Gilpin observer., 1911-04-13
LIT+LE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

Some smudging has been done in the
Grand Junction fruit belt.
Richard Shelves, pioneer and prom.
inent miner of Boulder, is dead.
Backed by the Commercial Club,
band has been organized at Eaton.
A resort in Telluride known as the
big Swede" has been destroyed by
fire.
The Union Pacific is to spend at
least 100000 on building at Fort Col
Inns.
Farmers throughout the state are ju-
year.
Pueblo's next election to select dele.
gates to a charter convention will be
held June 1.
Robert Archibald of Trinidad, C.
F. & I. superintendent at Sopris, died
in Pueblo.
Sanitary drinking cups have been
placed in all public schools in Colo
rado Springs.
The majority of farmers who fed
sheep the past winter lost so cents to
s1.00 head.
The first Catholic church edifice to
be built in eastern Colorado has been
dedicated at Brush.
The fortieth anniversary of the
founding of Colorado Springs will be
celebrated on July 81.
improvements of public utilities,
which represents an outlay of $3.50 900
are being planned at Boulder
deal has been closed in the Grand
valley of Colorado for 112 acres of
fruit land at price Of $4,000.
Arrangements are practically COM
plete for the annual Chautapqua at
Greeleysfrom July Sth to 18th.
Caught under tons of falling rock in
the Baum mine, at Frederick, S. Nor
nanz, Bulgarian, was instantly killed.
Wednesday, April 26th, has been de-
cided upon as the date for the dedica-
tion of the new Masonic temple at
Trinidad
Boulder wants to be included in the
list of Colorado common points to
which tourist tickets may be sold from
| the East
When the miners of Cripple Creek
district received their pay checks re-
Gently, the total amounted to over
100000.
Bert Hanna, is at a Leadville hospital
with a bullet through his jaw and
Frank Dutro is in Jail, charged with
the shooting.
The wagon road from Cripple Creek
to Canon City, blocked for four days
by landslide near the Roosevelt tun-
mel, is open.
The Santa Fe has announced that 4
regular refrigerator service would be
established June l between Arkansas
valley points. and Pueblo.
A school bond issue of $12,500 will
be submitted to the taxpayers of the
Olathe school district at the school
election to be held May 1st.
The new county of Moffat, created
county by act of the Eighteenth Gen
eral Assembly, is in full swing.
More than 100000 fruit trees have
been set out in Pueblo county this
year and fully as many more will be
set out before the season is ended.
The county commissioners have or
dered the construction of bridge at
Clifton to cost $4,000, contingent on
an appropriation from the state Legis-
lature.
Mrs Frieda Wolter, wife of Josepl,
Wolter, motorcycle racer, well
known in Denver and its vicinity is
dead as the result of an explosion OF
gasoline.
The police department is investigat-
ing the public dance halls of Denver
and If its Investigations confirm com
plants that have been received, the
halls will be closed.
The fine twenty-acre apple orchard
belonging to James l.. Hamilton, near
Grand Junction, has been sold 90
Harry l.. Weaver of Detroit, Mich, for
consideration Of $25,O00.
Unless the State Supreme Court
should grant a stay Of execution.
Louis Wechter, the murderer of w.
Clifford Burrowes, will be hanged
some time between July 20 and 20.
Chief Postoffice Inspector w. E.
Cochran received notice at Denver
that the postoffice at Crestone, in
Saguache county. was destroyed by
fire. The postmaster wired that he
saved all the mail and stamps.
If plans now under way are success
fully carried out there will be in Den.
yer this fall one of the biggest apple
and land shows ever held in the coun
try, to be held in connection with the
Festival Of Mountain and Plain.
Tuesday evening. April 18th. the I'm.
proved Order of Red Men will give a
demonstration and street parade in