Gilpin observer., 1914-05-21

Sept 14-1S.-Golo. state Fair. Pueblo
Sept. 19-26.-Race Meet Denver.
Sept. 2123-1nter-Co. Fair and Race
Meet at Limon.
Sept. 2225.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept. Eel Paso Co. Fair. Caihan
Oct. 6-9.-Colo. New Mex Fair at Du-
1s15@Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
At Gunnison, Miss Edith Miller, 20,
a telephone operator, was electrocuted
at the switchboard.
The eight-year-old son of ]. w. Car
penter of Mancos fell into the Dolores
river and was drowned.
The Democratic state executive COM
mittee decided to hold the central
committee meeting August /.
The annual luncheon of the Wom-
ans Club of Colorado Springs was
held and about 100 members and
friends participated.
President Wilson sent to the Sen
ate the following Colorado postoffice
nominations: Del Norte, Robert w.
Tandy; Alamosa, Herbert R. Sabine;
Eaton, M. A. McGrath.
Commencement at the University of
Colorado during the week of May 81
is to be made the occasion of the larg-
est reunion of alumni of the institu-
tion ever held in Boulder
Every dealer in firearms in the
United States, every express company
and every railroad company, has been
warned by Secretary of War Garrison
not to ship any arms or ammunition
into Colorado.
The Colorado portion Of the Lara
mie, Hahn's Peak & Pacific roalroad
was sold at Walden to the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York for $780,
900. j. w. Dickson of New York rep
resented the company.
1t is stated that the deal that has
been pending for almost two years for
ing Company's properties in Cripple
Creek and Colorado Springs, includ-
ing the big mine and mill. has been
abandoned.
Max Ambush. expressman, his inva-
lid wife and four children, returned
from church in Denver to find their
home. 649 Bryant street, which repre-
sented all they owned In the world,
had been destroyed by fire in their abb
sence. Ambush had allowed his insur-
ance policy to expire q few days ago.
The mediation" committee named
by the Legislature to conduct an in
vestigation into the industrial war and
to assist in settling the strike, had a
conference with Governor Ammons.
The first formal meeting of the COM
mittee will be held at the state house
and a chairman named and active
work begun.
Representative Taylor made the fol-
lowing nominations for appointment
to West Point Academy: Principal,
Eugene H. Cross, Glenwood Springs;
first alternate, Robert B. Rhone,
Grand Junction; second alternate.
Paul w. George, Leadville. The ex-
animation will be held at Fort Logan,
near Denver. May 26.
Nicholas Bolkjoviz, who told Sheriff
S. ]. McAfee when he was arrested at
Platteville that he had killed fellow.
countryman, a Slav, in Denver, in.
flicting wounds with beer bottle from
which the victim died, tried to com.
NIT suicide in the county jail at Gree.
ley by butting his head against the
bars of the steel corridor surrounding
the cells.
Genevieve NJ. Bowden. the 1s-month.
old granddaughter of James f. Bow.
den, an Idaho Springs mining man
who cut her off with IS in his will,
will receive Denver property valued at
$4,000 from her grandfathers estate.
After the contest against the probate
Of the will had gone to the jury in the
County Court In Denver the attorneys
for the child and the mining mans
widow got together with the result
that a compromise was effected. BY
the terms Of the compromise the
baby will receive three houses.
Efforts are being made to raise
money Immediately on the sl,O0O,000
bond issue authorized by the special
session of the Legislature. The ex.
against the state Is given as the rea.
son for the haste.
Eleven persons. were injured, five
seriously, when late train of the
Colorado Midland railroad was hurled
from the track few miles west OF
Castles. Although the five most SO.
verely injured are in hospital at
Glenwood Springs. It is thought that
all will recover.