Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-18
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

10000 to its employees at Pu;so on
is last monthly pay day. February
18th.
A large organization has bsen
formed at Montrose to build up Mont
rose county and advertise its re-
sources.
The Pixies peak climbing contest for
automobiles next August is attracting
a good deal of attention all over the
country.
The annual exhibition OF the Colo
RADIO Kennel Club will be held at
D.nver March I'd to 4th- Some ia
nous dogs viii be shown
The Moffat road proposes to estab-
lish daily milk train service early
next spr.ng between Denver and the
big ranches In Middle Park.
Captain Winfield Scott Grove. for
meriy with the First Colorado and well
known in this state. has recently been
appointed senior inspector at Leyte,
Philippine islands.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany is conts mplating installing cleo
tricity instead of steam power for the
operation OF its coal mines In Ere
mont county.
An eastern company is said to be In
vestigatirg deposits of salt said to ex-
list east and north of Pueblo with a
view to building a refinery II results
appear to justify IL
Judge Charles Southard of the
County Court of Wsld county recently
started East for New York and Wash
ington. he expects to witness the in
auguration ceremonies.
The comptroller OF the currency has
authorized the Union National Bank OF
Greeley to begin business with $50.
600 capital. b. ID. Harper is president
and f. J. Decker cashier.
J. C. Boosinger. the Pueblo engin-
eer who was injured In a Denver q
Rio Grande collision near Portland.
in Fremont county. some months since.
died in the Salida hospital on the 18th
inst
Thirteen members of the Gallaudet
College Alumni Association baaqueted
at the Albany hotel In Denver on the
10th inst. Some very eloquent
speeches are said to have been handed
out.
The Denver Chamber OF Commerce
has reduced it's initiation fee from $2o
to SO and removed all limitations as
to membership. An effort will be
made to increase the membership to
1000.
Engineer Sullivan OF the Colorado &
Southern, In charge Of engine 425, was
badly scalded at Loyeland on the 18th
inst. by the loosening of a riyet In the
boiler. He was taken to the Loveiand
hospital.
Captain John Brodie Brooks. vet
eran OF the Civil War. died at Aspen
February 7th at the age OF seventy
seven years. Captain Brooks came
To Colorado In 1850 and was builder Of
the first smelte1 at Ashcroft.
Raymond ID. Plank. well known
machtnist OF Denver. was killed on the
18th inst by the explosion Of the water
he ating box in a kitchen stove. He
was trying to thaw It out after the
water in IL had been frozen.
The Amo OIL. Gas and Development
Company. comprised OF Ell Peso
county capitalists. has struck oil at a
depth OF 40 feet. seventeen miles east
OF Colorado Springs. The extent OF the
flow has not been determined.
Fifty carloads. or 1880 head. OF
lambs. the greatest shipment OF the
season. left Greeley February 9th for
market. The lambs were from Greeley
and Lucerne. Eaton and Fort Collins.
and were destined for the Chicago
market.
The application Of Morton Jones Of
Denver, J. NJ. Herbert. A. c. Foster.
NJ. Y. Osborn, J. ]. Meade and +. r.
Fauver, to organize the First National
Bank OF Loveland, Colorado. with $780,
900 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
Miss Katherine Craig. state snperin-
tendent OF schools. and her assistants.
have Just completed the compilation OF
book for the use OF the public
schools Of the state In arranging
Lincoln and Washington birthday cele-
brations.
The Littleton postoffice was burglar
lied on the night of February 9Th and
an unsucces ssfui attempt made to blow
omen the safe, but the robbers were
frightened away after boring hole In
the side Of the safe and filling 1t up
with black powder.
The State Land Board at its meeting
February Sth sold leo acres OF land IN
Prowers county to Sylvester Needham
at an average price Of IS per acre. The
Warren Live Stock Company leased
IO. 900 acres Of state land In Weld
county at cents per acre for ten
years.
The Chaffee County Horse Growers
Association held its annual meeting at
Buena Vista February 11th. The or
ganization last year purchased and I'm
ported from Germany a fine coach stall
lion. for which 1t paid 5000. Reports
Of various departments show the asso-
citation to be strong financially and
prosperous.
Judge Moses Hallett Of the United
states District Court refused to review
the evidence In the Pueblo case Of the
seven French girls alleged to have
been brought from France to the
Iral4cA Staten for imn1oral purnQSeS