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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
Coal Creek Burned to Ground.

Florence. Colo.--ln the most disas-
frOus confiagIation in the history nf
Fremont county. Coal Creek flour
ishing village three miles south Of
here, which owes its existence to the
coal mines of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company located there has been
practically wiped out by fire A con
servative estimate Of the loss is froro
100000 to $250.0OO No lives were
lost, and no one was injured. al
though the entire poulation of the
town, summoned from the mines by
the catastrophe. united in fighting the
flames
All the town reaching from the
Denver d Rio Grande railroad to tho
schoolhouse. a quarter of a mile south
and half mile wide. is heap OF
smoking embers. Three hundred fsDii-
lies lost their all, and are homeless
Relief in the way of food and cloth
ing has been sent from Florence, and
rs the nights are warm the homeless
ones will not be forced to endure
much hardship.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron colony
houses are located on hill above the
town, and escaped destruction. Their
negro tenants performed yeoman serv-
ice in aiding the white families in the
attempt to save their homes, and two
eololed women. Maria Black and Su-
sannah Jones, were overcome to the
point of exhaustion and had to be car
ried away to place of safety.
Dynamite was used toward the last
m blowing up houses in the path OF
The flames, and the schoOlhouse was
saved. standing alone on smoke
blackencd plain.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
NEWS OF TIE WEEK
Mast Important Happenings G. u.
Past Seven Days
Interesting Items Gathered from Al
parts of the World Condensed
IntO Small space for tie
0eAcnt of ou- R,aCers.
Peruvian.

Francis Murphy. the uoted temper,
ance advocate, died al his home in
Los Angeles, Calf. He was II years
old and had been in falling health
some time.
Webb McNall. former superintend-
en-, OF insurance OF Kansas, has been
stricken with paralysis at his home
in Gaylord, Kan.
Tams BiAby, who for ten years has
been Il commissioner for the Fiv,
Civilized Tribes in Indian territory,
has retired rom the government sc..
vice.
}. A. Corey. a travelling salesman,
was shot by Charles Glow at Hal
lam. Neb.
Hoke Smith has been inauSurated
governor of Georgia
Judge William F. Frear has been
appointed governor of Hawaii
Secretary Garfield officated at the
FIRST opening OF irrigated land which
took place at Billings. Mont. recently.
Secretary Root will visit Mexico in
September.
Thomas NJ Logan. brother of Gen.
John A. Logan. recently fell dead at
his home in Murphyshoro, III. He
was so years of age.
Gen Kuroki and party. who recently
toured the United States, have ar
rived in Toxic. Japan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz. widow CT
Louis Agassiz, the famous scientist, Is
dead in Boston aged 50 years.
Senator Stone. of Missouri. and
Representative Towne. of New York,
have arrived in Manila, OF tour Of
the Philippines
All hope for the recovery of Francis
Murphy, the aged temperance adyo'
cate. who is i'll in Los Angeles, has
been abandoned.
Mrs. Katherine Felske, aged lo4.
said to have been the oldest person
in Nebraska, died recently at her
home in Grand Island.
President Jesse. OF the University
of Missouri, has decided to temper
arily withdraw from the institution in
an effort to regain his health.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06
MlSrell1neou0,

Harry +. Kicker, formerly business
manager OF the Metropolitan Opera
house at St. Paul, Mimi. has been
convicted of having stolen $1,000 OF
the funds of the theatre.
DSubpoenas have been issued by the
federal court at Chicago for The
chief officials of the Standard Oil
company Judge Lands insists on
knowing the financial condition o;
the concern before assessing fines for
rebating.
In the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
ho, Judge Wood made ruling that
testimony showing a conspiracy on
tine part of the mine owners against
the federation could not be introduced
by the defense
The collections in the Kansas in
surance department for the first sin
months CT this year are greater than
the total collections of the depart
ment for 1906 by $4,000.
The strike of the garbage drivers
in New York has caused vast piles
OF refuse to collect in the tenement
district ,ndangering the health Of the
people.
The Wisconsin assembly, by vote
of 60 to 40 passed the senate resolu-
tion favoring the election OF United
States senators by direct vote.
A monument in memory of the deeds
of valor of Terrys Texas rangers. has
been unveiled On the capitol grounds
at Austin.
Commercial bodies in Japan hav.
addressed a communication to like. liz
stitutions in this country, intimating
that unless the unfriendly acts against
japanese in this country are discol-
tf-sed there will be an effort made
10 obstruct the trade between the 40
countries.
EX-Judge William G. Loving of
Houston, Va, was declared not guilty
1f the charge of shooting Theodors
Estes, the young man who is alleged
10 have drugged and attacked the
Judges daughter while taking a bug.
gy ride.
resolution has been introduced in
the convention of the Western FEEDER.
alton of Miners to bring about the for
nation of an entirely new national
labor union of several factions tina.
nave split off other o.ganiza.
tiUns.
The president has appointed Philip
n. Brown secretary of the embassy
AZ Constantinople, and Peter Angus
tine Jay secretary OF the embassy at
Toxic.
Fifty houses in the residence sec
Eaon Of Bisbee, Ariz., were destroyed
Joy fire recently.
Three people were killed. se-eral
Others injured and at least 81 ,O0e 600
worth OF property destroyed by tor
snado which recently passed over 'Gnl-
5sa. !. T., and vicinity. One hundred
Ido tricks were blown down in the
Glenn pool alone.
The weather bureau announces laat
|the month just closed was the coolest
June on record at Washington u. c.,
Do IS years.
The state hen:lh officer NJ Texas
kag under con ,leration a proposition |
10 establish "a state quarau.i le against =
:,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-07-06

