The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-31
COLORADO ITEMS

John Remple, conductor. and E. A.
Craddock, motorman of street car.
we're held up and robbed Of gold
watches and about $50 in money te"
nights since in West Pueblo.
The government fish hatchery on
the Grand Mesa is preparing to ship
large quantity of trout eggs to foreign
countries Italy will receive 100000.
France 500 900 and Japan 100000.
The quarterly convention of the
Colorado Realty Dealers Association
at Boulder on the 21st inst. was large
ly attended by representative business
men from all sections of the state
Professor Greene. of Newton, Mass,
has been appointed a member OF the
Colorado College faculty to succeed
Prof J. r. Armstrong. who has been
granted two -ears' leave of absence
The premium list for the second an
nual Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex-
position at Denver is off the press and
can be had upon application to Secre-
airy G. c. Fuller, 424 Tabor Opera
House. Denver.
Bids for the erection of three cot
tages at the insane asylum at Pueblo
were rejected because none OF them
were inside the sum available. The
lowest bid was s150.oO0. The board
will advertise for new bids.
BY the will Of Francis Serriere a
goodly sum is left to the McClelland
orpranage OF Pueblo and the Vineland
Methodist church Serriere was
prosperous farmer near Vineland and
his estate is valued at $4,000
The Christian Scientists OF Arvada,
under the leadership of Mrs. Mary c.
Beck. have completed plans and are
receiving bids for small church
they hope to have ready for occu-
pancy before tho snow flies.
An international rock drilling con-
test is one of the features being con-
sidered by the management OF the sec
ond annual Colorado Interstate Fair
and Exposition at Denver in connec-
ton with the mineral display.
William Wahl has sold his farm just
north OF Golden. to Nathaniel Ketchel
Of Denver for $4,000. Two years ago
the place was offered for $4,000. its
value having increased in that time
over one third. Similar advances in
agricultural land are reported from all
over the state.
The Silver State Packing company
of Fort Lupton opened its factory July
10Th and began canning beans. On
account of the severe hailstorm there
will be only short run. Most of the
tomato plants have been replanted.
More than $1,000 worth of tomato
plants were set out after the hailstorm
and these will make fair crop.
The Denver & Rio Grande has or
dered 1000 fifty-ton steel dump bot
tom coal cars, 1900 steel under and
upper frame box cars, 500 steel under
and upper frame stock cars, $50 steel
fifty-ton flat cars and 200 refrigerator
cars. This road has under construc-
ten all-steel baggage and express cars
and few caboose cars.
In an interview at Chicago ex-Gov-
ernor Buchtel, who was credited with
an interview denouncing woman suff-
rage, denied that he had made any
such statements. Il stated that some
of the best people l know are very
Indifferent to the exercise of the
franchise" he said. "Nothing that
said could be made to convey the idea
that only the dregs of womankina
vote. That's not true
On the afternoon of the goth inst.
there was heavy cloudburst in
Green canon, thirty miles north of
Trinidad, causing a flood which swept
away portion of the tramway trestle
leading to the mine of the Green
Canon Coal Company and partially
flooding the mine, causing suspension
of operations. number OF houses
were flooded and there was considera-
BILE damage done to furniture.
The Western conference of the Y.
NJ. c. A. at Estes Park came to a close
with a big camp fire which was large,
ly attended by visitors from the neigh
boring resorts. The newly elected Of
ticers for the ensuing year are: C. P.
Dodge Of Colorado Springs. president;
H. w. Moore of Denver, first vice.
president; o. A. Boyle of Wichita
Kan, second vice-president; A. L.
Johnson OF Lincoln, Neb., third vice.
president; ]. H. Causey of Denver,
treasurer
Chipeta, the aged widow of Chief
Ouray. the friend of the whites, and
the Indian who left deep impress
on the Uncompahgre valley, may be a
guest of Montrose at the celebration
Of the opening of the Gunnison tun-
mel September 2Sth. 1t has been de-
cided to extend an invitation to the
noted squaw Chipeta is now resi-
dent OF the Uintah reservation in
Utah. 1t is thought that she can be
induced to come to the celebration.
The house which was occupied by
OuraV and hf1 oOuou, ct;vI