Gilpin observer., 1920-10-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Gus Carlson, 73 years old and
resident of Golden for thirty years, is
dead at his home He was veteran
employee of the Colorado & Southern
Railroad Company at that place.
William Strictly, 6S years old. a
member of the Colorado college facul-
ty since 1878, and a pioneer educator
Of the Pixies Peak region, died at Colo
RADIO Springs as result of an opera
ton.
Plans are being formulated to build
one of the finest and largest hospitals
in the state IN the San Isabel forest for
former United States service men.
Lieut.. Noah L. Waechli is in charge Of
the new project.
A three-foot vein Of ore running
from 500 to $500 per ton has been
struck at distance of 900 feet in the
tunnel at the Hahn's Peak Royal
Flush mine which until recently has
been idle for several years.
Six parents were fined in the Coun-
ty Court at Fort Collins for failure to
keep their children in school. Their
children, under Ia years of age, had
been working in the beet fields. The
three couples each were fined $50 and
costs.
The evening school. in Americaniza-
aion and continuation classes has
been opened in the assembly room of
the Telluride High School and thirty
one registered, showing great interest
in the work. The classes will be held
indefinitely and will be held evenings,
in order not to conflict with the regu-
lar day school.
A campaign has been started at
Leadville for covering old shaft holes
with protective planks before winter
sets in. Several serious accidents have
occurred in years gone by from people
falling into shafts which fill with a
crust of snow over the top and precipi-
tate people into the pits below with
out warning.
DIR. Steven T. Egeness, well-knOwn
local physician, and his wife, were pa
tients in their own hospital at Tellu-
ride following very serious auto &C
cident on the Rico road between Tel
luride and Rico, in which the doctor
and his wife and Miss Lena Gachilini,
n nurse, and Miss Florence Jackson of
Mancos were also badly hurt.
Assessments estimated at more than
$1.OOO,OOO have been levied against
facturers in the Denver division Of the
federal supervising prohibition officer
since Jan. 49, 1920, according to Hen
ry A. Larson, director. These assess
ments are virtually various forms Of
taxes payable to the government.
The fifty-third annual meeting of
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows of
Colorado, opened at Longmont with
approximately 1000 delegates present.
grand encampment Mt which Charles
Ankele of Salida, grand patriarch, pre-
sided, was the feature of the first
day.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of six and one-half miles of
gravel-surfaced road through Craig,
east and west. The road is known as
Colorado Federal aid project No. "a.
The road will be the first surfaced
highway in Moffat county and is the
first link of an improved road to
run through the entire county to the
Utah line
Russia, before the war, occupied
first place as timber exporter. When
settled conditions shall again obtain,
Russia will export timber in much
greater quantities than ever Its tim
ber resources, occupying an area three
times the timbered area of the United
States and Canada combined, will per-
NIT greater expectation than in the
past.
A movement headed by the Littleton
Commerce Club has been launched to
arrange for tri-county fair between
Jefferson, Arapahoe and Denver coun-
ties. 1t is expected to stage the fair
ut Overland Park, Denver, next year.
Andrew NJ. Hamrick, u Washington,
ID. c., meteorolOgist, has been assigned
to take charge of the Grand Junction
offices of the United States weather
bureau to succeed Esek S. Nichols,
who resigned some time ago to settle
in Seattle.
e. GOldstein, 25 years old, a junk
dealer, living three miles southeast Of
Louisville, Colo, was killed when the
automobile which he was driving
struck an interurban train at Brene
Sper, near his home. The train crew
declared that the whistle was blown
but GOldstein failed to take the warn
ing.
The Craig Colony Association real
lied $12.294.05 from the sale Of tags
in Denver, according to the official
count. Although $4,000 is needed to
maintain Craig Colony for the coming
year, the amount raised exceeds for
mer donations and 1t Is believed that