The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

A' sltlt conference OF
and Corrections Will be held at De1
yer. December 9th to 11th.
The national convention OF whole,
sale druggists will be held at Denver
next year at the same time as that OF
the retail druggists.
Herman Hofmeister, thirteen-year
old son OF Casper Hofmeister OF
Golden, was killed by the kick OF a
horse at his fathers ranch. north OF
Golden. on the 9Th inst.
Up to the 9Th inst, the county clerk
of Fremont county has issued Geo
hunting licenses since the season
opened. This is the largest number is,
sued in the history Of the county.
A public spirited citizen, who with
holds his name. will present the city
Of Greeley with a fine bronze drinking
fountain. II is to be ten feet in height
and Will be located in South Lincoln
park.
The Roaring Fork Plaster Company
OF Florence. which few months ago
acquired large gypsum quarry on
the Roaring Fork river near Glenwood
Springs. is preparing to build mill on
the property.
The demand for hands in the beet
fields is said to be making it next TO
impossible for contractors on the Mof-
fat road to secure workmen. Con
struction work may be set back for as
much as six months by the scarcity OF
labor.
w. A. Oliphant, the popular and eff
cient superintendent of schools in
Monte Vista for the last four years.
died on the 10th inst. of appendicitis,
after an illness of about ten days. He
was thirty-six years old and leaves q
widow.
In a quarrel in a billiard hall at
Hotchkiss on the night of the 9Th inst,
David Meyers. a farmer, was shot and
killed by =. b. REYNOLDS. an employe
Of the establishment. Reynolds gave
himself up to the authorities and was
placed in jail.
The county commissioners Of Gilpin
county have appointed l.. c. Todd of
Central City as county judge to fill the
unexpired term of Judge Flor Ash
baugh, who has resigned on account
of being candidate for judge of the
First judicial district.
The second annual Tomato Festival
at Fort Lupton. on the 18th inst. at
traeted a large gathering. Pies and
sandwiches We're served and an OK
was roasted whole. The sports in
cluded sack races, foot races, horse
races, novelty horse race and potato
races.
Oliver P. Virgins OF Denver, the
noted eighty scout and
Mexican War veteran, suffered from
paralytic stroke few days ago, and
his life was despaiTed Of, but he sub
sequently rallied with apparent
chances of more or less complete re-
covery.
J. p. Osburn, late Socialistic candi-
date for governor Of Georgia, was ar
rested a few days ago for ''loitering"
on the corner of Sixteenth and Champa
streets in Denver, but was discharged
by the police magistrate. Osborne was
speaking and attracting a crowd and
did not move on" as promptly as the
police desired.
At Breckenridge, on the 9TH inst,
while John Sweeney was feeding the
crusher at the Old Union conceutrat-
ing mill. his left hand and wrist were
so badly crushed that amputation
may be necessary. This would leave
him without hands. Several years ago
while working at failroadins he lost
his right hand.
Alvin P. Granger, lieutenant OF
company F, Eighth Illinois cavalry,
during the Civil War, and well known
in Colorado mining circles since he
came to the state in 1850, died at Den
yer on the 10th inst, after a long i'll
ness from epilepsy. Mr.. Granger was
the inventor of the Granger dry con
centrator and portable stamp mill.
At Grand Junction, on the 9th inst,
Judge Stevens ordered the release Of
Vincent ST. John, formerly president
OF the Telluride Miners Union and
prominently identified with the West
ern Federation of Miners. The court
ordered the prisoners release because
of the prosecution being unable to
verify certain evidence against him.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany's canal, which Is now forty-tive
miles long and fifteen feet wide. and
which has been in the course of con
struction for nearly year, will soon
be completed. Gangs of men are now
working a few miles from the steel
works. The canal will convey water
from the Arkansas river to the steel
works at Pueblo.
While standing in front Of mirror,
adjusting his nCcktie and collar, pre-
paratory to starting for work and
while apparently in the best of health,
John Izett, manager of the st. John x
Barnes plumbing establishment at
Trinidad, dropped dead of heart fali-
ure without moments warning. in
the presence of his wife. Mr.. lzett
was formerly in busineess in Denver.
w S. kincaid. state superintendent
of fish hatcneries, says the Town com
pany recently incorporated at Estes
park, viii put up private fish hatch
cry for the purpose OF stocking
streams in that neishborhood. Mr..
j, kincaid says the capacity OF the hatch
cry will be half million eggs year.
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