The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-03


Ian. al-2s-western stock Snow a:
an ii -as-Mesting American Nationa:
Live stock Association At Denver
The Greeley postoffice was looted
sf $4,000 in stamps
Routt county was the ninth to 60
over in the war savings drive.
Colorado stone is being urged for
use in the Durango public building.
Fifty cases of influenza were re-
ported to the reformatory at Buena
Vista.
After a vacation since Oct. 3. the
school children of Denver return to
their studies Thursday, Jan. 2.
Oswald C. Brewster. son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. James H. Brewster of Denver
received the croix de guerre for brav-
cry In action.
George Knorr, driver of an automo-
bile filled with whisky, wines ana
champagne, valued at $4,000. was Ar
rested in Denver.
The Colorado Equal Suffrage Asso-
ciation held a reception In honor Oh
Mrs Oliver H. Shoup. wife OF the gov
ernor-elect, in Denver.
The Mt Logan Mining and RefininS
Company, seven or eight miles norm
of DsBeque, has established camp -
the base Of Mt. Logan.
The American Shale Company haI
q camp fourteen miles north OF Do
Beoue. ON Conn creek. an eastern
tributary of Roam creek.
John Wollum of Evans has proved
that tobacco can be raised there. he
has 100 stalks OF tobacco stored IN
his home that has been grown this
year.
The Boulder County Metal Miners
Association passed resolutions favor
ing 4 rigid "blue sky" law, and asked
the Legislature to pass such .
measure.
Nearly $4,000 was reported ON the
opening day Of the campaign OF the
Denver Federation for Charity and
Philanthropy to raise S115.0oo for tn
1919 budget.
Twenty-Five appointive officers OF
the state house presented to Cover
hui 0uAlOl a SCASoA RASSo 49,
| q token of the friendly relations en-
joyed through the administration.
The 500 crippled soldiers now fight
ing slowly back to health in the gem
eral hospital 1t Aurora are In need OF
music, q need scarcely appreciated BY
the citizen in good health whose
phonograph is constantly on hand.
Shipment of seed beans from the
Eaton district is being delayed be-
cause Of the impossibility to get cars.
according to one bean seed dealer.
who says he has been trying for over
q week to get Q car for shipping pur-
poses.
The soldiers at the recuperatioo
camp at Aurora were entertained At
the Red Cross rooms in Denver by the
El Jebel Shrine band Of forty pieces,
which rendered a concert with q pro-
gram of patriotic and popular selec-
tons.
Denver's intensive campaign to
raise 100000, Its share of the states
quota Of $250,0OO for the relief of the
suffering Syrians and Armenians. tS
rapidly taking form. The campaign
will start Jan II and continue for one
week.
Three Civil Service Commissions.
instead OF one. may concern them
selves over the welfare OF 1900 state
employees before the legal questions
arising out OF the adoption OF the
amendment recently by the voters are
decided.
The Greeley police and postal In
spectors are still without trace Of the
person or persons who looted the
Greeley postoffice of war savings
stamps to an amount now estimated
after careful checking Is between
Sos, 1000 and $4,000.
Legislators to the Twenty-second
General Assembly assembled for busi-
ness on New Year day, an occasion
which does not often come In the
routine OF legislatures. The law pro
vides that the legislature shall meet
on tho first Wednesday in January.
The Colorado State Council OF De
Tense has taken up the advisability Of
utilizing the facilities installed at the
State University and State Agricul-
tural College for training soldiers pre-
paratory to service, and converting
thsm into training camps for both in
dustrial vocation and farming educa-
t1o0.
The Hall ranch, comprising LOO
acres Of land between Colorado
Springs and Fountain. has been sold
By David Hall, son Of the original
owner, to Martin Bender. The con-
sidsration was $4,000. 4 large dairy
farm u to BE- conducted BY Bender.
who also has leased the 0ilpin ranch
Of 1000 acres.
Charles n. Moore, Denver labor
lAadAr Xna AlActad prQQident Of the