Gilpin observer., 1912-01-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth While.

The Second Baptist church has just
been organized at Colorado Springs.
H. Madenick was found guilty of
bootlegging at Loveland and fined 5000
and costs.
The Ridgway Electric Company
spent $4,000 in improving it's system
last year.
Range stock in eastern Colorado are
dying of thirst on account of water
freezing.
Victor's new auto fire truck has
been given a tryout and found satis-
factory.
DR.. L. S. Cornell, a prominent physi-
clan of Rerthoud, died recently of
penumonia.
AS a result of mistaking strychnine
for cough syrup. Oliver NJ. Hill, Of
Meeker, is dead.
The Lamar High school defeated the
Wiley team in game of basket ball
by score of % to s.
Paul Pauline, saloonkeeper at Will
liamsburg, was shot and killed by a
negro named Will Thomas.
Owing to the unusually cold wealth
er, work in the Gross oil fields, near
Hayden, has been suspended.
Grand Junction and Paradox have a
proposition before the state to con-
struct sixty-mile highway.
The County Commissioners of Ou-
ray county are seriously contemplating
establishing a county farm.
Harold F. Henwood will be placed
on trial in Denver for the killing Of
Tony Won Phul, February IL.
A strong protest has been sent from
Boulder county to President Taft
against making Estes park a national
park.
Newell w. Banks, champion check
er player of the United States. will
visit Denver the latter part of jan
uary.
The twenty-eighth annual session of
the Boulder County Teachers Associa-
tion will convene in Boulder January
9th.
The $4,000 Methodist church at
Trinidad was recently dedicated.
Bishop Quayle of Oklahoma City pre-
siding.
of cattle starving to death in the
snowbound region near Craig, Moffat
county.
AS a result of the recent severe
cold weather, gray. or lobo, wolves
are unusually active in the vicinity Of
Meeker.
The Exchange National Bank of
Colorado Springs has purchased $685.
900 worth of school bonds at a pre-
MUM of $3.50.
Arrangements have been completed
for ten-round bout between Louis
son of Alamosa.
More than half of the $4,000 nee
essary to keep in operation certain
branches of the Agricultural college
has been promised.
Placerville station is credited with
shipping the second largest number
Of cattle of any station in the state of
Colorado last year.
j. Maddicks and Jesse Mumm, two
convicts, are at large in the Fort Col
Inns section and the authorities are
trying to run them down.
A book showing the roads and
drives in the Pixies Peak region has
been issued by the Good Roads AS
eiation of Ell Paso county.
Judge Lewis in the Federal Court
has issued an order enjoining Otero
county from collecting taxes assessed
against the Santa Fe railroad.
Greeley's affairs has put a surplus of
$15,1SO in the treasury after all ex.
penses for the last twelve months
have been paid.
The largest single shipment of po
tatoes from the Greeley district this
season was twenty-three cars, which
went to Kansas and Oklahoma. and
was valued at $4,000.
Grand Junction has offered Jim
Flynn gymnasium and free training
quarters if he will make that city his
headquarters during his training for
his fight with Jack Johnson.
The second fire within a month oc
Cured at Lakeside park Denver, de
stroying the skating rink and damag
ing the derby, entailing loss of s75,
| 900.
Business men and farmers of Stone
ham have organized Commercial
Club and will petition Congress to
pass a law to reduce the term of resi-
dence on homesteads.
1t is stated that the Pueblo Western
League Baseball franchise is about tc
be transferred to Frank Isbell oi
Wichita, who will open downtown
ball park.
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