Gilpin observer., 1914-04-30


American Indians at Denver.
Oil activity east of Denver is more
marked than ever.
Prince Tambon is dead. The won
derful little baby elephant died in
Denver of intestinal trouble.
Harry Van Horn of Creede is going
to open up the famous old Ocean Wave
mine property and thoroughly develop
It,
The Denver Ministerial Alliance re-
solved to appoint committee to in
vestigate the Colorado coal strike sit
uation.
At Colorado Springs Charles Mag
nesson was fined $3.50 on a charge
Of buying liquor for an habitual
drunkard
Mrs. Sarah j. Eager, seventy-eight
years old, resident of Denver since
1871, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Kaylor.
The body of Father Frederick Ben
der, Denver priest. reached Cincinnati
where the funeral was held with full
rites Of the Catholic church.
Demands for the immediate with
drawal of gunmen in the coal strike
region were made by members of the
Socialist party on Governor Ammons.
1t has been learned that several of
the most prominent women of Trini-
dad have been active in gathering
arms and ammunition for the strik-
ers.
Charles H. Green, president of the
Green Canning Company of Pueblo,
Brighton and Platteville. died at his
home in Denver following an opera
ton.
r. c. Fitch was struck by Colora-
do & Southern passenger train near
Utah Junction and probably fatally in
jured. He was taken to the county
hospital in Denver.
The charge made in Trinidad that
state militiamen buried bodies on the
Ludlow field to conceal the number
of those who were killed there ap-
pears to be unfounded,.
To escape from flaming automo.
bile after the explosion of the presto
light tank was the thrilling experience
of ]. P. Miller. cashier of the Lafay-
ette bank, and wife, while they were
returning to Lafayette from Denver.
The Denver Clearing House Asso-
citation sent a telegram to President
Wilson, urging him to send Federal
troops into the strike zone and con-
curing In messages previously sent
by Governor Ammons and the opera.
tors.
Grim-faced riflemen of the armies of
Aguilar and Ludlow stacked their
arms and buried Louis Tikas, known
as Louis the Greek, who died in the
strike war at Ludlow with three bull
let's in his back and a gaping wound
In his head.
Chandler, the mining camp captured
Sunday by the strikers, was reoccu.
pied peacefully Monday by the mill.
tia. Not a shot was fired. The mine
buildings and houses were undamaged
except for holes made by bullets. The
machinery is said to have been dam.
aged considerably.
All the talk in Cripple Crek nova,
days is about extending the Roosevelt
deep drainage tunnel through the
heart OF the district to the .Vindicator.
The plan suggested is first to the Elk.
ton, then the Blue Bird. then the Vim.
dicator. This line will cut the big
water course in the district.
The board of directors of the Den.
yer Chamber of Commerce was in.
structed with unanimous vote to ap.
point special committee of three or
five members of that organization to
make thorough investigation of the
events leading up to and the circum.
stances connected with the battle be.
tween the troops and strikers in and
around Ludlow last week.
Plans have been accepted and con.
tracts signed for one Of the largest
and handsomest business blocks In
the Arkansas valley to be erected I'm
Rocky Ford on the site OF the recent
fire on North Maine street, in the
heart of the business district.
Harry Eugene Kelly. United States
district attorney. was called to Wash.
ingtton and left Denver for the East
1t was stated at headquarters that the
matter Of his being called at this time
had nothing to do with the present
strike situation In the southern coal
fields.