Gilpin observer., 1920-05-13

Great preparations are being made
Dy the fire departments of Littleton
and Englewood for the entertaining of
the delegates and teams that will par
ticipate I'm the fourth annual conven-
ton of the Colorado State Firemen's
Association on August 24, %, 26 and
81. This organization, while in its in
fancy, has accomplished wonders, now
numbering fifty-four cities in its mem
legislation II pension fund for all fire
men in the state. There will be sew
eral demonstrations along the line of
fire fighting and fire prevention and
the United States Department of Agr-
culture intends putting on demon-
stratiOn on dust explosion in elevators
and mills. The governor of the state,
Hon. Oliver H. Shoup, has donated the
cup for first prize, and the cup is now
being exhibited in the different cities
in the state. The tournament will be
conducted on a large scale. Teams
from ten cities have already entered
and as many more have signified their
intention of being represented. The
tournament will be along the lines of
firemen's tournaments of earlier times
and will include the wet tests, hub-tO-
hub races and open events. In addi-
ton there will be street exhibitions in
both cities of fire-fighting, life saving
and the use of chemicals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Dixon, pioneer
residents of Colorado Springs, were
critically injured, the latter probably
fatally, when the automobile in which
they were driving was struck by n
Colorado Midland train at Green Noun
tain Falls.
NJ Il. SlOss of Basalt purchased the
largest car of potatoes on record in
this locality from Albert Duroux at
Woody Flats. near Aspen. The car
contained AGO sacks and weighed 3D.
775 pounds Sloss paid S7.25 per hun.
dred pounds for the potatoes, giving
Mr.. DurouX check for S4,O43.6S.
Boulder business men are subscrib-
ing literally to fund that is being
raised for the construction of tour
list hotel. ]. o. Billig, mayor of BOul-
der; Joe Mills, proprietor of the Crags
hotel in Estes Park; Hugh Mark, land
lord of the BOulderado hotel of this
city, and w. S. Withers, prominent
business man, are the committee in
charge.
Three days of watchful waiting on
the part of city and federal authorities
of Denver resulted in the capture in
the fashionable Park Hill residential
district of Harry f. Edwards and Jack
Richardson, two alleged mOonshiners,
and the confiscation of what was said
to be the largest collection of moon
shine puraphernala ever found In Den
yer. One thousand gallons of whisky
was also captured.
A program of weekend excursions
to the ArapahOe glacier, Lake Eldora
and other mountain points has been
arranged for the students who attend
the summer school at the State Uni
versity this year at Boulder.
Oscar Holland, II pioneer rancher
banker of Roaring Fork valley, who is
reputed to be worth $250OOO, at
tempted suicide near Carbondale by
shooting himself in the left lung. The
attempt to end his life occurred in the
stable at his home, which is only a
short distance from the town limits.
The stable is situated short walk
from the house, and members of the
household did not hear the revolver
shot.
John S. Gibson, 10 years old, who
had been living with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gibson, at Stone
City, twenty miles west of Pueblo, was
found dead In an arroyo two miles
north of Pueblo. The youth Ind been
killed by charge from shotgun fired
near the body, and Coroner Luke Mac
Lean, who has started an investigation,
believes that Gibson was deliberately
murdered and his body thrown into the
arroyo.
Mike Lee, q laborer employed by the
Pueblo Bridge and Construction Com
pany, which is repairing the Denver
Colorado Springs road, was killed near
Hustled, twelve miles from Colorado
Springs, while unloading carload Of
stone. The lever which he was oper.
ating slipped, inflicting fatal wound
on his head. No inquest will be held.
Scholars of eminent attachments in
various fields have been obtained by
the University of Colorado for series
of free lectures during the course Of
the summer school that opens June
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