Gilpin observer., 1911-08-17
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth While.

George Denton, VINO cane to COlO-
RADIO in 1870. is dead at Ouray.
The Burlington railroad is now
grading for it's proposed new line into
Denver.
John Lesko, an Austrian, was
drowned near Argo while swimming
recently.
Colorado Electric Club will open
their annual electric show in Denver
October IA.
Edward Bernard of Joliet, ILL.,, was
killed at Pueblo by falling beneath
moving train.
Frank Hickey of Weldona has been
arrested and fined 500 for threaten
ing his parents.
The forty-sixth annual meeting of
the State Medical society was held at
Steamboat Springs.
Dudley Woodruff of Cherrelyn was
drowned in ditch near his home. He
was twelve years old.
Salida is to have a $4,000 brick
garage. 1t will be fitted up with ev-
cry modern convenience.
Rienzi Dickens of Longmont lost
1.700 bushels of wheat by fire. He had
just finished threshing
]. w. Miller, carpenter. was bad
ly injured while working on the Colo
rado Midland. near Salida.
1t is reported the Missouri Pacific
will soon establish fast train be-
tween Pueblo and Kansas City.
Denver now has eight national
banks, the newest being the Federal
National Bank of Denver.
The Denver & Rio Grande freight
house in Canon City was damaged by
fire to the extent Of $4,000.
Judge Joseph Koykendall, of Platte
vile, Sc years old. claims to be the
champion swimmer of Weld county.
According to a new ordinance. drug
stores in Steamboat Springs will not
be allowed to sell liquor hereafter
VIM. Burke had his right leg broken
in five places and his foot badly hurt
in mine accident at Lake City.
The contract for the construction of
the Olathe water system has been
awarded. Contract price is $4,000.
The best yield OF wheat so far in
the Longmont vicinity is reported as
being fifty-three bushels to the acre.
AS a result of the recent storm and
high water one death and heavy prop
erty damaged Is reported from Engle-
wood.
In saloon broil in Globeville, Joe
Micklowvitch, Servian, stabbed
four men, one of whom died, and made
his escape.
DIR. NJ. C. Harding of Ault has been
appointed by the Presbyterian board
as manager of the medical mission at
Soon Chun, China.
The Montezuma valley will send a
fine apple exhibit to the big apple
show to be held in the auditorium in
Denver in November.
Jackrabbits have developed taste
for watermelons grown in dry land dis
tricts and the farmers have been dam
aged thousands of dollars.
Plans are being perfected for build
ing the largest reservoir in the state
northwest Of Fort Collins.
Among the City park buffalo in Den
yer, one night recently, a revolution
occurred and as result one of the ri
walls for leadership was gored to death.
Two hundred and fifty of the lead
| ing union men of Colorado attended
the annual meeting of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor at Colorado Springs.
The new Court OF Appeals will hold
its first regular meeting Aug. 2S. AL
that time five stenographers. one
clerk and one baliff will be appointed.
The state of Colorado has com
menced the erection of a state home
and training school for mental defec-
tives, near Lakeside in jefferson
county.
One billion dollars will be the capi-
tai represented at the seventh annual
convention of National Commercial
Gas Association which meets in Den
yer in October.
Courses in moral and humane educa-
ton will be introduced in every public
school in the state II the plans of f..
X Whitehead, secretary and active
head of the State Bureau of Child and
Animal Protection, are carried out.
For the first time In the history OF
| the white man. Squaw rock, In the
bluff country northeast of Greeley,
close to the Wyoming line, has been
scaled, due to the daring of Robert
| Waxham.
The state authorities have failed to
| provide funds for finishing and oper-
ating the State normal school at Gun
nison and citizens have guaranteed the
amount, hence the school can and will
open September ~
he tribute of the state to the volun-