Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-30
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Hereafter sheriff Clarke or Las Ami
nas county will run down criminals
with first class automobile.
Up to July 26th the secretary OF the
fish and game commission Of Colorado
at Denver had issued LAO hunting
permits this year.
Marry F. Mulnix has been given
contract to audit the county books OF
Pueblo county. for which service he
is to be paid sl.430.
AL immense flow OF gas was struck
in Savannah eli well No. s, in tho
Boulder district, July 22nd. at depth
OF less than coo feet
Gus White, the S-year-old son of 6
4. White, 4 fruit dealer OF Pueblo. ran
away Jew days ago and was neard
iron three days later at Great Falls,
Montana.
Tho summer school of the State Nor
mai school at Greeley closed highly
successful term July 22nd. 1t lasted
six weeks and 26o teachers were in at
Tendance.
1t Is estimated that there is now
over 5000. 10000 cubic feet OF
stored water in the Poudre valley
available for the maturing OF crops
this season.
Thomas Clark has offered reward
of SZj for Information leading TO the
arrest Of the parties who dynamited
his fish pond near Longmont ana
killed a wagon load of fish.
John Alexander Dowie has been
sending large quantities OF Zion City
literature To Pueblo and people are
wondering II he is not coming out in
person 10 try to capture the town.
A huIstorm July 26th between Or
chard and Weldon. in the western
part OF Morgan county, did consider
able damage In some places chick
ems, pigs. sheep and calves were
killed.
Eugene w. Holmes Was burned 10
death al Pagosa Springs July 22nd. In
4 FIRE that destroyed Gaylord d Gar
wins saloon. Holmes was about fifty
five years old and mad been at the
Springs abou. three years.
The employees of a Denver dry goods
establishment gave an excursion ON
the Moffat road few days ago in
which over i.20o people are said TO
have participated. The new line Is
proving highly populer.
Miles Mcaiahon. a longtime resident
of Trinidad. was killed instantly at
the ncw mine Of the Valley Coal Com
pany q few mics west OF Sopris. July
22nd by the falling OF smokestack
that was being raised with blocks and
tackle
Tho Ethiopion Protective and Bcnefi-
cial Association. Of g b Isaac b. At
Linsun is manager. is ported to have
$50 acres of land in Huerfano county
and wants to start an old folks home
and Industrial school and a hospital
for the benefit of colored people.
The school officers of the district in
which Mss. Rose Norgard was teaching
III Ga arfeld county closed the school two
months before the expiration of the
term for which she was engaged. She
took the case into court ana was award
e7l a Judgment for pay for the full
term.
c. A. Rogers. a Silyerton restaurant
keepor, was killed few days ago by
81 3ping from a mountain trail near
Gladstone and rolling down the noun
tala side for distance oi 325 feet. He
was on his way down to mining
claim and his body was not found for
several days.
Earl Losey. the i4-year-old son OF
Charles A Losey Of the Colorado
Spr ngs Fire Department. ran away in
company with another boy short
time age and on July 18th word was
received that he was killed near Ozone
Junction, twenty-five miles west OF
Cheyenne. Wyoming. while trying 20
steal a ride on i freight train.
came Warden Charles A. Purington
recf1 1tly arrested a ranchman named
August Schempp, living on Oak creek,
six miles from Sidney, Colorado. Tor
Killing deer July 10th Schempp was
tried for the violation OF the game laws
before Magistrate L. +. Gardner Of
Steamboat Springs. He was fined SIS
aaa costs, amounting in ali to s34.
TO determine whether the rubber
plant can be profitably cultivated in
The lower Arkansas valley the Amer
lean Crude Rubber Company has en-
pIoyed botanist from the State Ag-
riealtural College to conduct expert
ments. Pueblo people are interested
and the Business Mems Association
has numerous inquiries from eastern
Investors.
c. w. Taylor. state senator from Gar
field county, has been appointed REL
cree under the bankruptcy laws for tho
counties of Garfield, Pitkin, Mesa.
Rontt, Rio Blanco and Grand. The
appointment comes from the United
States District Court in Denver. over
which Judge Moses Hallett presides,
and the term of Office is for two years,
beginning July 18th.
President Beyle OF the Colorado
CITY Chamber OF Commerce is fnaug-
urating a movement to secure several
manufactures His plan is to have
Colorado Springs and Colorado City
together raise 100000 in bonds, of
u-hirh 900 0o() wuuld 20 for a cement