The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-24
COLORADO NEWS

Melvin Rhodes, prominent Pueblo
banker, died at his home in Pueblo on
the 18th inst at the age of SO years.
The state fair directors at a recent
meeting in Pueblo elected Robert Hig-
gins president and S. F. Reno secre-
tary.
a pie company in Denver has in
stalled an expensive motordriven de-
livery wagon, dispensing with the serv-
ices of six horses
Leadville bakers held conference
and decided to raise the price of bread
from four loaves for quarter to three
loaVes for a quarter, owing to the in
creased price of flour.
Senator Hughes has been invited to
deliver the commencement Grafton at
the University of Colorado at Boulder
June 9th. If Congress adjourns in time
the senator probably will accept the in
vitation.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company has put corps of surveyors
in the field operating from Palmer
Lake and Monument, with view to
Strengthening several bad curves along
the line between the two points.
Nine of Grand functions ten saloons
closed their doors at midnight of April
18th, not to open them again for two
years, at least, after doing the biggest
days business in their history. The
other claimed the right to run to May
9th.
The oldest church bell in Greeley,
which rang for service for the Trinity
Episcopal church for thirty-four years,
has been taken from its tower for re-
pairs. The bell was presented to the
church by Mary o. Bradford of Cleve-
land, Ohio, August IL, 1875.
The national pure food convention
will be held in Denver August Gath TO
27th. Many prominent national and
state officials will attend the meetings
of the convention and it is certain
that DR.. Wiley, father Of the pure food
laws, will be present and deliver an
address.
A pamphlet describing Routt county
and 100000 acres of free homestead
lands there awaiting settlement has
been issued by General Traffic Man
ager w. F. Jones of the Moffat road.
The railroad, forest reserves, coal
fields and other physical features Of
the county are shown in the folder
A civil service examination for the
positions of food and drug inspectors
will be held at the federal building in
Denver on May 5th and 9Th by the
Civil Service Commission. Questions
as to experience and practical points
will be asked. The salaries of the
inspectors range from 81 1000 to $1,S00.
An order sent out by the Grand
Army of the Republic has set aside
May 9Th as White Carnation day On
that Sunday each member of the or
ganization will wear the flower in
memory of the mothers who bore their
part in the great Civil War. Moth
ers' memorial services will be held in
many churches of the state.
The interior department has with
drawn from entry as homestead or des-
ert claims all land in township l to 10
north, in ranges "a to SO west, some
thing like forty eight townships, TAX
ing in considerable part of Weld
county The land is withdrawn on ac-
count of alleged coal and oil discov-
cries. The restrictions may be re-
moved or made permanent, according
to the results of the government in
vestigation now under way.
Secretary of State James B. Pearce
has appointed Edwin " Brake deputy
labor commissioner. Under new
law signed by Governor Shafroth, Gre
ating the bureau of labor. statistics,
the deputy labor commissioner will
be secretary of the new bureau and
draw an annual salary of $4,000 in
that capacity instead of $500 as dep
uty labor commissioner. House Bill
No. 1885, placing all private employ
ment agencies under the control of
the state labor commissioner, has also
been signed by the governor.
The foreign diplomats of Denver
have organized the Denver Consular
association to furnish entertainment
and promote good-fellowship among
the members of the various foreign
consulates located in the city. The in
corporators are Jean Mignolet, Belgian
consul; A. ]. Ortiz, Mexican consul,
and H. r. Eahlgaard, Swedish consul.
The directors include the above and
Alfred Giebbin, British consul, and
Paul Weiss, the Swiss consul. The
membership of the new organization
will include all attaches of the consul
lar service, together with all past con-
suls and attaches residing in Denver.
The Colorado Prison Association has
authorized Secretary William E. Col
inns to visit the state penitentiary of
California to investigate employment
given the convicts there despite the
fact that legislative committee will
do the same. The association wants