The Elbert County tribune., 1919-02-07
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

son for that period passed on second
reading. The open season was re-
stored by the last Legislature. The
section affecting deer is part of bill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws. and is spon-
sored by Representatives NJ. Z. Bash
or and Robert +. Rockwell. The
representatives of mountain districts
who favored retention OF the open
season of four days each year, from
October LIST to October 4th, mustered
twenty-four votes. while thirty-sev-
en- were cast by their opponents. II
the law is amended, 1t will conform
to the future open seasons on male
mountain sheep with horns. male an
telope having horns and elk having
horns, all of which are protected UNI
der the law until 1924. 1t is pro-
posed to change the dates OF the
open senson on sage chickens from
August 18th to September 1st.
kilograms urging Colorado's dele
CATION in Congress ITO 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 I-eadville.
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 100000 Masonic temple this year,
equipped to house the postoffice. The
project was launched more than a
year ago. but because OF war condi.
tions was held up. 1t has taken on
new life with the asking of bldg by
the postal department for quarters for
the Loveland postoffice for five or ten
years from Nov. next.
Unanimous action favoring the in.
stallation of an ornamental street
light system for the business district
was taken at u mass meeting of busi'
ness men called by the light commit
tee of the City Council to ascertain
public sentiment on the matter AS
result Of this meeting the City Coun.
Gil plans to install such system at
an early date.
i. 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 a 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. Evolves. of Wall
Street" which the company hopes to
film at its plant. The estimated cost
of the production is $4,000.
The number of cattle and sheep
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 than
the number authorized for total
grazing. The number of sheep and
cattle authorized for grazing on the
forests in the local district for 1919
is 612.2S0 and $4,000 respectively
The total of sheep and cattle that
may be grazed under five-year per
mits is 1.29S. 100 for sheep and 33s,-
700 for cattle. These figures for the
five-year permits are less than those
authorized for total grazing in order
to allow holders of one-year permits
TO operate in the forests.
A twenty-ton process shale reduc.
tion plant is to be erected in Grand
Junction by shale company boosters,
according to announcements. The
plant now being erected in Denver
will be ready for shipment about Feb
8. But a few days viii be necessary
to get the plant over TO Grand juno
tion and about March 1t will be pro-
ducing oil. 1t is hoped. This is CON
dur., 10. L., IL