Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-03-11
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Twelve nurses were graduated at the
nurses training school of the Mercy
hospital in Denver on the 9Th inst
The Mesa county fair will be held
at Grand junction September 18TH TO
22d. the first day being entry day.
Thomas O'Hara, u trammer. fell 800
feet in the working shaft OF the Dillon
mine at Victor February 2Sth and was
instantly killed.
Azel d. Galbraith was executed at
Canon City on the same day that the
Supreme Court gave decision sustain
ing the capital punishment act
There are ss.ia6 volumes in the Den
yer city library. By reading a book
a day person could finish them all In
little more than 2i2 years-n he
lived that long.
Fitzpatrick Brothers & Collins o.
Beatrice. Nebraska. have been granted
a contract by the Denver q Rio Grande
railroad to build the new branch line
from Durango to Pennington, New
Mexico.
The smokestack of the Grant smeb
ter In Denver, which Is 355 feet high
and one of the tallest chimneys in the
world, will be used as a receiving mast
by the DeForest Wireless Telegraph
Company.
The Denver chapters Of the Sons anc
Daughters OF the American Revolution
( have given their hearty Endorsement
TO the bill now before the Legislature
granting 120 acres of land al Beecher
island and s.. 900 to the Beecher Island
Memorial Association.
The Supreme Court of Colorado has
denied the petition for rehearing IN
the case of Newton Andrews, one OF
the three young men convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Amanda Youngblood In
Denver. This decision sustains the
capital punishment law.
Receiver Malone OF the Fidelity Saw
ings Association at Denver has re-
eeived an order In the district court
authorizing him to borrow sl35,0oo
with which to pay the vendors lien on
the Concordia lands. the largest asset
of the defunct association.
The advertising department Of the
Colorado Midland railway has received
a letter from President Roosevelt stat
| ing that he cannot give permission for
/ the use of photographs of himself
while on his hunting trip in the state
in the advertisements OF the route.
II was decided by the Hioernian So
/ ciety of Denver not to hold celebra-
/ tion on the anniversary OF the birthday
/ OF Robert Emmet. the great Irish ma
tionalist. but Join in celebrating St
| Patrick's Day. March 18th, in which
honor shall be done to both of Ireland 5
| heroes.
The Denver Press Club was organ
/ tied at a luncheon held at the Albany
hotel in Denver March 5tn. The OF
ficers are: Edward keating of the
/ Times, president: Raymond A. Eaton
OF the Post, vice president; Harry Rob
1 inson OF the News. secretary, and w
/ Clyde Spencer Of the Republican
treasurer.
Mr.. Culbertson has been appointed
| by the federal court at Pueblo as re
| receiver for the Lyon Cattle Company
whose headquarters are at ordway
Colorado. The company has 5000 head
OF cattle in Colorado and about $4,000
head at Silver City. New Mexico. The
company is incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey.
The contract for the construction oi
the new sugar factory at Ho iy has
| been let to c. Leonard of Los Angeles
California. work TO begin at once. The
building will cost about 100000. The
company which will construct the
plant is known as the Holly Beet Su
gar Company and 1t has C.000 acres OF
beeis contracted for next season.
The Colorado National Life Insur
ance Company has been organized at
Denver and received its charter March
/ ist The directors OF the company are
/ Spencer Peurose. Harry X. Brown. Da
I nfrna
Stevenson, c. r. Bishop. James NJ. Her
bert, Thomas b. Stearns. C. c. Hamlin
Charles NJ. MaeNeill and John s. Cary
Elder r. II. Wight Of the Latter Day
| Saints church in Delta, because OF his
persistency In teaching his congrega'
| tion that Ii was subservient to Joseph
| Smith. president of the church. was ex-
communicated by the conference OF
the Reorga. lied Church of Jesus
Christ OF Latter Day Saints for the
| eastern Colorado district at its recent
session in Denver.
c. ]. Gavin of Ration. New Mexico
gave a talk on Convict Built Roads
before the Denver Chamber of Com
merce. Mr.. Gavin said that his plan
4 would be of immense benefit to the
state. which would secure fine high
| WAYS at practically no cost. Insanity
in pricons would also be lessened. He
favored a road from Denver to connect
with the New Mexican road at Las
| Vegas.
Richard McWilliams, an employe OF
the Bloom Cattle Company near
Hoehne, in Las Animas county. com
mitted suicide a little after midnight
on the night of March 5th by shooting
himself twice in the left breast. The
deed was committed at the Mccarthy
ranch, where the young man had been
staying several days. He was q young
man with many friends. who can not
account for the act
On March 1st the interests Of the
Greeley, Eaton, Windsor. Loveland.
| rscrt Collgns and Inngmont augar conn