Gilpin observer., 1917-09-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
| COMING EVENTS.
Nov. 12-1s-Automobile Show at Dem
yer.
Sept 26-2s-Colorado New Mexico at
Club Federation al Boulder.
sept; 6,2s-Las Animas County at
Sept. 2s-2S--Annual Fair at calhan.
sept. 26-29.-Yuma County. at Yuma.
sept. N-29-Lincoln County at Hugo.
Sept. 27-2s-Grand County at Krsmm-
Oct. a-s-Kit Carson County at Bur-
Noy. s-s-Live Stock Show at Grand
Manager of Denver & Salt Lake rail-
road resigns.
A new church is to be built by Meth
odists Of Montrose.
Bishop Teahon of Omaha is the
new bishop for Denver.
Senator Thomas, who has been Ill
for some time, is in Denver, recupe-
rating.
Nail machines at Pueblo steel works
forced to close down because of short
age in kegs.
Complete mutual organization of
farmers at Hotchkiss has been formed
to build flour mill.
The road from Somerset to Crested
Butte is being rapidly built, but can
not be completed this season.
Denver's first recruit for the suf
frage picket line in Washington. Mrs.
Margaret Wood Kessler, left for the
national capital.
The board of directors of the Flag
Ter OIL and Gas Company at Flagler
took action toward the early drilling
of we'll in the Flagler dome.
James J. Clancy, a guard of Com
pany B. Third Colorado infantry, sta
toned at a water company pumping
station, died from hemorrhage.
Twelve Of Denver's best-known
business men were chosen as the per-
sonnel of the county grand jury for
the September term in the West Side
Court.
Government land to an amount of
10000 acres was entered in Pueblo
county during the month of August.
The sum Of $10,3sO was received from
1853 filings.
Walter e. Plettner of Denver left
for Austin, Tex, where he will go into
training at once, having received a
commission of first lieutenant in tho
aviation corps
General improvements In the Royal
mine at Aguilar include new fan
engine, new escape and air shaft
building. new water system. and re-.
modelling Of the office.
Official recognition Of the increas-
ingly high standard Of efficiency
among officers and troops in training
under Lieut.. Col. Linderfelt at Camp
Baldwin Is coming in various ways.
miners of Boulder county smile. In
many cases values have increased SO
to $40 ton in gold ores because of
their silver content-this since silver
passed 80 cents an ounce.
Four negro youths were arrested by
the authorities OF Broomfield in an au.
tomobile belonging to William Cor
man. chief engineer to the state CAPT.
tol building. The machine was stolen
from In front of Germans home In
Denver.
Senator Shafroth is seriously con.
sidering an invitation extended to him
to become a member of a party of
senators and representatives that is
being made up to visit the British bat
tie front as guests of the British Par.
lament.
When the city Of Denver opened the
ment for the first time, many resi-.
dents were waiting to avail them.
selves Of the opportunity to purchase
lump Ignite at the cost OF $415 a ton.
delivered.
Believed to be suffering from q
temporary tit OF insanity. brough:
about by lingering illness, Miss Stel
la Root, As, tore the screen from q
window Of her third-story apartment
in Denver. and before the Mortified
gaze OF her aged mother, Mrs. A. E
Root, jumped thirty feet to her death
While conversing with his wife and
guests, smoking his pipe and appar
emily feeling in the best of health and
spirits, E. l.. Clyne. Denver. suddenly
crumpled to the floor at his home al
til Sherman street and was dead
when his wife reached his side. Heart
failure is supposed to have been the
cause.
Hope that federal government &C
tion on Colorado roads will be quickly
forthcoming, making possible the com
mencing of extensive work on high
ways in the state, was expressed by
State Highway Commissioner Thomas
]. Ehrhart following conference