Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
COLORADO ITEMS


st. Paul's M. E. church (South) of
Denver has raised the $4,000 building
fund required for the erection of new
institutional church.
The proposition to build a new high
school building at Windsor was voted
down by majority of sixteen votes.
Only eighty-three ballots were cast.
Division Superintendent A. F. Wick
Roy has told the people of Greeley that
the Union Pacific will spend $1,000
900 for improvements in Greeley.
The new Christian Science church at
Florence was dedicated on Easter Sun
day. 1t is one of the finest church
buildings in the city and is entirely
free from debt
Every one of the forty-five teachers
of the Greeley public schools has been
reelected for the ensuing year. The
financial plans are being talked over in
order to build a 100000 high school
building within the coming year.
The formal transfer of the state re-
formatory at Buena Vista from War
den A. c. butcher to Felix O'Neil of
Denver, the new appointee, was made
by the commissioners on the 7th inst.
Mr.. butcher leaving Immediately for
his home in Colorado Springs.
While Roy Dunning, photographer,
was attempting to take a picture of
the Penitentes in Longs canon, six
miles west of Trinidad, he was fired
at three times by one of the guards,
but not hit. He hurried away, fell and
broke his camera.
Clarence Cleghorn, who has been in
charge Of the convict state road camp
In Las Animas county for the past
eight months, has resigned and will
be ranch foreman for Col. ]. A. Owen
by. His successor in charge of the
camp is w. l, johnson of Canon City.
Mrs. James Grant of Colorado
Springs, although born in the United
States, was unable to vote at the elec-
tion Tuesday because her husband, a
Scotchman. has not received his final
naturalization papers. The law recog-
rizes the nationality Of the husband as
that of the wife.
Fumigation for scarlet fever germs
nearly cost the life of N. G. Hoel,
teacher in the University Park school
in Denver few days since. He
walked into a room before the sulphur.
and formaldehyde fumes had been dis
sipated and was unconscious for a con-
siderable time after his rescue.
Jack Brady of Colorado City, who
lost his right leg in train accident
while brakeman for the Colorado Mid
land eleven years ago, has received a
check for $4,000 from the company.
Brady sued for damages, and the state
Supreme Court recently sustained a
former decision giving him $4,000, also
allowing him interest, nearly doubling
the original sum.
A temporary injunction restraining
w. w. Degge, head of the Wellington
system, land and mining promotion
company, with headquarters in Boul-
der, from making any further use of
list of names secured from the Mining
Investor Publishing Company by al
legged fraudulent means. was issued
on the 7th inst. by Judge George w.
Allen in Division Four Of the District
Court at Denver.
The Colorado & Southern railroad
will build an extension from its line
at Sopris to the property Of the Woo
ten Land and Fuel Company, accord
ing to a statement given out at Trini-
dad by Col. ]. A. Owenby, president
of the Wooten company, who says
work win be started Immediately on
the road. The distance is about twen-
ty miles and the line will tap several
coal veins which are not developed.
The State Normal School board met
at Greeley and reorganized on the 9th
inst, choosing l.. w. Markham of La
mar, president; A. ]. Stary, secretary;
and John Petrikin, treasurer. The 9TH
er members are ]. H. Thatcher and
Mrs. Thalia Rhodes, Denver; M. P.
Welch, Delta; George Houson, Gree
ley. Mrs. Grenfell not having accepted
appointment to fill the Turner va
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