The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

- SlflhfN4iA4sAt' s4>ns.c SUI wanna ION
for the city and county Of Denver for
the year 1905, is s1i6.2l2.9i3
Ground Vas broken on the goth III
iino for the new Central high school
building II district 20. Pug bio
Sheriff Davis Of Trinidad has bought
a pair of bloodhounds, warranted 10
follow The scent OF criminals
". f Porter of Loveland loss two
fingers Of his right hand a few days
ago while helping to move heavy
safe
Lee Bostetter was killed by a falling
bucket in a SHAFT Of the Gold Sovereign
mine at Cripple Greek on the "a in
sraut-
Mrs. Kate T. Bennett has been ap-
pointed regular and John : Wiltsie
substitute rural carrier on Route at
Longmont
Scarcity of milk in Greeley has oc-
casioned a raise in price, dairymen
VINO formerly charged ) cents = quart
uos charging :.
Gen. William J. Palmer has contrib
ured 81 VUo TO the prosecution of the
Colorado Springs druggists who have
violated the liquor ordinances
In the District Court at Cripple
Creek. James WarfoTd and Walter Ken
ley were found guilty of assault with
intent to kill Sheriff Edward Bell
The orders of the district judges
seem 10 have pat AT least a temporary
quietus on gambling in Denver. 1t is
claimed that even the policy shops arr
closed.
The abandonment OF Holyoke as a
Burlington freight division was com
pleted last week when the carpenter
shop and maChiuistS' tools were
moved TO Curtis. Nebraska.
Judge Dixon has decided that the in
junction issued by the District Courl
ul Pueblo county against the ticket
brokers will stand until the Supre me
Court can pass upon the matter.
Senator Thomas NJ Patterson ar
rived in Denver oH the night of Sep
tember 30th on his return from his
trip to the Philippines as a member of
Secretary Tafts party The senator
returned in excellent health.
Ora Haley. cattleman OF Wyoming
has engaged ears on the Mofat road
for the shipment OF 500 head OF fat
cattle from sulphur Springs to Den
Yer. He has started his drives. which
viii come In lunches OF 800 or GOO
cattle.
All records for the production OF
beet sugar by the American Beet Su
gar Company. with factories at Rocky
Ford and Lamar, Colorado. viii be
broken this season. il is believed by
the officers. During this season. the
factories Will give employ ment to 800
laboFerS who will receive from s. 10
10 S3.6 per day for their work.
Following its Improvement OF its
station grounds AT Colorado Springs
the Denver x Rio Grande Railroad
Company will rxpend several thousand
dollars III enlareing and improving the
building. The baggage room, now at
the south end of the depot, will be re-
moved to the north. and the present
building will be occupied by the eX-
press companies
Henry Light a former resident Of
| Montrose. was killed al Dragon. Utah.
on the 29th ultimo, by failing of the
wagon bridge near the hotel. His
death was instantaneous 1.ight was
about seventy years Of age and had
been a resident OF Montrose for the
last thirteen years, most of the time
being i'll the employ of the Denver &
Rio Gfandc Express Company.
The first convention of its kind ever
held in any western state, Il gathering
of secretaries of Colorado chambers OF
commerce and boards of trade. will be
held III Denver. Tuesday, October cath,
The convention will be under the aus
pices OF the Colorado State CONNER
cial Association, and all meetings will
be held in the headquarters of the as
sociation. 101 Eighteenth street.
Governor Mcdonald has been invited
by the executive committee in charge
to name delegates to The interstate
commercial law convention which is
to be held al the Auditorium hotel
in Chicago, October 26th and 27Ih The
object OF the convention is to urge
upon Congress the necessity Tor gov
crnmeut supervision of railroad rates.
along the lines suggested in the Pres.
ident's last message
One hundred and twenty seven
homestead entries were made at the
! Pueblo land office during the month
| of September In the Pueblo land
district there are 12S 2I5 acres of land
| unappgopriated Ut the present time
| The distric, includes parts of Bent
Chaffee Costilla Custer. Ebert. Sa.
guache. El Paso. Teller. Fremont,
Huerfano. Kiowa, Las Animas, Lin
coin. Otero Park ana Pueblo counties
A gathering of citizens AT Hahn )
peak. after discussing the proposal OF
| Hamlin Garland that a national park
| he made OUT OF portion of the White
| River forest reserve. adopted resolu
| tons that the creation OF a national
park. as proposed. would be hurtful to
the interests of the people OF Routt,
Rio BlauCo, Garfield ami Eagle coun
ties. and that the damage would
greatly exceed any possible benefit.
Siaie EnaI Miue Iusne Ctnr Iolu u.