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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
COLORADO STATE NEWS

The four-year-old daughter of Bert
Reynolds OF kersey. fell into tub OF
boiling water and her injuries are
fatal
After twenty-four years of service as
general claim agent for the Denver
City Tramway Company. Samuel c.
Dorsey has resigned
Jacob, five-year-old son OF John
Hoff of Greeley. is in hospital with
fractured skull. as the result Of q
colt stepping on his head.
Milliard Hill, aged thirty-eight. was
killed in the Mohican mine. on Battle
Mountain, al Victor. his head being
crushed under a 500-pound boulder.
r. w. Hadkinson. fifty-five years
old was struck by Rock Island train
at Colorado Springs and fatally in
jured.
The fifty-first annual communication
of the Grand Lodge. A. F. & A NJ. OF
Colorado will be held in Denver, Sept
10 and 20.
Twyman Kisinger. of the Little
Beaver, near Meeker. threshed 250
acres of fall wheat, averaging forty
bushels to the acre.
The twenty-two-year-old son of NJ.
C. Phelps. superintendent of the Colo
rado Midland, died in Colorado
Springs following an operation
The Fremont County Horticulture
Society has decided to make an ex-
haustive exhibit at the American Ap-
pie Exposition at Denver November
| u TO IS.
A demonstration train showing the
progress of railroading during the last
, thirty years is being run over the sys-
TEN of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad, and it will arrive in Den
yer the evening of Sept. IS.
/ Potatoes weighing over half a
pound each have been shown by
James Woods. whose farm is close to
Gill. He also dug twenty-five pota
toes from one hill and found that they
weighed altogether ten and hall
7 pounds.
/ The activity of the La Plata min
/ ing district has become so pronounced
Z that scarcely week passes without
some prospector or mine operator re-
cording a good strike OF high-grade
ore, and the past week is no excep-
/ tion TO that rule.
| Some OF the richest farm land IN
J Colorado will be sold at public auction
( beginning October 5th. when s,uot
I acres in Montezuma valley. situated
1 in the southwestern part of the state
I will be open to bid by order of the
I State Land Board. In selling the land
| the state reserves the rights to coal
and other minerals.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Minor Mention.


The Fort Lupton csnnery is now
running steadily
Denver postal savings bank is doing
a fine business.
The safe of James Abo, at Morrison.
was robbed of 5000.
A postal savings bank has been
opened in Denver.
The Platteviile cannery is putting
out 10000 cans daily.
Ten people were injured in the
Union Pacific wreck near Kersey.
William Clark of Pierce. aged SO.
died from the effects Of hiccoughs.
A new industry. the Castle Rock
Brick & Tile Co.. will be launched
soon.
Meeker will soon have the first wire
less telegraph station of the Western
slope.
The enrolment OF the State univer-
sity of Boulder is something over 400
students.
The thirty-fifth session of the Uni
versity of Colorado has opened at
Boulder
James Wilson and F. Dupree are in
jail in Colorado City charged with
forgery.
The new county OF Crowley is row
doing business with Ordway as the
county seat.
The Colorado Springs police have
been asked to locate Frank Russell
20, who has disappeared.
Ninety days in jail is the penalty
Jim Sebers must pay for trying to fir;
on the streets of Greeley.
Robt Witt, a watchman for the
Santa Fe at Colorado Springs. was
struck by train and killed,
( The prize stalk OF corn for Boulder
county bears eleven large ears and
was grown by o. L. Linch.
I The Salida high school has made ar
rangements for splendid lecture
/ course of five numbers.
Preparations are well under way for
the Weld county fair, TO be held al
I Greeley September IS TO %.
Lloyd Clark. aged twelve. son of ]
/ A. Clark, OF Alamosa, accidentally shot
and killed himself while hunting.
Frank Pollock of Greeley is sleep
I ing under one of his peach trees every
night with a gun under his head.
! Pumpkin pie, coffee, doughnuts. ap
/ pies and cider will be the menu at the
/ Longmont Pumpkin Pie Day. Sept. 2s
Cabbage will bring the growers OF
Weld county close to $3.50. 900 this sea
son. as the yield is the best in years
and the market price so cents per LOG
| pounds.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
OIL in Paving Quantities.

