is the program at Fort
Logan, near Denver: Regimental pa
rades will be held at 4:45 p. m, Fri
day of each week, instead of Wednes-
day. Guard-mounting at 1870 a. m.
daily excepting Sunday, when it will
be held at $50. The Twenty-first in.
fantry band will play open air concerts
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
after Moons at $3.50 and in the post
gymnasium at 1880 every Tuesday ev-
ening until further orders.
Henry Burd. who was charged with
shooting and killing George S. Dubois
at Balarat some time ago, was re-
leased at Boulder on motion of District
Attorney Van Horn. Later evidence
secured, it is said, showed that Dubois
fired two shots before Burd fired. Two
bullets supposed to have been fired in
Burd's direction were found and both
fitted Dubois revolver. One was in
the wall and the other in a meal bag.
Doctors testified at the preliminary ex-
animation that Dubois could not have
fired after receiving his wound.
The jury in the Taylor case at Glen
wood Springs April 18th returned a
verdict of guilty Of murder in the Sec
ond degree. This verdict carries a
penalty of from ten years to life i'm
prisonment In the penitentiary. The
crime with which Taylor is charged
was the killing of his wife at Coal
Bason, Pitkin county, July 10, 1907.
He was given trial at Aspen, the
jury disagreed and change of venue
was taken to Garfield county A hard
fight was made to clear Taylor on the
ground that the woman had committed
suicide.
Amid the greatest excitement the
Fort Collins Y. NJ. C. A. on the night
of the 14th, just as the clock was strik-
ing IL. succeeded in raising $30,045 for
its fund, $45 over the amount required.
The evening was one Of much en-
thusiasm. and at 8 o'clock the teams
were still $500 short Of the total
amount. Then for three hours every
body worked and at II o'clock the fund
was still $3.50 short. Judge Fred W..
Slower urged the folks to come up with
their funds, and just as the clock was
striking 1t was announced that the en-
tire sum and $45 over was raised. The
campaign was a remarkable one and
teams of the members Of the associa-
tion Wed with each other in securing
the money.
At a meeting in Denver details were
completed for the formation of new
Colorado organization to be known as
the Merchants associ; ion. The Colo.
RADIO Manufacturers association is be-
hind the new organization, which
is formed to make war on
the mail order houses which
are constantly invading the ru-
raj districts to the detriment of small
merchants. Every merchant in Colo
RADIO will be eligible for membership
and the aim of the association will
be to cut out the catalogue houses Of
the East from Colorado. A committee
was appointed to arrange for perma-
nent organization. consisting Of c. d.
Grifflth. A. ID. Lewis, l.. b. Bridaham.
r. Hardesty. Fritz Thies of Denver and
c. J. Haines Of Pueblo.
This dispatch was sent out from
Colorado Springs on the 18th inst:
Although their combined ages aggre-
gate 142 years and the prospective
groom is embarking on his fourth and
the bride-to-be on her third matrl-
monial venture. c. A. Gordon and Mrs.
Eva McCoach today secured a license
and will be marriad tOmOrroW Cor