The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

and3 OF COl0ruQO cltlzenS tnat tne
Moffat railroad be retained as a rail
road and operated by the state, in
stead Of being abandoned and possi-
bly, disnantled, were voiced by speak
ers representing the farmers of the
state. the labor unions and many va
ried industries before q committee OF
the House of Representatives. The
hearing was held publicly in the chain
her of the House, and nearly all the
members Of both houses of the Legis-
lature attended.
Angry because the teacher punished
his son, Henry Izet went to the school
house at Frederick and attacked the
teacher striking him over the head
and knocking him down with a heavy
shovel At the same time he made
threats against the teacher. 1Zet was
arrested on an assault charge and
taken TO Greeley, where the charge
was changed to one OF breach OF
peace. He was put under $500 bonds
to keep the peace and fined, the costs
of the case amounting to about so.
The Mesa Verde and the Rocky
-h'uhthih Hdi hS - N''''''f'
are among dozen scenic wonders of
the West which the railroad admins
tration has elected to advertise in time
table folders In addition To this eff
fort to stimulate tourist travel, it is
said the homeseeker will be encour-
aged and helped. Two special bureaus
have been organized for the purpose
of extending free service In this post
war opening up of the West.
Dr. George Norlin, acting president
OF the University OF Colorado. an
nounced at Boulder that the resigna-
ton OF DR.. Livingston Farrand. presi-
dent of the university, was expected by
the board OF regents. This statement
follows closely upon the announcement
from Washington that President VIII
son had appointed DIR. Farrand as
president Of the American Red Cross.
the appointment to take effect
March l.
Greeley farmers and promoters OF
the bean industry are not happy over
the prospects Of the 1919 season for
Weld county. Although plans have
been made and equipment and capital
gathered to handle 10000 acres OF
seed beans annually. the prospects in
dicate that not more than 5000 acres
will be contracted, and at present
only 1000 are contracted. Prospects
for the pinto bean industry are darker
than those for the seed bean.
President Wilson today renominated
Robert J. McGrath as receiver Of pub
lie moneys at Lamar, Colo. For regis
ters of the land office the following
were nominated for another term
Joseph T. Carruth. at Blackfoot, Ida.
Dallas G. Weyand, Glenwood Springs,
Colo. Edward j. Hoefnagels, Lead
vile, Colo. Nathaniel Campbell, Port
land, Ore. Alonzo l.. Beavers, La
mar. Colo.
The United States Railroad Admin
istration abandoned all hope of saving
the Colorado Midland railroad from
junk when John Barton Payne. legal
adviser to Director General Hines, re-
jccted a final proposition presented
OH behalf of the company that the
government should take over the road.
pay $4,000 year rental and assume
all costs of betterments and replace
mems
Confronted by the prospect of Colo
RADIO losing the governments horse
breeding station at Fort Collins, horse
fanciers and others interested in
maintaining the standard of draft and
carriage horses have appealed to Gov
ernor Oliver II. Shoup and to the
board of agriculture for the reconsid-
Grafton of the action whereby the sta
tion is to be abandoned next June.
Resolutions condemning the repeal
of the Sunday closing law and gam
bling on race horses were adopted at
meeting of the Ministerial alliance
in Denver. The resolution against
the Sunday closing law was aimed at
bill pending before the Legislature
providing for the repeal of the stat
utes requiring the closing of places OF
amusement on Sunday.
With the killing of Joe Bruno al
Walsenburg the long-feared Black
Hand society of Huerfano county is
believed TO have been partly broken
up, and Sheriff Medley hopes he has
halted n long reign of terror on the
part of Italian black handlers.
The residents of Lake county are
solidIy in favor of the proposed S21,-
coo for repairs for the Battle Noun
tain road, in Eagle county, in place Of
the proposed repairs to the roads in
the western part of that county.
The Overland well in Rock Canon,
a few miles from Pueblo, which is be-
ing operated by n. s: Wilson, for the
Midwest Refining Company, is shut
down awaiting additional casing, at a
depth of $500 feet.
Being at the crest of the continent,
Colorado contains the headwaters Of