The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-09-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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The Fremont County Fair will be
held at Canon City September goth to
22d.
The date for Pumpkin Pie Day at
Longmont has been fixed Tor Septem-
Der 29th.
Samuel r. Decker. an old resident OF
Fort Collins, died August 2sth. after
= long illness. He leaves a widow and
eight children.
The Denver Board OF County Com
missioners has voted $3.50 in aid of an
exhibition at the state fair in Pueblo
September l1th to 18th.
The Bank of Berthoud, which has
been in successful operation since
1892. has announced its intention OF
becoming national bank.
A new volunteer fire department has
been organized at Silyerton with forty
members. The organization includes
hose team and hook and ladder COM
pany.
Loveland's annual corn roast festf-
val Will be held September 9Th, sth
and 9th. The corn roast and free din
ner will be served on the first day at
IL O'Clock
pany, which has occupied the Fort
Morgan Brush field, is now no more,
having passed under the control of the
Colorado Telephone Company.
Colorado Springs VIII make strong
effort to secure the location of the Ma
Itional letter carriers home II is ex-
pected that the matter win be decided
at the convention in Portland next
month.
DR.. T. ID. Bancroft spoke at the
Central Presbyterian Church in Den
yer on Sunday. August 9th. in the
interest of the free home for CON
sumptiyes which he hopes to -estab-
lish at Salida.
The Colorado Methodist conference
will hold its forty-third annual confer
ence in Fort Collins. beginning the
evening of Tuesday, August 29tn. and
ending Monday. September 4th. Bishop
McCabe will preside.
The Denver a. Rio Grande RaiIwa1
Company has filed answer in the first
suit brought against 1t for damages
growing out OF the Eden wreck and al
ieges that the accident was brought
about by an act of God.
/ William L. Wilson. miner working
on the Gloriana claim on Blue hill at
Victor. was killed August 2sth by the
falling OF a rock. He was twenty
three years OF age and single. His
parents live at Cripple Greek.
| The State Stock Inspection Board is
meeting with many evidences that tho
laws pertaining TO Inspection and en-
| tries of cattle are being daily violated.
and immediate prosecutions OF all Of
tenders have been ordered by the
board.
| September 1st Is the opening OF the
grouse season. which ends October
goth. The open deer season begins
September 25th and lasts until Octo-
ber 10th. The state game and fish
commissioner is receiving numerous
applications for hunter licenses. owing
TO the approaching open seasons.
Charles Francis Adams OF Boston
has offered to sell the city of Trinidad
North lake. the finest reservoir site in
southern Colorado, for storage use by
the city waterworks. The lake Is To-
Gated forty miles west on the North
fork OF the Purgatory river II has a
capacity OF 1000. 100000 gallons. es.
timated to be enough for ten years
supply for the city. He wants $4,000.
Edward L. Scholtz is president OF
the Society of the Sons of Colorado
which has been organized at Denver
Qualifications for membership are a.
follows: IAN white males OF good
moral character, residents OF Colorado
prior to August !. 1876. and the male
descendants thereof, native born.
| when they shall reach the age of
twenty-onc years, shall be eligible TO
membership" Branches will be es-
tablished throughout the state.
Dave Parks. an employe OF the Clyde
Lumber Company. at Clyde. on the
Short Line, was arrested August 2sth
by Deputy Sheriff Underwood and
placed In the county jail to await the
on William Snyder, proprietor OF a
store At Clyde. Parks is said to have
struck Snyder with scale weights. frac-
turing his skull. after which he
| jumped on him with both feet and Il
is alleged was only kept from killing
him through the efforts of the wife
and son-in-law Of Snyder.
The last week Of the season at
Elitch's Gardens. Denver. begins Sun
day night. September Sd. when Miss
Maude Fealy and Eugene Ormonde
will be seen In Under Two Flags" the
most dramatic and tense of dramas.
The season has been one OF unusual
prosperity and the character OF the
plays produced reflects great credit on
Mrs Mary Glitch Long, who for many
years has steadily improved the plays
in her theater. as well as the attrac.
tons at her popular resort. "Under
Two Flags" is a fitting end to q splen-
did season.
The new chapel and dining room
building at the State Industrial School
for Boys near Golden was formally
dedicated on the night Of August 2sth