Gilpin observer., 1918-02-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

place among the states and territories
for volunteer enlistments in the Army
and Navy. The total enlistments Oh
Colorado men up to Dec. 16 was S,7O4.
according to figures compiled by Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder and re-
ported to Governor Gunter by Provost
Marshal Evans. The total includes
the men in Colorado National Guard
organizations who went into Federal
service and the volunteers in the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
District Attorney johnson, of Adams
county. received telegram from Chi
cago, saying: Drop all prosecutions
in the Nolan diamond robbery or the
dancer is a goner.-L. M. R." By 1.-The
dancer" is meant Mrs. j. v. (Fanchon)
Rose, the states star witness in the
prosecution of Philip Cohen and Frank
Mulligan, former Denver city dectec-
tive, for the robbery of Mrs. Irene No
Ian while she was in the company OF
the Rev. Father Burke in Sand
Creek roadhouse Jan. q
District Attorney Samuel w. John
son requested that the cases against
Abe "Chalk" Sisack and Tommy Bar
ter be dismissed in Brighton. He said
that in view of the testimony before
the grand jury of Mrs. ]. v. Rose.
these two men were not directly con-
nected with the robbery of Mrs. Irene
Nolan. Both men were under $4,000
bonds to appear in court and were
present in the court ROOM Judge
Class dismissed the informations
against them.
Adam Thomas of Montrose recently
donated heifer to the Red Cross, the
animal being auctioned off under the
auspices of the Uncompahgre Valley
Cattle & Horse Growers Association.
The calf brought the sum of $1,326.20
or $3.49 per pound. Mr.. Thomas has
also agreed to present a heifer to ev-
cry soldier from that district who re-
turns from the war in a manned con-
dition.
Mrs. Lizzie Cox of Denver was
awarded $1,000 damages in the Dist
riot Court for the loss of her husband,
Harry Cox, a member of the Denver
fire department, who died as a result
of injuries received when a sightsee-
ing auto crashed into the fire truck ON
which he was riding.
About half of the eighty Denver au-
tomobile painters who struck a week
ago for higher wages and shorter
hours have returned to work-their de-
mands of minimum wage of 81 per
day and eight hours work being grant
ed by the employers.
Nuggets Of an unknown mineral
substance greatly resembling gold are
said to have ben found in the well
now being sunk by the Red Rock Oil
and Gas Company. located about six
ty miles south and west of La Junta.
The nuggets were secured at depth
of $40 feet.
l.. Duessuenberry. Pullman conduct
or Of Denver. who has been in the
service for more than twenty-five
years. died suddenly in Pullman
coach attached to train No. 9, stand
ing at the Union station at Colorado
Springs.
Within the shadow Of his own home
John L. Gilhooley, 81, living in Den
yer, member of Denver lodge, B. P.
o. E., was shot and in all probability
fatally wounded by two unmasked ne
gro highwaymen.
The board Of education of the Grip
pie Creek district schools has passed
a resolution asserting that no person
OF German sympathies will be en-
ployed as teacher In the district
schools.
Gov.'J. c. Gunter appointed Edward
v. Dunklee member of the Colorado
Council Of Defense and chairman in
charge Of publicity work of the council
for the patriotic societies of the state,
The Denver Union Water Company
announced that 1t would continue for
one more season, as a war measure,
furnishing free water within the city
limits for irrigating war gardens.
Bernard Henry Du Praw. who was
representative for the Ouray district
In the Twentieth and Twenty-first
general assemblies. died at Ouray at
ter an illness of few days.
Word has been received from tho u.
8. Department of Agriculture that
farmers may buy nitrate of soda at
cost through their county agricultural
agents.
The state fish commissioner reports
that 100000 brook trout and 100000.
600 rainbow trout are to be placed in
Colorado streams during this year.
Russell Hull. IL. was seriously
burned when he fell into a pit of red
hot ashes In the rear Of his homo at
1b4s Washington street, Denver.
The state highway commission has
set aside $4,000 ~ Logan county's
share of the atata fund for road i'm.