Gilpin observer., 1919-01-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


asked to decide whether VIC. Sweinr
hart, Democratic member-elect, or A.
D. Radinsky, Republican. is entitled to
represent Adams county in the House
Of representatives.. Sweinhart ON the
face of returns received 1920 votes
and Radinsky 1.277. Radinsky has
filed a contest petition with the sec
retary Of states office, asserting that
he. and not Sweinhart, Is entitled to
the place. ff
Ell Jiddah Temple No. 206. Knights
of Khorassan, was installed in Denver
in Knights of Pythias lodge-room.
1741 Champa street label Ali Tenn
pie. No. 76, of Colorado Springs, con.
Quoted the ceremony by which 40
new members were received into the
order. The knights of Khorassan
are to the Knights Of Pythias what
the Shrine is to the Masons. It is an
and entertainment and as such has
been recognized by the grand lodge of
the Knights of Pythias.
One death among Colorado soldiers
is recorded in the casualty lists made
public by the War Department Dec.
27. Hugh H. Hamill, Pueblo. is re-
ported dead of wounds received in ac-
ton. Among the missing in action is
Grover c. Chandler, Burlington. The
list of wounded severely in action in
clddes Ralph E. Gano, Loveland; Will
liam j. Conner, Pueblo; Richard De-
lacy. Denver; Henry p. Stanger, Flag
Ter; Roy S. Gordon, Lyons, and Ed
ward Schwab. Denver.
The proposal for bond issue for
good roads in Colorado has met with
such favor that the original plan for
$10.000,000 issue is rapidly develop
ing into a movement for a $4,000, 900
issue. In support OF its agitation for
the bond issue the Colorado Highway
Commission has outlined plan of &C.
tion which includes the improvement
of 1000 miles, Of which about 300
miles will be hard-surfaced highway.
The liquor problem of the city and
county of Denver, where the cause of
contention is kept securely locked in
an express office, is now exceeded in
interest by that of the county of
Adams, where District Attorney Sam
uel w. Johnson, the grand jury and
q corps of private detectives are seek
ing 165 cases of contraband whisky
which mysteriously disappeared from
the basement of the courthouse.
Nearly 400 more men have been dis
charged from military service at Fort
I In, -
Department request that all men who
were not needed by military author
tiles be permitted to go back to their
old positions. Many of the men are
unassigned draftees from Denver, and
q great percentage have returned to
their former positions.
The toll taken in Denver by influ-
by heads of several of the largest
life insurance companies in Denver,
who state that between $2,500,000 and
100000 has been paid in Denver in
the last three months for death claims
from influenza alone.
The Colorado Metal Mining Asso-
citation and the Colorado chapter of
hold their annual meetings jointly in
Denver, Jan. 2, 3 and 4. Governmental
control of the labor supply and state
legislation are matters to be dis
cussed.
Disguised as Santa Claus, stocking
cap. ruddy cheeks. CHEEKY smile and
all, John Hughes. q Nederland miner.
Cheyenne train at Boulder. He car
ried a pack which, when opened at
the sheriff's office. was found to con-
tain twenty-four pints of whisky.
Colin s. Eastwood, Denver pio-
neer, died at his home in Webb, at
the age OF 90. The last forty-nine
years of his life were spent in Denver
and nearby towns.
That the epidemic of Spanish influ-
enza that has prevailed in Denver
since Oct. 6 is actually passing is
demonstrated in the reports of the
health department.
Three deaths were added to those
among Colorado soldiers in the cas-
ualty lists made public Dec. 2S. John
M. Walker, Jr.. and Charles b. Cross,
Denver, are recorded as dead OF dis
ease. Patrick j. LOTUS, Pueblo. is
among those listed as dead Of accident
or other causes. Among the wounded
severely in action is William A. Men
zies, Denver, while Cornelius 7. Flynn.
Denver, is in the list of slightly
wounded.
A collection of birds of Colorado.
comprising approximately 400 speci-
mems, and which will be of great sci
entific and educational as well as pop
ular interest, has just been &C ,pleted
and is now being installed in the Colo