Gilpin observer., 1920-01-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

me duuudl HectiuS VI the OOlOFtiuO
Public Health Association will be held
in Denver on Jan. 49, Officers of the
association and twenty directors will be
elected and plans made for the expen-
diture of the fund, which has been
raised by campaign just ending, in
work for Colorado during the coming
year Under the bylaws of the asso-
citation, membership includes "any in
dividual, association, public official or
organization in the state Of Colorado
interested in the public health" A cor
dial and urgent invitation is extended
by the association to every person in
the state who can do so to attend this
meeting and aid in the formulation of
the program of the organization for
the coming year. Counties are partic-
ularly urged to send representatives to
Denver at that time who will voice the
regard to the nature of health work
which should be undertaken in their
districts in 1920. Every county in the
state Is entitled to a return in work ac-
cOmplished for the state and the coun-
ty in 1920 upon the funds which it has
subscribed to the campaign. Not only
the campaign and workers but every
subscriber to the fund and everyone in
terested in the subject of public health
are entitled to voice in the annual
meeting and to assist In planning the
work to be undertaken next year. A
directors meeting will be held immedi-
ately after the general meeting and
election of officers on January 13. An
interesting program has been planned
and record attendance is anticipated
When the doors open January 18th
for the fourteenth annual exposition
of the National Western Stock Show
there will be gathered in Denver the
greatest winter crowd that ever has
gathered in the capital city. Hotel ac-
those who anticipate coming to arrange
Accommodations in advance. The ad-
vice of the stock show management is
that people write to Denver Tourist
Bureau and have them assign rooms
for them. The bureau will have agents
at the union depot to meet travellers
and conduct them to their rooms. This
year for the first time the National
Western has cut loose and is running
the show free from the stock yards
management. Additional property has
been purchased and the ground used in
erecting building for cattle. Space
has been prepared for 600 head of
purebread exhibition cattle. From this
one gets hint of the size and charac-
ter Of the live stock show now assured.
Cession of large tracts of the public
domain in the states in which the land
is located will be sought by governors
Of the Western states through prOpOs-
ais to be laid before the government
following a conference of the execu-
tives to be held in Denver Jan. 10. AL
ready six Western governors including
Robert D. Carey of Wyoming, o. A.
Larrazolo of New Mexico, Simon Bam-
berger of Utah, D. w. Davis of Idaho,
Thomas e. Campbell of Arizona and
Oliver H. Shoup of Colorado, have in
dicated their intention Of attending the
Denver conference, at the conclusion
sition directly to Washington.
The wrestling squad at the Colorado
Agricultural college Is making great
headway under the efficient coaching
methods of Alfred Westfall, Instructor
of English at the college. Westfall is
having participated in number of
bouts in the big Ten" conference.
Boxing, as well as wrestling, is pro-
crossing. The initial dual meet will
be held on Jan. 23rd, with the Uni
versity of Colorado rs the opponent.
A. Sullivan, Sam Cooley and several
other MOsca men have organized
company which will put in an alfalfa
meal mill there as soon as the machln-
cry arrives. The machinery is already
bought and shortly after 1t arrives IN
Mosca the mill will be in operation.
Mr. Sullivan says that the mill would
be of forty tons daily capacity.
Two men wearing black masks and
armed with revolvers, held up the pool
hall at the Puritan mine near Freder-
ick and got away with about $500,
taken from the cash register and the
dozen patrons of the place who were
present. The patrons were lined up
against wall with their hands above
their heads. While one of the robbers
kept them covered, his accomplice
rifled their pockets.
The new cattle building at the stock
show grounds In Denver is thoroughly
up-to-date. 1t contains ample provi-
sions for barberIng and manicuring
blue-blood stock for the show ring Six
hundred registered Herefords and
Shorthorns will be housed In the build
ing. They are gathering from all over
the United States. Two famous herds
are entered from Montana, the A. b.