Gilpin observer., 1914-12-31

Sociatton Meeting. in Denver.
Governor-Elect Carlson will be in
augurated Jan. IL.
Two attacks upon lone women were
made by a thug In Pueblo.
Three prisoners made their escape
from the Fort Collins jail through
window.
Isaac N. Travers, 90, residing at
Olathe, who was stricken with apo
plexy. died at Delta.
The State Teachers Association met
in Denver Monday for four.day meet
Ing. About 500 were present
Denver's bill for Christmas candies
this year, according to an estimate by
w. H. Schaetzal will be $5O,000.
Mrs. NJ. Dinnebeck. 20, was badly
burned when the waterback In the
kitchen range at her home in Fort
Collins blew up.
Fort Collins contributed 10000 to the
total of 1,OO0.OOO.000 packages that it
is stated the parcel post handled as
holiday business. ssA
Nearly two million dollars will be
| distributed among investors by Den
yer corporations in January in divi-
dends and interest.
Jerome Blanchard, one of Colorado's
pioneers of 1859, died at his home in
Denver. He was 81 years old and had
been i'll three weeks.
John McLennan was reelected pres
ident of the United Mine Workers OF
America, District Is, by a referendum
vote for election of officers.
Eugene Stevens, tungsten operator
of Boulder county, was elected presi-
dent of the Boulder County Metal Min
ing Association for the third time.
Farmers and stockmen in the Wind
sor district, just east of Fort Collins,
formed large coyote hunting party
to scour the hills north of that town.
A public reception will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce on New
Year day. Governor Ammons and
Governor-elect Carlson will be present.
The District Attorneys Association
of Colorado opened its session in the
Supreme Court chambers at the state
capitol with ten out of thirteen mem
bers attending.
Mrs. Anna G. Williams Of the Den
| yer Federated Charities, reports that
the organization provided for 1,514
children and 1856 adults. The gifts
reached 5O4 homes.
Fifteen hundred teachers of rural,
town and city schools over all Colo
RADIO gathered in Denver to attend the
fortieth annual session Of the Colorado
Teachers Association.
Suit for $4,000 was filed in the
United States District Court in Denver
by the Denver-St. Vrain municipal ir-
rigation district against the Empire
State Surety Company.
After litigation extending over seven
years. Harry A. Lindsey, former dis
trict attorney. lost his suit against the
city of Denver for $4,000 back salary,
in the District Court.
Thomas H. Jones. 6S, and Mrs. Cath
crime T. Palmer, a Uidow. CO. promi
nent and wealthy residents Of Long
mont, were married by Rev. ]. A. He'd
bloom of the Baptist church.
Nick Pappas, the miner who was
killed by a fall of coal in the Fox mine
at Marshall was responsible for his
own death, according to the verdict OF
the coroner's jury at Boulder.
1t has cost the city $22, 2,44206 for the
latest report on the cost of building
new water plant for Denver or to
duplicate the physical system Of the
Denver Union Water Company.
Radium treatment and other medical
assistance failing. James r. Cline. one
of the most prominent members OF the
Knights of Pythias in Colorado, died
of cancer at his residence. 14O9 East
Twenty-second, in Denver
An order was issued, effective Dec
"a, appointing Dr. George Il. Orsborn
a major In the medical corps of the
National Guard OF Colorado. DIR. Ors
born has been captain in the medical
corps for several years.
The Denver German bazar commit.
tee, which had charge of the bazar for
the benefit of the German and Austro
| Hungarian Red Cross and war relief
fund, held its final meeting In East
Denver Turner hall. Mrs. Fritz Thies,
treasurer, reported that the net re.
ceipts amounted to $4,792.e0
Direct contradiction of testimony
by which the state sought to prove
that the attack upon the Chandler
mine on April % and 26. 1914. was the
result OF a conspiracy by the United
Mine Workers OF America was made
at Cafon City in the trial of seven
striking coal miners charged with the
murder of William King. killed in the
Chandler fight.
Mrs. Ellen e. Matteson, one Of the
first OF Colorado women to become
active in politics. and prominent in
Colorado suffrage circles, died In Den.