Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-01-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The grand jury Investigating cleo
ton frauds at Pueblo returned forty
one indictments on the 18th inst.
Judge j. ". Coulter. chairman OF the
Fuepio Democratic county committee.
died on the ldth inst. of apoplexy.
The city of Florence rejoices in the
receipt OF s57.92 royalty on leased oil
lands This will help to oil the mu-
nicipal machine.
The mint machinery which was in
use at the Worlds Fair for coming
souvenir medals has been received at
the Denver mint and will shortly be
Installed.
Officers of the Humane Society at
Pueblo are taking action against driv-
ers who leave their horses standing or
the street in cold weather without
blakets and who drive them smooth
shod on Icy streets.
A large crowd of reyiyalists, both
men and women. marched through the
s!um districts of Denver the other
night singing hymns, after which they
went 10 the Curtis Theatre and held q
rousing midnight meeting.
The proposed issue of 500, 600 worth
OF bonds for an entirely new system OF
water works for the city OF Montrose
was carried by a large majority at the
special election. there being only 10
votes cast against the project.
A big wildcat captured near the Vic
tor reservoir at Gillett by Water Com
missioner James Mccarthy was pre-
sentcd 10 the Victor fremen. A cage
has been built for the animal and the
fire hqRz Will alton, nj tn tana it
The special grand jury at Pueblo. in
yesiigating election frauds, has issued
great number of indictments. II all
those indicted are convicted the Pu-
eblo county Jail will be a close rival
Of Denver in the number of its In
matts.
Azel d. Galhraith. in the penitentiary
at Canon City under sentence of death
for the murder OF his wife and child.
has been granted a further reprieve or
fort FIVE days pending the decision of
the Supreme Court ON the capital pun
ishment law.
George r. Huggins, who died at Pu-
ebio on the 10th inst, at the age OF
seventy four, was one OF the pioneers
Of the city. and large real estate
owner lie WAS also heavy property
owner IL Ieadyille, Salida, Creede and
other camps.
Following are the newfy-ciected Off
GERS Of the Denver Chamber OF Com
merce: President, j. s. Temple: first
vice president, A. J. Spengel. second
vice president, c. II. Reynolds; treas
urer. Max kuner. secretary. Arthur
Williams.
The new officers OF the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce are as
follows: President. j. II. Fisher. first
vice president. ID. V. Donaldson: sec
ond vice president, J. II. Mckinnie.
secretary. Henry Russell Wray. treas
urer, c. L. Hemming.
County Assessor Carey of Pueblo
county In retiring from office an.
nounced that when he took the offlce
Of realty and of personal property was
sl3.000.00o and that to-day Is IL more
than double that amount.
The truant officer OF the County
court of Teller county visited all the
messenger boys of the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies at
cripple Greek, and ordered them to
90 to school The boys obeyed and the
telegraph companies were left without
messengers. The places will be filled
5y older boys.
Judge Lindsey of the Juvenile Court.
oi Denver. recently started on a lee
tgre tour that Will include the prinei-
pal cities OF the Middle West. Among
the places on his list are Lincoln.
Omaha. Chicago. louisville. Peoria.
Cincinnati. Nashville and several
ether cities. In several statea he will
address state legislatures.
The state fish and game commits
sloner. up to January 18th. had issued
22j hunting licenses fer the new year.
many Of tnese being the renewals of
duck hunters. Last year his Office put
oif over 3, 100 licenses to use guns for
hunting purposes. As each county
clerk Is authorized TO issue the licenses
Tie number of the documents actually
issued is probably far more than twice
the above figures.
The county commissioners of Delta
county have granted franchise for an
electric road In the county. The en-
;erprIse is backed by w. u. Stockham
and G. l.. Pike, who are representing
EASTERN people. The road will have Il
mileage OF almost 100 miles and will
consist of one line from Delta to the
anthracite coal fields recently discoy-
cred on Smiths Fork. and another
from Delta to Eckert, Cedaredge and
the Grand Mesa lakes summer resorts.
At the United States mint in Dem
yer the gold bullion which is to be
coined into currency after next july
IS fast accumulating- According to
Superintendent F. NJ. Downer the num-
ber Of deposits has materially in
creased since the first of the year.
when the tax of one-eighth Of one per
cent was removed. That tax was to
provide for the express charges on the
bnllion to the eastern mints. where IT
received the government stamp.
A carload OF gifts. consisting Of ma
ehlnery and ose. has been received az
the Colorado School of Mines in
Golden from the ST. Louis Exposition.
Tho 0fffs were all exhfhits at the fair