Gilpin observer., 1919-06-26

| Logan COUNTY, WHICH leuQS all Otnef
counties of the state in the percentage
OF its land in cultivation, has approx.
mately 1900 farms, with total OF
614,T acres. This county has approx.
imately 100000 acres of wheat for the
1919 harvest.
George w. Olinger of Denver was
elected president of the Colorado State
Sunday School Association for the
coming year at the closing session of
the annual convention of that organiza-
tion in Pueblo. Twelve hundred dele
gates attended the meeting.
Lake county, Colorado's premier
mineral producing county, shipped met
ais to the value of $41O,OOO,OOO to the
end of 1918. Silver leads in value,
with production worth approximate
ly S1S4, 100000, and zinc stands second,
with about $SO,OOO,OOO.
An exceedingly rich strike of gold
and silver ore has just been reported
in the Golconda mine in Horseshoe
basin, fifteen miles up Hanson creek
from Lake City. There is, according
to the report, over six feet of ore,
three feet of which will run from
81 200 to $1,000 per ton, about equally
in gold and silver.
An important strike of good ore in
II large ore shoot has been made at a
depth of 1000 feet in the Vindicator
mine ON Bull hill at Victor. The dis
covery is in Il section of the mine
which has not been worked for several
years. 1t is believed that the discov
cry is the Old Lille vein that yielded
so richly years ago.
Hurled sixty feet from the side car
of motorcycle when SOuthbOund
Union Pacific train crashed into the
machine in which she was riding five
miles east of Loveland, Mrs. William
Tracy, was instantly killed, and Mrs.
Verne Tippits, driver of the vehicle
received injuries which it Is feared
may cause her death.
Albert Bevan, Is, and Frank McCar
thy, IA, rescued Jack Simpson, 10,
from drowning at Colorado Springs. 1t
was Bevan's fourth life-saving exploit
and McCarthy's second. The Simpson
boy, too, participated in the event for
the second time, as Bevan pulled him
out of a reservoir last summer after
he had sunk for the third time.
Believing that male juvenile delin-
quency and incorrgibility are largely
due to nasal malformations, diseased
or enlarged adenoids and tonsils,
Judge Karl w. Farr of the Teller
county court, has decided that surgi-
cal operations will effect more reforms
than the imposition of sentences to
penal or semi-penal institutions.
Compulsory voting and minimum
wage of $125 for state employees are
two additional matters that Gov. Oil
yer II. Shoup will be asked to include
in the call for a special session of the
Legislature, to be assembled for the
primary purpose of ratifying the wom-
an suffrage amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States.
Colorado's public school fund has
produced in the last six months more
than 100000, which is to be distrib
uted July 1 to the siXty-three counties
of the state on the basis of school pop
ulatiOn for use of the county schools
This is the largest sum in the history
of the state which has been produced
and distributed in this manner, the
previous high figure having been the
1921 900 distributed Jan. / last. The
public school fund now amounts to So.
$780, $50, that being the total June L
The sum to be distributed next month
Is made up of the interest on the total
fund, rentals on state lands and inter
est on deferred payments paid into the
fund nv huyprS of state Iund
Boys and girls pg-raising clubs
have now been organized by County
Agent NJ. Il. Knapp and his assistants
in practically every large town in
Weld county. Clubs are in existence
mt Greeley, Kersey, Johnstown, Ault,
Eaton, Windsor and Platteville. More
than 100 pure-bred pigs have been
purchased by the club members.
George Engel, pioneer Douglas coun-
ty rancher, committed suicide by hang.
ing near his home In Lower Lake
gulch, about eight miles southwest
from Castle Rock Members of the
family being unable to find the father
called for assistance from Castle Rock
and, after untring search, he was 10.
Gated in an unfrequented gulch, hang.
ing from limb of n tree.
George Bosko, convicted of I'illing
Elton c. Parks and WIN T. Hunter on
the Rye road near Pueblo on the after
noon of April IL, was sentenced to be
hanged during the week beginning
Sept %. Tom Bosko, brother of the
doomed man. was given life imprison-
ment 1t is likely that appeal to the
Supreme Court will be made The at
torneys have sixty days In which to
file their bill of exceptions.
uughie Burns, miner, 30 years old,
committed suicide in sensational
manner by shooting himself through