Gilpin observer., 1919-05-15
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


led to walkout and later q recall
election, the members Of the fire de-
partment voluntarily requested the
city council Of that city to pass an or
dinance preventing the formation of
any union by the firemen. They also
agreed to take no part in city politics,
a radical change from that of the last
few years. The council did not delay
in passing the requested laws.
The Great Western Sugar Company
has authorized the building of twen-
ty-five-room addition to the new thir-
ty-five-room hotel built by the COM
pany at Brighton last year. A four
apartment terrace will also be built
by the company. The sugar company
has built fifteen residences in Brighton
during the past two years. Some Of
these properties cost more than $1,000
each. The great scarcity of houses in
Brighton has made these improve
ments necessary.
Up to May 1, $1sO,4sO.9O had been
collected by the office Of Secretary of
State James E. Nolands office as cor
poration tax, known as flat tax, for
1919. During the corresponding period
last year the amount received by the
department was $175,17O.O2. This tax
Is now $40 on the first 100000 worth
of stock or fraction thereof, and $40
for each additional $1,000. About 1O,-
600 corporations in Colorado and 800
from outside of the state have paid.
Five cities in Colorado are soon to
have recreation areas in the national
forests of the state under plans now
being worked out by the Denver office
Of the. United States forest service, CO.
operating with the officials of the mu-
inequalities, Some definite action al
ready has been taken by Fort Collins,
which has secured such tract of land,
and residents of Pueblo, Florence,
ing similar areas.
At rousing big meeting attended
by practically every leading citizen of
Greeley, a committee was named and
campaign launched for a $15O,OO0
soldier memorial to take the form of
a municipal auditorium and civic CEN
ter. 1t is proposed to raise funds by
popular subscription for an auditorium
seating 1000 and with banquet and
trophy room, where the flags and war
curios brought back by Greeley sol
diers may be preserved.
Mrs. Spencer Penrose of Colorado
Springs has received the decoration of
the Medaille de la Lizabeth from the
king and queen Of Belgium in recog-
milton of her service for Belgium dur
ing the war. Mrs. PenrOse is under
stood to have taken care Of an entire
Belgian town and to have rendered
other services. So far as is known
only one other American woman has
received this honor.
The jury which heard the case
brought against Joe Riggio, his wife,
Mrs. Joe RiggiO, and their son, Mike
RiggiO, at Walsenburg, charged with
the murder of Sam Naher, February 4,
1918, failed to agree and were dis
charged by Judge Hollenbeck. Atten-
tion paid Josie Riggio, daughter of
the Riggios, is said to have caused the
trouble leading to the killing of Ma
her.
The greatest crop Of winter wheat
ever produced in any country is in
prospect for this years harvest. TOT
days forecast Of production, estimated
by the Department of Agriculture,
placed it's size at almost nine hundred
million bushels-in exact figures, $780,
15,OO0-which would make this years
ernment's price guarantee of S2.26 a
bushel.
Plans of the federal government to
establish an experimental plant in
western Colorado to aid In determin-
ing If oil can be profltably extracted In
commercial quantities from the extern |
sive oil shales which exist there, were |
communicated to Governor Shoup by |
James o. Lewis, chief petroleum
technologist of the United States Bu-
reau of Mines.
Alex Cooper, 20 years old, was ar
rested at Idaho Springs after he had |
shot a neighbor, Joe Bridges. The |
trouble arose over n burro owned by |
Bridges son. The boy rode the canary |
to school and parked it in the school |
yard. Bridges, who was working di- |
rectly across the street, saw Cooper |
unite 1t. He went over and asked him
what he did it for A quarrel followed
and the old man drew a gun and shot
Bridges. the bullet taking effect in the
hip. Bridges took the gun away from
the older man and gave him terrific
beating with It. OF the two, Cooper is
the more severely injured
Lambing now is under full swing
throughout the San Juan basin and
the sheepmen are receiving far better
returns than they anticipated few
weeks ago AS n general rule rho an |