Gilpin observer., 1919-10-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

BUSINESS men OIL Nederland, u tung-
sten mining town twenty miles west OF
Boulder, have organized commercial
association.
The Colorado State Fair, which
closed full week session at Pueblo,
was among the best ever held in this
state as regards exhibits, attractions
in the line Of entertainment, and at
| tendance.
Frank Thomas, negro, 80 years old,
said to be an ex-convict, Is charged
by the corners jury with the murder
of Jennie Mosby, negress, II years
old, on the evening of Sept. 80, at
Pueblo.
Eleven persons were arrested, q
large stock Of various kinds of liquor,
new stlll and high-powered ma
chine were seized in series of spec
tacular boOtlegging raids conducted by
local police officers at Walsenburg re-
Gently.
State Teachers College at Greeley
has completed the work Of registering
students for the winter term and has
80 women and sixty men enrolled In
in connection with the Teachers Col
lege, has 265 enrolled
The fOrty-fifth annual convention Of
the Colorado Education Association
will be held simultaneously in three cit
ies. Denver, Pueblo and Grand June
ton, Nov. 4 to 8. The delegates of the
Eastern, Southern and Western divi-
sions respectively will assemble at
these centers.
One of the most daring freight train
robheries staged in northern Colorado
for years was discovered when Il
Union Pacific freight train was
brought to II stop near Num-, a station
twenty miles north of Greeley. The
train crew discovered that three car
loads Of merchandise had been broken
into between Num- and Pierce a sta
ton six miles south of Greeley, and
goods valued at several thousand dol
lars had been removed while the train
was in motion.
Plans for the enlargement and mod
ernizing the Greeley hospital, which is
operated Jointly by the city and coun-
ty, have been prepared and will be
presented to the county commission
ers shortly. 1t is proposed to add two
large wings to the present building.
The proposed new wings will provide
ia rooms, which, 1t is believed, will
be ample for all purposes for several
years to come. The wings will cost
$4,000, and will be fireproof. A larger
and thoroughly up-to-date operating
room will he provided.
Besides winning the sweepstakes in
the potato display for the fourth con-
sweeps, seventeen first prizes, eleven
seconds and ten thirds at the Four
teenth International Soil Products ex-
position at Kansas City. Judging of
agricultural exhibits has just been
completed, and though comparative
figures have not yet been compiled, 1t
$ believed in the department that this
state carried off more honors than any
,ther, or any Canadian province.
The Colorado Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service is making an effort
This year to determine as accurately as
POSSIBLE what percentage of corn and
sorghums is grown for grain In this
state and what percentage cut green
for silage. Inquiry is also being made
TO determine what proportion of the
rye and oats crops is cut for grain and
what parts are cut for hay or other
purposes This information has never
been available before and will be of
| much value to those Interested in
| knowing the approximate amount Of
| silage produced in the state and the
| amounts of these various crops grown
| for grain.
Wesley Swank, 81, died at the Gree
ley hospital from injuries received
when he was buried under a load o
bricks he was hauling, the result Of one
end of the wagon falling out Swank is
survived by three small children. His
wife died from the flu last year.
A. runaway box car loaded with
wheat rolled from Ault, twelve miles
north OF Greeley, to Evans hill, one
mill south OF Greeley Conductor II.
T.. Stoner and brakeman who rode
the ear during its trip. which was
made at IA mile-a-minute speed, es-
capped without injury. An extra
freight was switching at Ault when
the box car, which had been pushed
out on the main line ahead of the en-
glne, failed to respond to the brakes
and began to roll down the grade In
the darkness. After notifying the op-
orator mt Ault to clear the line, the
engine crew started in pursuit. Pas
| senger train No 100 from Dopver IN
Cheyenne, had Just arrived in Ault
ahead of the runaway. At Eaton a
northbound freight train was passed
in safety. The engine did not gain on
the runaway car until the latter be-
gan 10 climb the steep grade south of
| Greeley.