The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-08-26
C0lORADO NEWS LENS

We shallow wells have struck oil
near Peyton. east of Colorado Springs.
Fort Collins has 2.19l children of
schooi age, OF whom LISP are enrolled
in the schools.
colorado Springs druggists have OBJ
tanned damages for the seizure of liq-
uors by the city officials.
Georse Moon. would-be counter
feiter, with complete plant, was ar
rested a. Denver the other day.
The Farmers National Bank of Ster-
ling has been authorized TO begin bust
ness with capital of $4,000.
William n. Williams has been ap
pointed postmaster at Nathrop. Chat
fee county, vice Charles l.. Pearman,
resigned
jude D, c. Beaman. the present
owner OF Grand Mesa lakes. is ris.
trihuting 25o000 young trout In the
streams Of Delta county.
A new society, known as the Sons
OF Colorado, and embracing the
younger uative-born residents of the
state. has been organized at Denver.
The widows OF three Denver fremen
who lost their lives by the deadly eff
fects Of chemicals at fire in the Post
offlee have each sued the Post com
pany iOF $4,000 damages.
For more than an hour Thursday
mornins the entire town of st. Thomas,
a snburb Of Sopris. was threatened
with destruction by fire. A bucket
brigade saved 1t after hard work.
The State Land Board inserted in
deed Of sale OF state lands a provision
that the people of the state should
never he debarred from fishing along
the stream that runs through the land.
George II. Whiteley. son of Former
Mayor NJ. $. Whiteley of Boulder. has
started Tor Oxford. England. to enter
the university there, he having been
granted a Rhodes scholarship last
spring
William F. Johnson. aged twenty
years, was instantly killed by the &C.
cidenial discharge of a Winchester
rifle at Baxter's station. fve miles east
OF Pueblo. on Saturday. the 2lst inst.
He had been shooting at mark.
On a petition fled before Judge Hal
lett in the federal court the independ.
ent Smelling and Refining Company at
Golden was adjudged bankrupt. The
request Of the company for the ap-
pointment OF a receiver was referred
to Referee Harrison
The board of stock inspection has
authorized the state veterinarian to de-
clare any counties from which mango
or otheT Infectious diseases have been
obliterattd to be free, thus removing
the quarantine and necessity for In.
spection.
Fxts.fr No. \ FIJI .
and 3 twO-thirds full. the city of Flor
enee has enough mountain water for
domesuc us for a full year. The
water is secured from the head of
Newlin creek. a distance OF twenty
miles rom Florence.
John Egelln. workman In the rod
mil af the steel works at Pueblo. had
his ielt leg burned on on the 18th inst.
b. red hot rod that became coiled
around II In coming from the rolls.
He was taken to the Mnnequa hos
pital and the leg amputated.
4 party Of twenty-ihree boys and
girls bound for Hoehne on a moonlight
picnic al a late hour Thursday night
met with an accident which may cause
the death of one OF the party. They
we're riding on a hay rack and the
team ran away.
The Colorado starch factory at Gree
ley has been sold for $4,000 10 W. ID.
BGttwell OF Waupeca. Wisconsin. Mr..
Bottwell has been engaged In the
Manufacture OF potato starch for the
last fifteen years In different parts of
Wisconsin. He will enlarge the Gree
Icy plant.
Leon Lenhart. aged thirty-hve years,
son of one OF the wealthiest residents
Of Trinidad. was found dead under a
tree at Trinidad August goth. the top
Of lis head having been blown off by a
bullet. All indications point to sui.
cite. although no cause for such an
ae; is known.
Judge Cunningham. in the District
Court at Colorado Springs. has denied
the motion for a new trial in the case
OF j. b. Belford vs. the Stratton estate,
and entered Judgment for the plaintiff
in the sum OF $4,000. An appeal was
gfanted TO the Supreme Court. Judge
Belford's claim is for services as at
torney during Mr.. Sfratton's lifetime.
". II. Rowe OF SOC Plateau avenue.
Colorado City. has received word from
New York relatives that their branch
of The family is entitled TO share In
the Ten Eyck estate. valued at &c.
oeV 400. Only fifty heirs have been
chancery for ten years The Rowes be-
long TO what is known as the Mohawk
Dutch branch.
Acting Lieut.. Gov Fred w. Parks
became acting governor when Cover
nor Mcdonald went to the Portland
Exposition. Since January /, 1905.
Governor Peabody has held the Office
for two terms, one lasting only day.
ADAMS leld II for short term, then
Mcdonald. who temporarily left 1t to
Lieutenant Governor Parks.
Maude Fealy opens the second week
Of her closing engagement at Elitch's
Gardens. Denver Sunday night. in I'm
the Palace OF the King" one OF the