The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-11-27
COLORADO ITEMS

the kansas-Colorado railroad has ar
rlyed at Pueblo and the work Of lay
ing the track has been begun.
Plans have been drawn for the pro-
posed sanitarium for the tuberculosis
poor at Colorado Springs. It will cost
about $4,000. OF which several thou
sand dollars have been raised.
Gov. John F. Shafroth has sp-
pointed J. S. Appel Of Denver his spe-
ciaI representative to attend the ses-
sions of the National Civic congress
to be held in Carnegie hall. New York
City. December to IL. 1909.
The Colorado Springs health depart
rent is preparing to register all tu-
bercular cases, as provided in the
charter. Each householder mus, re-
port all tubercular persons in his
home, and physicians must send
names of tubercular patients.
With fitting ceremonies the first
rails were laid at Pueblo November
22nd and the first spike driven on
the new kansas-Colorado railroad.
near the State Insane Asylum
grounds. A special train took about
200 business men to the scene. The
nrst spike was driven by Mrs. An
ger R. C. Johnson.
The cornerstone of a new church
building, to cost $1,000. was laid at
the corner of Logan avenue and Speer
boulevard. in Denver, Sunday by the
Reorganized Church Of Jesus Christ OF
Latter Day Saints. This society is
not affiliated with the Mormons of
Utah. Bishop Richard Bullard, OF
Boston, delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Rock Island engineers are reported
to be making progress in their inves-
tigation of the Moffat road. having
visited Steamboat Springs. Craig and
other towns along the survey OF the
western extension of the Moffat. 1t
is believed probable in Denver rail
road circles that the Rock Island will
bid very high for the Moffat road If
given an opportunity.
The three Falconer brothers. Of
Granada, attracted considerable atten-
ton at Pueblo few days since. The
combined height OF the brothers is 10
feet %. inches. Ed Falconer, the
youngest, is the tallest- He stands
{ feet 7. Eugene measures feet Az.
while William is G feet 3l2- Ine
brothers have adjoining ranches and
are most inseparable.
Since the recent announcement that
the government is willing to furnish
blueberry plants to Colorado people
who wish to experiment at raising
them in this state, Mrs. Martha Shute,
Secretary of the State Board OF Hor-
ticulture has received letters from
people all over the state. offering to
take the plants and do everything in
their power to coax them to grow
Sister Superior Kunigunda. who has
been connected with St. Francis hos
Iital at Colorado Springs since its
erection, twenty-five years ago, and IN
Charge of the institution for nine
years, has been transferred to Denver
to become sister superior at st. An
thongs hospital She will be sue
ceedcd at Colorado Springs by Sister
Superior EInerentia. who has been in
tie hospital fifteen years.
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Thomas Holland has received
unique souvenir that he is utilizing as
a penholder on his desk. 1t is the
skull of a large gray wolf that was
killed sixteen miles north Of De Beque
few days ago by George Newton
The specimen is one of the largest
ever killed in the state and the ami
-..al had a record of having destroyed
Il large number of cattle and sheep.
The proposal to consolidate three
outlying school districts in Mesa
county was carried by good major
ity and immediate action will be
taken to bend the consolidated dis
trict and raise $4,000 for a new
school building The site has been
selec.e Mesa county, according TO
statistics recently compiled has
larger percentage of children Of
school age attending school than any
other part OF the state.
Lack of funds to continue the con-
strucetlcn of the new state highway
between Canon City and Colorado
Springs may delay the work, according
to a letter received by the Ell Paso
county commissioners from Warden
lyman Of the penitentiary, who was
permitted several score Of conyicts to
do the work. The legislative appropri-
alton is tied up in the fifth class Of
the state funds. Possibly the Good
Roads Association may help TO raise
the needed money.
The annual report of the Denver
Jewish hospital made a most credita-
BILE showing at the annual meeting of
the National Jewish Hospital Associa-
ton held in New York. 1t was shown
that while ten years ago the death
rate was rs per cent, it has now been
reduced to 3-s per cent. Since the
hospital was founded 1000 patients
have been treated. there having been
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