Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-03-26
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


fee county pioneer. died at san Diego,
California on the 10th inst
Additional rural free delivery serv,
ice has been ordered established April
18th at LovelanG. with one carrier
a Woman's Union Label League has
been organized in Denver. lts object
Ia 10 encourage the use 81 union-made
goods.
The members of the Durango City
Council bias united in requesting Con
gresham Hog to support the forest re
serve tili
The SHAFT house OF the Gunnell mine
near Central City was burned on the
.>th inst, The loss is estimated at
S41-re9 0y upward.
Roy NJ. Rose. aged nineteen years,
VINO lived with his father. F. NJ. Rose.
fosw miles from La Junta, shot and
killed himself en- the evening OF the
10th inst.
The state Preparatory School ca
diets az Boulder have been granted per
mission 20 use the tents and equip
ment OF the state militia for Il spring
,ucampment.
Ths University Of Colorado has tin-
ally decided TO send track team OF
twelve men 10 compete at the inter
cole giste athletic meet at Colorado
Springs May 9Th.
Il is reported that the Steamboat
Springs Town Company has given an
! cPflon upon its interests In the town.
which Include all the hot springs and
much other property.
The oldest lnhahltant has (been)
| turned up ar Durango Wurkmen in
| eNcaVatiHg Tor building found what
is believed to be the fore-crown and
face OF an Aztec skull
The bucket tram at the Sunield coal
mine. near Bowen. Las Animas conn-
ty. has been completed. 1t is 3.2e0
| feet long and has sixteen buckets, 200
| Ieet apart with a capacity Of hall a
| tuu each.
samuel Wade. who for several years
represented the counties Of Guunlson.
PtB'n. Montrnse. Delta and Mesa in
the Colorado legislature. died at his
/ home in Elaine no the state Of Wash
iugiou on the l7th Inst,
Automobile lines are projected in
Huarr county To connect with the Mot-
/ lat road next summer. It will open TO
tourists q new and interesting country
which could be shown 10 advantage by
a number uf automobile routes.
II is stated that the farmers along the
valley read between Boulder aud Louis
VILE viii give a ffteeu-foOt right OF
ay acEes5 the farms 90 the proposed
ltuVcf-Huulder electric liuc II II can
te induced 10 adopt That route.
The Inup Reservoir Company has
hecn Incorporated hy John f. Law,
Bruce C. Eaten and Ellis Smith. TO
,luiid a reservoir covering uiretytRo
acres near Greeley. the water being
taken from tue Cache Ia Poudre river
There Is SAID to be a prospect Of the
carly resumption OF the Overland Cot
ton Mills at Denver. which went irto
the hands Of q trustee in bankruptcy
January ZIsL When In iull operation
the mills can give employ yment 10 500
people.
steps have already been taken for
starting the free delivery system
which Longmont is to have by July
The Council is to sec that all the street
corners are furni bed with sign boards
and citizens ase having their houses
numbered.
At a meeting Of the farmers Of
South Boulder and Boulder valley al
Jacksons s Resort. two miles east of
Boulder. resolutions were adopted ap-
proving the application FOR right Of
way for the proposed Denver Boulder
street car line.
Frank GIL. who Is being held TO the
J'.ly term of the District Court TO an
swer 10 charge OF mdrderinE Alfred
SayIes On February 7th, has been re
moved from Sterling on account OF the
weakness OF the Logan county Jail and
will be confined in the jail at Denver.
Omar L. Garwood. for five years see
retary of the University OF Colorado at
Boulder, has rendered his resignation
TO go into effect April ist. He VIII re-
move to Pueblo and 90 into the practice
OF law. His successor will probably be
Harry ]. Kesner. the present assistant
secretary.
Carl Jung one of the oldest residents
Of Phillips county, was buried March
18th under the auspices of the Grand
Army He was a veteran OF the Civil
War and served under Siegel in the Re
hellion Of the southern German prov
:inoes in ISiS. He was seventy-nine
years old.
Sixteen male students went to the
Colorado Springs High School on 81.
PatricK's Day in very loud" green
costumes and refused to leave when or
dered to do so by the superintendent.
But they were induced by the police
to take free ride in the patrol wagon
to the city lookup, where they were re
leased after being warned not to re
peat the offense.
A County Fair Association has been
organized in Adams county and arti-
,cles of incorporation filed with the sec
.retary of state. The headquarters Of
the association will be at Brighton
Stock to the amount of 81 600 has been
Issued. divided into 400 shares at s.
iper share. The directors named are
James p Higgins, Fritz Wallenberg
James F. Carl, Charles X. Cook and
james w. Clark.