Gilpin observer., 1918-07-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics.
COMING EVENTS.
July 22-Dsmooratic State Assembly In
Dsnver.
Aug. 2a-14-Colorado state Firemsn'l
Convention at Georgetown.
Sept. 10-BeavsY Park fair At Penrose
Sept. 2s-2S-Colorado state Fair 81
Sept. 2s-2s-Linooln County Fair Al
The Sailor Boy mine at silvsrtoa u
being worked under lease.
The north Golden road ID now being
resurfaced with crushed rock.
Two barns and private garage
were destroyed by fire in Longmont.
Charles Harvey setchel died June
"a from pneumonia somewhere IN
France.
The m1nthly payroll at the steel
works in Pueblo II approximately
100000.
People of Denver paid honor to
France in Bastile day celebration at
Auditorium.
Parade at Lamar gave q send-off to
departing recruits = 2S from Baca
county and 50 from Prowers.
During an electrical storm at Lamar
lightning struck the steeple of a
church, causing some damage.
Norman D. Hutchison, a marine OF
Eaton. succumbed to wounds, accord
ing to the casualty list given out in
Washington.
Miss Helen Spencer. % years old,
and a graduate nurse of Trinidad. died
1T st. Luke's hospital in Denver from
septic poisoning.
Coal is being taken from the COLON
mine at Axial basin and shipped In
automobile trucks to Meeker and
Craig.
The opening Of the railway between
Silverton and the Joker Tunnel means
much to San Juan county in the way
Of ore production.
W. H. Wilder, former resident OF
Trinidad, a veteran of the Civil war,
was killed in an automobile accident
near Grand Junction.
A number Of people at Durango are
signing and circulating petitions ask
ing for a change to the commission
form of government for that city.
After extensive repairs and the in
stallation of a flotation process the
Old Lewis mine in the San Juan dis
trict is producing at its former stand
ard
Discovery of large deposit of pot
ash is announced at Salida. The loca-
ton ia near Mears station, on the line
between Chaffee and Saguache coun.
ties.
Work of blasting out the new road
between Durango and Silverton, sew
enteen miles OF very difficult and sx.
pensive highway, is now in progress,
being done by Navajo Indians.
William Comfort was found lying
dead in a mine at Gilman, Leadville
district. with not q mark on his body
or other sign Of any cause. but 1t ID
supposed death was caused by bad air
Harry Pendleton. 1s, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Pendleton, formerly OF
Denver, but now Of Omaha, who ran
away and got into the army. is report
ed among the Americans killed in 40
ton.
Norman Hutchinson, son of R. n.
Hutchinson of Eaton, was killed in
France while fighting with the ma
rines. according to word received by q
sister who lives in Denver. He enlist
ed May .. 1917.
In an alteration over q COW, g. G,
Cope, . homesteader of Washington
county, was shot and killed and three
posses from Sterling searched for A.
]. Burdick. another homesteader
charged with the killing.
Littleton Is to have an alfalfa prod.
ucts mill.
Resumption of operation of the CON
centrating plants In Boulder county ID
announced at jamestown, where
James Wood has secured the Bueno
mill and is preparing to handle the
fluorspar ores Of the district
The body Of a man apparently about
60 years old, and believed to be that
of Gabriel jacobson. was found on the
Platte river bank in Denver at West
Jewell avenue by Il. g. McGarty, who
was on fishing trip. A miners card
reading "Ouray Miners Union No. 16'
was found in pocket.
Crop conditions throughout Colo
RADIO are In a generally satisfying con
dition but not quite UP to an average
year. according to the July crop esti
mate compiled by the Department oi
Agriculture. There 10 an increase in
wheat, corn and other cereals but q
decrease in potatoes. Corn, with sat,
900 acres planted. with an estimated
yield of 10.7ss.0o0 bushels, is in the
best condition of any of the crops
while winter and spring wheat show
an estimated yield Of 15.O23,00o bu
shells a. against the estimate at the