Gilpin observer., 1918-01-17

Feb. 22-23-Annual Winter Sports Car
nival at Steamboat Springs.
Jan 22-24-Annual meeting Colorado
Metal Mining Association at State
Capitol building in Denver.
Pueblo bank deposits show nearly
five million increase during 1917.
Denver went over the top" in its
Red Cross drive-securing over 10000
mem bers.
Colorado Springs has passed the
$4,000 mark in the sales of war saw
ings stamps.
Denver's new municipal organ, now
being installed in the Auditorium will
be finished Feb. 1.
Jan. 1 found the Colorado Springs
banking institutions with total of
$14,494 ,142 on deposit
Denver's champion long distance
swimmer, Arthur (Sailor) ST. James,
has enlisted in the United States navy.
The mineral output of Custer county
for the year past is given at $780, 900
in gold, silver, copper, lead and spell
ter.
Francis Hilderbrand of Deer Creek,
market a hog that weighed $50 pounds
and was sold for SIP.
Mrs. George Hill of Colorado Springs
was badly injured when her kitchen
range was blown to pieces by steam
after it had been frozen by the cold
snap.
| Gideon Burton, 60, founder of Deer
Trail, who made Colorado his home
since 1884, died at his home in Byers
He is survived by his wife, three sons
and one daughter.
Rose Friedenreich, 20 years old, who
accidentally shot and killed her moth
er, Mrs. Pauline Friedenreich, on Dec
at their home, in Denver, was exon
Grated of all blame.
The Turquoise Oil and Gas Company
which will operate in Ell Paso county,
has been Incorporated with capitali
cation of 100000 by Miss Margaret
Biermann and others.
The vanadium plant of the Chemical
Products Company in Denver was de-
stroyed by an early morning fire
which resulted in a property loss esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $751;
900.
immigration into the state of Colo
RADIO during the past year has been
larger than for any previous year since
1910, more than 100000 acres of gov
ernment land having been home
steaded during the year.
LS,.aply Ii M,lJ;ro, no,,,ou
detective, was discharged from the
police department by Dewey c. Bailey,
manager of safety, on the direct
charge of drunkenness and conduct
unbecoming an officer, thereby adding
another page to the Model roadhouse
scandal.
Registration of all Colorado men
and women who have had nursing ex-
perience has been started. All men
and women who are either trained,
graduate, professional or practical
nurses, whether or not they are now
actively engaged in nursing, are asked
to register.
During the tourist season, beginning
May l and ending Oct. 81, 1917, a total
of approximately S53.3O7 persons Wis
tied national forests of Colorado, ac-
cording to an annual report issued by
| w. l. Hutchinson of the United States
forestry department for the Rocky
mountain district.
Jack Garrett Scott. 20 years old, the
youngest deputy United States mar
shall in the Colorado district, rendered
his resignation to United States Mar
shall Samuel j. Burris and left for a
naval training station near San Pedro,
Cal, where he has been ordered to re.
port by the navy department
National Food Administrator Hoov-
er will not attend the Denver Stock
Show. In his stead b. p. Cotton, at
the head of the meat division of the
National Food Administration, and
DR.. Charles Mccarthy, of the Speak
ers' bureau. will speak to visiting
stockmen Monday, Jan. 81.
The course for prospectors, which
has been given at the Colorado School
of Mines at Golden for three success.
sive years, is to be repeated this year
and President V. c. Anderson is rush.
ing the work necessary for the recep
tion of those who take it, 1t will
start Feb. 4, and continue for four
weeks. ending March 2.
The Pyramid Shale Products Com.
pany has recently been organized with
n capital of s250.o0O under the laws
of Colorado. The company owns g.,
$40 acres, three square miles, on
Battlement Mesa along the face of the
cliffs fronting the valley of Grand
river and the town Of Grand valley in
Garfield and Mesa counties.
Six states are entered in contests
for prizes and awards OF the poultry
and pet stock exhibits at the stock
show In Denver, opening Jan. 10