Gilpin observer., 1909-12-09

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Association will hold it's quarterly con-
vention at Colorado Springs, January
18th and goth.
contract for the construction of
the new Odd Fellows temple in Colo
rado Springs has been let for the sum
Of $4,000.
Denver's fire loss for the eleven
months closing December 1 was $34i,-
000, according to the reports of the
fire wardens
The construction of $4,000 alfal-
ia meal mill has been begun at Hill
rose in Morgan county, local men be-
ing principally interested. 1t will be
completed early in January.
Harry Mulnix of Denver, expert &C.
countant, is to audit the books of
Prowers county, some of which have
not been audited since the formation
OF the county twenty years ago.
| In a letter from Max Brelitz of Aus
tria, European colonization agent,
to Greeley real estate firm, he asks
for 1,500 acres of irrigated land on
which to settle twenty-five Austrian
farmers.
Col J. A. Ownbey of Boulder, who
has charge of J. p Morgan's extensive
coal mining interests near Trinidad,
| is negotiating for herd of elk now
owned by Fort Collins ranchman.
The elk, if secured, will be liberated
on the large game preserve of Mr..
Morgan, near the New Mexico line.
Twenty-Five boys between ten and
fifteen years of age were recently or
dered by Judge Bradfield of the Juve
nile Court at Greeley to do enough
work for Greeley mercantile firm to
repay the firm for the value of a guam
tity of pies and cakes pilfered by the
boys during the past year.
Asserting that certain of their rates
for hauling coal are unjust, unreason-
able and exorbitant," the recently in
corporated Consumers League of Col
oiado has filed suits in the office of
the State Railroad commission against
the Colorado & Southern, the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe and the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroads.
Senator Hughes will introduce bill
and endeavor to have it passed this
session to grant considerable tract
of public land to the Colorado Agri-
cultural college for experimental for
estry purposes. The proposed grant
will include lands between the college
west to the summit of the mountains,
thus giving opportunity to test forest
growth at various attitudes.
One of the features of the forthcom-
ing Colorado National Apple show to
be held at the Auditorium in Denver,
Jan. 1O-15, will be the sixth annual
convention of the Western Fruit job
bers' Association, which will be held
in Denver, Jan. 5. 6 and Z. The asso-
citation has 225 members, and practi-
cally all are expected to be in attend
ance.
Adjutant General Chase, who is a
member of the medical faculty of the
University of Colorado, is planning to
establish military hospital corps at
the university. 1t will be branch of
the Colorado National Guard. 1t will
be the second company in Boulder.
PROFESSORS and students in the col
lege of medicine are fostering the idea
aud it is proving exceedingly popular
At a recent meeting of the Colorado
Manufacturers Association in Denver
the following officers were elected
President, Thomas E. Williams, vice
president of the Lindquist Cracker
Company; first vicc-president, A. F
Austin of the Austin Candy Company
second vice-president, ]. Yetter; treas
urer, A. F. Austin; secretary, s. NJ
Vaughn.
County Judge Mirick of Pueblo
county has rendered a decision that
a saloon man who has license to sell
liquor at retail may dispose of liquor
in greater quantities than by the drink
without taking ou; wholesalers Ii
cense in addition. Also that the ordi
nance which provides that a whole
sale dealer must have a wholesale
license is valid.
Ninety thousand dollars is asked by
Sheriff Skeritt of Arapahoe county in
three damage suits of 100000 each
filed in the District Court at Littleton
against Amos Binford, Henry Plumb
and Frank Bailey, in which the sheriff
charges them with slander, defamation
of character and perjury. The cause
of action is certain affidavits filed in
regard to the proceedings in the tria
Of liquor cases. in which Sheriff Skier
ritt is alleged to be interested in q
number of saloons in the county.
Professor H. NJ. Cotrell. of the Agri
cultural College, announces that on ac
count of the large increase in the mum
Der of students taking ag,tc' .ltural and