The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-05-10

July s-l3-Meetiny National Associa-
ton of Coiored Women In Denver.
July ls-Rspublican State Conven-
ton at Colorado Springs.
Sept. 23-2s-Colorado state Fair at
Pueblo.
Women carried flags In q draft pa
rade at Pueblo
T. J. Laid, near Stonington, IL to
plant eighty acres in beans.
Ordway sent east five carloads OF
beans and seven cars of alfalfa meal
in April.
Finishing work is being done on
new hospital for contagious diseases
at Colorado Springs.
The orchards in Canon City district
now present a scene of beauty. and
those OF Otero are not far behind.
Delta will be host TO $50 Methodist
preachers who viii hold their state
conference there the last week OF
August
Many thousand Of baby trout from
the state fish Matching tanks At Pit
kin were placed in upper branches Of
Gunnison river
Puebloans spent $4,000 last month
for the erection of new residences.
The city is said to be without a va
cant residence.
The funeral services Of Maj. VIII
liam Cooke Daniels were held in New
York. according to dispatches re-
ceived in Denver.
Fowler made application for city
mail delivery and the postmaster has
notified that free delivery will begin
the first Of next month.
The naval appropriation bill in
cludes funds for another enlargement
OF the National Naval Hospital at Fort
Lyon, near Las Animas.
The Red Cross will benefit to the
extent OF 100000 II the plans Of the
directors OF the National Western
Stock Show Association are carried
out.
The road from Fort Lupton through
Hudson to Virgins and Fort Morgan
has been graded and partially sur
faced in Weld and Fort Morgan coun-
ties.
Three hundred workmen began the
tACdNdtlOnb lOl Tue AoLhhioti otsoAs
building and the permanent storage
building for the recuperation camp
near Denver.
In Morgan county the Platte river
road has been graveled from the
| Weld county line through Fort Nor
gan to Brush aRd to the Washington
county line.
Washington, Yuma, Phillips, Logan
and Ssdgwick counties have graded
and opened new north and south roads
connecting with the main east and
west highways.
Donald j. Mcdonald, 5S, pioneer OF
| Clear Creek county and former mem
Der OF the Colorado Legislature, died
at Idaho Springs from asthma. He is
survived by his widow.
Ten thousand Denver people heard
Paul Perigord. French hero. tell in WV
Id story. OF bleeding France, and part
America Is playing In war trenches at
the Denver Auditorium.
Sixty-five candidates took the super
excellent masters degree at a stated
assembly at the Masonic temple Of
| Denver Council No. l. Royal and Sc
| Iect Masters, York Rite Masons
Roosevelt tunnel at Cripple Creek
| advanced $40 feet in April and the
flow of water is 5000 gallons min
ute. The tunnel made 212 feet In the
Cresson drift and 1856 in Portland lat
eral
In Logan county the Platte river
road has been graded and graveled
! throughout the entire county.
The Hayes and Company ore body
at the 1,1OO-foot level of the vindica-
tor Consolidated main shaft is now in
excess OF Is feet in length and the
vein varies from IL to 80 feet in
width.
A total of 1898 women in Colorado
have registered for definite service
, and preparatory training necessary to
insure efficiency in Industrial, profess
sional, public and social service Incl
dent to the demands of the war condi-
| tons
| World wide plans for world wide
I Methodism In connection with the cen
tenary celebration of the Methodist
! Episcopal Church will be laid before
Colorado Methodists by team of
prominent Methodist missionaries and
speakers.
Farmers living within twenty-four
hours of military post who desire
the services of soldiers in farming,
may secure furloughs for the number
Of men they desire. according to the
provisions Of general orders No. 81 of
the War Department.
Portland and Golden Cycle com
panies, which have enormous dumps
| at their Colorado Springs gold nlacer