The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-17
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

There are now 2G1 boys ia the BOYS
Industrial School. near Golden
Golden will make bid for the loca-
tiou of the Colorado southern : new
ear shops.
A national golf tournament is being
planned for the Pixies Peak centen-
nial celebration AT Colorado Springs,
Gen. William j. Palmer OF Colorado
Springs has donated three valuable
lots in Durango to the Durango Pub
lie Library.
Maj Aaron Cove OF Denver has been
before the Senate committee on The
Philippines in opposition To the pro.
posed reduction i'll the sugar tariff.
Wallace Elliott of La Junta was
killed AT Guanaj juato. Mexico. by con
tact with live electric wire. His re-
mains were brought home for inter
ment.
+, A. Gunnell. father of Judge y. T.
Gunnell OF Colorado Springs. died al
his home in Colorado Springs on the
18th instant al the age of eighty y-tive
years.
The frame work has been erected for
the new shops of the Florence Il Grip
pie Creek railroad at Canon City and
work is progressing rapidly. The cost
Will be about $4,000.
\ company OF Durango men being
organized 10 build Il $4,000 hotel is
headed by Giles T. Nandergrift. Tom
Lofts and Charles +. Herr. Thirty
Thousand dollars has been pledged
\ collision between a Santa Re train
and Pueblo fire apparatus resulted i'll
the smashing OF Pueblo's newcA and
best steam fire engine, which cost So
coo. In running to a fire the driver
got in front Of Il freight tra-l.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for the laying out of IA townsite at
Dacono. six miles northeast of Eric.
The new town came into existence
when the Consolidated Coal a Coke
Company began mining last fall,
Charles G. Welch. an employe of the
Globe smelrer in Denver. committed
suicide ON the 18th instant by swai-
lowing strychnine and laudanum. III
health. by reason of inhaling gas
fumes. is supposed to be the cause.
John Clay 4 Co. of Chicago and
Clay, Robinson 4 Co. of Omaha. have
organized the First National Bank of
.Ault with a capital stock of $25,0oo.
Temporary quarters will be estab-
lished until IA new 5000 building can
be erected.
Register Mark G.. Woodruff of the
State Land Board has sent out about
$50 notices to various parts of the state
announcing that February 2lst has
been SET aside as the date for the
consideration by the board of the ap-
plicat.ons for the selection of indem-
nifty school lands.
Morrison is Jefferson county's lat
est incorporated town. The following
officials will serve for the first year.
having been elected on a Citizens
tickets Mayor. T. c. Morrison; trus-
tees. Dr.. +. l.. Luce. Jacob Schneider,
Charles Dixie, John W. Mclean, Ed
ward LcGrow and p. Olsen.
Otto Fehringer. who. as proprieto:
of four drug stores in Colorado
Springs. has during the past year
been arrested every few days for vio-
lating the liquor ordinance. has sold ali
his four stores and announced his de
termination to retire permanently
from the business.
\ Navajo Indian blanket made from
the clorhing of dead soldiers and
known 10 be over 125 years old, is
owned by Alderman J. II. Kahn of
Trinidad. Mr.. Kahn recently refused
$50 for the blanket. 1t was purchased
by Mr. Kahn from an Indian twenty
five years ago. near Durango.
The owner is being sought for a
ring worth $50 found near Nalmont
in Boulder county beside the railroad
track last fall. The finder, Al Teeck,
says there are six diamonds in the
ring and initials which the owner can
describe. He will not give it up until
"A fun description is given, but is anx-
ious to find the owner.
The yacht Anemone. which G. l..
Tut of Colorado Springs has entered
for the New York Yacht Clubs race
from San Francisco to Honolulu, has a
Denver registry Mr. Tut wanted to
give the boat a Colorado Springs reg
istry bur that city not being a port of
entry. he was compelled TO register the
yacht at Denver. or 20 outside of COZ
orado, which he would not do.
Notice has been received in the of
flee of the state game and fish com
missioner of shipment OF 100000
eastern brook trout eggs from Ply
mouth. Massachusetts. The eggs viii
be sent to the Denver hatchery and
later will be distributed in various
streams in the state. \ total of about
1000. .00J eggs will be purchased by the
state from the Plymouth hatchery.
Because sc2ls -. bad :. real or fam
cied grievance against Candido Barela.
Republican member of the last Legis
la1ure. an attempt was made to blow
his saloon and another building ad
joining off the face of the earth with
dynamite. at Weston. sixteen miles
west of Trinidad. on the niglff of the
18th instant The principal damage
done was shattering the windows.
Patents have been issued 10 the fol
lowing Colorado people: John A. Fer
guson. denver, press for concrct"
building blocks: James F. Ferry. Lead
vile. cooking utensils: Eli Forester,