Gilpin observer., 1914-04-16

sept. l9-26.-Race Meet. Denver.
Race Meet at Limon.
Sept. 22-25.-Western slope Fair. Mont
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1sl5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Patrons of the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company in Fort
Lupton have decided not to submit to
the proposed increased rates.
Roy Samuels, twenty-five years old,
a negro. thought to be the man who
shot and killed P. A. Petty, the Flor
ence merchant. was arrested in Pu-
eblo.
The finest depot of the entire Moi
fat system is to be located in Craig,
construction work upon which will be
begun as soon as material for it can
be hauled.
Gladys Means, nineteen years old,
was acquitted on the charge of muir
dering her infant child at the regular
term of the District Court in session
at Cheyenne Wells.
Damages for $4,000 were awarded
at Fort Collins to James L. Catlett
and his wife. plaintiffs against the
Colorado & Southern railroad, for the
death of their son.
]. III. Swan. seventy-one, wealthy
property owner and former county
commissioner, committed suicide at
his home at Fort Collins, by cutting
his throat with a razor.
Teachers in the rural districts are
underpaid, according to the statements
made by Mrs. Emma G. Sheldon of
Denver county, in her address before
the state association of county super
intendents.
When returning to his home in Dem
yer, after completing preparations for
his wifes funeral, George c. Knorr
was attacked and severely beaten by
Frank Ranahan, a city fireman, and
Roy Coltrin.
Ten members of the Kelly army of
the unemployed who have been en-
camped at Roswell, above Colorado
Springs, were arrested by Sheriff
Birdsall on a charge Of attempting
train wrecking.
After an Hines Of four days, Mrs.
Mary Lane died at the county hospital
in Denver. She was eighty-six years
old. and was one of the earliest set
tiers in this state, having lived here
for forty-seven years. Her husband
drove the old stage between Denver
and Cheyenne.
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for Washington as a member of the
committee chosen to present to Con-
gress the views of the Western cover.
nors' conference on the development
problems. The other members of the
committee are Governor Oddie OF Ne
vada and Governor Spry of Utah.
The sheriff and every available Of
ficer at his command for twenty-four
hours secured the community for
Juan Trejo. a Mexican, who entered
the house at Morley, Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company coal camp south of
Trinidad. and fired three bullets into
the body of his wife. inflicting wounds
from which she died at the hospital in
Trinidad.
shooting affray took place at the
Box J ranch, near Crook. thirty miles
northeast OF Sterling, which may re-
suit fatally. Becoming involved in a
dispute with Mike Essey, an Assyrian
beet grower, who has portion of the
land leased, w. A. Mclaughlin, or
Shorty" Mclaughlin, as he is IA
miliarly known, shot the former in the
neck the bullet lodging in the right
side.
Six counties of Colorado-Alamosa
Rio Grande Saguache. Costilla, Cone
jos and Mineral-through their repre-
sentatives in mass meeting at Ala
mosa, refused to accept the new sched.
tile of rates which the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany proposes to install May 1st and
by resolution adopted amidst the
greatest enthusiasm. decided to in
corporate and build an independent
system OF their own, to be known as
the San Luis Valley Cooperative Tele-
phone Association.
The cross of agriculture, a decora-
ton Of ancient origin given by the Bel
gian government. has been conferred
upon Mrs. Belle Won Dorm Harbert,
president OF the International Con.
gress of Farm Women. Word to this
effect was received by Mrs. Harbert
in Denver, from Paul du Vuyst, direc.
tor general OF agriculture OF Belgium.
Mrs. Frank H. Taylor. daughter Of
former District Attorney George Stidg.
er. died in Denver OF phlebitis, a
month after she had given birth to a