Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

have been held for trial in the United
States court
The annual rife practice OF the Col
orado National Guard will begin the
first week in August. on the rife ranges
near Golden.
Peter Bloom. an Old prospecior liv-
ing at Empire station. committed sui
eide at Idaho Springs on the llth inst
by taking carbolic acid.
-Four white women and fourteen
coIored women confined in the county
.ali at Denver are reported to be nurs-
llg race feud,
An organization TO be known as the
Colorado Liberty League has been
started at Denver and Cripple Creek
TO oppose the spread Of Socialism.
The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua at
Glen PARK began its summer session
July llth Rev. b. T Vincent, DID.
presided and made the principal ad-
dress.
The people Of Greeley hays started
= crusade against the cotton-beEring
cotton wood trees and are marking a
great number Of them 70 be cut down
at later date.
J. Brisbln Walker. editor and pro-
prietor Of the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
has written 10 persons in Colorado Of
fering his services as arbitrator In the
adjustment Of the difficulties nov exist
ing IN this state.
State Senator Cashmere Barela and
sighty-four other former Democrats OF
Las An.mss county have issued
statement telling why they have trans
ferred their allegiance from the Dem
ocratic TO the Republican party.
The expenses OF the District Court
In Pueblo county have already exhaust
ed the appropriation and the county
commissioners are In somewhat Of d
quandary as 70 how IL shall be sus-
taiHed for the remainder OF the year.
Harry Martin. the Kff Carson county
cowboy who was injured Ia the bron-
cho riding contest at Hugo. july sth.
died the next day The horse = as
pitching hard when * fell and turned
a complete somersault. rolling over It's
rider.
For the twenty eighth consecutive
time Mrs B T Vincent, vile q Or.
Vincent Of the Methodist Church of
Greeley. will conduct the department
Of women's work at the Ghautanqua
Assembly at Chautauqua. New York.
this summer
Charles r. Jones. who graduated
from the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege this spring has accepted position
with the government in the lnyestiga-
tlon Of the boil weeyii SIR. Jones made
a speciality Of entomology during his
college course.
In the District Court at Greeley
-. nd Ia
tention Of the owners OF Lake Love
land as against the contention OF the
LoYeland Sugar Company In regard 10
four cubic feet OF water per second
during the sugar manufacturing sea
son.
I The farmers along Beaver creek. In
Fremont county. have peii'ioned the
government for rural free delivery.
The petition has been signed by over
zoo people. who claim that the service
reaching the Beaver Creek postoffce
Is such that Il is impossible for them
to get their mail.
Edward b Powell. a student at the
East Denver high school. has been ap-
pointed 20 a cAdetshIp at the United
states Naval Academy at ANNAPOLIS.
The appointment was made BY Con-
Of Thomas r. Powell Of the Cooper a.
Powell Furniture Company.
A $500 damage suit has been filed
against the city OF saiida by Mrs. Helen
l.. Johnson. who alleges that she re-
eeiyed personal injuries In the collapse
OF a grand stand on July I. 1902. and
that the city authorities are responsible
for the accident The case Is set for
f~H- El
a small run was begun on the Bank
Of Victor on the ilth inst. il being re-
ported that David II Moffat. the prln-
oipal stockholder was about TO with
draw his support. He settled the mat
ter By teIegrsphlng that he was the
sole owner and il necessary would
send money to pay all depositors-
The property OF the Colorado Elee-
tric Power Company Of Colorado
Springs and Canon City Was sold by
Sheriff Grimes July 5th at public aae-
tlon. W. s Mitchell representing the
Union Trust Company of Pittsbure
Pennsylvania. mortgages. buying in
the title for the sum of s2i5.s7l 10.
Phillips county will contribute to the
private menageTie of D. Willard. vice
president of the Burlington system
Hays Mcfarland. son of the superin-
tendent of the division. has captured
young coyote and a small village of
prairie dogs. which he has expressed Ii
Chicago at the request Of Mr. Willard
A letter from John Mitchell. presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers oi
America. to the officers In the Trinidad
district. advising them to call of the
strike. has been published. he states
that the strike appears TO be hopeless
and can no longer be sustained by the
national organization. The letter is
dated June End.
The Base Line Land and Reservoir
Company. a new ditch company to op-
crate in Boulder and Weld counties
has filed articles OF incorporation. Tbs
capital stock is SIS .ooo. and headquar-
ters will be in Longmont The water