Gilpin observer., 1919-01-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
tern >-,s pAper Union News Service.

The Chamber of Commerce at Mont
rose is starting a strong movement
to secure for this city a dehydrating
plant.
The resignation of Colonel Frank
Adams as superintendent of the State
Department of Safety was accepted
by Governor Gunter Monday morning.
A gun club will be organized in
Fort Morgan if number of the crack
shooters of this vicinity succeed in
carrying out their plans as per sched-
ule.
Under the direction of the City
Federation of Women'S Clubs Wig
orous campaign will soon be started
for the establishment of a modern
hospital in Sterling.
An organization, known as the
Monte Vista Stock Sales Committee,
is hot on the trail of stock-selling
concerns and agents who sell stock
under Misrepresentation.
Telluride is battling new wave of
influenza and a number of new cases
have been reported lately. The city
authorities have requested discontin-
uance of public funerals.
Summit county during 1918 bought
War Savings and Thrift Stamps of
total value of $45,910.75. The coun-
ty's quota was $40,060 Dillon and
breckenridge are banner towns.
After seven years of successful op-
GRAFTON Longmont today owns, free
from debt, its municipal electric light
plant, the last $4,000 bonds having
been paid by the city during the year
1918.
The new issue of War Savings
Stamps, costing $4.12 this month, are
on sale at the postoffices and other
agencies. The stamps are redeemabfe
January l, 1924. Colorado's quota is
$20,000,000.
Orders for the dismantling Of a
major part of the Colorado Midland
railroad were issued by the State
Board of Public Utilities. Sixty days
are allowed before the order is to be
carried out, in the hope that the gov
ernment, the state or industrial agen-
cies will take over management Of
the road and endeavor to make it pay.
Denver may obtain the annual con-
vention of the American Medical As
sociation, which will be held in June,
1920. The Civic and Commercial As
sociation has received an inquiry from
the medical body asking about accom-
modations for delegates to the con-
vention and for the convention itself
that can be provided by Denver.
Officers of the Great Western Sugar
Company state that beet growers in
Northern Colorado in large numbers
are signing contracts for the 1919
season, many of them increasing their
acreage from 30 to 100 per cent. The
sugar company officers believe that
more sugar beets will be grown in
Northern Colorado this year than ever
before.
By a unanimous vote, former Gov
ernor Ammons was reelected chair
man of the Agricultural and Livestock
Bureau of the Denver Civic and Com
mercial Association. Other officials
elected at the meeting are: w. N.
w. Blayney, vice chairman; Lee A..
Reynolds, treasurer, and David w.
Thomas, secretary. Mr.. Thomas was
secretary of the State Council of De-
fense.
Drilling on the property of the Bed
Rock Oil and Gas Company will be
resumed this week. No drilling has
been done on this property since No
vember 16. The property is located
thirty-five miles south of La Junta
and the well is down to a depth Of
970 feet, and the company expects to
go about 1900 feet before pay sand
is struck. The well had been cased
awaiting the arrival of new cable.
A service flag for Institute District
No. 1, comprising the counties of Lo-
gan, Morgan, Washington, Yuma,
Phillips and Sedgwick, is shown in
the Office of the county superintend-
ent of schools. The flag bears twen-
ty-eight stars and represent the num-
gagged in war service. The flag is
district and is sent to the superin-
tendents of the counties in their order.
Because of the drop in lead and
copper, since the armistice, the mines
at Rico, heavy producers of those
minerals, have closed down.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Grand county have sent to the
State Highway Commission a protest
against the construction of what is
known as the High Line" section of
the Fall River road, between Estes
Park and Grand county, and urging
the commission to reconsider the rout-
ing of the highway at that point.
Fort Collin cltiZenS have oversub-
scribed the 100000 bond issue for
the purchase and improvement of
their street railway system by so per
cent. Instead of offering the issue
to Denver or outside firms, the city
council decided first to give local peo-
pie a chance to purchase. The result
is that $150,000 have been spoken for
in that city.
The Federated Trades Council at
Colorado Springs has decided to pro-
ceed at once with the circulation of Pc
titions seeking the recall of Mayor
Charles f. Thomas. This action was
taken in lieu of the general strike
voted some time ago to enforce the
demands Of the local fire department
for higher wages and the reinstate-
ment Of the men when strikebreakers
were employed. The firemen declared