The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-10
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

al Colorado Springs was dedicated
sunday. February 4th- Its cost was
s.. .o1o.
One OF the sights az Greeley in the
beginning of February was buds swell
ing on tie maple trees and about ready
20 bloom
The second monthly dinner OF the
Colorado State Commercial Associa-
uon viii be given al Colorado Springs
February iGIh
The manager Of the School OF Mines
football eleven al Golden is trying TO
arrange trip through the Northwest
for his team next fall.
At the close of the big cattle show
in Denver the Denver Chamber OF
commerce gave complimentary din
Ier 10 the visiting livestock men
The State Land Boards receipts for
last month show an increase over Jan
uary. 1905 The figures are: January.
1906. S54-2e5-s3; January, 1905, SCI
..517.
The carpenters employed By the in
dependent mill owners of Denver have
been granted an eighl-hour work day,
beginning May !. 1906, and continuing
one year
The Rev Asa B Whitten. former
publisher of the Rocky Mountain Bap-
tist, died al Boulder On the End inst,
OF consumption He leaves a wife and
two children
Sheriff Florence % Weld county
turned over to the county clerk
sl,poe-ss surplus earnings OF the Office
after all expenses had been deducted
for 1905
G. l. Oaks. aged IS years
pioneer ranchman of Fountain val
ley. died of heart failure while enter
ing the City drug store at Fountain
on the Srd instant
Mrs Sarah Graham, one OF the oldest
original Unionist colonisrs' pioneers.
died at Greeley on the 9Th inst. at the
age OF eighty years. She was for a
long time proprietor of the Exchange
hotel at Greeley
4. s Boyutou. a member OF the
Manitou Town Council. has received
word that his son. Charles A Boypton
Of Waco. Texas. has been appointed
United States district attorney for the
western district of that state
The Cripple Creek Short Line ran a
winter excursion from Colorado
Springs 10 Cripple Greek on the lst
inst Next thing they will be adver
Using Cripple Greek as a winter re-
sort
Mrs f Pearl Ebert, convicted 0
voluntary manslaughI.r in connection
with the death of Mrs Sarah Ault.
December -ith, was sentenced by
Judge Seeds at Cripple Greek 10 seven
10 eight years in the penitentiary-
The executive committee OF the
Pixies Peak Centennial Association al
Colorado Springs has arranged the pro
gram for the celebration of the discoy-
cry of Pixies Peak by Lieutenant Zebu-
Ion Pike, to be held September sin TO
| 18th.
Little fve-year-old Mary Zenola was
| burned TO death on the 3rd inst. al the
| home of her pareAIs on the John Lee
ranch six miles east of Golden. Her
clothing caught fire from bonfire Of
weeds and brush made by her little
( brother, aged nine years.
As a result of the preliminary exam
ination of Jesse Stansel. the police
man charged with the murder OF Sher-
il W. J. Thompson at Durango. Janu-
AIRY 9th, the accused was held for trial
in the District Court, but he was ad
uitted 10 bail in the sum Of SO 600.
| newspaper Governor Mcdonald has
placed himself on record as fayoring
a proposition to call a constitutional
convention to provide for an amend
ment By which United States senators
shall be elected by vote OF the peo-
pie
A complimentary trip to Cripple
Greek over the Short Line is offered By
n n rzS I-, -.
delegates to the convention of the In
ternarional League OF Press Clubs,
who will visit Colorado Springs August
18th in connection with their cnnyen-
rion al Denver.
A novel feature of the convention
of the International Typographical
union to be held at Colorado Springs
next Angus: will be a reunion OF the
printer Rough Riders who served
through the Cuban campaign with thar
famous cavalry regiment There were
approximately forty printers enlisted
In the regiment, several being killed
Business al the Pueblo Land OHce
has been greater during the past *
months than at an< previous time dur
ing It's history The average OF home
stead entries has run seyeuts-six
per month since last July This busi-
ness Will be considerably increased
with the consolidation OF the Lamar
district with the Pueblo Office. which
takes place February 9sIh.
Work is progressing satisfactorily
and rapidly on the GunnisO, tunnel
lie driving is being done from four
different headings and the total
length Is now over S.0ts1 feet Al the
river portal. from which the tunnel Is
400 feet the wafer has been bother
ing. necessitaiins Installing Of large
pumps which are TOW handling 900
900 gallons per day There are 500