The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-04-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service

tcance. March 13 the Tungsten Pro
ducts Mining Company Of Boulder filed
articles Of incorporation with a capi
talization of $2,500,0OO. The signifi
canoe of this item lies in the fact thai
mine tungsten ores and manufacture
tungsten products upon a large scale
The government is vitality concerned
about the production and conservation
OF tungsten and its proper officials are
In counsel over the advisability of fix
ing the price Of tungsten ores.
Enlarge activities of all industries
making war materials resulted in in
creased coal production in Colorado
for 1917 of .993. 20 tons over 1916, &C
cording to the annual report OF James
Dalrymple, state inspector OF coal
mines. The 1917 output was 12.515.3 .3o5
tons. against 10.522.ls5 tons during
1916. The report says that 1000. 900
more tons were lost to the industry
last year on account Of car shortage
Lieut.. Col. K B. Linderfelt, former
commander of the First Colorado cav
l59th infantry, U. s. A, passed through
Denver returning from Washington TO
California Colorado men who are at
Linda Vista are wonderful athletes. -
he said. Every one Is trained to the
minute and are nearly a month ahead
of any other organization In the coun-
try in training
State Auditor Charles H. Leckenby
issued a statement to the effect that
the state has recovered during 1917
amounts from several counties total
ing $13,5s275. following examination
Of books by Willard D. Peck of the
public examiners department. The
amounts were due from county Off
cials. and were disclosed through dis
crepancies as the result OF an audit by
the department
Ouray is on the eve Of a period of
mineral production that will prove the
greatest in its history. Approximately
one month from date the Camp Bird
vein will be intersected by the trans
portation tunnel, now advancing
through the last 500 feet. and with this
point reached the most important ex-
ploration and drainage enterprise in
the San Juan region will be accom-
plished
William Seals. 80. formerly Of Grip.
pie Creek. was reported severely
wounded in France April 4. He en-.
listed in the Rainbow division At Cres
ton, Iowa Mrs. Jennie Pete. his moth
er, and Mrs. M N. Caldwell. sister
both reside at Cripple Creek.
The Robert E. Lee chapter of tha
Daughters OF the Confederacy at Den
yer have just completed raising fund
of 5000 with which to endow a bed In
the American hospital No. l. the frs,
militarized hospital in France.
James Drury for thirty-five year,
employed as doorman at the Union
station, died at his home in Denver ol
bronchitis. Mr.. Drury was born II
Ireland in 1S42 and has lived in Den
yer since 1874.
The Denver office Of the United
States forest service has sent to the
Tenth and Twentieth forest regiments
In France ninety-one sweaters an6
twenty nine pairs Of wristlets,
Oral Andres Beye. an enlisted sea
man on the collier Cyclops. which, &C
cording to news dispatches may b.
lost at sea, is the son OF C. E. Beyo. I
Grand Junction car repairer
The recent rains in the mountainoui
sections have lightened the worries o.
cattle and sheep men who Craze theil
herds on the national forest ranges II
the summer and fall months.
DR.. E. E. Cole, principal Of thu
school at Appleton. near Grand juno
ton, who was given coat Of grease
and feathers and ordered to leave thu
country within thirty-six hours, waI
exonerated at a mass meeting Of citi
zens. held at the Appleton schoo
house.
The farm labor problem is one o
distribution of men, not Of supply o
men. Secretaries Houston and Wilson
both assured DR.. Charles A. Lory o
this fact in Washington.
A large centrifugal pump OF Dette
than 1000 gallons per minute capacit.
was received at Brandon to be used OF
one of the irrigation plants on the seet
farm near town.
William Giles. aged 20, Of Fort Nor
gan. was badly injured when motor
cycle on which he was riding skidded
He was going at a high rate Of speed.
Mrs Ellen L. Dyer, aged 65. died a
Colorado Springs from injuries re
ceived when she was struck by an au
tomobile driven by c. r. Arnold.
The annual farmers picnic for Lo
gan county will be held this year OF
June 26. Last year there were SOM
1.800 people In attendance.
The final total announced April 1