Gilpin observer., 1919-02-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| ltives, when an amendment to the
present law restoring the closed sea-
ION for that period passed on second
'eading. The open season was re-,
Itored by the last Legislature. The
lection affecting deer is part of bill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws, and is spon-
,ored by Representatives M. e. Bash
Or and Robert F. Rockwell. The
| representatives of mountain districts
who favored retention of the open
reason of four days each year, from
October 1st to October 4th, mustered
:wenty-four votes, while thirty-sev-
IN were cast by their opponents. If
he law is amended, it will conform
10 the future open seasons on male
mountain sheep with horns, male an
elepe having horns and elk having
horns, all of which are etprotected un-
der the law until 1924. 1t is pro-
posed to change the dates of the
open season onesage chickens from
August 18th to September 1st.
kilograms urging Colorado's dele
cation in Congress to work against
the threatened cutting down of the
appropriation for emergency work in
the Department of Agriculture were
sent by the agricultural and livestock
bureau Of the Denver Civic and Com
mercial Association. "Twenty-eight
county agricultural agents and many
household science demonstration
agents are employed in Colorado
through the aid of this federal emer-
gency fund.-" says Secretary D. w.
Thomas of the bureau. "The re.
mainder of this expense is paid by the
counties themselves and by the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College.
James Van Pelt and Elmer Mckay
returned from Minturn to Leadville.
crossing Tennessee pass with six.
horse team. They reported the pass
to be swept clear of snow in several
places, but the general condition was
one Of deep snow, not impossible.
however, to lighter teams. This is
the earliest that the pass has been
crossed in many years, and shows
the light snowfall and open winter
of this season.
Freight rates on coal from Palis-
ade and Cameo to Grand Junction
are the subjects of an appeal to the
Public Utilities Commission by two
Grand Junction consumers and three
Palisade and Cameo producers OF
coal. They charge that the rates are
discriminatory and force Grand
Junction consumers to- buy from coal
producers in Somerset and Bowie.
Loveland Masons plan the erection
Of a $4,000 Masonic temple this year,
equipped to house the postoffice. The
project was launched more than Q
year ago. but because of war condi
tions was held up. 1t has taken on
' new life with the asking of bids by
the postal department for quarters fol
the Loveland postoffice for five or ten
years from Nov 1 next.
Unanimous action favoring the in.
stallation of an ornamental street
light system for the business district
was taken at a mass meeting of bust
ness men called by the light commit
tee of the City Council, to ascertain
public sentiment on the matter. AS a
result Of this meeting the City Coun
Gil plans to install such system al
an early date
The county hospital records show
that the number of patients each
day has reached normal, the first
time since the outbreak of Spanish
influenza in Denver. Oct. 6 last
There were 225 patients in the insti-
tuition, which is the normal daily
number. This makes total of l.,
412 deaths and 1912 cases to date
Directors of the National Film
Company at meeting at Englewood
raised $4,000 toward the production
of new film, wolves of Wall
Street" which the company hopes tc
film at its plant. The estimated cost
of the production is $4,000.
The number of cattle and sheer
that may be grazed on national for
ests in Colorado and other points IN
the district under the five-year graz
ing permits will be slightly less thar
the number authorized for tota
grazing. The number of sheep anC
cattle authorized for grazing on thu
forests in the local district for 1915
is 612.2S0 and $4,000 respectively
The total of sheep and cattle tha
may be grazed under five-year per
mits is 1.29S,100 for sheep and 339.
700 for cattle. These figures for tn,
five-year permits are less than thos,
authorized for total grazing in orde
to allow holders of one-year permits
| IN Onarnfe in tho fnroytc
A twenty-ton process shale reduc
|, tion plant-is to be erected in Crane
Junction by shale company boosters
. according to announcements. Th,
plant now being erected in Denve
will be ready for shipment about Feb
| But Il few davs will ho nnoaSsar