Gilpin observer., 1912-04-25
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

Idaho Springs is to have a new 800,
900 hotel.
On Arbor Day over 10000 trees
were planted in Denver.
| Ine President nominated Walter l.
Burke as postmaster at Sterling.
M. e. Mckenzie, a rancher of Yuma
county, died at hospital in Denver.
| In Boulder hereafter express will Oe
delivered free to every portion of the
city.
The work Of putting in the new sys-
tenn OF street lighting in Rocky Ford
is under way.
| The first annual banquet of college
men OF the Western Slope was recently
held at Grand Junction, Colo.
DR.. II. w. Kirby of Georgetown Las
been appointed to the state board OF
health by Governor Shafroth.
The first Labor Temple west OF
Omaha is being planned by the Trades
and Labor Assembly of Pueblo.
Forty suspects arrested in conec-
ton with the Globe Express robbery
at Grand Junction have been released.
Plans are being made for the install
lation of an automobile truck service
/ between Collbran and Grand Junction
Apples in the vicinity of Boulder
have been damaged Is per cent by
freezes, and cherries and other fruits
are said to be total loss.
| Subscriptions to date to the Com.
merce Investment Company for the re-
lief of the destitute farmers of East
ern Colorado total $8,261.5O.
Work on the excavation and founda-
ton of the new opera house at Idaho
Springs is progressing rapidly with a
big force of men and teams.
The Senate public buildings commit
tee reported favorably Senator Gug-
genheim's bill appropriating $4,000
for public building site at Monte Vista.
DR.. Oliver Ebert, one of the most
prominent physicians of Mesa county,
was found dead on his homestead
twentyseven miles southeast of Grand
Junction by cowboys.
The fruit growers of the Uncompah-
gre valley are to be forwarned against
the coming of Jack Frost this spring
through the efforts of the United
States weather bureau.
w. II. Edwards and Frank Rolf were
arrested and are being held in con-
nection with the murder of Jim War
ford, whose body was found recently
on Battle mountain, Cripple Creek.
With 5000 acres pledged for beets
growing, an independent sugar fac
tory probably will be established in
the Greeley district. The proposed fac
tory will cost s1,000,00O.
Articles of incorporation of the
Larimer County Fair Association have
been flied in the office of the county
clerk at Fort Collins. The capital is
$4,000, divided into 1000 shares at
$40 each.
Owing to crowded District Courl
! docket at Fort Collins, Judge Graham
has called upon District Judge Teller
OF Denver to assist him, and two cou, Is
will be held until the docket is
cleared.
James Stoneking, electrocuted by acci
dent March q at Greeley, has filed
suit for $4,000 damages against the
| Home Gas & Electric and Northern
! Colorado Power companies.
That the National Guard of Colora.
do has been ordered to mobilize and
be in readiness to respond immediate.
ly to orders expected from the War
Department at Washington is the sub.
stance of reports current in Denver.
Former County Commissioner R. w
De Vinny of Greeley, who recently
pleaded guilty to the charge of NAL
feasance in office, was fined 5000 and
costs, the maximum, by District Judgo
Graham
Solicitors for a packing company
who have been canvassing the Ber
thoud district for acreage for the grow
ing of peas have contracted for $50
acres. enough to insure the erection oI
a hulling plant for that town.
Dry land farmers in the vicinity o
Num- have sent a representative Il
the county commissioners to petit )r
for funds for seed. The. farmers ash
Tor Mexican beans, millet, corn anc
cane, and believe $500 will purchase
sufficient seed.
The City Council of Colorado Spring.
will join with Ell Paso and Otero ccun
ties and the school districts in the tive
counties In their fight to compel the
Santa Fe railroad to pay the tax as
sessed against 1t by the State Board oi
Equalization.
The federal authorities have jus
brought about the arrest of NJ. e. ant
l.. A. fIill-known as G. l.. Lee & Co
i'm Salida. Colo. They are charged
with using the mails to sell marked
cards. loaded dice, "holdouts" ant
"waXed palms"