The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-09-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

1 State Fair \, Pueblo September 10th
| TO 18th
Western Slope Fair at Montrose Sep
tembcT 18th TO 2lst.
The Fremont county fair will be held
a; Canon City September 18th TO 2lst
Sixty thousand young trout have just
been placed in the streams OF Boulder
| county.
| The Labor day parade at Pueblo had
I to be abandoned on account Of q soak.
| ing rain.
| Free delivery was established at the
La Junta postoffice September LIST, be
| ginning with two carriers.
The annual meeting OF the Color ad
Bar Association will be held at Colo
/, rado Springs September 27th and 2sth
On August 3Ist. for the nrs, time IN
the history Of the health department OF
| Denver. there was not q single case
| Of diphtheria in the city.
The finest OF weather and an unus-
ually large and fine parade ombined to
| make the Labor day celebration in
Denver one Of the most successful ever
| held.
Labor day at Colorado Springs was
| MICS, Judge W. P. Seeds and Judge
| Ben B. Lindsey addressed a large au-
| dience at the union picnic In Stratton
| park.
The little daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
| Andrew Buchanan. two and a half
| years old. was drowned September 1st
| IN an irrigating ditch at the Buchanan
| home in the Animas valley above Du-
| range.
The Democratic candidate in Maine
| for governor, Cyrus W. Davis OF Wa
| terville. has made his fortune largely
| in Colorado mines. He has been In
| terested in various Colorado properties
| for many years.
The Victor Fuel Company has sold
| the Mexican Central railroad $50 900
tons OF coal to be delivered at Juarez.
| Mexico. Most OF this coal will be TAX
| en- from Las Animas county mines and
| 10000 tons has been delivered.
Denver will have an assessed valu-
| alton Of 3ll5,750.000 for the coming
year. AS Denver is credited with over
one hundred millionaires, 1t is appar-
| ent that they are the only people In
| the city who own taxable property.
In the district court at Trinidad the
Murder charge against James T. Davis
| marshal OF Aguilar. indicted for killing
Mexican while trying to stop a street
| fight, was nolle pressed on the 4th
| inst. and the defendant discharged.
A Republican judicial convention will
| be held at Pueblo September 10th for
the Tenth district embracing the coun.
| ties of Pueblo, Otero and kiowa. Two
| candidates for district Judge will be
nominated to succeed Judges Dixon
and Voorhees,
The Trinidad City Park Company
| been organized for the purpose Of es.
tahlishing a park and pleasure resort
| at Trinidad on the Day Lake proper.
| ty. The intention is to construct a
| fine baseball ground, a dancing pa
yilion, band stand boathouse and cleo
! trio prismatic fountain.
G. r. Frey. engineer OF Burlington
| passenger train, was killed in a COLI.
| sion at Schram, twenty four miles west
| of Wray, on the morning OF September
| LIST. His train ran into the rear por-
tion Of freight train which had brok.
en- of from the main body.
Justice Of the Peace Hudson, Of Den.
YER laid down the law to a saloon.
| keeper who recently tried to hold a
| suit of clothes to enforce payment OF
| a liquor bill. The booze man was told
| that 1t couldn't be done and was given
an hour to deliver the clothes, under
penalty OF punishment for larceny.
While removing boulders from the
| track OF the boom at the Banner placer
| near Breckenridge on the 4th inst,
| John A. Neslund was struck by a rush
of water and carried down the stream.
his head striking the bottom OF the
ground sluice in such a manner as to
break his neck and fracture his skull,
resulting in instant death
The tenth annual reunion OF old set.
| tiers of Las Animas county was held at
| Trinidad September 1st on the court.
house lawn. Every man and woman
| who had lived in the county twenty.
| five years Is member OF the society
and there was large attendance. DR..
NJ. Beshoar was reelected president
and Edward West secretary.
Helen Thomas. daughter OF Calvin
| Thomas OF Greeley. has been appointed
assistan librarian in the reference and
| cataloguing department OF the library
| of the state University Of Michigan,
| located at Ann Arbor Miss Thomas is
graduate of the Greeley High school,
| State Normal School. Wellesley, and
| Albany. New York, Library School.
BY express few days ago Governor
! Mcdonald received box containing
three dozen fine mountain trout. The
gift came from George Roosevelt.
| nephew OF President Roosevelt, who,
| in company with Lieutenant Land OF
| the United States army, has been fish
| ing in the Gunnison. The fish sent
| to the governor at Denver represented
a two days catch OF George Roose-
Welt and party.
| Enveloped in flames through the ig-
milton Of matches which he carried
in has pocket. William A. Haney, q
substitute elevator pilot at the state
capitol. In Denver. barely escaped o
horrible death, and the sight of his