The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-01-04
Died AIonein Cabin

Died Alone in Cabin
The dead body of Malcolm Wright,
an aged tanner who lived in cabin
near the old Sisty sawmill on the South
slope Of Squaw mountain. was found
last Monday noon by Daniel Witter,
foreman of the Evans ranch The man
had been dead four or five days, and the
body, which was frozen stiff, was
brought to this city by Coroner Smith.
The latter decided no inquest was
necessary, as the cause of the death
was probably pneumonia.
The neighbors believed that Wright
was in Denver with his family and it was
not until the latter made inquiry that
the investigation was started which re-
suited in finding the body in bed in
his cabin. Because of his resemblance
to Uncle Sam as he is pictured, he
was known to many only by that name.
He was tanner by trade, and located
in Denver in the early 70's but had
n t followed his occupation for a nun
Der OF years, preferring outdoor life.
Deceased was Is years old and leaves
a wife and five grown children who re-
siie in Denver.
Wright had strange premonition If
his death as only few weeks pre-
vlous he had told a number of his
friends that he would be the next TO
go. He had reference to the death
during the past six months Of five Of
the aged residents on the Bear Crcck
road between this city and the top Of
the divide. The cabin in which Wright
dled commands an excellent view of
Denver.
The funeral services Were held at II
O'Clock last Wednesday morning at the
Methodist church, conducted by Rev
Adams. The body was inferred in Idaho
Springs cemetery.
The High School Standins g
The third year of the local High
Schools history as an accredited sec
ondary school of the New England
Association tby WELLESLEY is now clos
ing, and its tenth year accredited to
the University of Colorado. 1t is a
matter of honT and pride that during
this period tic High School has NOT
only retained its high standing but
has secured TIE accreGaing of every
additional course it offered in 1904
The accredited list to date just sent
out by the Sta,e University, contains
some very interesting facts. These
accredited Ests are always arranged
chronologically, and this one shows
that the first schools were accredited
in 1892, when Denver, Greeley, Pueblo
and Colorado Springs were admitted
During the neNi year Georgetown
and Aspen got on the list; Fort Collins,
Golden and Grand junction the next;
Trinidad the next; and in 1897 Denver
Manual Training High School. La Junta
Idaho Springs, Central City and Long
mont. Since then Cripple Creek,
Leadville, Victor, Salida, South Den
yer, South Canon, Loveland and Tellu-
ride have one after the other gained
the list.
During the past year the following
schools were successfully accredited
Montrose, Gunnison, Fruta. and
Wolfe Hall, Denver Wolfe Hall is TIE
47th and Idaho Springs the goth School
admitted to the list.
The growth of some of the high
schools is truly astonishing, indicating
the continuous development of the
population and material resources of
the state. While few of the older
schools about US have been declining
in size and equipment, our own high !
school has more than doubled in both
respects, while its average graduating
'lass has increased from 5 prior to
1904 until the present class numbers Is
and the average class since 1904 is II. /