Gilpin observer., 1913-12-18
STATE NEWS
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Dates for Coming Events.
Dec. 29-Mid- Winter Exposition at
Jan. 12-15.-Colorado Poultry Fancisrs'
Association Show at Denver.
Jan; 1s-24.--National Western Stock
Jan l5-16.-Meeting Colorado Good
Roads Assn at Colorado Springs.
SsPt SeFy iIs1colorado State Fair rat, at Pueble. g
Jan 15.-Annual Meeting Colorado
farmers, Ear Congress at Agricultural Col
lsi5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
The wire mill at the Minnequa steel
plant at Pueblo opened with force
Of 300 men. for run of ten days.
Elizabeth Malone, eighty-eight, Den
yer pioneer. died at her residence.
1916 Ogden street, of arterial sorosis.
Colorado Springs lodge Of Elks has
arranged to give Christmas party
to 700 children on Christmas morning.
Every tramway line in Denver was
In operation ON the 18th for the first
time since the big snow of Dec and
s.
Numerous abuses Of settlers
through fraudulent assignments OF
leases on state lands have been dis
covered by the State Land Board.
Louis Busher cut two acres OF oats
six miles southwest Of Grand juno
ton on the 18th. This breaks all
Western slope records for late har-
vesting.
The city Of Greeley is preparing a
municipal skating pond for the chill
dren, a section of Lincoln park imme-
diately opposite the city hall being
utilized
Archbishop Jeremiah ]. Harty. first,
American bishop of the Philippines.
arrived in Denver from San Francisco
as the house guest of the Rt. Rev.
Bishop N. C. Matz for several days.
Mrs. D. c. Armitage. wife of the
commissioner Of public works Of Fort
Collins. died in Washington. where
she had gone with her nineteen-year.
old daughter in an effort to restore
her health.
The annual budget for city and
county expenses Of Denver during
1914 has been prepared and shows a
total appropriation of $2,8S1 1898 for
1914. as compared with $2.s9O,210 for
the year 1913.
The false pretenses charge against
G. G. Shelley, Denver bridge contrac-
tor, brought by the Arapahoe county
grand jury. was nolle pressed by Dis
trict Attorney johnson In the District
Court at Littleton.
Mrs. Mary C. F. Slower. who was re-
ported missing from her home in Den
yer. and for whom q city-wide search
had been made, Is visiting in Buena
Vista, according to letter received
by her husband. J. A. Slower.
1t is estimated by the highway COM
missioner's office that the snowstorm
left 10000 wagonloeds of snow on the
business district of Denver from I'm
lou depot te. Broadway and from Four
teenth to Eighteenth streets, inclusive.
The police of Denver and of other
Colorado cities were asked to look
for Professor Cecil Fairfield Lavell OF
Ohio State university, who has been
missing since Nov "a. In a country
wide search his family has offered a
reward OF $500 for information as to
his whereabouts.
Ernest Strohmeyer of Peetz is Lo-
gan county's champion boy corn
raiser. AS member Of one OF the
Logan county corn clubs. Of which
there were fifteen. he grew the best
acre Of corn and wrote the best story
on How Raised My Acre of Corn
and Disposed of It."
The United States civil service com.
mission has named Feb. 21 and May
16 as the time when examinations Will
be held for stenographers and type
writer's in the field service. The fol.
lowing are the places for the examina.
tions in Colorado: Colorado Springs,
Denver. Durango, Grand Junction,
Greeley. Montrose and Pueblo.
Thomas r. Woodrow. a cousin of
President Woodrow Wilson and for.
mer assistant city attorney under the
Speer and Arnold administrae eions, was
elected Democratic county chairman
to succeed John B. Hunter, commits.
sioner Of improvements, at meeting
Of the executive committee of the Dem.
ocratic county organization in Denver.
. A total of forty-three inches Of
snow fell in Boulder during the re-
cent storm, according to Professor
John A. Hunter OF the University OF
Colorado, who has charge OF the
United States weather bureau station
at the university. This is the great
est depth OF snow ever recorded at
Boulder
H. H. Simpson. head of the depart.
ment Of animal husbandry of the ag.
ricultural department Of the Univer.
sity Of New Mexico. located at Las
Cruces, has been agreed upon by the
board Of trustees and members OF the
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