The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-03-13
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO

The Hecla mine case at Boulder has
been set for March 10.
citizens committee nominated a
ticket for the coming city election a.
J Rocky Ford
Warwick NJ. Downing is now pres
dent OF the Ell Paso Consolidated God
, Mining Company
IL Ten thousand dollars will be spent
! .hF the Denver park department duriu g
lsl5 for Improvement work.
|, OF a total of 3l4 deaths in Denver
!! during February. there were suicides,
caused by accidents and l homicide.
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Sherick, SIS, pioneer
settler of Colorado, died in Golden,
I She and her husband came to this
! state m 1862
\ Colorado men gained full control of the
I Cold Sovereign Gold Mining and Tuu-
incl Company at the annual meeting ia
/ Cripple Greek.
1 1Drl q q Lamb. who bought a ranch
/ at ordway Fast spring and farmed II
} last season, ,9has sold the place 10 ]. W
/ RAY OF Canon City.
tsnA rqpm1niit es OF Denver German
raised over $4,000 for the relief of the
/ YidQws and orphans Of German sol
! diers who have fallen in the Europeau
| var. 5... rr
: Miss Aurelia Blair. AZ years old
| died in the. home of her brother, John
/ A. fialr, IN Pueblo, after long period
! o, ifliiess.. She came TO Pueblo eiea.
! tdt,r ,n0rrhs ago from her home ll
! Deumafk"
| o4heY springs water. which W.
tnPed into Ordway about two year
aso, is 20 be piped over the city, as
me n = property owners are desirous OF
putrins it into their residences for
-smfsiIa use.
10 Jphn ". Wiugate, grand commando
ef The. Knights Templar OF Colorado
arrived in Denver Monday from Duran
got, to, inspect local chapters OF tn
| lodge, The 470th state conclave opened
Tuesday evening.
The affairs OF the Denver postoffiee
| viii BE turned over by Postmaster Har-
riBou April | to the newly.appointed
postmaster Benjamin F. StapIeton
Harrison left for san Francisco on a
TWO weeks vacation.
4tS is now proposed by a certain
sfdup to so modify the charter OF
| Colorado Springs that commissioner
fordhe city will not have to give all
his time to the position but may Ell
gage III other business.
Petitions are being circulated in
Fort Collins asking for the submission
OF proposition TO bond the school
district for $4,000 for the purpose OF
building and equipping an addition TO
the high school building.
j. Z. Miller, chairman of the board
of directors OF the federal reserve
bank for the Tenth district, told the
bankers OF Denver that it is practi-
cally certain the first branch reserve
will be located at Denver
When Thomas Farrell, a roomer at
Market street lodging house, died at
the county hospital in Denver, it was
supposed he was penniless, but, sewed
10 the lining of his ragged coat was
lound handbook which showed 81 500
On deposit to his credit at savings
institution
Michael Soden, a Colorado pioneer.
celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday an
niversary at his home in Denver. Al
haugh within five years OF the cen
uFy mark, Mr.. Soden is hale and
hearty, and helped to entertain a com
rany OF 100 relatives and friends at
mis- birthday party.
AT the End of the Rainbow" a
three-act drama with a cast of twenty
characters, Will be the annual play to
he presented by the members of the
Junior class OF the Central High school
at Pueblo under the direction of +. r
Birk, teacher of expression. in the
Auditorium the latter part OF March
Senator Hasty, chairman OF the fl
nance committee of the Senate. went
over to the House Monday and asked
Chairman Puffer of the House appro-
priations committee to make the
rounds Jointly OF the various state de-
Fartments and state institutions. with
view of making further cut where
the situation may justify.
Vigorous protests against the pro
posed omission OF Denver on the trans
continental auto route of the Lincoln
National Highway association are be-
ing framed by scores of autoists Of the
state. following the receipt of official
maps of the association in which
Cheyenne is placed at the northern
extremity of the big highway.
More than six hundred Irish resi-
dents of Denver who attended the
meeting of the Irish-American Pro.
gressive society in the knights of
Columbus hall in Denver to celebrate
the one hundred and thirty-seventh
birthday anniversary of Robert EN-
met declared for a free Ireland and
| advocated seeking the armed assist.