Gilpin observer., 1918-08-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

jury in the investigation of the death
, Of Mrs. w. L. Earle OF Arkansas City.
Kan, who was killed in an auto acct.
dent between Colorado Springs and
Manitou. brought out allegations
against several Manitou persons. Mrs.
Anne Dickens of Manitou, 1t was tes-
titled by members Of the auto party.
had served drinks to them during the
night before the accident occurred.
and 1t was further charged that Mrs.
Dickens had been running house for
some time that had disregarded the
prohibition and other laws.
The Garfield property at Caribou.
the Conger Chief, which has afforded
sensations for the past two years. is
now the center of interest again in
the greatest silver strike that has
been made since the discovery of the
Caribou mine in 1868. For the past
year a steady output of ore ranging
in value from 5000 to $500 per ton
has been maintained and extension Of
the workings shows a new body OF
chlorides Of phenomenal value and
the streak has been fully opened up
showing sixteen inches wide Of $1,000
material.
The highest price ever paid in Den.
yer for grass fed stock was received
by Coke T. Roberds, when he sold two
carloads of horned Herefords at SIT a
hundred pounds. A few months ago
the top notch in prices was supposed
to have been reached at 1880, but
these superior cattle, averaging 1892
pounds each. were sold at figure al
most equal to that paid for the best
corn fed cattle. They were bred in
Colorado on range near Hayden, in
Routt county.
Acting upon q Washington dispatch
stating that President Wilson probably
will visit the Pacific coast during the
fourth Liberty loan drive, which will
occupy three weeks beginning Sept
2S, representatives of Denver and of
Colorado Springs dispatched to the
President an urgent invitation that he
visit Denver on his tour. Governor
Gunter. who was in Estes park. wired
his concurrence In the joint invita-
ton.
The price list issued by the fair
price committee of the food admin
istration for the week ending Aug
shows q decline of 10 cents hun
drsd pounds in the price of wheat
flour, but the restrictions on buying
an equal amount of substitutes with
the flour remain. Owing to the short
age Of supply. restrictions on all sugar
sales are more drastic,
Postmaster General Burleson has
appointed the following railway mail
agents from Colorado points: Harry
B. Watts, Arthur r. Rosenthal and
Floyd M. Cox, all OF Denver: Elijah
L. Johnson, Calhan; Arnold Mathsche.
Englewood: Vernon M. Kintner,
Swink; Ray McWilliams, Ault, and
William H. Mcdowell, Durango.
James p. Miller of Boulder, a for
mer official in the Mercantile Bank
and Trust Company, which operated
In Lafayette and Louisville. has been
released by the Supreme Court on
$4,000 bond pending the trial Of
habeas corpus proceedings growing
out Of an arrest over banking trans
action.
A patriotic program at Washington
park. including the presentation of the
flaG Of Colorado by the Daughters of
Colorado to the city of Denver, and Q
basket picnic were special features OF
Denver's observance of the forty-sec-
ond anniversary Of Colorado's admis.
sion to the Union.
The body of George B. Perry, 70
years old. was found In q shaft Of q
mine near Gillette. three miles north.
east Of Cripple Greek. Indications
were that Perry had been dead three
or four days. and 1t is believed he
was victim Of heart disease.
Exro Smith. Il, charged with Grim.
inal negligence and alleged to have
forced Mrs. Anna Goodrich from the
road at the entrance to Bear Creel
canon, was found not guilty by q cor
oner's jury at Golden.
That Colorado Day in wartime II @
day Of courage, hope, fervor and con
secration and the brave gaiety which
intensifies al these qualities wa
shown by the spirit with which Denver
entered into patriotic celebration a,
Washington park.
The semtannual conference of the
Rocky mountain division of osteopathi
opened at Colorado Springs with abou,
200 doctors attending from Colorado
Wyoming. New Mexico. Utah, Idaho
and Nebraska.
A complete alibi was given BY
George Pelton Of Wheatridge at hi
hearing at Littleton ON the charge o.
attacking with q Ratchet John w
Ibis. Denver barber. at his ranch HON,
near Littleton.
II is stated at Greeley that $3.50 ,00(
u q conservative estimate Of the dam