The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS
Leadville wants q union depot.

c. Burke as postmaster al Sterling and
J. A. Bunker postmaster at Paonia.
The yearly poor report filed with the
Secretary OF State by kiowa county.
shows that there is one poor person
in the county and the cost Of caring
for him last year was $s343.
Emmett Ardell, son OF E. 4. Ardell,
CT Pueblo. has received an appoint
ment TO the United States naval acad-
emy at Annapolis. Emmet is seven
teen years old and was born and raised
in Pueblo.
II ia now a violation OF the city or.
dinance to plant cottonwood or box
elder trees in Denver. The cotton
from the cottonwood tree is strongly
objected to and the boxelder is tabooed
as breeder of worms
The Fremont County National aank
at Canon City. formerly the Fremont
County bank, opened for business on
the third inst. 1t is capitalized at $780,
900 and has $4,000 in deposits and
$4,000 cash in hand.
The Democratic county committee
at Pueblo reports an expenditure OF
little less than $1,000 for election ex-
penses and the Republican committee
little more than 800. OF which
5000 came from Denver.
Felix Powers, an employe OF the Sill
yer State Canning & Produce company
at Fort Lupton, was badly burned
about the head and face by the ex-
plosion OF a can of hot pumpkin. while
it was being run through the cocker.
For the sum OF s22 800 ten Greeley
business men have purchased the j.
Armstrong 160-acre farm one mile
from the center OF the city and west of
the State Normal School, for the pur-
pose OF converting it into a fine coun-
try club.
Edwin V. Brake, state labor commits
sioner, is preparing factory inspec-
tion law to be introduced at the next
Legislature to protect the employees
from working in cramped quarters and
see that the factories are kept in san
itary condition.
The restaurant men and the church
people OF Denver have united in an
| effort 20 procure the passage OF an ordi-
nance abolishing the free lunch system
in saloons. Policemen are said to favor
il in the belief that it will reduce tho
hobo crop"
By careful canvass Frank Lamper
Of Weldon was found to be the largest
beet grower in the Greeley district.
Lamper farmed 23S acres OF beets,
| from which he harvested 5000 tons
and for which he received $25,000 cash
from sugar company.
The deadlock in the Colorado
Springs City Council was finally broken
and liquor licenses were granted to
ten our of fourteen druggists who ap-
piled. The four licenses withheld will
| be Investigated by a committee OF
| three aldermen in regard to alleged VI
olations OF the liquor ordinances.
| Figures from the state treasurer's
| office show that collection OF interest
on state credits during the past bi-
| ennial period has been S5l $500. Dur
| ing the period from 10000 the collec-
tions amounted to $42, ,35446, showing
an increase of $s,625.60 for the period
| just closing.
F. NJ Gets OF Delta county. who Wis
tied the State Horticultural Department
at Denver a few days ago, reported
| that c. j. Leppart and numerous other
| fruit growers OF his section have been
raising strawberries up to within the
past two weeks. The berries have all
| been full grown and suitable for table
| use.
The Colorado Springs police have
arrested eight boys, charged with par
| ticipatng in the assault on Mail Car.
| rer F. T Koupa on Thanksgiving day.
| The cooperation OF the federal authori-
| ties in the pros secution is assured, and
| the affair will be vigorously investi-
gated. Carrier Koupa is able to carry
| his route.
Formal application for an electric
| railway franchise through Manitou has
| been made to the Manitou town board
hv w q "aclpN, Comm.
| ton. representing an eastern syndicate
| which proposes TO expend in the neigh
| horhood of 100000 in the cCnstruc-
| ton Of a scenic electric railway from
Manitou to Crystal park.
John Crater, superintendent of
| Mitchell park at Pueblo, was attacked
| by one of the deer in the park. and but
for the timely arrival of two men at
| tractei by his cries for help, would
| have been killed by the infuriated ami
| NAL. He escaped with a number OF
| lacerations and bad bruises, inflicted
| by the hoofs and antlers of the animal.
A third annual dividend has been de
clared by the directors of the Denver
Union Water Company, the dividend
| being five per cent. on s1.500,00o
| stock. The dividend will be payable
January 1st, and will amount to abou'
S. share. total of s275,O00 beine
| ready for distribution. The present of
| fears of the company were reelected
| by the directors.
At Greeley on the Sd inst. meeting
| of farmers, produce shippers, and rep
resentatives OF the Greeley Commercial
| club petitioned to the Union Pacific foi
| more freight cars to move 1000 car
| loads OF potatoes and other vegetables
now hung up" for want Of transporta
| tion. The movement to build an cleo
| trio railroad line to Denver was
strongly endorsed