The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
The Colorado Editorial Association
meet in Denver. July IL. IL, 1919.
COMING EVEN

L. A. Toothaker, peach grower of
Palisade, has the distinction this year
of sending the first shipment of fruit
made to Denver
Teller county. Colorados banner
gold producer, has added to the
worlds gold supply up to the end of
1918 approximately S3O0,O00,000. Gold
is practically the only valuable metal
produced in the famous Cripple Creek
district.
Tentative plans for a 100000
building and loan association have
been accepted by leading business men
of Montrose This is direct result
of the unusual demand for houses in
this city, which at present greatly ex
ceeds the supply.
The Rico mining district has been
producing steadily for nearly forty
years There has been some agrieul-
tural development in the river valleys
and stock raising is carried on to
limited extent. LAUNDERING and tie
making have also been important in
dutries ut various times in the past.
Raymond Embler Walker, twenty
two years old, son of Mr. and Mrs
e. A. Walker. lowing in the Haskell
neighborhood, was drowned at Hugo
while fishing in the Blue lakes Mr..
Walker returned recently from war
service In France, and was one of the
most popular boys in Hugo.
One hundred and sixty-one gradu-
ates received their diplomas at the
University of Colorado. Dr. Liyinxs
ton Farrand, former president OF thu
university. delivered the commence
ment address Governor Oliver Shoup
gave a short talk on the work the in
stitution has done during the year
Two motorcycle police are to be ap
pointed by W F. X. Mills manager of
parks and improvements, TO help po
lice Denver's mountain highways and
parks, II has been announced The
authority of the city to police th-
parks was given through an act ere
ated at the last session of the Twenty
second General Assembly.
Forty volunteers. including five prts
oners from the county Jail af colorade
] Springs. fought forest fire which
threatened for time to sweep Engie
mans canon. Sheriff John II Wen
and Forest Ranger Patterson led tbs
1 fire fighters The blaze was extin
4 guished after five hours unremittlnE
labor
Thirty.stx flve-fou Packard army
trucks In addition to the 200 trucks
and passenger cars previously allotted
To Colorado by the War Department
I for use on state and county roads
have been shipped, Elmer H. Som
mers, chairman Of the State Hlghwa,
Commission. was informed in tets
/ gram from Washington
only $3.50 viii be available foi
1 range Improvement in the national for
est district in which Colorado is tn
cluded under the federal agriculture
appropriation BIN. which passed BY
| congress. is now awaiting President
Wilson's signature. A total Of s12.o@
has been asked
Total collections By the Inheritance
tax department for the last fifteer
days Of June amounted to si2,9e0.79
I bringing the total for the new bien
nial period to s4l5,5i536. according tS
figures given out by Attorney Genera
| Victor r. Keyes. The largest tai
| ngainst aay estate was that OF Isaac
| Berlin of Denver, the amount beini
! 50, $50. The estate OF Albert Hahen
wald was given the second highest tax
it being S24095.
Charles f Crockett, son of Mr.. anc
Mrs. E. L. Crockett OF Pueblo, wal
awarded the highest honors obtainabls
at Colorado College when he was grad
uated with summa cum laude. The
honor bestowed upon Crockett is tn,
fourth of its kind in the history o.
the school, and 1t is the first time ir
nine years that anyone has won this
honor.
Two million feet of timber, valued
at 81 a thousand feet, was destroyed
in the forest fire in the San Isabel
| National Forest, seven miles north OF
BeuIah, according to rough estimate
made by A G.. Hamel, forest super
| visor. Watchers are still on duty in
| the fire area for the purpose of pre-
venting the fire spreading if it breaks
out in a new place.
The Lafayette Farmers Elevator
| Company has let to the Burchard Con
struction Company of Lincoln, Neb.,
| the contract for the erection of new
elevator at this place. The building
Will be 40x75 feet in dimensions, and
will be located on a site recently pur
chased from Frank Miller just south
| of town on the right of way of the
| Colorado & Southern railway. The
cost of the building will be $4,000.
Two experienced yeggs, working
with crowbar, prowled four Denver
| insurance offices, cracked five safes
and nine desks and made away with
| liberty bonds currency and ieMelry