Gilpin observer., 1909-05-06

| OFFICE Dy the executive committee of
the State Board of Health.
Secretary Boggess of the Colorado
Chautauqua Association, is receiving
letters. indicating large attendance
to the summer session commencing
July 4th.
The discovery of two cases of sup
posed rabies in dogs in Greeley has
postponed the revoking of the ordi-
nance which requires that all dogs be
kept at home or be shot
In the District Court at Pueblo on
the 1st inst, Ed Hager, recently con-
victed of the murder of Mrs. Eliza
| beth James, was sentenced to death
during the week OF August 14th.
Rev. Benjamin Brewster, who will
be consecrated Episcopal bishop of
western Colorado June 18th, has an
nounced that he will make his future
home in Glenwood Springs.
Measurements taken at the Roose-
welt deep drainage tunnel in the Grip
pie Creek district, show total gain
for the month of April of 9S6 feet, said
to be record for tunnel driving in any
country.
The State Board of Horticulture has
issued its annual report The volume
also contains the proceedings of the
horticulturists' convention, held at
Montrose, and the report of the State
Beekeepers' Association for the year
1908. Copies of the report can be OBJ
tained by applying to Secretary Mar
tina A. Shute at the state capitol.
The directors of the Greeley-Poudre
irrigation district are considering the
purchase of 500,000,000 cubic feet of
water from Boyd lake to supplement
the enormous supply already con-
trolled by the district. Boyd lake has
2,000,000,0O0 cubic feet of water stored
and the district will pay about $780,
900 for the supply it wants.
An increasing demand for power for
irrigation purposes is noted by the
Northern Colorado Power Company,
whose transmission lines extend over
Northern Colorado. Two new pump
ing plants are being installed near
Longmont to raise water above the
bitches for irrigation, and inquiry is
coming from all parts of the district
reached by the line.
Denver City troop, classified on the
roster as Troop B, First squadron of
cavalry, carried off the honors of the
First squadron at the fourth annual
field competition of the National Guard
of Colorado, at the Denver range May
End, winning the team and individual
matches. Private A. Smith of Troop
B won the individual match by to-
tai score of AIS points.
Prof. William C. Strieby of Colorado
college has been asked to investigate
a phenomenon near the Ute Chief min
eral spring at Manitou. While boring
for carbonic acid gas the workmen re-
Gently struck an apparently magnetic
rock at depth Of 125 feet. 1t was al
most impossible to pull out drill, and
when it was finally extracted the steel
was found to be highly magnetized.
Henry A. Decker, owner OF Decker
lake and ranch near Crested Butte.
died on the goth ult. of pleurisy and
heart failure. He was a pioneer resi-
dent Of Crested Butte, having been for
many years in the hardware business.
He engaged in fish culture and had
trout hatchery at his lake from which
he had been shipping to Denver and
other points in the state for years.
Madison Smith. aged ninety-four, the
oldest man in Weld county, resident
Of Greeley for thirty-nine years, and
vice president Of the Society of
Union Colony Pioneers, died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. e. e Bak-
e., in Greeley, on the 2Sth ult. He
leaves three children, o. c. Smith of
South Dakota, Pitts Smith and Mrs.
T.. E. Baker of Greeley; eight grand
children and nine reat-grandchildren
Now that the supply of water as
furnished by the Antero and Lost Park
reservoir is assured, the Antero Reser-
voir Company has arranged for storing
the water carried to Denver by it's
High Line ditch by the purchase of the
Toll Gate and Platte Land reservoirs
north and east of the city. The trans
fer of the Toll Gate reservoir located
just east of the Windsor farm involves
an expenditure of about $250,000.
1t is estimated that the fruit crop
on the Western slope this year will ag-
gregate nearly 5000 carloads, requir
ing eighteen carloads of paper to
wrap the individual peaches. pears,
plums and apricots, without counting
the apples. Fruit growers are al
ready appealing to the railroads to ar
range for furnishing the thousands of
extra people who will be required to
pick the crop, and for moving the crop
after 1t is picked.
In the District Court at Golden May
1st, verdict for $4,000 for the plain
tiff was rendered by the jury in the
case of Sarah A. Stock vs.. The Big Five
Mining Company, after celebrating
the entire night Mrs Stock sund for