The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-12-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Huachuca and Riley. for the use of the
army.
The movement to secure a large
sugar factory at BMlder is being
pushed, and it is believed that the
/. requisite acreage contracts can be ST.
cured.
The Denver Fire and Police Board
has passed. resolution that there shall
be no increase OF the number of sa-
looms in the city New licenses will be
granted only as old ones are reln,
quishcd OF revoked.
leaking gas jet occasionel A fire
in the warehouse of the Colorado Cas-.
ket Compauy al Denver on lhe morn
ing OF November 2GIh. which resulted
in the loss Of 5000 collins, valued at
$45.o00.
Diilard F Parker. yard brakeman of
the Colorado a southern. was run over
at Forr Collins November cath. while
switching cars and, and was instantly
killed. He caves a widow and an in
FAINT girl,
The people of Salida are urging the
residents Of other towns along the Ar
kansas river To join with them in
movement 10 prevent the pollution of
The Ever by the placer mining opera
tions near Granite.
The office of the surveyor general
In Denver is to be removed from its
present quarters in the Barclay block,
at the corner Of Eighteenth and l.ari-
mer streets, TO the new Empire build
Ing, Sixteenth and Glenarm streets
The Crystal River & San Juan rail
road was completed to Marble, Gunni-
son county, November 23d, and the
people of Marble celebrated the event
with no little jublation. This means
the opening up of vast deposits Of val
| liable marble
Lieut., +, E. Scranton. U. s n. has
been detached from duty in charge OF
the navy recruiting station at Denver
and ordered to the naval station at
Tutui.a. Samoa for duty. He will be
relieved al Denver by Lieut.. J. H. Com
fort.
Resolutions upon the discharge OF
the co!nTed companies of the Twenty
, fifth United States infantry were
passed at meeting in Zion church,
Denver, attended by about 600 colored
people. copy was sent to President
Roosevelt, asking modification of the
order.
The restaurant men and the church
Ptoplt VI b"HNtl nave uulltl Ill
effort TO procure the passage of an ordi-
nance abolishng the free lunch system
in saloons Policemen are said to favor
II in the belief that it will reduce the
hobo crop"
Mr.. Fred \. Gordon, game warden
at Glenwood Springs. reports to the
state game and fish commissioner that
the Ute Indians have now been driven
back out of Colorado. About forty
Utes broke over the line into Routt
and Rio Blanco counties and killed
I few deer. but all have now departed
and no further trouble is feared.
A marble column bearing bronze
| sun dial has been presented to the
| state and set up on the capitol
grounds at Denver by the Society Of
| Colonial Danes of America in Colo
RADIO. Mrs Elizabeth c. Goddard OF
Colorado Springs, president of the So
| ciety, made the presentation speech,
which was responded to by Governor
1 Mcdonald.
1t is reported on what is claimed to
| be good authority that work will begin
| in two weeks on the new steam rail
way to be built into the country east
| of Greeley by the Greeley Railway
company. Workimen now employed to
| the number of 400, with teams, on the
| Empire resrvoir in eastern Weld
| county and in Morgan county, will be
brought here to grade and build the
I road.
! Rev. E. w. Work, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church at Colorado
/ Springs, who month ago was ten
dcred the presidency of the Presby-
terian State college to be established
l. t.
| congregation few days ago that he
had decided not to accept the position
and would remain at the Springs. The
| congregation gave rising vote of
| thanks and sang the DoXology.
Judge Melvin. grand exalted ruler
Of the Elks, has appointed Maj. A. V.
! Bohn, deputy grand exalted ruler for
Colorado. Major Bohn is one OF the
best known mining men of Leadville
and has been an Elk for the last fif
teen years, having been a representa-
, tive Of the grand lodge on several oc
casions. He was recently elected
state senator from Lake county on
the Republican ticket.
The Westinghouse Manufacturing
company will build mica plant in
Denver which will employ $50 persons
and will consume the entire product OF
its three Wyoming mines. At present
the Westinghouse mica plant Is To-
Gated near its Custer mine in Custer,
South Dakota, but owing to inability to
secure labor, \ has been decided to re-
move /. to Denver and run 1t at its full
capacity every day in the year.
Attorney General N. c. Miller will
endaayor to secure immediate payment
Of the amount due the state from the
Stratton estate under the inheritance
tax law, as the time for the ad!ninistra-
tors of the estate to make an appeal
from the judgment of the County Court
of FL Paso county has passed without
their having availed themselves of the
privilege. This Judgment was that the