The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-06-23
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

SHOWS 1851 fnICFcl OIL scHOOl age
A NJ Finfrock. prominent artist
and engineer. was drowned at Berke-
ley lake in Denver June 10th while in
bathing.
The President June l5th sent TO the
Senate the nomination of Charles b.
Timberlake TO be receiver of public
moneys at Sterling.
Albert Abernathy has been ap-
pointed regular and James c. Rose
brough substitute rural carrier on
route at Monte Vista.
The American Association of Coop
erative Mutual Insurance Companies,
at their convention just closed in Bos
ton. selected Denver as the next meet
ing place.
Ida, the two-year-old daughter OF
Jacob Brothe-son. was drowned in d
barrel of water at the ranch home Of
the family. five miles northeast Of
Black hawk. on the 18th inst
The assessed valuation Of Fremont
county property this year vii be So
600, or sl25.uG0 more than last Eear.
The ircrease is due to improvements
made in the vicinity Of Canon Git
The carpenters scale of 81 a day. an
advance Of 80 cents over the former
schedule. has gone into effect at Colo
rado Springs, and plumbers wages Will
be raised from 81 80 a day to s. July
LIST.
George Foster, an exert machinist.
was fatally injured by the bursting OF
an emery wheel at the steel works rail
mill in Pueblo on the 10th instant and
died next day. He was a member OF
the A. O. L. W.
In the District Court al Colorado
Springs. Judge Seeds ruled that the
City Council has fun power to revoke
a liquor license. The case was that OF
druggist who appealed from the
County Court.
Judge Charles NJ Campbell. for
many years a prominent lawyer OF
Denver, died at St Josephs hospital in
Denver on the nth instant of hemor-
Tha2e OF the brain. He had retired
from active practice about TWO years
ago.
The counties of Fremont and Teller
have decided to construct steel
bridge over Wilson creek on the new
state read. The cost, $1,000. vii! be
borre Jointly by the Two counties. The
bridge will be forty feet long and six
teen feet wide.
j. A Graham. who had been work
ing on the roads in Boulder county,
committed suicide near Nj Not on the
14th inst. by hanging himself on the
rafters Of a house with strap. He
was afflicted with tuberculosis and be
came despondent. He was about thir-
ty-fve years of age and single.
Cyrus l.. Mann. an accomplished
landscape gardener committed sui
eide at Denver on the 18th instant by
taking opium He had previously made
several attempts to hlll himself. DO
mestc troubles, leading to a divorce
from his wife on account of his us OF
liquor and drugs, We're the source OF
his downfall.
Byron Buford was recently taken to
the county jail at Canon City on the
charge of insanity He was possessed
with the idea that people were burning
him with electricity and paraded the
town OF Portland without cloth hing, car
ryng a quantity of nitro-glycerine.
Under the influence of his delusion he
walked all the way from Pueblo to
Portland.
AT the convention of the colored
women of Colorado in Denver, Mrs.
loyce-Jackson was reelected presi-
dent The following named delegates
were elected 10 the national convention
at Detroit. Michigan. July 2oth: Mrs.
Helen Gatewood OF Pueblo Mrs. kath-
arine d. Tillman of Colorado Springs,
Mrs Ida Depris and Mrs. Eliza B.
Butler of Denver.
At the department encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic at
Greeley. on the 18th inst. resolution
was unanimously adopted expressing
their desire that Brig. Gen Frank ID.
Baldwin. T. S. A.. should receive in
recognition from the government and
as reward for his long services. the
rank and pay for major general be-
fore his retirement on June 26th.
The annual meeting of the Denver &
Intermountain Railroad Company.
formerly the Denver, Lakewood 4
Golden. was held at Denver. June 18th.
The officers elected are as follows;
Samuel Newhouse. president; {. c.
Parsons, first vice president, H. h
Brown second vice president. Frank
w. Loveland. treasurer; William Nor
rison, secretary; Caldwell Yeaman, at
tCrney.
That the output of goods manufac-
tured in Colorado has increased
twenty per cent. annually during the
Last four years is claim made in
statistical statement issued by Gen
eral Manager Thomas c. Scott of the
Colorado Manufacturers Association.
The entire output of manufactured
goods during 1908. according to the
statement. amounted to s133,S21 600:
the capital invested was s100 600 900.
Surveyors are making the final sur
vey for the proposed Gilpin & Clear
Creek District railway, financed by
Colorado and eastern capital Tho
new road is TO be less than twenty
miles in length and will connect Cen
tral City and neighboring points with
the Moffat road, and compete with the
Colorado 4 Southern 1t will be broad
gauge and dirt will fly as soon as the