Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10


Denver
tale of a clever woman Sw1ndler
has been told detectives by Denver
bank, which lost $4,000 through her
leverness.
Harold F. Henwood, charged with
the killing of George e. Copeland.
will stand trial for the offense May II
at Denver.
N. Fl. Taylor, seventy, well known in
Denver and Adams county, who came
to Colorado in the 7O's from Ohio, died
at Henderson of Bright's disease.
The Rockland hotel, the Oldest and
largest hotel at Palmed Lake, was sold
to L. B. Hollaway of Denver by H. d..
Van Glider. The price was $4,000.
William Geary was discharged by
the board of public works of Denver
as deputy highway commissioner and
superintendent of the street cleaning
department.
AS result of the election in Holly
and other Arkansas valley towns. Hol-
ly is the only oasis between Pueblo
and Kansas City. Holly went wet by
a vote of 204 to 140.
Three hundred and thirty-two people
died in Denver in March. In Febru
ary 2S7 died. In March sixty-two died
Of tuberculosis, while in February for
ty-six died from this disease.
R. j. Spencer, declared to have
several dozen aliases, and to be for
fger of international reputation, was
arrested at Louisville by operatives
of detective agencies.
Deputy Game Warden Gray is post
ing notices over the northern part OF
the state offering reward of $25 for
information leading to the arrest Of
any one killing pheasants.
Three Capitol hill homes were loot
ed of about $500 worth OF diamonds
and other jewels early Sunday morn
Ing while four other robberies were
committed and one man was held up.
Fred Carson, teamster living at
Edgewater. was probably fatally in
jured when the seat of his wagon col
lapsed, causing him to fall so that two
wheels of the vehicle passed over his
chest.
Olaf A. Ecklund, postmaster at Wild
Horse, who was brought back from
Wisconsin some time ago charged with
embezzlement and placed under bonds.
has again disappeared and officers OF
the government are unable to locate
him.
Professor C. H. Hinman, head of the
extension department Of the State Ag-
l-ricultural College, has been given a
five months leave Of absence and the
work of the department will be dis
continued except in so far as 1t can be
handled from the presidents office.
The lack of funds is the reason given
for cutting down this department.
Five thousand acres OF new lands
under the Denver Reservoir Irriga-
tion Company have gone into cultiva-
tion this spring. Most Of the land was
put to wheat. Altogether about $4,000
acres of new land adjacent to Denver
have been broken for crops this sea-
son. This land, it is expected, will
produce crop OF the value Of 1,500.-
900.
A decision Of Importance to policy.
holders was handed down by the Su.
preme Court when 1t held that though
an insurance policy specifies that a
notice of written assignment must
be sent to the company, a verbal as
signment without the company's
knowledge is legal II the assignee can
produce competent proof that such an
assignment was made.
Assessor Clair ]. Pitcher is waiting
the opinion Of City Attorney Harry w.
Bryant to see whether he will assess
the Denver Gas & Electric Company
and the Denver City Tramway Com
pany a sum in the aggregate Of $110..
oil for back taxes said to have been
lodged by the two companies in 1911.
or this amount he claims the gas
company owes $5O,O05 and the tram
way company $60,0o6.
The Globeville strikers have ap-
pealed to the Federated Churchmen Of
Denver for assistance, declaring that
they are destitute. The churchmen' 8
organization has not yet decided
whether it will take part In the diff
ficulty at Globeville,
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
has been asked by the Portland Ad-
vertising Club to recognize the apple
as Americas national fruit and to
pass resolution amending the social
code of the community to permit the
eating of apples In public at any time