man. lheiist is now a minar anu Il
mo mb5l uI The Nesrern Federation OF
Mlnel 5 He said he nrsi met Harry
OIchaIa a GIoUeviiie III January.
lsoo. but Geuieu tEut he had tNeI as
sisted urcuard Cr Adams to Steal
powa'f Aglu the lnIoA Pacific pow"
der Lou5e ur auywh here else.
''Dla Auu e.vr have any converse
ton WIZ orchard about blowing UP
Il hoteI
YES, SIT. Orchard came 10 me on2
day anu asi.td me il / could tea hnn
LOW the Autel was situated. mad
WORKED tArgv iwo mGntas and tuiu
him wHal / knew. lie ln.n asned me
II 1 u.Gul q want TO come aIoug anu
nelp hlA blow II up. | told nam, NO,
tnat wouldn't stick my hnser n IL,
as | nF''t III, ended to nil ANY body.
Me Il, III sad he never taln,d with
CrcnaiG as to any attempt On Gov
ernor ca body or anybody else.
On CluSS-eNlminatiun. Meneliet SAID
he had once travelled with Steve
Adams Tor several weeks. he had Dut
one tan with orchard regarding the
Diowlng up OF the hotel. Orchard SAID
=. was The thiy way TO get nd oI the
'scabs. Mtheliel said he belle. ed
Orchara was in iamest, and he tolu
AJAX Match about it MaiiCn told hlm
not to got mixed up in any tnlns like
tIat, for he Cuuld live without kll.lna
any body, The witness said he wde
net al GlobeyiIle at the time OF the
.,:alich tre.
Men lrr first met Orchard through
Detectl}c GraIias. He knew nothing
OF the circumstances OF The 'tdinus
out OF Orchard and Steve Adams, bu,
undeisluua it Was over business al
fairs.
Mcfarland Takes the Stand.
The next Witness Tor the defense
arouse unusual intert St he was Ed
ward L. Mcfarland. "A brother of Pin
nerton Detective James Mcfarland.
who has been in charge of securing
evidence tGr the state. The witness
said he was not a member o. the
We stern Federation Of Miners, but Il
shoemaker by uade. He was at work
in his shop in Victor the day Of the
not there, following the independence
depot explosion. After the shooting
started Mcfarland said I've men came
to his shop and said they wanted him.
He wa il arch,d between lines of sol
aiors to The train and taken to Colo
Tado sUiings, where he and several
hundrtd miners we've transferred to
he Sara Fe road ana taken to with
IN a short distance of the Kansas Line.
Tie engineer Of the train refused 10
take the men across the state line.
'Aftrt We left the train three vol
leys Were fired over our heads ana We
were told 10 never come back, said
Mcfarland. We were in The fields
some time, when along came train
which slowed down. The engineer
asked us If we ", re the do ported men
He then told us to get aboard. and he
look L. into Holy, Cole. where we
remain Il for some time
Did you ever 20 back to Nic;or?'
No. sir"
On cross examination Mcfarland
said h. could not identify any ono
who did any shooting in the Victor
riots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-26
SOME BIRTHDAYS.

