The Colorado statesman., 1917-02-03

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 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. 7. Gilkison, 60, pio-
neer of this section and widely known
mining man.
approximately 100000 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 e. r. Harper, state insurance
commissioner.
Colorados reputation for good roads
and its scenic beauties brought 26,50O
out-of-town automobiles to Salida in
1916, according to estimates by State
Commissioner Thomas ]. 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 250 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 bill in the Senate asking for
a bounty of cents a head.
Hollis r. Mills of Hartsel was elect
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 1918 Stock
| Show.
The Nederland Fish and Game Club
has been notified that an allotment of
| fifty elk for release in the mountains
near here under its protection, has
been made by the National Park COM
missioners, 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 at Marshall and OBJ
tained $40 in stamps and about $40 in
small change. The company money
had been brought to Boulder during
the day by A H. Antoine, manager of
the store, and deposited in local
bank.
By the passage by the United States
Senate of the Hilliard bill, author
izing 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 a 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 & 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
vile, to change it's name. After this
it will be known as Dana, Colo.
The failure to secure low freight
rates by reason of water competition,
which prompted Denver men to begin
the construction of the Colorado &
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.
T. Harold Murphy, chemist in the
Federal Sugar Refining Company,
Yonkers, N. Y, and son of l.. f. Muir
ply. Denver. recently received a COM
mission of quartermaster captain of
the New York Army's reserve corps.
The commission was signed by Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary of War
Baker. The appointment was made
by competitive examination which
last fall.
Because Pueblo county is rapidly
coming to the front as corn.raising
county, efforts to stimulate the grow