Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Denver Election Of officers and re-
ports OF the. work of the organiza-
tion occupied the attention Of the
members Of the Colorado Editorial
Association during the first day Of
their convention in session at the AL
bany Hotel. G. F. Wadsworth of the
Western Newspaper Union was elected
president OF the organizations; s. A.
Crary Of the Lamar News, vice presi-
dent, and George Haubrick Of the
Greeley News, secretary and treas
urer. A resolution was passed ex-
pressing the "unbounded faith in the
loyalty patriotism and integrity. of
Alva Swain. Mr.. Swain has been
member of the Editorial Association
for twelve years, and for the last
seven years has served as its secre-
tary: Wright A. Patterson, editor-in-
chief of the Western Newspaper
Union, was the principal speaker at
luncheon given the members of the
association at the Albany HJtel by
the Brock -Haffner Press Company.
Mr.. Patterson chose as his subject
"The Responsibilities of the Country
Press During the Reconstruction Pc
riod."
Mrs. Sassil and daughter, Mrs.
Roundtree, who have been living on a
homestead thirty miles north Of Ord
way, were caught in the recent bliz-
zard and suffered from, exposure to
such an extent that Mrs. Cassil died
and Mrs. Roundtree is in a critical
condition. The women were on the
prairie for. forty-eight hours before
they were found by cattlemen, who
obtained an automobile and with the
aid Of shovels to get through the
snowdrifts succeeded in getting them
to where medical aid could be sum-
moned.
Four hundred and two thousand.
Colorado ore were treated in the
plants of the American Smelling and
Refining Company during the last
year, according to a statement from
Manager r. P. Reynolds of the local
plant at Durango. This brought 1885,
927 ounces of gold. 5.239,31S ounces
Of silver. 54,131,063 pounds of lead
and 6.360.094 pounds of copper. This
brought total of $13,O55,581 to
Colorado mining men.
The Seventy-second and Seventy
first field artillery and the Twenty
fourth trench mortar battery are to
be mustered out at once and will
have completed the work of demobil-
ization by Feb. S. according to word
reaching Denver. The Seventy-sec-
ond was formerly the 315th cavalry.
and was stationed at Fort D. A. Rus
sell, Wyo. Many Colorado and Wyo-
ming men are members of the organ
ization. The discharged men proba-
bly, will be home by Feb. 10.
At large meeting of Pueblo real
estate men a resolution was unani-
mously adopted requesting the city
attorney to at once apply to the state
Supreme Court for an order restrain
ing the Pueblo Gas and Fuel Com
pany from putting into effect the
new gas rate calling for an increase
of 35 cents per 1000 feet. This in
crease was granted by the State Util-
tiles Commission.
The first prosecution of alleged
bootleggers under the Webb law,
which has recently been upheld by
the United States Supreme Court.
will take place in Denver in the near
future. the offenders being two Den
yer men who were captured by the
Colorado eonstabulary, fifteen miles
south of the state line.
Arapahoe county's valuation has
increased $536.21O in the last year.
according to figures of the county as
SCISSOR. Settlers proving up land tt
ties and general increase of the
county's prosperity are given as the
reasons. The 1919 valuation of the
county is s19,722,11O.
City officials Of Pueblo have asked
the Supreme Court to review a find
ing of the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission which granted increases
in gas rates to the Pueblo Gas and
Fuel Company January 2, 1918.
The contract for the erection of Cen
ter's new $4,000 school building has
been let and the plans and drawings
Of the proposed building are now on
display at the Library building.
| The public institution inspection
committee of the Legislature visited
the Colorado State Home for Mental
Detectives at Ridge, Colo. and thor
oughly Investigated the request for a
large appropriation to increase the
facilities at the home. DR.. A. c. Bus
sy, superintendent of the home, has
asked the state Legislature for an
appropriation of 100000 for i'm
provements and expenses for tho
coming biennial period. DR.. Busy
said the capacity of the present in
stitution was only eighty-two and
that he had on file 315 applications
for admittance. In addition, he said,
efforts were being made to transfer
to the home 900 children now cared
for at the insane asylum at Pueblo.
Keota's commercial club has made