Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-04-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Gently celebrated their siNuein we'd
ding anniversary.
kiowa county is 70 have hand
some new court house, TWO stories in
height and constructed OF pressed
brick.
The ritual OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic was observed AT the fu-
neral of the late Gen. John w Brown
ing in Denver on the 18th inst
Thomas Hamilton. aged seventy-six,
a locomotive engineer who had lived
in the county for twenty-five years.
dropped dead in Pueolo April 18th OF
heart failure.
A a Alexander. who pleaded guilty
In the federal court at Pueblo 10 the
charge OF issuing money orders TO
himself while serving as assistant post
master a. Caro-. was fined $3.50 and
costs.
The Rev George Edward Young
dahl. pastor of the Swedish Eyangeli-
cal I.utheren Church of Colorado
Springs. and president Of the Colorado
Luther league, died OF consumption on
the 18th inst.
Bert Keller was accidentally wound
ed near Lake Minnequa at Pueblo on
the 10th inst. by a shot from a gun in
the hands OF a man who was shooting
at pelicans. and who was mile away
from where Kellar stood.
The Pueblo armory has been over
hauled. refurnished and rehtted, and is
now one of the best equipped. hand
soonest and most comfortable state bar
racks Several thousand dollars have
been spent in oyerhauling the Ola
buildings.
Work has been commenced on No.
. and No. 3 reservoirs of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company near Pueblo.
They are larger than Lake Minnequa.
and will be filed by means OF canals
from the Green Horn range and the
St. Charles river.
Ii is believed in Boston that DR.. w.
F. Mcdowell. former chancellor OF the
University of Denver. will be elected
bishop at the Methodist conference in
Los Angeles next month. He is re~
garded as enc OF the best speakers in
the church.
The Colorado Editorial Association
is to have an excursion to the st
Louis exposition. The summer meet
ing of the association will be held in
ST Louis. beginning May goth. The
start from Pueblo will be made May
18th. via the Missouri Pacific.
In the District Court OF Pueblo.
April 18th. John Sorgate was awarded
IS 900 damages in suit against the ID.
Il X. G. Railroad Company. Norgaie
was caught in a frog and run over by
| a car about year ago in the Pueblo
yards. His injuries necessitated the
amputation of his left leg.
The first reservoir of the Fountain
Valley Land a. Irrigation Company
has been completed and water was
turned into the canal leading into It
| for the first time April 18th. The res
| eryoir, located on the SAinner ranch
| between Fountain and Colorado
| Springs. has a capacity OF S0.o00.o0o
| gallons.
The trial OF William r. Dye OF
| Rocky Ford. in the United States Court
| At Pueblo on a charge OF sending
threatening letters through the mail TO
| Colonel Lockhart. goes over to the next
term of court on account of the jury
| being unable to agree. Ii is said that
| the jurors stood half for conviction and
half for acquittal.
Gen. William J. Palmer is having
plans drawn for the immediate erection
OF an inn on the new Bear Creek Can
on road leading into Cheyenne Canon
| at Colorado Springs. The structure Will
be of logs. with sheds for horses, and
picnic grounds for children 1t will be
| completed within thirty days and open
the year round.
Mark Love and Elmer Stephenson.
proprietors of the Deep Lake hotel in
| the White River forest reserve in
| Routt county. have been arrested on
| charge of fencing in government land.
having been indicted by the grand jury
! in the United States Court at Pueblo.
| They entered plea of not guilty and
were released on bonds.
Postmaster l.. c. Dana of Colorado
| Springs has received notice OF his ap-
F, pointment as government custodian of
| the site OF the proposed federal build
| ,ings, located at the southwest corner
| of Pixies Peak and Nevada avenues.
The land was recently purchased for
| s35. 900 cash from the Stratton estate.
| and will be the site of a $135,000 post
1 office building.
II is reported in Denver that bond
| holders of the Denver Lakewood and
| Golden railroad will bid In the prop
| erty at the foreclosure sale May IL.
| reorganize the corporation. equip the
line with electricity from Denver to
/ Golden, and later possibly extend the
| road over to and through Clear Creek
| and Gilpin counties, SO as to tap the
| rich mining sections there.
William w. Ferguson, custodian OF
| the war museum at the state capital
| in Denver, has sued the Denver Tram
| way Company for $4,000 damages and
!, s96250 costs and expenses. Mr.. Fer
| guson was struck by an electric car
/ few months ago and so terribly in
| jured that he will never recover any
| considerable use OF his arms and
| hands He charges that the accident
| was the fault OF the motorman.
| Fire destroyed the Rio Grande
bridge across the Uncompahgre river
| at Colona April 18th. The structure
long md the lcass a kaIiufa