Gilpin observer., 1917-10-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS.
'estern Newspaper Union News Service.

| =. tAou meeting at Pueblo.
| NOV. 1-3 = Educational Association
| -, meeting at Denver.
Noy: 6-S-Live Stock Show at Crane
Nov. 12-18-Automobiie Show at Den
Noy. a2-24-Rurai school Conference ir
Help is needed to harvest crops OF
the state.
Four Idaho Springs stores were loot
ed in one night.
Denver newsboys subscribed $2O5O
for Liberty bonds
Ortner divorce suit transferred from
Denver to Pueblo courts.
An automobile show will be held in
Denver, Nov. 18th to 18th.
The Axial Basin district below Craig
Is to be prospected for oil.
Huge amount of money being spent
in Pueblo for construction work.
Industrial Commission recommended
raising Canon City miners wages.
1t is proposed to build paved high
way from Denver north to Greeley.
Good progress is reported in sinking
the main shaft on the Sheriff mine on
Raven hill.
The new sugar factory at Brighton
Will probably be started in operation
by Nov. 18th.
Efforts being made to locate mater
ials in Colorado from which to make
sulphuric acid.
The Akron Oil Company. at Akron,
reports discovery of oil sand at a
depth of 1,67O feet.
A new steel bridge across the Roar
ing Fork below Stapleton's in Pitkin
county has been opened.
Five farmers of Delta county will
purchase 1900 sheep from New Mexi
CO for raising on their respective
farms.
A civil service examination for the
purpose of filling a vacancy at La
Sale as postmaster will be held at
Greeley, Nov 14th.
William Swartsman, rancher, of
near Pawnee, was killed near Grover
when his auto turned over ON him,
breaking his neck. p
Potatoes in the Mesita section are
yielding 200 sacks to the acre, and 1t
is estimated that fifty cars will be
shipped this season.
The Central Presbyterian church of
Denver entertained 200 soldiers from
Fort Logan at dinner in the dining
room Of the church.
The town of Buckingham is petit
tioning the State Utilities Commission
to force the Burlington railroad to
give them depot and an agent.
L. e. Karnes, of near Timnath. who
has made specially of onions this
year, took from one acre of land 500
sacks of onions worth SO per sack.
A special Sunday train is to be
put on the Arkansas Valley railroad
so that milk can be delivered seven
days week to the new condensary
at La Junta.
Richard Ostrander of Golden, who
recently enlisted for third term in
the United States navy, has been or
dered to the Philippine islands to take
charge of the United States radio sta
tion at Cavite.
Nov. 4th will be go to Sunday
School day" all over the United
States. The Sunday School Associa-
tion of Colorado has been making ex-
tensive preparations for it's celebra.
ton in this state.
Happy with the knowledge that
they are soon to see active service in
Europe, lis soldiers in the enlisted
engineers division of the United
States army departed from Denver for
an unknown destination.
Despite the high cost of living and
| the increased cost of all commodities,
Mayor II. w. Speer promises sur
plus for the year 1917 and further
chop in the cost of operation OF the
City of Denver for 1918.
A scheduled meeting of the board OF
trustees of the Colorado State School
of Mines at Golden to ratify formally
the election of DIR. Victor C. Anderson
as president of the institution was
postponed to Oct. 25th.
The initial step toward the selec.
ton of site for an aviation school
in Colorado is believed to have been
made in the arrival of Capt. Alfred
M. Tozzer of the aviation section, sig.
nal officers reserve corps, in Den.
ver
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota
his chief OF staff, Major Briddy, and
Adjutant General Rhinow of that
state, returning from visit to, MINI Y
sofa troops stationed at Camp Cody
near Deming. N. NJ. were guests OF
Gov. julius G. Gunter at a luncheon
and an automobile tour of Denver.
In 1916 the Denver Union Stock
yards Company and allied industries
spent $l.000,000 in improvements tc
care for the expending business. This