= 81 "a
Horace Greeley was born I 49,. u,
1871, In Amherst, N. Y. He was an
author.
George Washington, the Father %
His Country, was born Feb. "a. 1892.
William Henry Harrison, ninth pres.
ident. was born Feb. 9, 1878.
AbrOhani Lincoln, sixteenth presi.
dent. was born Feb. II, 1909.
Winfield Scott Hancock served on
frontier duty In the Mexican war. was
born Feb. IA, 1894.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the
childrer's poet, was born Feb. 81,
1907.
George Frederick Handel, a must.
clan, was born Feb. 90. 1855.
George Handley. who fought IN the
1852.
Nehemiah Adams, d. D., an Amer..
can theologian, was born Feb. IL,
1905.
Frederick Adelung. a German phil.
ologist. was born Feb. %, 1853.
Mark Hopkins, who published adj
dresses etc., was born Feb. 4, 1902
William Hope Hull. assistant in the
United States attorney generals ONCE
during President Buchannan's admin.
istration. was born FEB. 2, 1920.
Alice r.. Lea, Abba, Iowa.
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BIRTHDAYS.

George Washington was born Feb.
~, 1872. He was the first president
OF the United States. He was called
father of our county.
Abraham Lincoln was born Feb. 10,
1909. He was president during the
civil war.
George Peabody Feb. IS, 1895. In
all he is supposed to have given away
eight and a half million dollars, be-.
sides leaving large income to his
relatives.
Horace Greeley was born Feb. g.
1911. He founded the New York Daily
Tribune in 1841.
William Sherman was born Feb. 8,
1920. He graduated at West Point IN
1870.
Henry w Longfellow was born Feb,
~, 1907. He was writer OF great
books.
Edgar Allen Poe was born Feb. 49,
1909. He was a great writer.
James Russell Lowell was born Feb
20, 1919. He was the youngest Of the
family.
William Harrison was born Feb, 8
177S. He was governor of Indian Ter.
ritory in 1S05-1813.
Bertha Hale,
Age ID. Floris, Ia
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Age 10.
BIRTHDAY MONTH.

The month of February brings to us
the least number Of days Of any month
of the year,
1t brings the birthdays Of many fam.
Gus people. The third Is the birthday
of Horace Greeley, the arctic explorer.
Charles Dickens, the most popular Of
English novelists, was born on the
seventh.
The eighth celebrates the birthday
Of two world known people, Jules
Verne, whose imaginative stories were
enjoyed by many people, and General
Sherman whose March to the Sea, .
is a part of our nations history.
February IL is Abe Lincoln's birth.
day, remembered by young and old,
He was the fourteenth president ui
the United States ami the fifteenth
lis the birthday of Calico, the Italian
philosopher.
The % is our national holiday, hon.
oring the birth Of washington, First
in Peace, First in War and First In
the Hearts Of his Countrymen.
The 26 marks the birth Of Victor
Hugo, the celebrated French writer
and the n is the birthday of our dear.
ly loved author Of ''Hiawatha" Henry
w. Longfellow.
There is no month in which, in so
short time, any more honors can be
paid to those who have achieved fame,
than in the short chill, quickly pass.
ing days of February.
Anna Carnes,
Age H. Eddyville. Iowa.
r. r. D. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-26
THE cREAklDY CHAIR

(By Stuart McLean)
We're off for cruise in the Creakidy
Chair
To the land of the Make-Believe.
Where the nursery turns to a castle
y of gold,
Aad the knights go sailing in
sleeves;
Where the kitten has changed to q
dragon with claws,
And the giants creep up the stair
But the only way to that wonderful
land
Is TO rock in the Creakidy Chair.
It's back and forth in the Creakidy
Chair,
Till the room floats far away,
And we come to the Kingdom of
Hearts Delight
4 In the beautiful Valley of Play:
Where the little toy dogs all wag their
tails,
And the dollies are rrincesses fair
And we're just as happy as happy
can be,
In the comfy old Creakidy Chair.
% quiet and still is the Creakidy
Chair.
And somebody's fast asleep;
Gone to the place where the dreams
are born,
To play with Little Bo-Peep.
Dut ON, Mr. King had the Make.Be.
levers,
There's nothing cne-haH SO fair
In all your realms, as her babyself
Asleep in the Creakidy Chair.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
WASHINGTON.

George Washington was born in a
plain, old fashioned house in West
moreland county. Virginia, Feb. %,
1872.
He attended the old Field school
which Mr.. Hobby taught.
In Virginia it was customary for the
older boys of the family to have the
land left to him. So Lawrence, his
half brother, was sent to England to
school.
When George was eleven years old
his father died suddenly and his moth
er worked hard in order to raise young
George correctly.
Then he was sent to school to Mr..
Williams and studied reading, writing
and arithmetic and little bookkeep-
ing and surveying. At 16 years of age
he left school and went to Blue Ridge
mountains to survey some of the wild
lands. Most of the food was the flesh
of wild turkeys and other game. When
George was but nineteen years old.
the governor of Virginia made him a
major OF militia. He resolved to send
young George to tell the French that
they were on the English gorund The
English and French had war and
George Washington fought in it. Then
he lived for many years quietly at
Mount Vernon and he did not intend
to have anything more to do with a
soldiers life He was very fond IF
hunting and fishing.
When the revolutionary war began
George Washington was the leader.
After the war was ever he was elect
ed president of the United States AMI
in 1892 he was again elected. but he
refused the third term After that he
went to Mount VERNON to live and
he died there in 1893.
Yours truly,
Theresa Brady,
North Plum ST., Ottumwa, la.
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The Courier Junior
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUx.
EDITOR.
ThouGHTFULNEss, GREATEST
TRAIT.