Notwithstanding for oil in the
Mount Morrison district Will be started
during the next week as a result OF a
favorable report on the indications OF
the field made by r. Pitcher Wood.
ward Woodward, who has made oil
Investigations in California. Texas. IL
linois and Kansas, represents syn
dicate OF Chicago capitalists. The
first drilling operations viii be cou.
ducted on a 3s0-acre tract two miles
from the town OF Mount Morrison.
owned by the Mount Morrison Oil &
Asphalt Company. in which number
of well known Denver men are inter
ested.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Rate Cases BEING Heard.

Oklahoma City.-Reprcsenta OF
packing houses. railroads. live stock
associations, traffic associations and
other interests connected with the
packing industry are here for the
hearing of the live stock rate cases
before Commissioner Prouty of the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Charges, classifications, minimum
weights and methods of handling fresh
meats and packing house products
from the points of origin in New Mex
leo, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma. Ark
ansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri. Ne
braska and Illinois are involved. The
railroad rates OF all live stock and
packing centers are involved and 16l
railroads are named as respondents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Santa Fe Wins Prowers Tax Suit.

Lamar-Prowers county viii have
to return TO the Golfers of the Santa
Fe railroad system s15.4S7.05 by de
cision OF the United States Circuit
Court of Colorado. II is tax suit.
The trouble arose over the assessment
made for 1905. The company, en- the
advice OF its tax agent. refused TO pa
.ihe taxes to that county on the ground
that the company was oyerassessed
relative TO the assessments made on
other property in Prowers county.
On January II. 1907. authorities aeized
four of the Santa Fe locomotives and
compelled the company to pay in a
hurry 22.siG-23 taxes and se.eS4 81
penalties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

" essen a -NsbAprE Union news S1iF4E-
Grand Junction, Colo.-According
to Fred G. Holmes. manager of the
Grand Junction Sugar Company. who
is in Denver arranging for cars for the
fall and winter campaign of his fac
tory, the price OF this commodity has
not reached its climax
In his opinion. the price of sugar is
to soar even higher than it is at pres
ent, and it is probable. he states, that
the price Will remain high during the
winter and will not be materially af
fected by the crop now maturing.
The outlook for next year also is
bad. from the viewpoint OF the con-
sumer, as beet seed has doubled in
price in the last few weeks and the
prospects are that it will go still
higher, thus making it necessary for
the sugar companies and the farmers
to raise their prices on the sugar beet
crop for next year, according 10 Mr..
Holmes.
We expect a record crop of sugar
beets on the Western Slope" said Mr.
Holmes. We have contracted for the
entire crop. which probably will be
about 10000 tons. or nearly 10000
tons greater than ever before. From
this tonnage We expect to get approxi
mately 10000 bags of sugar, each bag
containing 100 pounds, or total OF
l4,o0o, 900 pounds for the refined pro-
duct.
For this product the farmers of the
Western Slope will receive approxi-
marely 100000; the exact amount can
not be given as We pay on the sliding
scale, guaranteeing s. a ton regardless
OF the saccharine content of the beets
and paying more for each ton that
tests above certain per cent
There are sixteen sugar factories
in Colorado and each of them will
have an unusually large crop to han
ale. This will mean an exceptional
production and longer campaigns.
Il cannot predict-in fact, will
not venture to do so-the total pro-
AUCTION OF sugar in this state this year.
but 1t is safe to say it will exceed
hat of the last few years. However
large it may be. it will be but drop
m the bucket when compared with
what is needed for the worlds con-
sumption. 1t will have absolutely no
effect upon the price of the commodi
ty on the open market
Back OF the rise in the cost OF su
gar, both at wholesale and retail, is
The fact that this years world produc-
ton is approximately 100000 tons
Of sugar under the average. That is
An immense amount: it is almost be-
Fond belief, and certainly beyond the
comprehension of a majority OF the
people. There may be a corner in
The market; probably there is, but the
shortage alone would cause a material
Increase in prices.
Extremely hot weather and drouths
IN the German districts. and floods in
The cane districts of Cuba, indicate
that the crop that natures soon will
be short many millions OF tons.
THE shortage OF beets in the Ger
man districts can mean only that the
price will stay up almost beyond
reach, as the world looks TO Europe
for its sugar supply. 1t also must
mean that there will be a shortage in
seed, and the seed men are foreseeing
that shortage already. So much SO,
in fact, that already the price has
been doubled"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Leader Of swindlers Captured.

