The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-02-02


ter Sports at Steamboat SpringA-
After being out for several hours
the jury in the case OF George Seager.
at Brighton. charged with cattle steal
ing, brought in verdict OF guilty.
The Degge-Clark tungsten mill at
Boulder has started up after three
weeks idleness in which the machin-
cry was given a thorough overhauling
Three attempts to hold up as many
parties OF motorists on the Denver
Golden road were made Sunday by
three masked men. All were unsuc
cessful.
Feeling is running high at Fort Col
Inns over the killing by an unidenti
fled motorist OF A. T. Gilkison, 60, pio-
neer of this section and widely known
mining man
approximately si0o. .0oo was brought
into the state during the last year BY
new settlers. according to the annual
report of the Colorado State Board OF
immigration.
The state will receive an increased
revenue of $4,000 this year from the
State Insurance Department, accord
ing TO +. X. Harper. state insurance
commissioner.
Coiorado's reputation for good roads
and its scenic beauties brought 26.5oo
out-of-town automobiles to Salida in
1916, according to estimates by State
Commissioner Thomas J. Ehrhart
Through acquiescence by the citi-
zens OF Ouray and permission OF the
state game warden six mountain
sheep have been given to Denver. and
will be kept at the municipal inclo
sure at Genesee mountain.
Physical examinations for qualifica.
tion for enlistment in the government
cadets have been passed by more
than ESQ Denver high school boys
School Examiner John c. Chase. Jr., is
conducting the examinations.
Claiming jack rabbits in the east
ern part OF the state not only eat
crops, but even trample them under
foot, Senator Mitten OF Wray intro
duced a bill in the Senate asking for
a bounty OF cents a head.
ed president OF the newly organized
Colorado Sheep Growers Association
organized with an initial membership
of twenty-three, The next meeting OF
the association will be held in Denver
during the week OF the 1915 Stool
Show.
The Nederland Fish and Game Club
has been notified that an allotment OF
fifty elk for release in the mount aims
near here under its protection, has
been made by the National Park com
and that the elk will soon
be captured in the Yellowstone park
country and shipped TO Nederland
Yeggs blew open the safe of the
store of the Rocky Mountain Mercan-
tile Company al Marshall and OBJ
tanned $50 in stamps and about $40 in
small change The company money
had been brought to Boulder during
the day by A. II. Antoine. manager of
the store. and deposited in a local
bank.
BY the passage by the United States
Senate OF the Hiliiard bill author
ising the sale Of property Of the East
Denver High school. the way has
been opened for the disposal OF the
site at Stout and Nineteenth streets
by the school board and the location
of the school upon another site. and
the erection OF new and modern
building
The town of Hayden. near Lead
vile, has passed out OF existence
Two towns were name HAYDEN. the
other being in Routt county. on the
Denver i Salt Lake railroad Con-
fusion in the delivery Of mail and sup
plies brought the matter before the
Public Utilities Commission. 1t
asked the smaller town. near Lead
willie. TO change its name After this
II Will be known as Dana. Colo.
The failure TO secure low treigh,
rates by reason OF water competition.
which prompted Denver men 10 begin
the construction Of the Colorado 4
southern railroad. became an issue be-
fore Examiner Myron Pattison of the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
the hearing in the federal building in
the action brought by the Colorado
Fair Rates Association to secure an
equitable adjustment Of freight rates.
7. Harold Murphy. chemist in the
Federal Sugar Refining Company.
Yonkers. y. Y. snd son OF L, :. Mur-
ply. Denver. recently received q COM
mission of ouartsruAster captain of
the New York Army1s reserve corps
The commission WAS signed hy Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Of War
Baker The appointment WAS made
by competitive examination which
several New York business ussa took
last fall
Because Pueblo county IS rapidly
coming TO the front as corr-rafsirx