The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-10-24
COLORADO ITEMS

Work has been commenced on the
new armory at Brush. 1t will be
4Gx90 feet in size.
The Burlington Interurban Company
has its profiles completed and expects
to build its road from Hudson to Cree
ley within year.
Over 400 deer had been received in
Denver up to the 14th inst. with pros
poets of at least 1000 more before the
close of the season, October goth.
The coroner's jury at Fort Collins in
the case of the five Mexicans ana two
japanese killed by the recent explosion
at the Ingleside quarries. returned
verdict of accidental death.
George Tebeau has sold his -one-half
interest in the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to J. F. Gunthrope
of Plainview, Neb., but he still reta ms
part ownership in the Broadway park
in Denver, where all the games are
played.
The Musicians union is the first sub
scriber to the fund to be raised to
maintain a permanent symphony or
chestra in Denver The union has pre-
sented the directors of the Denver
symphony orchestra with IA check for
$500.
A claim shanty is doing double duty
on the plains near Grover in Weld
county, answering as home. where
! Miss Mamie Smith. a young school
teacher. is proving up on homestead,
and also as school house in which
Miss Smith presides.
While attempting to repair electric
wires which had broken down under
the heavy SHOWS of Saturday night, j.
]. McCloskey. bookkeeper and office
man of the Northern Colorado Power
! Company in Louisville was instantly
killed Sunday morning by touching a
| live wire.
live wire dangling in front Of the
door of the Lindquist cracker factory
in Denver Monday morning caused the
death of Joseph Henry, aged twenty
one, baker in the establishment, who
ran into the wire when he came to his
work. The wire had been broken
down by the snowstorm.
| Means of securing legislation for in
stitutions to care for the feeble mind
ed; of legislatng against "shylocks"
and Of bringing charity organizations
and the press into closer relationship
are to be discussed by the Social Ser
vice Club of Denver during its monthly
meetings beginning Tuesday, Novem-
ber 10th.
John Adams, father of the well
known Adams brothers of Colorado,
| died at his home in Pasadena, Cali
4 fornia, on the 18th inst, in the nine
tieth year of his age. Mrs. Adams,
| four sons and daughter survive. The
sons are Frank, for years at the head
| of the Denver Fire and Police Board :;
| William, state senator; John, a well
known ranchman, and Alva, twice gov
ernor of the state.
A collision occurred on the Rock ISL
! and road at siding between Ramah
and Mattison at II a. m. Sunday be-
tween passenger train No. and a
west-bound freight train in which
Frank Bishop freight engineer, of Col
orado Springs, Clarence G. Williams,
on the passenger train were severely
injured. G. f. Hendy, mail clerk, re
ceived a severe cut on one of his arms.
The grand encampment |. o. o. F.
at Greeley ON the 10Th inst. elected the
| following officers: Samuel Andrew,
Denver, grand patriarch; II. G. De
! Ternne, Pueblo, grand high priest; X.
X. Jensen, Cripple Creek, grand senior
warden; J. NJ. Norman, grand scribe,
7 n Knanip Golden nd |
j. Hallack, Denver. grand junior war
den; representatives to the grand
lodge, F. C. Goudy, and l.. Nicholson of
! Denver.
Judge Fred A. Rudolph and wife
! celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary at their ranch home
six miles north of Black Hawk,
on the 18th inst. Over 100
friends were present and the aged
handsome gifts Mr. Rudolph, who is
a Civil War veteran. came to Black
Hawk from New Jersey in 1868, and
later served several times as police
! judge and as city clerk.
Don c. Champion, one of the best
known ranchmen and cattle raisers in
! Fremont county, died Monday, the 18th
inst. after long illness from Bright S
| disease. He was born in Crawford
/ county, Illinois, and resided in the
county more than twenty-five years
| His mind had scientific bent, his
specialties being geology and like stu
/ dies He was twice county commits
/ sioner, was a Methodist and a promi-
| nent Mason.
| Natural gas in such quantity as to
be useful for commercial purposes
! has been reported to the government
+ geological survey offices in Denver, as
having been struck in the property of
tho Cottonwood Coal r. pouor Co,n