Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-28
COLORADO BRIEFA

| mobiles.
The cogwheel road on Pixies Peak,
has suspended operations for tho
| winter.
| Considerable natural gas is being used
| for heating purposes in Boulder since tho
| strike began. and 1t may finally be pos
| sible To heat the entire town In that
way.
After having lived nearly 104 years
without one days illness. B. +. Phoips.
one OF the best known citizens OF Col
| orado Springs. died November 2ist OF
| old age.
William Dodsworth OF Victor Miners
| Union No. 33. was accidentally killed
1 by a fall In the Deimonico mine on
! Bull hill. near Altman. on the morning OF
| November 10th.
Judge Calvin p. Butler. prominent
| Denver lawyer and for number OF
| years judge OF the District Court, died
at Denver November 14th OF consump-
| tiQn at the age OF 81.
The directors Of the Homeopathic
College Of Medicine in Denver have
| leased the Pioneer building. at the cor
ner sf Fifteenth and Iarimer streets.
for college building
Grant C. Synder. well known TO the
printers of Colorado from his long con-
nection with the type foundry business.
died at his home in Craig. November
goth. Of typhoid fever.
The county commissioners of Teller
have made a levy for county taxes at
the rate OF IL mills on total valua-
ton of $i2 ,000, 900 The tax for prop
erty within Cripple Greek is 7213 mills.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs. Judge Shumate sentenced Hsr-
dy H. Fuller. who was convicted Oe
horse stealing. to term OF noe leB
than two nor more than three years
in the peniteniary.
The Charity Organization Society Of
Denver reports great dificuity In get
ting coal enough from the dealers to
supply the needs OF the poor. Com
panies that claim to have coal fail TO
deliver 1t when ordered.
The following Colorado poetofiice ap-
pointments have been made: Norrie.
Pitkin country. Francis Johnson. vice
F. L. Gowan resigned: Perry Park.
Douglas country. Ida NJ. Barrett vice
II. T.. Hastings, resigned.
Father Lepore, the Italian Catholic
priest who was wounded In quarrel
with Giuseppe Sorice at the Church Of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel In Den
yer, died OF his injuries and Sorscs
only survived him a few hours.
1t is reported at the state engineeJ's
Office that there is more snow on the
ranges than is usual at this time OF
year and that 1t is well packed. SO that
II is likely TO remain and bo available
for irrigation next summer.
Most of the striking miners who have
left Fremont county are reported TO.
have taken considerable sums OF money
with them. Thousands OF dollars have
been in this way taken out. and about
$780, 900 Of this has gone TO Italy.
President Anderson OF tho State
School OF Mines. will soon publtsh
pamphlet on the Twentieth Century
Engineer" which deals largely with the
advantages that institution o6ers 70
students Of mining and metaiiurgy.
In the District Court at Leadvtile on
the 18th inst. Judge Overs sentenced
Robert Powell and Leonard NJ Smith.
the two prominent brokers recently
convicted OF forgery and embezzlement.
each to three years in the penitenuars-
The secretary OF the interior has su-
fhorized the grazing OF $4,000 head OF
cattle and horses in the Battlement
Mesa forest reserve. Colorado. during
the season OF 1904. under the same con-
ditions as governed such privileges
during last year.
Fewer cattle have BEEN marketed
from Grand county this fall than usual.
owing to the low prices prevailing fer-
haps not over 5.00e head have been
| driven to market thus far. though
there are many thousands fat enough
| for market
The eoroner's jury at Victor. In the
inquest over the body Of William Dods-
| worth. who was killed In the Delmon-
| leo mine brought in a verdict censur-
| ing the management Of the mine for
| alleged neglect in not having the shan
| properly timbered.
Joe Patrick and Joe Goorca. Austrian
| miners. were killed on the 18th inst
by an explosion in an old powder
house near the Mt. Lincoln coal mine
| at Palisade. They found some old pow
der and were examining 1t to see IL 1t
was spoiled, as unfortunately 1t was
| not
The representatives OF the Colorado
| Terminal LINES Association met in
| Denver November goth. and decided TO
| make a rate of one fare and . third
| for the round trip for the holiday sea-
| son. The tickets will be placed on sale
| December gath, 25th and 3lst and jan
uary 1st.
| For assaulting his cousin. = girl four
| teen years old, George Webber. twenty
| years Of age, was tried and convicted
in the county Court at Trinidad and
| sentenced to twenty years in the State
! Reformatory at Buena Vista Webber
| was section foreman for the c. & 8. At
| Wateryale.
Af,dayits were sworn to by Jesse c.
! Waters. general manager Of the Denver
& Southwestern railroad system. and
| d. C. Scott, charging Charles Mckin-
| nev and Thomas Foster with felonious-