Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-04-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Former residents of Minnesota will
organize Minnesota Club in Denver.
Idaho Springs is preparing for an en-
iargement and Improvement Of Its wa
ter supply system.
Gen. Wn. j. Palmer of Colorado
Springs is arranging TO start soon for
European trip, accompanied by MS
daughters.
A big convention of the Knights of
Pythias will be held at Denver April
18th. A banquet will be held at the
Windsor hotel.
The pooling of tine two electric light
systems at Victor has caused move
nent of property owners to erect an in
dependent plant.
The Denver baseball team is being
trained Tor the seasons contests with
otheT league teams and the Denver
newspaper reporters.
Prot, r. L. Morrison, principal of the
Brookside school in Fremont county,
died suddenly of heart failure March
2Srd. shortly after dismissing school in
the afternoon.
admiral Dewey has written TO Cover
nor Peabody that he will be unable TO
accept tie invitation to visit Denver
June 1ith, as the guest OF the Sons OF
the Revolution.
Judge l. +. Barnum. prominent
Denver lawyer and public-spirited citi-
zen, died March 22d Of pieuro-pneu-
monia at the age OF siXty-twu. lie came
to Colorado In 1877.
Troops L and q Of the Fifth United
States cavalry left Fort Logan. near
Denver. March 22d. to march 10 Fort
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I he ride is expected to take thiriy-slA
days.
Congressman Brooks has appointed
Rex Evans Of Holyoke to Annapolis as
naval cadet Master Evans Is high
school boy and distant relative of
Fighting Bob Evans OF national
fame.
United States grand Jury has been
summoned TO begin a two-weeks' sit
ting at Pueblo April 5th. Several cases
vii. come before 1t in relation to post
office emtezzlement and misuse Of the
mails.
Cattlemen at Hoehne In the SunAow-
er valley. below Trinidad. are reported
to be having a good deal of trouble
with mango among their stock, the dis
ease having been brought Ia from
Texas.
Il is proposed to heat the city of
Gienwood Springs by means OF water
from the hot springs, which viii be
piped TO every part cf the town II is
claimed that an abundant supply is
available.
In the District Court at Canon City
March 26th. Judge Bailey appointed
George NJ. Lawrence as receiver for the
Canon city Gas Company, which has
defaulted in the payment Of interest on
its bonds.
The executive committee Of the Post
masters Association of Colorado met
in Denver a few days since. and agreed
upon April 2Ith as the date of the an
nual convention Of the association, 10
be held at Denver.
The ice dealers of Boulder have
agreed upon a schedule OF prices for
next summer. The rate will run from
GO cents 100 pounds to the small
consumer. TO 4.50 ton TO those buy
ing it in ton lots.
Sixty-four pages. seven columns TO
the page, Is the size of the annual sta
tistieal edition just issued by the Baily
Mining Record at Denver. 1t is evil
dent that the bottom hasn't dropped
out of the mining business.
Chief of Police w. S. Reynolds OF
Colorado Springs went 10 St Paul.
Minnesota. with a requisition and
brought back w. 5. Hughes on charge
OF embezzling So. 600 while clerk in the
Colorado Springs water department.
The settlement of Ault. eleven miles
Eorth of Greeley. will incorporate. Fiji
ty-two citizens voted for Incorporation
and twenty-eight against IT, The anti
liquor people voted to incorporate and
the opposing element threaten TO con-
test the election.
The Denver city government is max
ing an earnest effort to settle the own
ership OF all property along Cherry
creek within the city and county lin
It's in orde. that steps may be taken to
build inclosing walls and establish
boulevard along the stream.
II is announced that the railroads
will make round trip rate of S25 from
St Louis TO Denver and other Colorado
common points from June 1st to Sep
tember 30th. a rate has been made
from Chicago which permits tourists
TO visit Colorado for one fare plus 50
cents.
At Denver, March 9th. John Hipp
Cne Of the most prominent Prohibition
leaders of Colorado, who has lately
been active in enforcing the saloon
Sunday-closing law, was attacked while
on his way home at night by thugs.
who brutally beat him on the head
with brass knuckles.
Col. Lewis C. Skinner Of Colorado
Springs died March 26th. He had been
prominently connected with the prog
ress of the city and county for twenty
six years and owned a fine sheep ranch
twenty miles east of the city, on which
he bred fine Merino sheep. Colonel
skinner served with distinction during
the Civil War. going out with New