Dear Juniors-This is, as you all
know, George Washington's birthday
We are letting the Juniors tell you
about "The Father of Our Country
and the first president. One of Wash.
fngton's greatest traits was thought
fitness. in planning out things before
hand. He was always serious and
thoughtful and always had his mind
fixed on whatever task was before him
He studied it carefully and looked on
every side of it. then made out his
bwn scheme. Indeed he seemed at
times to have the power to see into
the very souls Of men and Judge their
motives. That was because he was
always so sincere and truthful him
self. He thus got power to detect
falseness in others.
And. dear Juniors, you must cult.
vate this trait of character in all
things that you do. Plan your work
for the Junior beforehand, and above
ali things be honest and original in
it.
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ST. VALENTINE.

Long years ago there lived an old
man named Valentine. This old man
was bishop. Bishops are men that
low after churches.
Valentine was good hearted man
He took care Of people when sick,
clothed and gave food to them when
cold and hungry.
Valentine prayed to the real God
but the other people prayed and wor.
SHIPPED idols made of brass, clay and
sometimes stone.
Valentine wanted the people to pray
to the right God.
But the people thought that these
idols would answer their prayers iusr
as our real God would.
After while they put Valentine in.
to chains and then put him in prison.
When Valentine was old, before he
was put into prison he sent little mes.
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HOW BENNY EARNED HIS MONEY.

Benny was little lame hoy. His
father was dead and his mother had
to make living. And It was hard
work for her to make enough to keep
them. His mother worked for a rich
woman whose name was Mrs. H. J.
Brooks. She lived in the city. One
day Benny thought he would 60 with
his mother to work so when they got
there his mother went TO worl. She
had to wash that day. So Benny
thought he would help her. Benny
went to work and helped his mother,
and when they got through the lady
paid his mother, and then she handed
Benny over dollar, and that MADE
him happy.
When they got home Benny said to
his mother, II am going to get me
some new clothes with my money"
you will have to earn some more
before YOU can get any new clothes"
said his mother.
I oh. i will go with you and earn
some more money said Benny.
So Benny went with his mother and
earned another dollar and got him
some clothes.
Bessie Grant,
Floris, Iowa.
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Your father or big brother will tell
you where to sign your name on the
above ballot, as well as the name OF
your favorite.
DO not forget to give the correct ad.
dress. The posta1s for last week and
this week will be sent out tomorrow
We are sorry to say that we could not
find any Washington postals. but we
have some beautinful ones anyway.
There is still time for the Juniors to
write about the Birthday month. We
want the Juniors to find out how
many great mems birthdays are cele.
brated this month and then write
stories or essays for the Junior. Be,
sides giving several grand prizes at
the end Of the month we will send out
some beautiful souvenir postals.
Other Souvenir Postals.
We will give another souvenir al.
bum to the first Junior who has TWEEN.
ty-fve cards sent by the Courier Jun.
ior. Even If. you are working in the
grand contest YOU can work in the sou.
venir postal card. We are publish.
ing many of the old letters today and
each of the writer's will receive a
souvenir card. We are also publishing
the recipes and these little contribu.
tors will get postals. We want more
recipes, but you must send only one
ecipe at time. Each recipe here.
after must be accompanied by a little
story or letter.
Do not write letters and recipes on
he same sheet of paper.
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--------------
WASHINGTON.

George Washington was nice and
an honest man.
Washington's father died when he
was IL years old. He was born in IN
old fashioned house.
And he went to a school that was in
. field by a man named Hobby. And
when he was a little boy after Ills
father died his mother taught him
manly ways and he grew up to be a
nice man.
George Washington was born IN
1893 at Mount Vernon.
Here are the birthdays Of February.
Feb. 12--Abraharn Lincoln.
Feb. 14.-St. Valentine.
Feb 22--Lowell.
Feb. 22-George Washington.
Feb. 27-Lpngfedllow
Goodbye from,
Miss Hazel Hupp.
Packwood.
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BIRTHDAY MONTH.

