The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-21
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


taken oat OF Friday, the 18th ms.
Lewis II Breeze. assessor O. Ma
county. died on he 18th inst a.f.r .r..-
months illness from appendicitis
Martin L. Tarpin. gho died at Lad
Vile on the l5rh inst, was Civil War
veteran and oue Of the pioue.rs c:
tho camp
The e PaSo County Horticaltafay 50
cisty has selected August I'D, z.d and
1ith OF next year :or the next ara-4I
flower show
The Denver Republican says that
Joel r Vale will oe candidate hs-
fore the next Legislature for elec-.Ja
10 the United States Senate
George Gouson. a Denver dairy- an
had his house burned a few dayz az0.
and with II s-1p in money that h lad
been unwilling to trust to the ban
Andy Adams. the famous Gov boy
author OF Colorado Springs. ain
shortly issue 4 new book. "Ca''le
Brands" dealing with his own T-Las
range experiences.
Alvin Cummins. who escaped from
the State Refo-matory at Buena VISTA.
september 10Th. was recaptured a. -
Louis and brought back By DeTlry
Warden Richard l.. Shaw.
Prank Buster. charged with the rlGr
del Of Martin OConnor at Nicfo- ia
April last. has been released and The
case against him dismissed. there b ing
no evidence 10 warrant trial.
Isaac y Reed. a vell-known -=-i-
deut Of Denver and Chicago. di-5 n
Chicago October 5th. Mr. Reed was
a publisher in Chicago and ma ~
considerable wealth. having rea es-
tate in Colorado and California.
The 1000 acre ranch Of the Ea-. O.
Duuraven In Estes Park has beer gur-
chased by Miller Porter of Denye~. to-
sefher with hotel. cottages and i've
stock on the place. The price is said
to b. slo". .0q0
John Doylr. employed in the rail
ulll al III. Bess mer steel works was
drawn into the machinery am in
stantiy killed He was twent five
rly lived in Denver.
Patrick Horan, an old soldier Who
came TO Denver from Omaha fo- the
G. A R encampment. and was sup
posed to have been missing. has been
located He has written friends in
Omaha from Evansville. Ind.
Judge Malone of the District Court
al Denver will bar professional jurors.
He has ISSUED an order that persons
who have served on juries dnrin- the
year shall not be eligible for further
service until the year expires.
The Colorado delegation in Congress
will use every EFFORT next winter to
obtain an appropriation for new post
Office and federal building in Denver
and TO secure an enlargement Of the
accommodations at Fort Logan,
Judge J. {. Abbott. aged about yty-
five years. an old-timer of the san
Juan country. was found dead In his
bed at the Hoffman House at Silye Ttou
on the morning Of the 10th inst. death
having been caused from heart fail
uTe.
James w Wilson who was injured
by street car AT Pueblo In F brua-y
Of last year. has been awarded i judo;
inont Of s25,pno damages agaius. the
Pueblo and Suburban Traction ami
Lighting Company. The case will be
app. aI@d
D.. Hugh Taylor. secretary of the
Miss Grace Courtney aad Mis- A. l..
Hartuer to- compile the mortality sta
tistics for Colorado for 1905. to be
used in the next United States cen
su- bulletin.
The naval recruiting station n Den
vor has just been closed after gather
ing in forty six physically perfect
young men. Three-fourths Of a. those
1,..
alton and were accepted. This is an
uncommouly large percentage ge-
The first report Of the new Weather
Bureau station AT Lake Mora ne. on
pixies Peak 10000 feet abora sea
level, was issued October 17tA The
instruments we're Imported from
France through the generosity # Gen.
". J. Palmer.
Colorado mttIuamsn are TO be rained
in atEI tics. Sergeant Mckay Of Troop
c. First squadron cavalry. has 4en as
Sisusd 10 cGndUc. tho athletic work.
Hr Uiil Visit The various armGr 5 and
pur tho msn through training exer-
ctses. This Wil include various forms
Of athletics. leapius, running sword
exercises, etc
Through the generosity OF Simon
Gu2genheim the STATE University has
acquired an important set af plants
from Routt couuty-a region hitherto
lule known to botanisrs. He re-
Gently placed sum Of money at the
disposal of the regents for the pur-
chase Of museum specimens and the
collection OF plants.
Aaron Cove, the widely-known for
mer superintendent Of Denver schools
recently returned from the Philippines.
VIII sre he spent several months in in
vestigaring the prospects of the cane
sugar industry. Mr.. Cove thinks sugar
can be made there SO cheaply that it
will eventually prove serious menace
TO the makers Of beet sugar in this
country.
4 subscription is being taken up for
funds for the erection of a new post