Chicago.-S. A. Potter, who is said
to have garnered more than $500 900
from the unwary of two continents
during the last few years. by means
Of gold brick swindles and confidence
games, is locked up in jail. A cash
bond of $50 900 was refused.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Fine Cows for Woodman Home.

Colorado Springs.-A carload Of Hol-
stein cows has just been received at
the Modern Woodman Of America
sanitarium neaP here. The cows are
valued at from $500 to $500 each and
VIII supply milk for $50 inmates OF
the institution
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Greeley Potato Crop Poor.

Greeley experts from
the Colorado Agricultural College at
Greeley made a trip into the coun-
try about Greeley the other cay t.
determine the potato crop. and report
that the prospects are indeed poor fos
a crcp in that locality.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

Hunnewell, kans., has learned that
it must not play cards on Sunday
while Mrs. Wilson is mayor. To dis
cover this fact four young men paid
$40 each. Mrs. Wilson said they
played cards on Sunday without even
closing the front door.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
GEN ERAL.

One of the worst rain and electrical
storms Of the year swept across Low
er Michigan causing extensive dam
age
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
WASHINGTON.

To improve the craftsmanship OF
the army, Secretary of War Stimsou
will soon issue an order that schools
of equitation shall form part Of the
garrison training of all mounted COM
mands in the Military Service.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
Work Commenced on Ball Palace.

Cincinnati. Ohio.-Work on new
s25o,000 grandstand for the Cincin-
natl National league baseball park has
begun
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

A gain Of six per cent is shown in
the building activity in Denver as com
pared with the figures for August,
1910, according to the official reports
complied by the American Contractor
of Chicago.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

Accept your limitations. Seize your
opportunities. Enjoy the good Of
the hour. Improve the bad and II
you fail, let it drop. s. Blackie.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

representative of the Minister OF Ag-
riculture Of China. the oldest dry farm
ing country in the world, and an In
dian Prince who comes TO represen,
the Imperial Government OF India.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
New Idea in Judicial Lore.

The suggestion of a French Judge,
who presided at breach OF promise
suit, has aroused the interest of Amer
ican men and women. The suggestion
Is that when young people become en-
gagged an agreement to marry should
be drawn up with clause providing
damages II 1t is broken
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

Two things operate to rid US OF .
friend-pleasure in which we do not
need them, and trouble In which We
do need them.-Petit-Senn.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16

She-Old Brown said II he were
marry me.
He-Twenty-five years younger?
Why, that's just my age.
She-Oh, Charlie. this Is SO sud.
den!
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-16
PRICE OF SUGAR
IS GOING HIGHER
YEARS CROP WILL BE TWO MIL
LION TONS UNDER THE
AVERAGE.
OUTLOOK IS VERY BAD
pROUTHS IN GER NJ ANY AND
FLOODS IN CUBA PLAY
HAVOC.

western Newspaper Union New. Service
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
A PROSPERITY NOTE.

Henry Clews, the accepted New
York authority on business and fnan-
cial conditions, sounds note Of pros
perity in this weeks issue of his week
ly review. In his judgment there is
ar era Of substantial prosperity com
ing TO the people OF the United States
and that, before many months. we
shall experience joyful change.
Before this onward movement can
begin" writes Mr.. Clews, 1--WE mus,
have some reliable forecast Of tariff
legislation and we must also know the
effect Of the supreme court decisions
already referred to. The decisions
have 1t may be observed, already been
accepted at their worst-that Ia TO
say, the market believes that the two
corporations concerned will be declar-
ed In restraint Of trade. and VII be
compelled accordingly TO adjust thsir
affairs. It's recent decisions against
axsd prices and its unequivocsl ruling
In the commodity clause are widely
aecspted - showing the msntal atd-
kuds a he supreme court In regard =
eomhinstions. OthH 3eospcsations. 4
~ iniisssIsa 4 SstaIsA ~ ~ -
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
DEATH OF MRS. PHILO OGDEN.

