The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-12-16
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Salvation Army is preparing TO
give a Christmas dinner TO all the poor
OF Denver.
| The Woman's Club of Denver has de
cided to erect hospital for women
and children.
Fruita prides herself on the fact
mountain water.
Two rival electric railway com
panies propose 10 build lines between
Canon City and Florence.
Who says Colorado isn't winter re-
sort? A butterfly was captured at
Florence . few days ago.
Frank Zindle OF Greeley, twenty-rour
years of age. accidentally shot himself
while out duck hunting November 26th
and died instantly.
William c. Thomas. assistant cash
Ter OF the First National Bank at Den
yer. died on the 4th inst. from an at
tack OF pneumonia.
The high school students OF Colorado
Springs have been ordered to disband
all their fraternities on pain OF expul-
sion from the school,
Customs revenue collected in Colo
RADIO during the past fiscal year
amounted to $139.9SS, while land office
receipts reached $292.16S.
T. J. Dugan. president OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce OF Denver.
has decided to drill wells for artesian
water on the Gale ranch in Beaver
The comptroller OF the currency has
authorized the Berthoud National
Bank to begin business with $4,000
capital. T. c. Bunyan, president: John
Bunyan. cashier.
At a special election to vote upon
the refunding of the Lake City water
bonds, the vote was almost unanimous
in favor OF the proposition, two voting
against and 210 for 1t.
The ONCE building at the mouth OF
the Cave of the Winds, near Manitou.
was burned on the night Of the 9Th inst.
1t contained q small stock Of valuable
curios. which were destroyed.
The State Supreme Court has de-
cided that life insurance companies
are not subject to money judgment
unless the insured personally makes
. revocation in favor OF his creditors.
Albert H. Branch. formerly manager
of the Denver Gas Company and one
Of the most prominent members of the
Masonic order in Colorado, died at
Denver on the 9th inst, of disease OF
the lungs.
Crude oil by the bucketful has been
struck at the Gwillim ranch, twelve
miles northeast of Colorado Springs,
at 920 feet. The second oil stratum
has been penetrated. and rapid prog
ress is expected.
William H. Dixon Of Denver, an old
time mining man and inventor OF the
Dixon ccncentrator and other mining
machinery. was killed by fall in the
Cash mine at Gold Hill. in Boulder
county. On the Sth inst.
l. An election will be called at Fort
Morgan to vote bonds to construct an
electric light plant to be owned and
managed by the city Of Fort Morgan
and run in connection with the water
works plant in the same building.
A New York dispatch states that the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company has
sold Its entire output OF steel rails for
the year 1906 and practically all Of the
product for the year 1907. The dis
patch estimated the output Of rails at
100000 tons.
The handsome new school building
at Alamosa, just erected at cost OF
$4,000 and not yet occupied, took fire
| Oh lUe llOTnluS vi lllt luln luSt. lIOul
stoves that were being used to dry
the plastering, and was almost entirely
ruined.
Five men were badly scalded at the
Fort Collins sugar factory on the 7tb
inst. by steam from a heating drum.
Charles Anderson OF Chino, California,
died from his burns and Nesbit Els
more was seriously injured. The other
three were not dangerously hurt.
The United Association of Plumbers
and Filters Of the United States and
Canada is negotiating for the purchase
Of the sanitarium at Paramount park,
in Pueblo. for the purpose of convert
ing the building into a national home
for members of the organization.
Harrison X. Martin, one of the best
known and most highly esteemed col
ored men Of Denver, who has been en-
ployed in the Office OF the Board OF
Public Works for the past fifteen
| years December LIST. He leaves a
widow and eleven surviving children
The Durango City Council passed a
resolution commencing President
Roosevelt for his message and another
resolution to be forwarded to Colorado
senators and representatives, asking
them to aid the President in his ef-
forts to secure railway rate legisla-
ton.
Ir. Harlan A. Trask of Colorado
Springs, who has been In the El Paso
county Jail eighteen months awaiting
action upon his application for a writ
OF supersedeas. after having been SEN
| fenced to the penitentiary for six to
| eight years for larceny of jewels from
| patient, has been granted q new
| trial.