Gilpin observer., 1920-05-27
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

place them with new growth. Unless
prompt and effective measures are in
troduced to arrest this process of dis
sipation the country will, probably
within twenty-five years, find itself no
longer able to meet the market demand
for forest products. Such condition
can only result in industrial stagna-
tion, exorbitant prices for wood pro-
ducts which enter into the daily life of
the people, and greatly restricted eco
nomlc and civic development.
The National Guard Club, an organ
ization of local business men to coop
crate with the National Guard unit
which is to be formed, has been organ
lied in Montrose This club will spon-
sor the formation of the local guard
unit, and after it is organized will as
sist the guards in the way of better
club rooms and as an advisory board,
to which the members of the guard will
always be free to appeal for assist.
ance.
The Pawnee County Club has been
organized at Keota by advocates OF
county division from the Keota, Sligo,
Grover, Hereford and New Raymer
districts. Resolutions are being pre-
pared which will be introduced be.
fore the Legislature. Both the Demo-
cratic and Republican county assem-
blies at Greeley pledged candidates
for the State Legislature to support
county division.
Henry Crasant, ten years old, was
shot and seriously wounded by Mex.
lean near the CraSant home at Johns
town, according to story told to the
Greeley authorities by two younger
brothers who were playing with the in.
jured lad when the shooting occurred
Two Mexicans are in Jail at Greeley. A
third Mexican and former farm hand
at the Crasant home is being sought.
According to announcement of Off
GERS of the Farmers Electric and
Power Company of Eaton, the Home
Gas and Electric Company of Greeley
has decided to exercise an option up.
on purchase of the company, which
the Greeley concern has held for six
months. The deal will be completed
before June and the consideration is
said to be $75OO0O.
Joe Byouk, young mine emplOye
was instantly killed at the c. F. & l.
Company mine at Crested Butte when
he was struck by runaway car which
dashed down the incline from the tip
pie, at the foot of which ByOuk was
standing. The accident occurred, it
was declared, when the cable drawing
the car broke, releasing it when the
men We're not expecting 1t.
Paul Mccormick, son of George Nc
| Cormick, publisher at Fort Collins, re.
ceived a telegram informing him that
he had passed the examination at the
Hall Coaching School, Columbia, Mo-,
which qualities him for entrance with
class of cadets at Annapolis Naval
| Academy. He is now ordered to ap-
pear at Fort Lyons, Colo, for a ply
steal examination.
Two men drowned in Grand river
were L. F. Grace of Glenwood Springs,
commissioner of Garfield county, and
| Zenas Crawford of the same town, the
county road overseer. They met death
when their automobile, unbalanced by
a caving river bank, plunged into the
Grand river one mile above Grizzly,
east of Glenwood Springs.
With a view of developing one of
| the best mines in Colorado and of
making Moffat county the wealthiest
In the state, the Axial Basin Develop
ment Company is rapidly pushing the
| work on the Collom coal vein at Mt.
| Streeter.
The following figures show Denver's
growth from 1870 to the present time,
as shown by official government CEN
sus figures: 1870, 4,759; 1880, So, ,629 /;
1890, 1O6,718; 1900. 133,s59; 1910,
213,3s1; 1920, 256,389.
Miss Elsie Eaves is the new tennis
champion of the University of Colo
rado. She won the honors ut Boulder
by defeating Miss Elizabeth Gamble
60, G-3. Miss Eaves is from Sterling,
| Colo. She is senior In the engineer
ing department. In the semi-finals
played Miss Eaves qualified for the
championship by defeating Bertha
Brown, 90, 81. 6-3. Miss Gamble de-
feated Miss Harriet Shaw, 6-1, go.
Golden probably enjoys the distinc-
tion Of possessing the first and only
| women's civic league in Colorado. Mrs
w. ]. Hazard was elected chairman,
Mrs. Il. l.. Paddleford of the State
Boys Industrial school, secretary, anG
Mrs. T.. Il. Steward, treasurer. The
chairman will appoint n captain in
each ward in Golden and the captain
will appoint her lieutenant.
Lillian Markus, 8-year-old daughter
of Henry Markus, beet farmer, died
instantly us the result of falling into
| a tub of boiling water ut the home of