Gilpin observer., 1915-12-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Vestern newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS

Jan. S--Annuai convention Colorado
Jan. s-s.-Farmers Annual Congress-
at Fort Collins Agricultural College.
Jan: 4>s.-Colorado Kennel Club Show
Jan. s-1o-Sixteenth annual show of
Colorado Poultry Fanciers' Associa
Jan no" 17t1g@Msst,ur at peIXssi co,or.oo ps,,,,
Grooers and Butchers Association
Jan. 19.--Sixth Annual Convention of
Colo. Good Roads Assn at Denver.
Jan. l6-22.-Western Live Stock Show
at Denver.
Central Committee in Denver.
boat Springs.
Merchants Association's Food and
Industrial, Exposition at Denver.
The Brighton road is being grav.
eled.
Delta is to have 6OO-ton sugar fac
tory.
A request has been made for de-
pot at Hot Springs
Grand Junction is to have another
big elevator early the coming sea-
son.
The good roads convention has
been called to meet in Denver. Jan.
1920.
Following the usual custom Denver
banks made cash Christmas gifts to
their employees.
The Christmas business at the Pu-
eblo pOstoffice this year was by far
the largest ever transacted.
A gasoline motor car express and
passenger service will be established
between Johnstown and Milliken.
Colorado has ninety-five power
sl,440,s96, against $1,27O,656 five
years ago.
Miss Nettie R. Russell, So, for twen.
ty-five years a teacher in the Denver
schools, was hit by two automobiles
| and killed.
The s50O,000,OOO mark in bank
clearings, goal anticipated for sew
eral weeks. came to the Denver banks
as Christmas gift.
Investigations are being made by
the State Public Utilities Commits
sion to determine whether Colorado
railroads are running trains on time
The first big snowstorm of the sea-
son swept over Denver and Colorado
Sunday. More snow fell in Denver
than in any other part of the state
John Cook, aged rs, resident Of
Boulder county for a quarter of CEN
tury, was found dead in bed on the
William Brown ranch near Broom
field.
Mrs. Louise P. Amber, a pioneer
resident of Colorado Springs, died at
her home, 221 East Uintah street.
She was in her ninety-first year and
was the widow of the late Judge Amb-
ler.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Buchtel, daughter Of
the late p. T. Barnum, famous circus
man, left an estate valued at approx
mately 100000. Her will was filed
in the Denver County Court for pro.
/ bate.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bostwick, 20 years
old. mother of a two-months-old child,
cut her throat with her husbands ra-
zor at her home in Denver. The hus-
band, Laurance C. Bostwick, was at
church >
Grant McFerson of Boulder is the
legitimate bank examiner of Colo
rado ard e. Il. Drach is holding the
office without right or authority ac-
cording to a decision handed down in
the District Court OF Denver by Judge
Allen
The grand champion baby of the
National Western Stock show at Den
the best example OF physical develop
ment shown in the contest but also
the most efficient in mental equip
ment and In temperament and type.
Several buildings at Sunshine and
in other mountain towns were blown
down. telephone service was crippled
merchants signs were whirled away
and some windows were blown in by
the windstorm that ragged with grea,
fury from o'clock Monday night un
til early Tuesday morning in the Boul
der section.
For the twelve months ended on
Nov. 80, the Denver Cities Service
G95.301 an increase of $26S,SS8 over
the previous year. or 2.35 times the
dividend requirements for the pre-.
ferrcd stock. The twelve months
business was the greatest In the com.
pany's history.
Seven prisoners now in the state
penitentiary may be released and
brought back to Denver for trial I'm
the West Side Criminal Court as the
result of the recent decision of the
State Supreme Court depriving the
Juvenile Court OF Denver of jurisdic.
ton over adult offenders against the
law.
A pocket of gold SO pure that it can
be shipped to the mint without treat.