Gilpin observer., 1919-05-29
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


dollars worth of damage to farm ,and
garden crops in parts of Weld county
is the report.
Lawrence c. Phipps has become Of
ficially senator of Colorado. A tele-
gram to his son, Lawrence G. Phipps,
Jr., announced that he had been sworn
In and taken his seat.
A widow with four children was ar
rested at her home in Walsenburg,
charged with bootlegging. She was
arrested on the same charge about
year ago and convicted.
The average county tax levy in Colo
RADIO Is 6.23 mills, which on an as
sessed valuation Of $1,424,S11, ,2SS
should produce county revenue from
direct taxation of $S,SS6,S51.71.
To buy business and then close it
out was the way one man managed to
get room in which to carry on his
own business at Castle Rock, there be-
ing no vacant room available.
A mortuary to cost $4,000 is to be
built in Greeley this summer. The
building will be of Gothic type of
architecture. The mortuary will be
the largest building of its kind north
Of Denver.
According to A. L. Bailey, city at
torney of Glenwood Springs, the heav-
lest tourist traffic in the history of
Colorado is expected to visit or, at
the present season.
At meeting of the Ouray CONNER
clay Club, it was decided to have a
three-day Fourth of July victory cele
bratiOn. 1t Is the intention of the
committee to make this the largest
celebration ever held on the western
slope.
Louis Morrow, 90, and stranger,
committed suicide at the county ward
in Grand Junction hospital by shoot
ing himself in the head. He used an
old-fashioned .3S bulldog revolver
Illness is believed to have prompted
the act.
The Colorado penitentiary, which
has been closed to visitors since last
October, is again open to those who
care to make a visit to the institution.
The restrictions We're put on during
the prevalence of the influenza epi-
demic.
o. s. Parker, Of Denver, and John
Hancock of Avondale, were both per-
haps fatally injured when an auto in
which they were driving collided with
a street car at the intersection of G
street and Union avenue in Pueblo.
Both men were catapulted from their
machine and landed on their heads
The hotelkeepers and business men
of Estes Park are anticipating the big
gest tourist business this season that
the park has ever known. More reSer-
vatiOns than usual at this early stage
are being received by all of the hotels,
and cottage renting has already passed
previous years records by big per
cent.
Denver took $13,947 900 in the Vic
tory loan, or more than S5OO,O00 above
the total, according to the announce
ment Of the Denver Liberty loan COM
mittee. In this total is not included
a subscription from the banks this
amount representing the actual sub
scriptions solicited by the army work
ers in the drive.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
asked Congress for an addition to the
Denver mint. The secretary of the
United States treasury sent recon-
mendation to Congress for this appro-
pration for the extension and improve
Af ha oil NJ in, ,t,,t
Superintendent Thomas Annear re-
Gently recommended the addition, and
his recommendation has been APP
proved.
The total production of coal in
Colorado was 12,65S055 tons, the larg-
est annual production in the history of
the state. This is approximately one.
third of 1 per cent of the total avail
able supply.
While the owners were absent on a
fishing trip, fire destroyed the Storm
Alfalfa Meal and Feed Company's mill
in Longmont. The mill was the larg-
est alfalfa mill in northern Colorado.
The mill was owned by o. G. and n.
II. Storm. Until seven months ago the
mill was protected by Insurance, but
ut that time the insurance was
dropped, making the estimated loss of
$4,000 complete.
Marshall pass, Colorado, has been
made postoffice, and thereby takes
over the distinction of being the high
est postofflce In the United States
Marshall pass has an altitude of TO-
SJ6 feet and what town Is there has
been in existence thirty years or more,
so the designation as n postoffice
comes to it late in life. Corona. on the
Moffat line, Is higher up in the air
than is Parshall pass, but it has never
asked for an office. Il. Haley is post
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