Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-01-14
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

has 1000 telephones In use In The
Cripple Creek district
The oil company organized by Sa.
Ida business men proposes to sink =
well in the oil belt south OF town.
The Saiida and Chanee County Pho
neers' Association has been organized
to preserve the memory OF the early
days.
Denver has 226 miles OF regular sew
erage. besides fifty-one miles OF storm
sewers The aggregate cost was nearly
5000 600.
The annual meeting Of the Colorado
Editorial Association will be held In
Denver January z3rd. which fs week
earlier than the date first set for IT.
A fashionable hotel and club room
viii soon be erected in Denver by the
United Commercial Travellers OF Amer
lea. One Of its features VIII be . roof
garden.
Capt. Levy Ethan Allen OF the Weld
County Abstract Company at Greeley.
a veteran OF the Civil War. died at
Long Beach, California. January Srd.
The President on the sth inst. nom
mated Frederick C. Perkins as regis
ter of the land Office and Daniel l.
Sheets as receiver OF public moneys az
Durango.
Union revival meetings under the di-
rection OF Rev. Wilbur Chapman be-
gan in Denver January 4th- Daily
meetings will be held in a large nun
Der of churches
William Nicholas. foreman OF the
Hawley-Gardner mine near Nevada
vile, in Gilpin county. was caught In
the betting at the shaft house and
killed on the 9Th inst
Superintendent John Dietrich OF the
Colorado Springs schools has received
from the board OF directors Of the In
ternafional Anti-Gigarette League a
certificate OF appointment as stat
president for Colorado
The game warden is having trouble
with persons Who have been shootins
quail near Florence in violation of the
law. which allows no open season Tor
qsaH until 1897. One man was recenily
fined $50 and costs for this offense.
The tourneymen BARRIERS OF Denycr
have had bill drafted for licensing
Of all BARRIERS working In Colorado and
viii ask the Legislature TO make II
law. The bill is similar to the one
presented unsuccesfully to the Legs
lature at its last term.
The entire exhibit Of the mining and
horticultural departments at the
Worlds Fair arrived al Denver from
St. Louis on the sth inst There were
three carloads, and the exhibits arr
row stored In the west and south en-,
frances OF the capitol building.
r. c. Elliott, pioneer attorney Of
Monument. died on the 9Th inst Ar
Elliott was law partner OF Joseph II
choate in New York before coming &c
Colorado and received his certiflez,e
Of membership in the New York B2i
Association from President Roosevelt
grandfather.
Work has begun on a $40. 900 wateI
and electric light plant at Evans
soft water well loo feet deep IN the
center Of the town. supposed to b
supplied directly from an undexeou
from the mountains. VIII supply the
water works. A gasoline pumping
plant will be used.
Harry Tarbeli Of Saguache county
has been appointed coiner of the new
mint by the federal government He
is at present clerk Of the Colorado
House Of Representatives The new
position pays a salary of 81 600 year
and he will assume work July 1st
when the mint begins coinage.
The Denver Detective Department
on the 9Th inst captured c. F. Put
nam, alias John c. French. wanted for
breaking Jail at Trinidad, with John
Mayo. Putnam and Mayo were in Jail
In Las Animas county awaiting trial
on a charge OF forgery. and had es-
capped and made their way to Denver.
John Delaney. twenty-five years Of
age. committed suicide at George
, town January 5th- He left home about
= 30 p. m. telling his mother he was
going hunting. II seeens he went into
an abasdoned machine shop. fastened
the qua IN a wise and pulled the trig.
ger, the hall entering his left breast
! Patrick Brennan, who was brought
before justice of the peace ~ Lead
Vile on the 18th inst on the charge
of murder, waived examination and
was held without bail to the District
Court Brennan is the man who, on
Christmas night. shot Mrs. Kate Low
ney twice al Stumptown and then fred
a bullet into his own head. Mrs. Low
; ney died five dass later.
The biennial report Of John NJ Wood
ard. state game and fish commissioner.
states that game in some respects has
increased very materially within the
past twenty months. The deer have In
creased very rapidly: the antelope and
mountain sheep have increased to q
marked degree. as also have the
grouse and sage chickens. while i--e in
crease Of quail has been remarkably
rapid.
. At Fort Morgan. on the 9Th inst. at
} sherf1's sale, ali the right, title and In
tesesf Of the Morgan County Independ-
ent Telephone Company. including its
lines all over the county, with ex-
changes at Fort Morgan and Brush.
were sold to George E Settle for So