Gilpin observer., 1913-09-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Sept. 27-2s.-Bankers' Convention at
Sept. s-so.-Inter- County Fair at Lii
Sept, so--oct a.-Montezuma County
Oct, 1-s:-state w.cT.u. Convention at
Oct. - -4.@sedswiok County Fair at
Oct auaeso0lki ass.@Ei paso County Fair at Cal
Oct. 7-12-Meeting Society Of Ameri-
Oct; 21.-Colorado State Baptist Asso-
citation at Pueblo.
Oct 2G5:mdoioE GI,nd ioIc,,Aa Annual Encampment
Oct; ao-Nov. colorado Kennel Club
Show at Denver,
Association Show at Denver.
jan 19-24-National Western Stock
Show at Denver.
| American Indians at Denver.
The parcel post carried 1874 boxes
of apples and grapes from Grand
Junction to Breckenridge in one day,
recently.
The fourteenth sugar campaign in
the Arkansas valley will mark one of
the most prosperous seasons for the
farmers.
Two men and two boys were at
tended, by the police surgeon in one
4 day. All were victims of automobile
accidents.
John Cusalo and Leon Wrinkle are
In the county jail at Greeley follow
ing fight with Alfred Lipan over
Miss Mary Coffroth
| Amid cheers of "Viva Garibaldi" the
Italians of Denver celebrated their
independence day, September 20, cor
responding in patriotic spirit to our
Fourth Of July
A total of twenty-five rattlesnakes
have been killed by members of the
convict camp at Hardin in the past
three weeks. The reptiles ranged in
size from one to four feet long.
The Longmont sugar factory has
started on the longest run in its his
tory. Beets from $4,000 acres are to
be handled, which means the slicing
Of upwards of 25O,OOO tons
AS result of the precipitation into
the coming election of the wet and
dry" issue at Grand Junction war all
along the line against the violation OF
the liquor laws has been declared.
The faculty of the University of
Texas has appointed as instructor in
French and French literature Den
yer girl, Miss Ethel Clare Norton,
graudate of Colorado college, class of
1909.
With two recall petitions now in the
hands of the Pueblo city council. and
two commissioners to be elected this
fall, candidates for office made their
appearance during the last week with
regularity.
w. Gould Brokaw, who lost d.
vorce contest instituted by his beauti-
full wife in New York. is a cousin of
Clarence Pierce Brokaw of Colorado
Springs. who has also figured in sew
eral court cases.
Thousands of coal miners in all
parts Of the state Monday quietly laid
down their tools in advance of a la
Dor war which began Tuesday and
promises to be one of the most extern
sive in the history Of the state
Inspector Robertson of the Denver
postoffice department was notified
that the postoffice at Tres Piedras,
New Mexico, was burned, and at Ortiz,
Colo, a robber cleaned out the stock
of postage stamps and stole a parcel
post bundle.
Apparently in perfect health. An
drew Waller. seventy-two years old,
dropped suddenly dead to the ground
at Erie while watering his lawn, and
physicians say he is suffering from
stroke OF paralysis which has affected
his right side.
A faulty adjustment of a stirrup al
most resulted in dangerous injury to
Mrs Grace Maxwe.i, Denver horse
woman, when her mount swerved in
taking a hurdle at the first annual
horse show of the Bit and Spur club
at Fort Logan.
James c. Mock, aged seventeen, was
instantly killed near his home at
Hastings mesa, twenty-five miles
from Telluride. when .22 rifle which
he was taking muzzle-first from a wa.
goh was discharged, the bullet enter
ing his forehead
In return for the cash settlement
made by Il. e. Sauve, county clerk
and recorder of Adams county, to his
wife Immediately after a divorce was
granted the couple at Brighton, Mrs.
Sauve withdrew the $4,000 damage
suit she had brought aginst Lola
Bailey for alienation of her husbands
affections.
The suit for 100000 filed in the
Supreme Court of New York by Robert
A. G, Peterson against the Colorado
Mines, Railroad & Utilities Company
OF Colorado, and another suit filed by
Mr.. Petei son to recover ten per cent
of tn property and profits of the Ell
Paso Consolidated Mining Company,
came as surprise to Colorado