George Washington was born ~
Westmoreland county, Virginia Feb.
%, 1882. He was president April so,
1899.
William Henry Harrison was born
at Berkely county, Charles City, Wiz.
ginia. Feb. 8. 1773. ae was president
March 4, 1841.
Henry w. Longfellow was born at
Port anime, Feb. ~. 1907. He was
writer Of great books.
Horace Greeley was born at AM
herst, N. H., Feb. 3, 1911. He was q
great writer
Abraham Lincoln was born in Har-
din county. Kentucky, Feb 12, 1900.
He was president during the civil war.
Lucy Gertrude Hale,
Age 8. Floris. Iowa.
r. F. D. No. 3.
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VOTE AGAIN.

We want the Juniors to vote again
this week. Even those voting last
week can have another vote.
Now at the end Of the month the
editor of the Junior expects to award
several prizes, but we also want the
Juniors to have something to say
about the prize winner. We will not
publish the names of the winners until
March 8, SO that you can have another
vote next week. AS we receive each
ballot we will send the voter souve
mir postal and the Junior receiving the
most votes will get a prize. Here is
the blank ballot:
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MANY BIRTHDAYS.

George Washington was born Feb
~. 1882 He was the first president oil
the United States and served through
the French and Indian war. He dieo
in Mt. Vernon in 1899. Here are some
Of the men whose birthdays are In
February:
Abraham Lincoln was born Feb. IL
1909. He died April Ia, 1865.
j. @. CLANCY was born Feb. 1. 1858
He is representative.
l.. Dixon was born Feb. 9, 1860.
M. e. Driscoll was born Feb. 9
1851.
B. Hermann born Feb. 10. 1913.
r. Adams born Feb. 26 1s4s.
D. F. Lebean born Feb. Z, 1861.
S. r. Dresser born Feb. I. 1872.
G. Sibley born Feb. 49,. 1850.
]. T. Johnson born Feb. %. 1858.
r. J. Gamble born Feb. Z. 1851.
NJ w. Hale born Feb. 11.tS60.
]. Howell born Feb. II 1857.
]. A. Hughus born Feb ~. 1861.
]. P. Dolliver born Feb. 6. 1853.
s. q. Mndd born Feb. 10. 1858.
s. w. Mccall born Feb. %. 1851.
j.. DENLY born Feb. t8. 1870.
*. Nelson was born Feb. 3, 1S43.
J. F. McCleary was born Feb. s
1853.
c. B. Law was born Feb $. 1872.
G. ]. Dunwell was born Feb. 13, 1857
". B. Cochran was born Feb 80
1854.
J. z. Andrus was born Feb. 1s
1S41.
Charles Dickens was born Feb. Z
1872; died 1870.
c. Derby born Feb. %, 1890.
]. Ruskin born Feb. s, 1919; died
Jan 20, 1900.
W. S. Hancock born Feb. IA. 1924:
died Feb 8. 1886.
| will close.
Yours truly.
Winfred Hunter
Blakesburg, s.
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sages with his love in them. He would
send these to the children.
: When Valentine was In prison a
long time, the people saw that Valen-
tine was right.
Finally they said, "Let us celebrate
the 14th of February.
February IA was Valentines birth
day.
So the people send messages with
their love in them. ,'
Now we don't call them messages,
but Valentines. ~
~ Helen Rowe.
Age 8. Ottumwa, la.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington was born Feb.
z3, In the. year 1882 If he had lived
ne would have been one hundred and
seventy-f1ve years old,
He was an honest, upright little boy.
and he grew to be an honest. upright
man. He always told the truth.
ne was the first president Of the
United States.
His brothers got to go to college,
but he did not, He liked to ride horses
and was fond ofsall out door sports.
Francis Norton,
Melrose. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-26
coeoanut PUDDING,

Melt slowly together one-fourth OF
pound of fresh butter and enc pound OF
granulated sugar add one quart sweet
milk, six eggs, beaten separately, and
until very light. reserving the whites
of two; one lemon grated and one large
cocoanut grated. Mix thoroughly, t,iin
into buttered pudding dish and bake
In a moderate over one-half hour. Make
a n1eringue with whites of two eggs
and four teaspoonfuls of powdered
sugar, letting 1t brown lightly In slow
oven after heaping it over the pudding.
Serve with marmalade.
Doris Young.
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THE GRADUAL FAIRY.

Now. the little Breezes were 50 en-.
,hanted with his voice that for mo-
nent they were inclined to blow down
he leaf and let him in. For, though
their mother had pasted it very tight,
she had always told them that if some.
hing. really important happened. such
tire in the forest or an axe in the