Gilpin observer., 1917-03-01

| March 20.-Auto Show at Denver.
l'Sept; 17-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
Hogs sold on the Denver market at
1920 per cwt.
A registered sheep club has been
formed at Mancos.
Battery c, Colorado field artillery,
was disbanded at Ell Paso. Tex,
Feb. 26.
Potatoes brought four pounds for a
quarter in the Denver retail markets
Saturday.
John C. Long. 6S years old. black
smith, fell dead at Boulder at the
Colorado sanitarium.
improvements costing 5000, 900 will
be made at the Loveland sugar fac
tory before next seasons run.
Mrs, Anna Wilson. Respondent from
her slow recovery from an operation,
committed suicide in Denver.
The city of Trinidad has received
an aerial truck for use of its fire de-.
partment, purchased at q cost OF
$4,000.
Manager of Revenue Clair ]. Pitcher
of Denver has taken in $500 1000
since he inaugurated the collection Of
taxes this year.
At meeting of the Montezuma
County Farm Bureau held at Cortez,
it was decided to standardize the po.
tato crop for 1917.
A shipment of 396 boxes of frosted
oranges. consigned from California,
were seized at Trinidad by the Unit.
ed States marshals office.
Jay Dee Hollingshead, 25 years old,
former resident of Denver, died in
Monte Vista. where he was extensive
ly interested in farming.
The campaign for fund of 100000
with which to build the new Beth ha
Medrosh Hagodol synagogue in Den.
yer was started by orthodox Jews OF
Denver.
The Welsh Cymrodorion Society of
Denver will give its annual concert in
observance of ST. David's day at Ell
Jebel Temple in Denver, Saturday.
March 3.
Oil derricks will soon be rising
| along the horizon in Logan county
and the drills will be digging down
into the earth in search of oil close
to Sterling.
Governor and Mrs. Julius C. Gunter,
accompanied by a number of legisla-
tors. left Denver for Fort Collins to
Investigate the needs of the Agricul.
tural College.
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Three members will be elected to
the Denver School Board in May, in.
stead of one, as the result of the pass.
age in the Senate of bill increasing
the members from five to seven.
The State Land Board has arranged
for the sale Of $4,000 acres of desir-
able tracts, some of which contain i'm.
provements, at the next monthly sale,
to be held at the capitol March 7.
Even though the law which provides
for farm loans is declared unconstitu.
tional by the Supreme Court, new
law will probably be passed by the
Legislature to comply with the ruling
of the Supreme Court.
Hobnailed shoes. worn by James l..
| IL,
are blamed for his death at Pueblo,
when he was killed by a current OF
1900 volts of electricity which passed
through his body. Anthony was killed
instantly.
Suit to compel the head camp OF
the Pacific Jurisdiction, Woodmen OF
the World, to erect a monument over
the grave of the late husband and to
pay her $1,000 in insurance, was In.
stituted in the District Court by Mrs
Mary Coffey OF Denver.
The five-story frame dwelling at 416
East First street, Pueblo. erected fifty
years ago and long known as the
Smelter hotel, was recently sold by
the owners-the American Smelling
and Refining Company-to V. G. Hy.
att. who will wreck the present build.
ing and build modern structure In
Its place.
President Wilson, Secretary OF War
Baker. Maj. NJ. c. Alpine. head of the
national Boy Scouts organization, and
Col. Theo. Roosevelt were invited to
attend funeral services for Col. w r.
Cody buffalo BID. which will be
held on May 80 on Lookout noun.
tain. according to present plans Of the
w. F. Cody buffalo Bill Memorial
Association.
After submitting report to the
Department OF Labor to the effect
that employment conditions In Colo.
RADIO do not warrant the presence OF
an organizer. Miss Katherine M. Her.
ring. sent to Denver by the govern.
ment to establish bureau to improve
conditions among women workers,
has given up the office and returned
to Washington.
/ New indictments and warrants will
be issued against members OF the 80
called "revel ring" a. the result of O