Gilpin observer., 1918-01-03


Jan. 29-Kansas Club banquet In Dem
ver.
The McClune farm near Platteville
has been sold for 100000
The Rye creamery has purchased
numerous pure bred cows.
Colorado's total to the two Liberty
bond drives is $40,017,S5O.
Colon Skinner Eastwood of Denver
celebrated his 91st birthday.
The Meeker Red Cross Society
cleared s36S.2O on dances and sup
pers.
Convicts at Canon City raised $780,
900 produce crop on the penitentiary
farm.
A total of $3.50 was cleared by the
bazaar held by the Oak Creek Red
Cross.
Architects have completed plans for
an $4,000 Christian Science church at
Greeley.
State committee to push sale of
thrift and war-savings stamps is fully
organized.
Rev. Henry Kauerz and his parish
oners are planning a new Lutheran
parsonage at Brighton.
Mystery surrounds the death of Roy
A. Grimes who shot and killed him
self at his home In Denver.
The State Utilities Board has order
ed the Burlington railroad to build
new station at New Raymer.
The Colorado Midland Railroad
Company is establishing freight
division point at Wild Horse.
Denver has recently taken first
place as a market for horses and
mules for the United States Army.
The county commissioners of Weld
county have arranged for an agricul-
tural agent for the coming year.
The Home Guard, which was organ
lied recently at Num-, has been for
bidden the right to drill under arms.
Two hundred men of Salida placed
their names on the membership roll
of the newly organized Home Guard
The annual banquet of the Uncom-
pahgre Valley Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association will be held Jan. II.
The Denver municipal coal depart
ment has sold $4,000 tons of coal
since beginning operations two
months ago.
According to the Fort Lyon canal
superintendent, the average value Of
all crops produced under the canal in
1917 was $4S an acre.
A meeting of citizens was held at
Craig to protest against the extension
of time to the Cary act projects for
the irrigation of land lying near that
town.
Colorado Springs Light, Heat and
Power Company declared regular
quarterly dividend of 1R on the pre-.
ferred stock, payable Dec 81 to stock
of record Dec. II,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Vagher, living
north of Bristol, received word of the
death at Camp Kearney, Cal, of their
son, Amiel Vagher, private, Company
d, 157th Infantry.
thenia, veterans of the Spanish Am
erican war, have started campaign
in Oak Creek for a fund with which
to buy each child in the Oak Creek
school a thrift stamp.
With the idea of stopping all waste
of heat and power, w. j. Galligan,
Federal Fuel Administrator for Colo
RADIO, has requested that office build
ings, hotels, car lines and stores be
conducted on a wartime basis.
Alberta EsperoZa and Juan Pads,
sheepherders on a large ranch near
Pueblo, were found shot to death. II
is believed that they surprised some
sheep stealers at work and were killed
In the consequent fight.
Word was received in Denver by the
Denver branch of the Missionary
Sister OF the Sacred Heart that
funeral services were held at Chi
cago for Mother Francis Xavier Cab
rini, foundress and superior general of
the society.
Sixty thousand dollars year in
crease in the salaries of teachers. the
abolishment Of $4,000 year position
and three dentists added to the force
at salaries aggregating $4,000 were
the main features of the quarterly
meeting of the Denver School Board.
The executive committee of the
Monte Vista Hog Growers Associa.
tion held meeting and decided to
stage its annual banquet and good
time at about the same date as form
erly. Long custom has marked this
as the one big event OF the year when
all the people Of that community get
together in spirit of mutual help and
fellowship.
Mrs. Martha Loescher Crook. pro-
fessor of German at the University OF
Denver, has been dismissed from the