The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-03-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The State Supreme Court has again
decided that the law abolishing the
fee system in county Offices is consu-
,utional.
The county officers OF Arapahoe
county have been moved into the new
building at Littleton erected for them
by J. J, Lilley.
Governor Mcdonald has named Max
Atencio as water commissioner for
water district No. 35 at Fort Garland.
Costilla county.
The Ministers association OF Boul-
der has passed resolutions discoun-
tenancing Sunday funerals, except on
urgent occasions.
The City Council OF Boulder will
offer to furnish an appropriation of
$4,000 under the Bonynge bill is
pending in Congress.
Frank Mario. Colorado Springs
gardener, whose wife had sued for
divorce, took paris green February
27th and died March LIST.
Since November lst of last year Pc
ter Haldi has brought to Boulder from
Altoona il Boulder county the heads OF
nineteen coyotes, three dead and one
live wild cat and one live eagle.
In the District Court at Cripple
Greek Clayte Watt, Same Haas and
Jack Frame were found guilty OF as
saulting p. l.. Dattlebaum. saloon
keeper. with intent to rob and kill.
II. II. Hammond has been appointed
by Governor Mcdonald to the Office of
county commissioner OF Park county
10 fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Charles d. Peckham.
Thomas Finn, serving a sentence OF
from five to six years at Canon City
for assault to murder has had his sen
tence commuted to from two TO six
years This will release him within a
few weeks.
Walter Rock. who was reported to
have been murdered in Goldheld. Ne
yada. several months ago. has re-
turned to Cripple Creek and says he
was not at Goldfield at the time the
story started.
The tax valuation of Fremont county
property this year is S6.424.03S, and
of this amount l05 taxpayers pay on
$4.249,625. The remaining $2,1l5,413
is divided among 5000 taxpayers, aver
aging s435 each.
The Colorado railroads will grant
rate of one fare for the round trip to
the meeting OF the Elks' grand lodge
next summer and to the laying OF the
corner stone of the Shriners temple
in Denver May I'd.
The Senate public land committee
has reported favorably the Teller bill
granting Durango land for reservoir
purposes and granting lands for GEM
etery to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows at Central City.
John II Morrison, aged SO, shift
boss employed on Robson & Carriers
lease in the Smugler-Union mine at
Telluride was suffocated by foul air
on the evening Of February 2sth and
died before help could reach him.
The Missouri Pacific has completed
arrangements to run through train
from Denver to Little Rock via Gen,
eseo, Wichita and Coffeyville, making
connections for New Orleans. 1t will
be fast train and will try for mail
contracts from Denver TO the South.
west.
Charged with murder alleged to have
been committed nearly four years ago
at Aguilar. Antonio Mastello, an Itai-
ian, was arrested at Louisville a few
days ago by Frank Trujillo, deputy
sheriff ard special officer for the Colo
RADIO & Southern railroad. and taken
to Trinidad. where he was placed in
Jail
The stained glass window. with the
portrait of the late Senator E. o. VOL
colt. which has been planned for the
state capitol for some time, Will be
placed over the presidents seat in the
Senate chamber. The committee con
sisted of Senators Lewis, Barela and
De La Vergne, who secured the por-
trait at a cost of about $4,000.
An agreement has been signed be-
tween the colleges in interest whereby
the annual football game between the
University of Colorado and the School
of Mines elevens will be played on
Hoyt field the new grounds of the
University of Denver. The team OF
the L. of D. expects to play its Thanks
giving game away from home.
According to a decision just rendered
by County Judge Mirick at Pueblo,
marriage entered into in violation OF
law and which in consequence would
be declared null and void. becomes
valid without further ceremony or act
when the parties live together, after
the disability of the law is removed by
the expiration of the time in which
marriage Is prohibited by the statute
John T Bottom has lost his suit
against H. A. Lindsey for the office of
city and county attorney of Denver
The Supreme Court has decided that
as long as the charter does not ade
ouately provide for the election of such
an officer the mayor and county com
missioners have a right to employ
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