Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-07-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Tor the opening OF the halfway Men
Cooperative store at Salida-
The farmers clubs OF Garfield coun-
ty have fixed the date for the county
fair at September 22d. Esd and 24th-
United States Senator Carmack of
Tennessee will deliver an address at
the Boulder Chautauqua on Eemocrat-
ic Day
A relief fund has been started for
the benefit of the victims of the Inde-
pendence depot explosion in the Grip
pie Greek district.
The business OF the Moffat road.
both passenger and freight. is so much
larger than was expected that the COM
pany Ia having to hustle for new cars.
George Geim shot large cinnamon
bear four miles from Palmer Lake On
the 18th inst He also killed q cub at
ter trying in vain to capture it alive
Visitors returning from the Worlds
Fair praise the work of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee,
which is sowing information broadcast
The Denver team of the Western
Baseball League has been playing well
il the lead for some time. win Colo
rado Springs second. Colorado Is In
1t this year.
The acting director of the mint at
Washington is reported to have stated
that an effort would be made TO inaug-
urate the coming OF money at Denver
by January lst
Ed Morledge. a fireman IN the em-
ploy of the Colorado Springs & Cripple
Creek District road. WAS run over and
instantly killed in the yards at Grip
pie Creek July 18th.
DR.. Ellsworth Gage Lancaster, as
sistant professor OF philosophy and
pedagogy at Colorado College. has for
mally accepted the presidency of OIL
vet College at Oliyet, Michigan.
The body of John owens. who was
drowned In the Cache la Poudre food
OF May 2ist. was found near Fort Col
Iins July 18th. Owens, who was sew
enty-three years OF age. lived in a dug
out on the river bank.
fhe relief fund for the benefit of the
families of victims OF the Independ-
ence dynamite outrage. is increasing
rapidly Already 1886 has been do
mated In cash. The picnic for the re-
lief fund will be held August LIST.
On the evening of the 18th inst.
FIRE in the sulphide fiber plant OF the
Rocky Mountain Paper Company at
Denver caused damages estimated at
about $50, 900. The plant was insured
and Will be rebuilt at once.
A notable gathering of workers will
meet in Denver September 29th. when
the general board OF managers OF the
Woman's Home Missionary Society OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church opens
In Trinity Church its tSenty-third an
nual convention.
President J. T.. Topping OF the State
Fair Association at Pueblo is making
q tour Of the western part of the state
for the purpose Of securing live stock
eAtries for the fair. At present the
entries are coming in as rapidly as
they can be cared for.
On Colorado Day at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair In September II is pro-
posed to distribute twenty carloads Of
melons and fruit from the Arkansas
valley. The rest of the world will be
able TO get some idea Of our annual
melon and fruit day celebrations.
Prof c. Juday, who has been acting
biologist of the University OF Colorado
during the absence of DR.. Ramaley in
Inaie, has been asked TO make a spe-
ciai study OF the food and feeding hab-
its of the famous golden trout of
Mount whitney. California.
Mayor Speer of Denver has appoint
ed an art commission of six members
who will have control of all public
monuments and decorations. Hereafter
the city cannot become the owner of
any such work of art until II has
been approved by the commission.
The jury in the condemnation suit
a. Greeley brought by the Boulder
and Weld Reservoir Company to Sc
cure a right OF way for the outlet
ditch of the reservoir from John God
ding. banker OF Rocky Ford, who
wanted 81. 900 damages. returned YER
dict giving the defendant $1,000 dam
ages.
1t is announced that George w.
vallery. general agent of the Burling-
ton railway in Denver. who has been
selected as general manager OF the
Colorado Midland. will be succeeded in
his present position with the Burling-
ton by his brother. ]. F. vallery. who
will take charge of the office August
LIST
new oil well being sunk on Salt creek
by Pueblo parties has struck a consid-
erable flow OF gas and some oil at a
depth of 800 feet. Several Pueblo COM
panies are interested in that region
and much development will follow this
new discovery. The well will be sunk
still deeper with the hope of opening a
large flow Of oil.
San Juan, the Ute Indian now in the
county Jail at Denver with three COM
panions on the charge of numbering
Wap, the Ute medicine man. will prob
ably not be removed to a hospital, as
was at first, intended He was thought
to be suffering from consumption, but
his health has improved greatly under
the care given him at the jail, and he
seems to be on a fair way to recovery.
In his annual report to the Interna-
tional Typographical Union Superin-
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