Gilpin observer., 1912-05-09
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

Springs costing 100000. has been
completed.
A quarter of million new trees
mostly cherries. are being planted in
Ctero county.
A case of scarlet fever is reported at
the Farmers Home. a hosteIry in the
heart of Meeker
The new union depot for the Rock
Island and Union Pacific roads at Lii.
mon has been opened.
The cornerstone of the new $4,000
Sacred Heart Catholic church at Pu.
eblo has been laid.
Clayborne Hayes, ranchman OF
Hayden, was killed by lightning dur.
ing snowstorm recently.
David Howard, former treasurer OF
Arapahoe county and prominent cattle.
man, died at Littleton recently.
James Thompson, for twenty-eight
years a resident of Denver, is dead at
his home in Aberdeen, Scotland
By order OF the city commissioners
of Grand Junction no city employees
can smoke cigarettes and hold his job.
The Trout Season Postcard Day"
has been set for May Is in an official
proclamation issued by Governor Shat
roth.
Company F. C. N. G., has issued
challenge to the cadet battalion of the
Agricultural college for a competitive
drill.
Mien Yard. aged seventy-six, one of
the first settlers in the Cripple Creek
district, died of blood poisoning re-
Gently.
Oak Creek, on the twentieth of this
month, will begin the enjoyment Of an
electric light service furnished by it's
own plant.
A petition is being circulated to
have the county seat of Clear Creek
county moved from Georgetown to Ida
ho Springs.
The San Juan league made Its debut
into the baseball world at Durango
under favorable prospects for a sue
cessful season.
The youngest Exalted Ruler OF any
Elks' lodge in the world is Richard
Dowrey, twenty-five years old, of
Grand Junction.
Denver pastors have decided to hold
union religious meetings in all of the
parks during the summer and also to
hold street meetings.
Nearly $500 in cash and pledges
have been raised by the Y. NJ. C. A. of
the University of Denver to defray ex
penses Of next year.
The Denver park board has paid out
approximately $1,250.00O for property
in the proposed civic center, leaving
about $1,35O,00O yet to be disbursed.
A match has been made, between
Eddie Johnson of Pueblo and Phil
Knight of Kansas City, for a ten
roundfight in Pueblo May goth.
z. Sato, Japanese, charged with
forging a postal money order for $40
in Fort Morgan three years ago. has
been arrested and carried to Denver.
Eddie Johnson. the Pueblo light
weight, has been matched to met Phil
Knight of Kansas City. in ten-round
bout at the Pueblo Athletic Club
May 20.
Records just prepared by Commits
sioner Holmburg show that there has
not been a case OF typhoid fever in
Grand Junction since November ~,
1911.
w. II. Edwards and Franz Russ
are charged with the murder of Jas
A. Warford. whose body was found
near Cripple Greek, riddled with bul.
let's.
William G. Thompson. eighty six
years old, the pioneer stockman of
Colorado who went to Trinidad from
Tennessee thirty-eight years ago, is
dead.
Lynn Matthewson of Denver recent.
ly drove from Denver to Idaho Springs
in an automobile in hours and II
minutes, which is the best record for
an auto run made over the present
route.
A fund Of 10000 is said to have
been started by Denver laundry pro.
prietors to resist the section of the
ioSscAy ihoP' Stioh TeuuITt5
the abolishment Of the roller towel in
all public places.
Directors Of the northern Colorado
irrigation district. in which Denver
men are Interested. will meet in Gree.
ley to consider proposition to bond
the district In the sum Of $2,40O, 900
for water system.
The annual state convention Of the
Turnverein Societies of Colorado and
Wyoming will be held in Grand June.
ton June 10th. 18th and 18th. with
500 turner's In attendance. Denver
Will send large delegation
The Supreme Court of Colorado by
an adherance to the strict letter of
the law. held House Bill 200 unconsti-
tutiOnal, and DELAYED the imnrovaman