Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-12-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Recruiting for the United States
Navy will be conducted in Denver dur
Tag the two weeks from January ith
Lieutenant George Pettingeil is IN
charge.
County Assessor DE Vault reports the
valuation OF property in Teller county
at all .t72 600. The valuation in Grip
pie Greek is 1865 900 and in the cit.
of Victor sl.0s4, 900.
Ricnard Tremayne. one of the mos;
prominent citizens OF Park. owning
large ranch and stock interests on
West -Four Mile. recently suffered
severe stroke OF paralysis.
Russell Boles, who Is charged with
the murder of Harold Friedborn on the
night OF December 81. 1901 was ar
raigned in the District Court at Den
Yer December 18th and pleaded not
guilty.
Edward Dale. one OF the pioneers os
LeadEille. died of pneumonia on the
18th inst Mr.. Dale served two terms
as county clerk of Lake county and was
widely known in business and political
circles.
BFigadler General Merriam. retired,
who Is well known In Colorado from
having been stationed several years
AT Denver. is again In the state on
visit TO his daughter. who lives In
Denver.
The Board Of Head Managers of the
Woodmen Of the World have Invested
S50.e00 OF their surplus funds in Fort
Collins water works bonds and $32.-
oo0 In Montrose county refunding
bonds, making total bond investment
on account Of equalization funds O.
100000.
The Fort Collins Sugar Company
has finished paying for the November
delivery Of beets. the total dlsburse
meut being s235 900. This sum. added
10 $4,000 paid out for October de
livery, makes a total OF $4,000 dis
burse1 this year to beetgrowers by the
company.
Fourteen bids for the construction OF
the steel bridge across Clear creek be
tween jefferson and Adams counties
were opened December 18th by STATE
Engineer Carpenter. The lowest was
made By the NJ j Patterson Construe-
lion Company Of Denver at s2.37I. The
concerns bidding represented all sec
lions OF the country.
General Manager J. A. Edison. of the
RIO Graude. has addressed letter u
Secretary Palmer. Of the Pueblo Busi
ness Mems Association, in which be
states that It VIII be impossible TO re
establish the daily passenger service
In western and southwestern Colorado
The cause is stated to be reduced res
enue on account of the strikes.
It is said To have been decided thai
the cruiser Denver will be ordered IL
Galveston as soon as practicable after
being placed In commission late in the
month. and the date for the presenta
tion of the silver service will be fixed
for late In February or early In Marrs-
Efforts will be made to arrange a large
excursion from Denver for the ocea-
sion
In the District Court at Leadynle
Howard Fisher and John Knapp we're
sentenced TO nine and a half years
In the peniteutiary for the burglary
OF the Blaekhawk stables. and to iife
Impeachment for the murder OF Oscar
Boegel. the hot tamale man. The lie
Imprisonment will take effect imme-
dlately after the burglary sentence is
completed.
Robert f. Bell of Denver. who is
raising funds for home for consump D.
tive actors. has received commuuica-
tions from Colorado Springs and from
places in Arizona and New Mexico
asking that the institution be located
there. Colorado Springs has offered 10
donate a site for the building and III
Inmates that it might add a gift of
money. Letters from the other towns
mention many inducements.
C. Ii. Prince, Carbondale carpenter.
who went to California about year
ago. committed suicide at Los Angeles
December 18th by turning on the gas
in his room The act is supposed to
have been due to 1T of despondeney
He left a note for his wife. who. with
four small children. is living in Car
bondale requesting her not to let The
children know how he died.
The body of a man that was found
at the foot of the Greenhorn range
last month. and which was supposed
to be that Of e johnson. has been
positively identified by Mrs. Adelaide
Worries Of La veta as that of her hus-
band. George W. Worries. Worries es-
capped from Doctor Works sanitarium
in Pueblo. where he was being treated
for a mental disorder. about May 22ad,
and nothing had been heard of him.
Either give me drink of whisky
or shoot me- said Sol Albardo. Mex
lean to Martinez, Trinidad bar
tender, on Tuesday, the 18th inst
Martinez took out a revolver. asked
Albardo where he wanted to be shot,
and, when the latter indicated the mid
die of his forehead. promptly shot him
there. killing him instantly. Mar
fineZ claims that he examined the re-
volyer and thought II was not loaded
but a jury will doubtless have to set
tie that question.
Edward Somins, boy only twelve
years old. was arrested at Colorado
Springs December 18th on the charge of
having caused the wreck of Rock ISL
and train near Elsmere on the 18th
inst. the damages to which were near
" 5000 He was charged with hay-