Gilpin observer., 1919-06-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Among the 1OOOOO or more OF Amer
ica's citizens who expect to spend
their vacation in the Estes-Rocky
Mountain National Park this year are
numbered some of her most noted lit
erary men. Chief of those who have
so far expressed their intentions OF
visiting Estes for more or less lengthy
periods are Irwin s. Cobb, humorist;
Karl Hartman, editor of the Red
Book magazine; Robert w. Serviss,
Jack Lait and Opie Read. These have
made reservations at the Big Thomp-
son hotel, operated by Clem @. Yore,
an old newspaper man. Walt Mason,
the prose-poet, and William Allen
White, newspaper man and novelist,
each have summer homes in the park
and are expected to spend their sum-
mers there with their families
La Junta will celebrate the Fourth
Of July this year with one of the big
gest and best celebrations ever held
in the valley. The day will be devoted
to various sports, with big industrial
and auto parade, and an Illuminated
parade and run by the fire department
in the evening. An aviator is also
going to be obtained to give flights
during the day. Returned soldiers are
also to take a prominent part in the
program.
All of northern and eastern Weld
county will be represented at the
Northern fair, which is to be held in
Grover Sept. IL. Products from all
townships within fifty-mile radius of
Grover will be on exhibition, maxim
the largest. non-irrigated farming ex-
hibtiOn In the state this year. Grover
people are planning to buy and i'm
prove permanent fair grounds near
town this summer.
Although officials have been unable
to identify the body found in the
Grande river near Fruita, 1t is believed
that it is the body Of James Peyton, a
miner Of Palisade, who disappeared
several weeks ago. The body was
found by Thomas Brown, a local stock
man. Nothing was in the pockets of
the clothing and the body was so bad
ly damaged that the features could
not be discerned.
The Supreme Court has handed
down decisions under which the tele-
phone rates of 1918 must continue to
be paid while the case is refought;
Will r. Murphy is given office as en-
gineer of the State Land Board;
Judge Ben B. Lindsey must pay a
$500 fine for contempt of court, and
A. F. Enyart, Ordway, Colo, bank
president, gets a new trial on the
charge of murder.
The school board of Denver is pre-
pairing to submit to the taxpayers at
a special election to be held some time
in the coming fall the proposition of
issuing $S,0O0,00O for new school build
| ings which has been in preparation for
several months. OF the issue $685.
600 is to go to building and the re-
mainder for furnishing three new
high, six new Junior high and twenty
three new elementary schoolhouses.
The 1919 year book of the state i'm
migration department will show that
the total assets of all banks in Colo
RADIO at the beginning of 1919 were
S3O5, ,7S2, ,264.46, compared with $685.,
SS5,059.52 at the beginning of 1918.
There were in the state at the begin
ming of the year 126 national banks
and 24O state banks and trust COM
panies, or total of 1856 banks for the
state.
Charles II. Wright, %, lineman em-
| ployed by the Western Union Tele
| crap Company, was electrOcuted and
burned almost to crisp at Colorado
| Springs when his body accidentally
came in contact with high power line
while at work. 1t was necessary to
shut off the entire electric system of
the city and summon the fire depart
ment before the body could be re-
moved from the pole.
| Monte Vista, Colo, will have a new
pOstoffice building If n bill introduced
in the House of Representatives at
Washington receives favorable consid-
GRAFTON. Congressman Guy Hardy is
| the father of the measure.
The crops in the Montrose section
and most of the great Uncompahgre
valley are two to three weeks ahead of
the five-year average. The alfalfa
crop is over 100 per cent average and
Is ready for the first cutting now.
Some potato patches are showing re-
markable development and the farm
ers are declaring it is one of the most
advanced springs In the history of
MOntrOse county.
Auto polo, considered one of the
most thrilling games of modern times,
will be one Of the big attractions at
the Colorado State Fair, September
22nd to 27th, at Pueblo. Manager J.
l.. Beaman of the fair commission has