The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-06-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


nine nigh school graduates
Aryada Commercial Club is still |
after . cent street car rate to Denver. |;
EA-Hoyernor Peabody and daughter |
are Witnesses in the famous Haywood |
murdef trial at Boise.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry T. West recent
ly celeorated their 62nd wedding an
niyersary al Greeley.
Ever3 teacher employed In the |
BouldeT EEaded schools has been reap |
polnted tDr next term.
Crippie Creek will celebate the ma
tional holiday with a two-day jolliti
cation July 4th and 9TH.
Denver and Greeley are to be con
nected by an electric line. Articles of
fmportanre have been filed
A SHAFT is being sunk on the Rock
wall coal vein in the vicinity of Flor
ence hy an Independent company.
}. B. Bailey, coal miner at Flor
ence, fell dead the other night. He
had been complaining Of not feeling
we'll for several days.
A horse, which ran away on one of
the main streets of Grand Junction the
other day was badly injured by run
ming into bunch of tree stumps.
Mrs cynthia NJ Marshall, wife of
the money order clerk at the post
office in Colorado Springs, died at the
family residence, 412 East Huerfano
stree
A ctr containing bottled beer was
broken into at Eaton and 10 bottles
stolen Today Sheriff Florence recov-
cred all but thirty bottles. Tramps are
suspecttd
Major Otis Remick, pioneer of Col
| orado Springs of the West. died at
st. Francis hospital. He had been i'll
for several months, suffering from a
general decline.
Gov Hu"htel has received the reslg-
nation Of senator NJ. f. Lewis of Ere
mont county. He has just been ap-
pointed postmaster of Florence and
resiened before the expiration of his
term.
John Corne. probation officer OF
Weld county for the last five years.
resigned and p. Tisdel known as
Fathsr Tsiel who devotes his life
to looking after the unfortunate in
Weld county, was appointed to the va
cancy,
LuCle Nurtis one of the most prom
inent graduates of the Trinidad High
school This year. was thrown from
buggy and fatally injured at Berint-
Vile. Ia. She was prominent in the
young society set and the sad news
is received with great regret.
Insread of draining a slough on his
land, as is usual. c. S. Allsebrook near
Fort Lupton, will use the seepage. flood
and waste waters. which fill the
slough, for irrigation, by building
dam and erecting a pumping plant by
which the water will be taken to 80
acres adjoining. The plant will cost
$1,000
State Dairy Commissioner Bishopp
is testing the herd of 20 COWS at the
, State Home for Dependent and Neg
lected Children for tuberculosis. The
dairy cattle at each state institution
are being put through test of this
kind, and the one at the Buena Vista
state reformatory will come in next
for inspection and examination.
Mrs. Zoa Gillespie, sixteen year-old
bride of John Gillespie. at Grand June
tion. was committed by a jury in the
Juyenile Court. Mrs Rosetta Johnson
alleged that one Of her dresses had
been taken by the girl when she went
to Delta to get married. The girl said
she merely meant to borrow the gar
ment to be married in and then to re-
turn it.
Miss Flossie Moore, valedictorian of
the 1907 class of the Florence high
high school, graduates with a perfect
record. She stands highest in scolar-
ship and during the entire four years
&C Irse has never been absent or tardy.
She is eighteen years old and is the
daughter OF former State Senator
Frank Moore She was born and reared
in that section.
Mrs. David T. Kimmel. about 65
years old, of Florence, broke her right
arm while shoveling dirt. Her foot
slipped from the shovel, throwing her
to the ground, breaking a small bone
In he right wrist Her husband aged
u, fell from scaffold month ago
and broke mis- right leg. They have
been married nearly 40 years and these
are the first misfortunes that have
overtaken them.
Two irrigation cases were settled at
Fort Collins in Judge Garrigues'
Court, In which I.arimer Coun-
ty No. ditch is given the
right to take water from the
Poudre river through what is known
as the old city ditch, and the Arthur
ditch Is allowed to change its point OF
diversion OF the river water. These
cases have been pending in the courts
here for sixteen years.
Mario Gallina, an year-old
Italian boy. was instantly killed at the
Huerfano mine in Remy canon, near
Trinidad. The boy was taking short
cut to his home and while on small
brideg was caught by string of mine
cars and frightfully manglcd A six
year-old girl was the only witness to
the accident. The trip rider in charge
of the cars knew nothing of the acci-
dent until told by the little girl. He