Gilpin observer., 1912-06-27
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over tht
State Worth While.

4ua opSucu June ElSl.
A seven-story bank building is be.
Ing erected in Pueblo.
Henry d. l.. Morse, aged ~, pio-
neer of Colorado Springs, is dead.
Gov. Shafroth addressed the Glen
wood Springs Strawberry Festival
Littleton is making preparations for
big Fourth of July celebration.
Daniel Henny. a pioneer of Love-
land. died recently at the age of so
years.
Eight of the twelve victims of the
Hastings mine disaster were buried in
Trinidad
At Erie's second annual Biscuit Day
cele bration, biscuits, honey and coffee
will be served.
Salida has raised fund of $1,000 by
popular subscription for the Fourth of
July celebration
Two masked men held up the pat
rons of a saloon at Walsenburg and
robbed them of 5000.
For the first time in over twenty
years. grand jury has been in ses-
sion in Central City.
Secret societies among students will
not be tolerated by the school board
of Grand Junction
Artesiar water is being drilled for
on desert land near the Sedalia mills,
three miles north of Salida.
Secretary Fisher of the Department
of the Interior has approved the plan
for the high line canal at Fruita.
The property on which the Denver
court house stands is worth Sl.000,000,
according to the latest valuation.
Eward D. Hamilton, cashier of the
First National bank of Julesburg. died
recently of appendicitis and complica-
tions.
Colorado druggists have closed
their convention at Steamboat Springs
The meeting was successful in every
respect.
The Greeley Chautauqua opened
June % for its fifth annual session
and is well attended. 1t will continue
ten days.
Grandma" Hahn, a pioneer of the
Meeker section, died at her ranch
home in Rangely She came to Colo
RADIO in the early seventies.
The people of Petrolite have
changed the name OF that town to Val
ley View. 1t has ceased to be an oil
camp and its people are now all farm
ers.
District Judge Essex of Pueblo re-
Gently held that it is not lawful for one
corporation to vote stock in another
en- bloc. Two mining companies were
interested.
A state convention of Socialists will
be held in Denver July for selection
of two or more candidates for the elec-
tive offices to go on the referendum
ballot for nomination.
Samuel |. Altman, fifty-five years old,
after whom the town of Altman in the
Cripple Creek district, was named.
died in Colorado Springs following an
operation for appendicitis.
]. o. Williams, the expert in charge
tion at Fort Collins, has been selected
as one of the judges at the American
Horse Show to be held in Kansas City
in October.
There are two constitutional amend.
ments to be voted on this fall. One
of the amendments TO be voted on
provides for bond issue of 100000.
900 for road purposes by the state.
81 900 900 to be issued each year.
The State Railroad Commission has
instituted suit against the Colorado &
Southern railroad for the purpose OF
having the road restore service from
Breckenridge to Como. twenty-three
miles.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
will pay n dividend of 2h per cent.
amounting to 100000 on its $4,000, 900
of preferred stock outstanding July 20.
and another of similar amount Janu.
ary 20. 1913.
Because he used rubber stamp
bearing his name in signing official
documents issued from his office,
Sdiiohp Juotitt VI lhe pthSc III
Denver. finds that some LOO judg.
ments have been rendered illegal dur.
ing his term of office.
The Interurban Power and Light
Company has been Incorporated: cap.
ital $2.000.000. The purpose OF the
company is to generate and sell power,
construct and manipulate street, In.
terurban and suburban railways and
RADIO Springs.
Every railroad company running in
to Colorado may be compelled to adopt
more sanitary methods of handling ice
which is placed in the drinking water