The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-11-11
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Fort Collins will issue $50 600 bonds
for the erection of a new eight-room
schoo, building and add enough more
money TO pay for $4,000 building.
At Sugano. a young japanese lost
his left eye by the twisting of a rec.
hot steel rod in the rod mill OF the
steel works at Pueblo on the 5th inst.
The Las Animas County Medical So
ciety has decided to create a medical
library in Trinidad for the use of the
physicians in the various counties of
southern Colorado
In the case of the contest over the
office of coroner in the city and county
of Denver the state Supreme Court has
decided in favor OF Robert p. Rollins,
the Republican contestant, against w.
p. Horan, Democrat.
The state Supreme Court has decided
that the Preferred Accident Insurance
Company must pay the $1,000 policy on
the life of the late William II. Eman-
uel OF Denver, the well known dealer
in mining machinery.
At Salida en- the morning of the
9Th inst, the jewelry store of B. S.
Dennison and the stationery store OF
Charles Grocer were partially de
stroyed by fire. The losses are heavy,
especially of the stationery stock.
The Teller county tax levy as an
nounced by the county commissioners
is only ten mills, which is the lowest
in the history of the county. 1t is
based on valuation of sl3,366,5 SO, an
increase of 100000 over last year.
A banquet to the congressional del
egations of the western states will be
given at the Savoy hotel in Denver
on the night of November 18th. The
hosts will be the Denver Chamber OF
Commerce and the real estate eN.
change.
S. Allen Long. a pioneer real estate
man and prominent land owner of Den
Yer. who was at one time engaged in
coal mining in Boulder county and the
northern coal fields, died at Denver on
the 9TH inst. at the age of seventy
eight years.
BY reason of defective brake on a
wagon loaded with stone, William n.
Hodge was thrown under the wheels
and killed in Bear Creek canon near
Colorado Springs on the End inst. He
was ffty-four years old and leaves a
widow and two children.
\ cinnamon bear weighing It's
pounds was killed by Mr.. Ormsby OF
the commission firm of Proudtit 4
Ormsby, Denver, at his ranch near
Sedalia, Douglas county. few days
ago. This is the first bear that has
been killed in that vicinity for many
years.
While shooting at steer which he
wished to kill, Elmer Quick, who lives
on ranch near Honey. a few miles
north of Trinidad, put bullet through
the steer which passed on and killed
his son, who was in range behind the
animal.
Three hundred members of the
japanese colony of Pueblo celebrates
the 53rd anniversary of the birthday
of the Emperor of Japan on the Bird
inst. The colony is composed or
Christian Buddhists and Mohamme-
dams. all of whom rejoiced in the ma
tional holiday.
Mrs. Martha Shute of the State Hor-
ticultural Department at the state
house in Denver, now claims to have
record breaking gourd 1t is fifty
two inches long and four inches in dia-
meter 1t was sent to the department
by J. ]. Smith, 233 South Emerson
street, Denver.
Rolling and crushing machinery to
be used in the construction of mac,
adam roads in Fremont county, has
arrived at Florence from the East
The ctusher will be set up Immediately
and requisition will be made upon
Warden Cleghorn for convict labor in
crushing the shale to be used.
A report of the Colorado Bar Asso-
citation, covering a special meeting
held on January 2, 1905, and the
eighth annual meeting at Colorado
Springs July 9th and 7th of this year,
has been issued by the association. Be
sides a report of the business trans
acted it contains the address delivered
at these meetings.
A special election will be held in
Boulder December 10Th on the ap-
proval by the people of the city's CON
tract TO purchase Silver lake for s46-
ooo, also to authorize the council for
an additional bond issue of $4,000
supplsmenting the bond issue author
lied at the general election last
spring for $4,000.
Brig. Gen. Francis Moore. re-
tired, has been visiting in Denver
General Moore was one of the Colo
rado volunteers in 1861 and belonged
to the First Colorado cavalry, known
as "Gilpins Pets" He carried the
message relieving Governor Gilpin OF
his Office and announcing the appoint
ment of Gov. John Evans.
Inc state land board at Denver on
the 7th inst ordered L. Il. Smith,
timber warden, to go to Routt county
to arrest Edward Smith of Hayden,
charged with cutting timber from
school lands, it being reported that
Smith has sawmill located on state
school land and that he has appro-
priated 100000 feet of fine timber dur
ing the past year.
The report of Cattle Inspector Dan
Gilbert shows that during the month
of October S,217 head of cattle were