Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-02-21
!. COLORADO
STATE NEWS


The winter movement OF that par'
OF Colorado's big potato crop Of 1911
which was not marketed during the
recent fall and early winter shipping
season, will soon be in full progress
Colorado has hundreds of carloads OF
potatoes in storage and practically all
must be disposed of within the next
sixty days.
Another good pumping well has
been drilled in the Rangeley field in
Rio Blanco county west of Meeker.
The we'll is shallow one and is re-
ported to have an initial flow of 100
barrels daily.
Herman E. Meyers, formerly deputy
clerk of Weld county, was arrested at
Greeley, on a presidential warrant
charging him with being an alien en-
envy, and taken to Denver by federal
authorities.
On the foot-wall of the Onondaga
workings in the 30-foot level at
Georgetown two feet of solid ore has
been opened up. The ore is iron py-
rites and steel galena and of fine
grade
Among the Ill principal cities of
the United States, Denver was one of
twenty-five to show a gain in building
permits for January, 1918, over jan
uary, 1917. Denvers gain was A per
cent.
Reports from the northern Colorado
front indicate that there is a serious
congestion of traffic in bootleg" as
a result of the activities of the first
company of Colorado constabulary.
The general bonded debt of Denver
on Jan. l, 1918, was only $1.65 per cap
ita when based on the United States
census estimate of population of $685.
000 Ths debt totaled SAL, 005.89.
Cassie Fairfax, the calf that raised
$500 for the Red Cross at the auction
during the stock show in Denver, add
ed $699.50 to her contribution to the
cause at an auction at Fort Collins.
The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has set Feb. 26, as the date for
hearing the application of the rail
roads to increase freight rates on coal
ten and fifteen cents per ton.
Mrs. June V. (Fanchon) Rose, the
dancing girl, has returned from Chi
cago to Denver and will be invited to
testify in the Nolan jewel robbery
case on March 6.
An advisory council for the inter-
mountain province has been appoint
ed by the Salvation army to direct the
campaign for war relief funds
throughout the West.
B. M. Miller of Boulder received
word that his son, Irving, 81 years
old, whom he had not seen for six
years, was one of the victims of the
Tuscania.
Health Officer Heaton at Florence
reported to the council that two Mex
lean babies had died of spinal menin-
gifts and third was showing symp-
toms.
Colorado's bank deposits have in
creased $16,00O,O00 during the past
year, according to report prepared
by the State Board of immigration.
Jesse R. Moler of Littleton, secre-
tary of the Democratic State Central
Committee, rendered his resignation
to Chairman Raymond Miller.
Twelve Colorado priests are to be
selected to serve as chaplains with
General Pershing's forces in France,
1t was announced in Denver.
Both at Sugar City and Manzanola
popular vote on the question of issu-
ing bonds to build new school houses
resulted in the affirmative.
The American Shale Refining Com
pany announces that it expects to
have its plant at Debeque in opera
ton by the first of April.
Word has been received that Roy
Rhoades, "A former resident of Canon
City, is one of the survivors of the
army transport Tuscania.
The government will build a 1000
bed hospital and is planning room for
1000 additional beds for convalescent
soldiers in Denver.
Two hundred sheepmen of Colorado
met at Fort Collins to formulate plans
by which the demand for mutton may
be Increased.
Resumption of treatment at the
smaller cyanide mills of the Cripple
Creek district is promised this spring.
Home garden work is to be extend
ed and encouraged by the Colorado
Council OF Defense this summer.
]. F. Hutchinson of Salida had sixty
cattle fatally poisoned by unknown
enemy or miscreant
Brighton has by popular vote been
enlarged by the addition of fifty-six
blocks.
Five miles Of the road between
Montrose and Olathe have been gray
eled
The Colorado mining advance is