The news of the death % Mrs. Philo
Ogden at her home in Lake Port, Cal,
April 27, was received in this city yes
terday. Death resulted II an aE Ut
tack of pneumonia.
The Ogdens were among the best
known and most substantial Of ou-
pioneer residents. Mr.. Ogden owned
what is now known as the Edge
mont ranch on the Florida and also
operated large sawmill at that point.
About twenty years ago the family
disposed of their various holdings here
and locatde in California where Mr..
Ogden increased his worlds goods
many folds by the raising Of Angora
goats.
Mr.. Ogden's death occurred last
March. Two daughters. Mrs. Alice
Pendee of Lake Port and Miss May
Ogden of Los Angeles and a son,
Robert Ogden, of this city are the
surviving members Of the family.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08

compelled To comply with the provi-
sions of the Sherman law, as thus
for the first time definitely determined
by our highest tribunal. But this does
not mean there will be any confisca-
tion Of property or interference with
property rights, whether these prop
erty rights are called goodwill or sell
ing organization or anything else. 1t
simply means that business of our
modern business combinations must
be conducted in perfectly fair and
legal way, which is a position that
every patriotic citizen will cordially
approve. At the same time it should
not be forgotten that stockholders will
still retain the full intrinsic value of
their property.
"As far as the tariff is concerned
the prospects ere that before money
is needed for the crops this retarding
influence will be quite out of the way.
The dominant party in the house of
representatives is showing degree
VI bCbPCdhn thC IL
complishment of practical results to
the exclusion of merely ideal policies
that mean striving for the unattain-
able. Best information from Wash
ington suggests an understanding
whereby the tariff changes of the cur
rent special session are to be confined
to the enactment of the reciprocity ar
rangement with Canada and of the so
called farmers free list. Aside from
this. the wood schedule will most prob
ably receive severest revision, while
the steel and cotton schedules are ex-
pected to be accorded more moderate
treatment. With these out of the way.
the business outlook will unquestion-
ably improve, and IL will simply be re-
peating history II substantial wave
of prosperity should take possession
Of the mercantile and industrial ac-
tivities of the country"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
voyage, and while off the banks of
Newfoundland the Kentucky suddenly


Newfoundland the Kentucky suddenly
ran into some unusually cold weather
Captain Anderson, from his place on
the bridge, shifted at it for a minute
or two, and decided it was due TO the
proximity Of icebergs.
Now IL there is one terror to the
ships that sail the deep it is icebergs.
They rise up like ghosts, sudden and
unexepcted. But they are much more
substantial and an ocean liner that
hunks into one is as good as gone.
To make matters worse for Captain
Anderson and the Kentucky a heavy
fog was on. Its shades were impend-
ing and impenetrazle to the naked
eye or the seaman's glass. There was
no telling how far away, how near.
OF In what direction the icebergs were
floating. But Captain Anderson was
equal to the occasion. Most sea cap
tains are. That's why they're cap
tains. To do the right thing in grave
emergency is as second nature to
them.
Anderson bethought Of his foghorn
End echoes. And he turned the big
siren loose. Occasionally as it bel
lowed out in the darkness an answer
ing echo would come, sometimes faint
and sometimes strong. This told the
captain that the sound from the horn
had rushed against something ahead,
and it could be nothing else than the
wall Of an iceberg. In this way he
was able TO approximate the position
of the icebergs ahead of him and
change the course Of his ship accord
ingiy.
And 30 with blasts from his horn
and their answering cries he was able
to thread his way among the icebergs.
After hours Of careful navigation in
this most unusual fashion, the tenn
perature rose as suddenly as they had
fallen. One more sniff from the cap
tain in the bridge and he knew that
danger from icebergn had been passed.
Then he sounded full steam ahead and
proceeded on his wuy to a comforta
Bile harbor.
There are tricks in all trades, but
the tricks of the commanders Oh the
sea are of the surprising variety.
Hats off to Captain Anderson.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
.OBlTuARY:
ERNEST SPENCER PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOND

Near the midnight hour on May
death released Ernest Spencer aged
32, from his sufferings. His sister.
Mrs. j. C. Carr Of Danvilie, ILL.,, who
has ministered to him for many weeks
al only loving hands can minister
WAS with him when the end came.
Mr.. Spencer contracted tuberculo-
sis about three years ago. He came
at once to Colorado hoping to be bene-
fitted by our bracing atmosphere. In
Denver he entered the employ of the
D. s. X. G. as telegraph operator
Later he was employed at La Veta.
Something oyes year ago he SC
cepted a position in Durango as opera
tor at the passenger depot. This pO-
sition he was forced to resign last
December on account of failing health
He tried life on New Mexico ranch
but seeing no improvement in his
condition he returned to Durango
early in March and entered Mercy
hospital. The physicians soon realized
there was no hope for his recovery
and notified his sister, Mrs. Carr. to
that effect. She Joined him at once.
Ernest Spencer was true gen.
tleman, held in highest esteem by his
associates. He was a competent op-
orator, trusted and valued by his
EMPLOYERS and accommodating and
courteous to the public with whom
he came in contact.
The remains are at the Hood and
Ames undertaking parlors.. 1t is the
intention of his sister to take them
TO De Qoin, ILL.,. the family home for
interment. Two sisters and four
brothers, all residents of the east,
survive the deceased.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
plant eompletely equipped with tile

