The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-02-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Nillard Walker, a Garfield county
ranchman. accidentally shot himself
while cleaning his gun few days
ago. and died instantly.
The Denver Chamber Of Commerce
is to sell its present building to the
city and make arrangements for erect
ing a grand new structure.
The minstrel show given by the Den
yer Press Club is reported to have
been great success. Denver reporters
are all members Of the club.
Mrs. Martha Cox Of Greeley recently
celebrated her ninety-third birthday.
She is still active and does consider
able light housework and sewing.
A farmers institute will be held at
Greeley in February. at which a num-
ber of teachers from the Agricultural
college will lecture on scientific farm
ing.
The United States Senate has con-
flrmed the nominations of Samuel A.
Abbey and Leo Fairbanks as REGISTERS
of the Pueblo and Del Norte Iald Of
fees.
Tho date of the department encamp-
menr of the Grand Army Of the Repub
lie at Colorado Springs has beer
char ged from May 9Th to 11th to May
14th to 10th.
The report OF the commissioner OF
patents shows that 3S3 patents were
issued to residents of Colorado during
the past year, being one for every l.
400 inhabitants.
A speedway is to be built entirely
around Lake Minnequa at Pueblo. The
road will be for the use of automobiles
and carriages and will be about six
miles long and lined with trees.
The Stockmens National Bank OF
Brush, Colorado, has been authorized
to begin business with $4,000 capital.
W. A. Cotton is president, E. Mum.
vice president, and +. +. Cotton, cash
ier.
DR.. II. w. Callahan, head master OF
the State Preparatory School at Boul-
der, has resigned, to take effect Febru-
ary 1st, and has accepted a position
with the Hockey school at Tarrytown.
on the Hudson.
The Holly Construction Company
has been soliciting beet sugar acreage
among the farmers near Florence, and
and it is understood that pledges OF
5000 acres would secure the erection
Of a sugar factory.
The annual encampment of the De-
partment of Colorado and Wyoming, G.
A, r., will be held at Colorado
Springs, May 14th, 18th and 10th, the
dates being selected at meeting OF
the department council.
The Rev. F. ]. Bruno, who recently
resigned the pastorate of the Pilgrim
Congregational Church at Pueblo, has
been rendered and has accepted posi-
ton as head of the Associated Chari-
ties In Colorado Springs.
Despite the recent cold weather and
the snow on the Mountains. the her
on's BILL" or "hemlock stork's bill" Is
blooming just west of Manitou. This
establishes new record for florlcul-
ture in the Pixies Peak region.
NJ. M. HANNA and f. A. Pfeitlel,
expert accountants of Crippl, Creek.
have been engaged by the county com
missioners of Fremont county to audit
the books of the county officials. The
work will take about forty days, and
cost $1,000.
The engine house and hoisting ap-
paratus of the Fremont coal mine,
near Florence, were burned soon after
midnight, January path, occasioning
loss of about $1,000. Two hundred
men will be thrown out of employment
| for three or four weeks.
w. NJ. Weaver, night watchman at
the Anaconda cyanide mill at Gold
hill, in the Cripple Creek district, was
held up on the night Of January 25th
| by three masked men, who carried on
| 300 rounds of precipitates valued at
| $500, first tying the Waterman.
The Glockner sanitarium at Colo
rado Springs will shortly construct a
| three-story brck addition, accommo-
| dating forty patients and TO cost $7o,-
600. The present santarium, with its
| hospital ward and tents and cottages
| cost S115,00O. Work will be started by
| March at the latest and will be fin
| ished in nine months.
Rev. Samuel William Byrd, negro
minister at Pueblo, fell dead of apo
| plexy few days ago. while building
| a kitchen fire for his wife at 5 o'clock
| in the morning. Mr.. Byrd was a col
| lege graduate, had been in the minis
| try thirty-tive years and has held the
! Offices in the African NJ. E. Church of
| bishop, presiding elder and general
| missionary.
Ex-Governor Adams and wife of Pu-
| eblo will probably circumnavigate the
| globe After a brief visit with rela-
| tives in Pasadena, California, they will
| sail from San Francisco February 5th.
| on the steamship Corea. They will
| first go to Honolulu and then to Japan.
| They will later proceed to China,
whence they will go to Manila and pos
sibly to India.
, The Arkansas Valley Electric Com.
| h., hou a1art y ~
! plant at Florence to a Denver com
| pany, who will dismantle the building
and ship it to Denver. The Florence
Electric Company is securing its cur
rent from the Colorado Power Com.
| pany at Canon City. The Arkansas