The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-22
COLORADO news


9th. for the purpose of Organizing
state association.
The following rural routes were or
dered established in Colorado MAJ lst:
Bellevue, Larimer county, rorr. 7. pop
ulation 500, families l52. Pueblo. Pu-
eblo county, route 2. population 500.
families l50
\ large number of Italians arr leav-
ing the coal camps in Fremont county
/ for their homes in Italy. During the
last month work in the mines has
slackened until most of the properties
are working half time.
Ii is estimated that ] 900 acres OF
fruit trees will be planted in Beaver
Park a short distance from Canon
City. this season. An immeuse dam
has been constructed at this point by
the Beaver Land Irrigation Company.
II is sal i that the name Colorado, as
applied 10 the state. comes from the
past participle OF the Spanish colo
rar, to color. The state il sO-called,
probably. from its tinted peaks OF from
its vegetation, rich in mlny.colored
flowers.
Prof Homer l.. Shantz. 4 graduate
of Colorado College, 1901, has accepted
an offer o. the chair of botany in the
University of Louisiana at Baton Rouge
and mas gone there to assume hss new
duties. Professor Shantz was BON and
raised in Colorado City.
The main Offices of the UEitei OIL
Company at Florence will be dlsman-
tied, as the company intends erecting
Il number of large buildings during the
year and the site of the Office building
will be needed. The company spent
$3.50, 900 last year on new buildings.
DR.. J. J. Crook. for many years
prominent physician at Che enne,
Wyo, and afterward at Leadvill" died
on the 18th inst. at the home Of his
son. DIR. w w. Crook. at Gienwood
Springs, at the age of eighty-ons 3ears.
He was a relative of Gen. George
Crook. .he Indian fighter.
At Gl Glenwood Springs on the lith
14th inst John Hopkins was found
guilty in the District Court of violating
the game laws and was fined 81 and
costs. the total being nearly $2oe- He
was charged with having the carCasses
of six deer in his possession. but was
found guilty of having only three
Mrs. Richard Sopris. said to be the
oldest pioneer woman in the state, cell
ebrated her ninety-third birthday at her
home in Denver on the 18th inst AIRS.
Sopris came to Denver with her hus-
band the late Richard Sopris, long
prominent business man and twice
mayor of the city, in the spring OF
1860.
Negotiations are said to be pending
by which the Y NJ C. A of the state
is endeavoring TO secure Wind River
. lodge in Estes park. as a summer re-
h. lott fS
ines The idea is to plan this retreat
along the lines of that at Lake Geneva
and hold summer conferences In the
/ park.
Two farmers, Thomas Foley and V.
/ Archibald OF the Delta district, it is
+ stated at Greeley. will experiment in
growing tobacco the coming season.
They have secured seed which they
will plant in hothouses and transfer
plants when the weather is settled.
Each will devote one acre II the eX
pertinent.
On March LIST the Office OF superin-
tendent of transportation of the Den
yer x Rio Grande railroad will be
abolished and the business which has
hitherto been taken care Of in that of
flee will pass through the Office of the
assistant general manager. a. F..
] Brewer, who has held the Office of SUI
/ perintendent of transportation will so
back to the Hartman lines at Sal,
] Lake City.
Joseph Roch, the wealthiest resident
of Fruita and proprietor of the first
business house ever established in the
city. died on the 18th inst of paralysis.
aged ffty-six. Mr.. Roch was one of
the most prominent business men in
western Colorado. was a veteran of the
Civil War and leading Mason. He is
survived by widow and several
grown children.
Crazed with baseless Jealousy, Clyde
+ b Jolly. car repairer living at 2304
Curtis street, in Denver, shot and killed
his wife Cleo Jolly, and then placing
the revolver in his own mouth sent a
bullet through his brain. The tragedy
was deliberately planned and he left a
note to that effect Jolly was thirty
five years old and his wife ten years
younger. They leave a three year-old
daughter.
The Union Pacific has issued beau
tiful pamphlet entitled Railroad Sig
naling.' fully explaining and illustrat
ing its block system and interlocking
switches and signals. The pamphlet
is superbly printed on heavy enameled
paper and the colored pictures are in
the highest style of the engraver's art
Its subject the means adopted for the
protection of life, makes it a highly
interesting work.
The Jewish people OF Denver have
organized a society to be known as
The Jewish Sheltering Home of Den
ver.' 1t is the intention of the society
to purchase few lots in a convenient
! part of the city and erect a building. In
connection with the home there will be
day nursery established, where
little children can be taken care OF
while their mothers are out at work
during the day.