plant completely equipped with the
latest and most efficient machinery.
The foundations Of the building have
been finished, the structural steel is
arriving rapidly, and much of the
equipment will be in place this spring.
Mining companies backed by ample
capital and operating on large scale
have proved that more than satisfac-
tory rewards are to be gained by
comprehensive and thorough expert
ment In ore treatment. The Port
lond company, for example, spent
about $4,000 in experimental work
before building its new mill in the
Cripple Creek district, and can now
earn dividends on millions Of tons OF
lew grade ore in the mine and on the
dumps, ore that formerly contributed
nothing toward meeting the expense
OF breaking and hoisting. Small OPP
orators have similar problems, but
can not undertake to work them out
MS individuals This is one of the rea-
sons for using state money in metal
lurgical research.
The purposes of the new plant and
description Of the building and the
proposed equipment in the crushing
sampling. stamp-milling, roll-crush-
irg, classifier and concentrating. dry
concentrating, cyanide. smelling, la
boratory and experimental machine
units are given in an article by Prof
F. W. Traphagen included in the bi
ennial report Of the state bureau oi
mines The undertaking is regarded
of great Importance to the mining in
dustry of Colorado, and ought to pro
duce excellent results.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
WITH THE STATE POLITICIANS.

The state supreme court Monday
reversed the decision rendered some
time ago in the consolidation of the
city and county Of Denver case ana
new holds that the city and cunty Of
Denver must I've governed by one In
stead Of two sets Of officials. Judges
Campbell and Gabbert dissented.
After waiting one hundred and thir.
teen days and until he realized there
was no opportunity for him to be
saseted United statss senator, Gov.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-08
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATIONS
JOIN IN STATE AD-
VERTISlNG WORK

This week Representatives from all
the principal commercial organiza-
tions of the state have been in con-
| ference at the Denver chamber OF
commerce, to lay plans for co-opera-
ton in the development of the state.
#. w. Paget Of the Albany hotel and
president of the Rocky Mountain Ho-
tel Mems association, who advocated
the starting Of an information bureau,
to be of benefit to both tourists and
capitalists explained the plan for state
advertising as inaugurated by the
Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems associa-
ton, at business meeting Friday
morning, and was met with such an
enthusiastic reception that a commit
tee was Immediately appointed to meet
with him and get down to actual CO.
operation. Without doubt the com
mercial organizations will assist the
hotel men in their advertising scheme,
both with money and literature. 1t
will give tremendous impetus to the
work.
"If we can get the visitors to go
out into the state and see what we
have, we can keep them in Colorado
month, three months or better, for
ever, instead of week." declared
President Paget. He also stated that
i. was generally believed that Den
yer hotel men endeavored to keep
tourists in Denver. This is not true.
Denver hotel men maintain informa
ton bureaus showing the resources
and beauties of the state. and try to
send tourists through the state for
the longer they remain in Colorado
the more benefit the Denver hotel
men receive.
We want to establish this bureau
in Denver in order to get the tourists
and send them through the state. This
is not Denver movement, but a
Colorado movement. and in order TO
make this bureau a success we must
have the literature and financial sup
port of every county. 1t is believed
that the work will SO develop eventual
ly that bureaus will be maintained in
Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities.
The convention passed resolu-
ton that bureau of information con-
ccrning the places of interest and
resources of the state be established
In Denver for tourists, homeaeekers
and investors, and operated by the
Rocky Mountain Hotel Mems asso-
citation.
The outline of the plan TO bring
settlers to the state as set on foot
by the officers OF the association, now
in power, at once appealed to the com
mon sense of the commercial men, and
the success of getting commercial or
eanizations to back II movement spe-
officially designed to help hotel inter
ests, is due to them.