Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-11-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

dicate is being formed 10 build mag
nifcent big hotel at Steamboat Springs
Samuel W. Meyers. auditor of dis
bursements Of the Rio Grande system,
died of pneumonia October 2oth IN 81
Marks hospital, Salt Lake
County Probation of,icer Reasoner OF
Colorado Springs has made the ciuo
women angry by asserting that tney
neglect their children. This they
strongly deny
George w. Currier, prominent pio-
neer and real estate owner OF Denver.
died at his home in Denver on the ISL
inst. from a stroke Of apoplexy. He
was sixty-fiye years old.
The will of Fred w. Kohler. who re-
Gently committed suicide at Boulder.
has been admitted to probate. He leaves
an estate valued at $150.Ooo. and MS
wife Is appointed executrix.
Extensive arrangements are being
made in Denver to entertain the dele
gates to the annual meeting OF the Ma
tionai Live Stock Association, which
will be held during the week beginning
January 9th.
Mrs. Lucy Cowan was burned 10
death near Longmont on the 3Otp UT.
by the breaking of q lamp. which set
nre to her clothing. She was hfty-nve
years of age and leaves husband anu
two daughters.
The Supreme Court has sustained
the order OF Judge Northcutt OF the
District Court at Las Animas restrain
ing certain judges OF election from
striking OF about 800 names from tne
registration books.
The Dupont Powder Company Is
making arrangements to builo = piS
powder factory two miles west OF Fu-
ablo. near the Rio Grande railroad. IL
IS expected that more than 500 men
will be employed.
J.. A. Raw, owner of the old Norris
house in Manitou. recently DESTROYED
by fire. will construct $30,o00 oric9
and sandstone hotel upon the old site.
The hotel will contain 100 rooms and
work will begin at once.
Stanley Gorse. a ten-year-old Pueblo
boy. had the unusual experience lew
days ago of being run over by switch
engine in the Minnequa yards and be-
ing picked up bruised but not danger
ousiy hurt after 1t had passed.
A number Of Denver men are inter
ested In the Conejos County Reservoir
Company. which plans TO impound the
waters of Elk creek and build n large
reservoir in what are known as the
lower meadows OF Elk creek, triou-
tary OF the Conejos river.
David r. Crosby. register OF the
United States Land Office at Montrose.
died October Both at the age OF hity-
four years He was a prominent Mason
and at the time Of his death was grand
high priest of the Grand Royal Arch
Masons OF Colorado.
Forty-five young chaps celebrated
Halloween so vigorously in Denver
that they wound up the celebration in
Jail for such offenses as tearing up
walks. removing doors and signs, TAX
ing carriages to pieces and other more
or less malicious mischief The police
were hot after them at every oppor-
tunity.
Chief OF Police Delaney of Denver
has been asked By the Chicago police
authorities To forward a photograph OF
X. II. Beeler who is supposed to have
killed Otto Goette. an aged ranchman
living near Byers in Arapahoe county.
six years ago. He drove 1900 of his
victims sheep to market, sold them
and disappeared II may be that he is
now In custody.
A Navajo Indian named Hassus has
confessed at the San Juan Indian
agency, near Pennington. New Mexico.
to the murder of Hoski YazZa, the In
dian who was found dead at Fort Lewis
a few days ago. The Indian had been
beaten to death with a stone. Hassus
claims that both he and the man he
killed were drunk and neither knew
what they were doing
Frank Estes and Charles Lang. ar
rested by Chief Game Warden Fred A
Gordon for violation of the game laws
were tried before Justice r. n. Heddep
at Glenwood Springs. and found guilty.
Estes was charged with selling game
unlawfully. and fined $50 and costs,
amounting to $66.75. Lang had game
in his possession uniawfully. and was
was fined s25 and costs, amounting to
I 1855.
4 At the annual meeting OF the Colo
rado Cliff Dwellers' Association in
/ Colorado Springs on the 29th ult-, all
, the officers were reelected. Mrs. GIL
bert McClurg was elected regent. Mrs.
W. s. Peabody first vice regent; Mrs.
]. d. whitmore OF Denver recording
secretary; Mrs. c. E. Eldredge cor
responding secretary; Mrs. George T.
Sumner treasurer; Mrs. II. c. Lowe
trustee.
At the Worlds Fair II st. Louis the
l Colorado state school exhibit took a
grand prize, the Denver elementary
1 school took q gold medal, the Denver
high school a gold medal. and the Man
ual Training and Art school a gold
medal. The state OF Colorado has
| taken three grand prizes. twelve gold
medals, eleven silver medals and four
bronze medals in the educational and
social economy exhibits-
The rail mill and converter ut the
| Pueblo steel works resumed operations
st their full capacity ON the 31st ule
under the stimulus of rush ordefs.