The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-10
COLORADO ITEMS

Not a marriage license was issued
in San Miguel county in June ana not
a wedding took place in Telluride.
The flagstaff on the top OF the COLO
rado Telephone Company's big building
in Denver was struck by lightning
July 4th. jarring the entire structure.
No one was hurt.
The new Majestic. the first modern
theater building in Grand Junction
was opened on the night of July ISL
1t seats 700 and has stage much lar
ger than the old opera house.
An Offer was recently made
Boulder brick company for its entire
output to be shipped to Los Angeles.
Cal, but was turned down. as the out
put had already been contracted for.
Eddie and Agnes Garland, nine and
six years old respectively, children
of Mr.. and Mrs Patrick Garland, were
killed by lightning while at play on
the afternoon of July Bird in their home
at 240 Washington street in Denver.
Postmaster Morehead OF Boulder is
advised from Washington that the
contract for the new $4,000 postoffice
building having been awarded to Beat
ty & McHenry of East Liverpool, O..
the contractors have until August l.
1910, to complete the building and
thirty days from date of award to file
their bonds.
At Denver July 4th George New.
sham. nine years old, exploded dyn'
amite cap with a hammer and was so
hot ha tau hours
later at he county hospital. A play
mate, Leo Meyers, also nine years OF
age, who was standing nearby, SUI
fered the loss of thre fingers and the
thumb Of the left hand.
w. E. Walton of Fort Collins has
been engaged to take charge OF the
poultry department OF the Colorado
Agricultural College. new departure
in college work Mr. Walton is versed
in the theory OF poultry culture, as
well as practice, having long been
among the best known and most sue
cessful producers of chickens in the
state
Stringency in the printing fund has
delayed the printing OF the session
laws for 1909 and 1910, and many
complaints have been made by attor-
neys over the state. The laws will
cost 5000 and the governor, the sec
retary of state. treasurer and attorney
general have agreed to contribute
from their contingent funds to have
the books printed.
The new municipal water works OF
the city OF Las Animas was put in op-
Grafton July 4th, and the new 100000
gallon pump connected with the main.
This plant is a model one in every re-
spect, having cost the city in conjunc-
ton with the new steel tank Of $50, 900
gallons capacity and an extension OF
seven miles Of new main to the old
system, a total Of $4,000.
At Denver July 3rd, shooting and
killing Gussie Green, a negress, in the
doorway of Cottrell's drug store at
Twenty-first and Arapahoe streets,
William G. Hughes, q negro express
man, led the police in a chase to his
home at 3417 Humboldt street, barri-
caded himself in stable and, as pa
trolmen and detectives were batter
ing down the door. fired bullet into
his own head.
After q discussion Of several days.
the State Board of Equalization, in
session at Denver, fixed the assess
ment Of the Pullman Car Company's
property at approximately $414.000.
which is an increase Of more than
500, 900 over the figures arrived at In
the preceding valuation. The assess
ment per mile was fixed at 1854, or an
increase OF nearly $40 over the former
amount, the total mileage having been
agreed upon at 2,691 miles.
Governor Shafroth and State Engi-
neer Cdmstock have signed the con-
tract Of the Two Buttes Reservoirs &
Reservation Company. opening under
the Carey act a 22,0O0-acre tract Of
land south of Lamar in Otero county.
The water rights must be purchased
and the first comers will receive the
best land Water will sell for $35 an
acre and will be available in 1910. The
Mccoy Company Of Chicago is financ-
ing the proposition. which will cost
100000.
The records made by the Reiling
dredge boat Of the French Gulch Gold
Mining Company, operating in French
gulch about mile easterly from
Breckenridge, in the way Of clean-ups
SO far, have been broken by the last
one made in June. The last eight days
yielded roughly weighed on a plat
form scale n pounds avoirdupois. The
gold is estimated as being worth 1850