Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


ed postmaster at Lawson, In Clear
Creek county. succeeding \. f. Hazen-
The Business Mems association OF
Pueblo Will publish SIS 900 copies Of an
illustrated pamphlet to advertise tho
city.
The University of Colorado at Boul-
der VIII be opened for the next term
September 18th Registration of stu
dents begins on the 9Th.
A fully-equipped government weather
bureau has been installed at Durango,
In charge OF Wayland Bailey, recently
from Portland. Oregon.
In the annual report OF the commits
sioner of pensions. just made public.
Colorado is credited with S,25l pension
ers, drawing s1.170.4oo per annum.
report has reached Rawlins. Wy
oming. that the village of Slater, Colo
rado. just over the line, was struck by
washout and much damage done.
So far the Denver and Colorado
Springs teams OF the Western Baseball
League have had no difficulty in keep
ing well ahead of the other four teams.
Elisha Higgins committed suicide at
Longmont August 25th by taking
laudanum. He had been working on
ranch near Longmont and was formerly
a miner.
The annual statement of the General
Land Office shows that in Colorado
during the past year 14.s09 entries were
made comprising ] ,629 .905 acres, from
which s523.llS was secured.
A mail pouch containing many let
tiers. some OF them highly valuable,
from Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
was badly damaged by fire August sth
in a railway wreck in Indiana.
A fine of $50 and Imprisonment for
thirty days was the sentence imposed
on a Denver restaurant employe who
trained a bulldog TO kill cats. He was
prosecuted for cruelty to animals.
Harry Davis. the snake handler. who
was bitten in Denver in July by arattle-
snake and a Gila monster. has had his
right hand removed at the wrist and is
in danger OF losing his entire arm, II
not his life.
The annual convention Of the Colo
RADIO Log Rolling Association of the
Modern Woodmen of America finished
its doings at Colorado Springs. August
cath and voted to meet at Pueblo next
year.
'blptRNt ~ tAupbtt SpAh
pany has begun preparations for the
installmont of its rubber extraction
plant at Salida. 1t will use the build
ing formerly occupied by the salida
Creamery Company.
Prof William Elzinga. formerly OF
the Pennsylvania State College. has
been engaged as an assistant professor
in the department OF mechanical engi-
he Agricultural Coll
lege at Fort Collins.
A number of centipedes have made
their appearance in Barnum. a Denver
suburb. and the wife of Special Police
man Hardman was dangerously sick
for several days on account of poison
ing by one OF them.
Judge Malone has appointed his
brother. r. H. Malone, TO be Joint re-
eelver with Judge j. c. Helm for the
Fidelity Savings Association at Den
yer. The petition for the removal of
Judge Helm was denied
Harry Devins. young man seven
teen years OF age. was drowned IN
Horse creek about eight miles north
OF Sugar City August 27th. He was
watering a horse. when the animal
plunged into the stream with him.
Details of the cloudburst which
flooded the town Of Slater. Colorado.
have been received at Dillon. Wyoming
and show that 1t swept away many
Thousands OF tons of ranch property
besides almost wiping the town OF
Slater of the map.
Frank Ruble OF Denver. in the en-
ploy of the Telluride Electric Company.
died at provo. Utah. August 23rd, as a
result of burns received from an cleo
trio shock He was the son of Mrs
Alice Ruble CT Denver. member of the
present State Legislature.
William d. Richardson Of Park City
.ah. was the only man out Of eight
applicants who was successful in Sc
CURING an embalmer's license from the
state. as the result of the recent ex-
aminatioas conducted by the State
Board OF Health. Seven failed.
The Western Slope Fair Association
has let the contract for the erection OF
a modern grand stand at the fair
grounds in Montrose. The seating ca
pacity will be over 1000. The fair.
September goth to 23rd. inclusive. will
be one of the greatest in the state.
Plans have been perfected for the or
ganization of an Automobile Club for
Pueblo There are between fifteen and
twenty owners of autos in the city who
will join the new organization. 1t is
planned to hold a meet late this fall
or early next spring.
The Colorado attorneys in the Kan
sas-Colorado water right suit have de-
eided to rlibliciy request .ne cooper
alton OF all pioneer residents of the
state who are familiar with early con-
ditions along the Araknas river. The
pioneers who trayersed the country
OF the Arkansas as early as 1875 are
requested to communicate with Attor-
ney General Miller.
John Sheehan. a well known miner
and old resident of Kokomo. was