The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-09-21

NOV 13-l8-Automobile Sho W At Den
yer.
Sept 2s-2s-Coiorado New Msxiee a
Sept. 25-2s-Meeting state women's
Club Federation at Boulder.
SEPT ,ss-Las Animas county q
Sept. 2s-2s-Annual Fair At Caihan.
sept, Z6-2s.-iuma County, At Yuma
SEPT, Sep, 2. q .2s-Lineein County AZ Hugo
ling.
Oct a-s-Kit Carson County ae Bur
Nov ss-Live Stock show 1t Grand
Junction.
A new church is to be built by Meth
odists of Montrose.
Bishop Teahon of Omaha is the
new bishop for Denver.
Ter Oil and Gas Company at Flagler
took action toward the early drillin 8
Of a well in the Flagler dome.
The interest of patriotic churc h
women in knitting has caused the
auxiliaries OF the Denver Red Cross to
BE- increased by nearly 1000 members,
Twelve of Denvers best-know
business men were chosen as the per
sonnel OF the county grand jury for
the September term in the West Side
Court,
Government land to an amount OF
10000 acres was entered in Pueblo
county during the month OF August
The sum OF Sl0.3sO was received from
$50 filings
Walter E. Plettner of Denver left
for Austin. Tex, where he will go into
training at once having received a
commission OF first lieutenant in the
aviation corps
Former State Senator Edward De
laVergne. pioneer Colorado mining
man, died in his home at Ivywild, nea
Colorado Springs. He had been i'll
about six weeks. He was born in
Ohio
When Colorados 1924 draft men of
the second national army incremen,
left the borders of their native state
they did not lack tender memories to
take along to the smoky battle fronts
with them.
Bella Root. 46, jumped from the
third story window OF the home OF
Nathan Walker in Denver and was
killed instantly. She had been under
medical treatment and is thought to
have been deranged
In less than five months from the
time he left Cripple Creek to join the
United States marine corps at Colo
RADIO Springs, Willard Allen. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Allen OF Cripple
Creek landed in France
Believed to be suffering from a
temporary tit OF insanity, brough.
about by lingering illness. Miss Stel-
la Root, As, tore the screen from a
window OF her third-story apartment
gaze Of her aged mother, Mrs. A. E.
Root, jumped thirty feet to her death.
Hope that federal government ac
tion on Colorado roads will be quickly
forthcoming, making possible the COM
mencing OF extensive work on high
ways in the state. was expressed by
State Highway Commissioner Thomas
J. Ehrhart following a conference
with Chief United States Engineer
Wilson.
B. B. Greer. assistant to Henry E.
Byram, vice president OF the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy railroad. in
charge OF operation, was elected vice
president and general manager of the
Colorado & Southern lines. to succeed
the late Edward s. Roller. Mr.. Greer
will remove to Denver from his home
in Chicago.
In the Jerry Johnson mine on Iron.
clad hill F. r. Galley is driving to cut
a known vein whose ore is worth a
dollar a pound. The Granite Company
distributed $16,5o0 to its stockholders
a few days ago. A gold brick valued
at $1,000, the cleanup of the Rubie
will operated by Kavanaugh. was
sent to the Denver mint.
Despite heavy financial withdra wal :
from Denver clearing house banks,
used at this season of the year to har-
vest crops and start the feeding of
cattle, the banks statements OF their
condition on Sept. IL shows total de-
posits of $Sl,340, 1891, an increase of
10 per cent over last year. so per cent
over 1915, and 10 per cent over 1914.
The ore and concentrate ship
ments from Telluride during August
were as follows: Tomboy, six cars of
concentrates to Durango and forty one
to Blende; Smuggler-U Union and Black
Bear jointly. eight cars of concen-
trates to Durango: Liberty Bell,
twelve cars of concentrates %
Durango; lnama. Perino. Franck
Rees, Carruthers lease. two
cars concentrates to Durango: King.
one car crude ore to Durango. Total.
1913 cars against III shipped last
year.
Bootleggers who sell liouor to upf