Gilpin observer., 1913-06-05

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Oct; 2I.-Coiorado State Baptist Asso-
1915.-Last Grand Council OF North
American Indians, Denver.
Fruita will celebrate on July 4.
A business mems association has
been organized at Fruita.
Robbers secured $500 in jewelry
from the store of Grant Bates at De-
| beque.
Fears Of an indian uprising alarm
settlers in the extreme Southwest
corner Of Colorado.
Miss Mary Windbourn, resident of
Weld county since 1868, died at Fort
Lupton after short illness.
| The home of Mrs. Joseph Poitrey,
In Trinidad, was struck by lightning
and one corner of the roof torn off.
Mrs. Poitrey sustained slight shock.
A total of twenty-four boys and
thirteen girls were born in Colorado
Springs last month, according to
records compiled by the city health
department.
DR.. James M. Perkins was elected
mayor and Isaac N. Stevens city at
torney by the five new commissioners
sitting in their first meeting as
council in Denver.
Mrs. Dora Kester, who was arrested
at Greeley on the charge of attemp-
ting to murder her 76-year-old hus-
band by the use of strychnine.
started hunger strike in Jail.
Mrs. E. w. Cottrill Of Trinidad was
stunned by a lightning stroke during
severe electrical storm and is in
serious condition. The shock re-
| suited in a severe nervous prostra-
tion.
Thomas Strauk, son Of Alderman
Louis Straub, and John F. Corbett OF
who were in the automobile that killed
Mrs Corinne Glazier, will face trial
for murder.
With the martial strain of the Ma.
mortal day parade ringing In his ears
and brooding over his inability to
march with his comrades, Andrew ].
Lochbaum, civil war veteran and
plOuteT Vi DeuNeT, tuueu d llle vi
suffering by taking poison.
District Attorney John A Rush plans
to investigate the recent automobile
and motorcycle accidents which have
caused the death of Helen Affley, 10
months, the serious injury OF Mrs.
Margaret Affley and the probably ia
tai injuries of Mrs. c. B. Veasey, 60.
in Denver.
Louis Wyman of Sifverton, who was.
candidate for state highway commits
sioner when Thomas Ehrhart received
the appointment, was named by Ehr-
hart as state road supervisor. One of
Wymans duties will be to personally
money is used.
A reservoir that will irrigate all the
east side of Flag creek. the most fer
tile farming section of Rio Blanco
county, and bring under cultivation
many hundreds of acres that are now
practically valueless. has been under
taken by II. A. Wilson. one of the
wealthy cattlemen OF Meeker.
Governor Ammons is in communica-
tion with practically every Western
governor concerning methods to be
discussed at the conference between
the executives of the states to be held
In Salt Lake City. The sole purpose
of the conference is to devise way
of determining whether the states
shall control their natural resources.
A systematic search for the re-
nains of Howard Carpenter, of Grand
Junction, the young hunter and
guide, who disappeared as though
swallowed by the earth last fall,
while guiding hunters, has been re.
newed with great vigor, now that the
snow is leaving the higher hills and
the father is employing about ten
men In the thorough search.
One dollar was the reward paid
Mrs. Mary Mussman, n washerwoman
of Cripple Creek, for the finding of
| 1920 in twenty-dollars bills. The
money was found sewed in the hem
Of skirt worn by Mrs. Mary Hoa.
pilier, who died in the county hos
pital.
The board OF examiners for coal
mine inspectors has been completed.
by the appointment Of e. H. weitze
Of Trinidad and James Dalrymple.
chief Inspector of coal mines by Gov.
ernor Ammons.