The Dolores star., 1919-04-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| above lellurlue- SeNeht'Sh
mostly Firms, are enrolled in the Glass;
which is held In the Black Bear NINE
it an altitude of 1900 feet, The
,lasses consist of the studying of read
ng and writing the English language
| and principles OF American govern
| oent Government text books are
| furnished. 4 graduate from citizen
ship school who applies for citizenship
| ,an become naturalized without under
7oinr the usual examination before Il
| court
Success for the Victory loan for
large part of Colorado's Western slope
| is promised by loan workers at Mont
rose. Delta, Grand Junction. Carbon
| dale Glanwood Springs and olathe,
Chairman S. d. Nicholson of the Colo
RADIO State Liberty Loan committee,
said on his return from a campaign
visit to those towns. Rallies were
held in the first three of these points
and conferences with local committees
in the other three.
The Iron Silver Mining Company,
critics at Leadville, has announced
| cut in wages of dollar a day, due, 1t
is stated, to decentralization in metal
markets, especially lead and zinc. the
| Yak mines, owned by the American
Smelling and Refining Company. also
have posted notices of similar cut,
and other leHd-zinc mines of the dis
trict probably will follow suit.
The State Senate killed on final
reading, by vote of 10 to 13, the
| RhoadS House bill, under the terms of
| which. had ii been enacted, an in
itiated measure proposing constitu-
| tional amendment would not be cOnsid-
cred as ratified and adc.ted unless
| the total number of votes cast on the
| proposition We're equal to at least %
| per cent of the entire vote for COVER
nor at the same election.
| To be buried under snow slide in
| bed room isn't an experience to be
desired, but a. +. Chapman and Don
aid Stewart, miners of Telluride, re-
| Gently experienced ii without injury
| - Nltph SIlI' tIlSu ll'Ii bpuih
house and filled their bedroom with
eight feet of snow. Rescuers were
| forced to cut hole in the side of
| the house to dig the men out.
Returns from the Colorado Springs
election show the first use of the re-
| call in Colorado against city official
/ has failed. and Mayor Charles f..
| Thomas was reelected by about 800
rna jority over Charles Chapman, who
was the opposition candidate and
| headed the recall ticket filed by the
! labor factions of the city, who waged
bitter campaign against the mayor.
Announcement has been made by the
American Beet Sugar Company, oper-
ating a factory at Rocky Ford that
more than 22,OOO acres in this section
| of the Arkansas valley have already
| been contracted to sugar bects for the
1919 season. 1t is probable that more
! than 25,OOO acres will be contracted
before the time comes for putting in
the crop.
Littleton voters approved two bond
ANNtNS III lIl' i'N II anu SNIlbbl tltIllbllS.
An issue for 100000 to erect new
high school building carried by vote
of 252 10 IS, and a proposal to bond
| the city for $4,000 to construct a new
municipal building was approved, 81
to 6S. But one municipal ticket was
in the field.
Walter Il. Whitman, chauffeur for
| Mrs. a. V. Hunter, wife of A. V. Hun.
| ter, wealthy banker of Denver, was in.
! stantly killed when the car he was
| driving overturned Il mile and half
south of Sedalia. Whitman was
pinned under the car and his head was
caught under the steering wheel
breaking his neck.
Mead, Colorado, State Bank has in
creased its capitalization from $1,000
TO $4,000 and becomes a national
bank, taking the name of the First
| National Bank of Mead.
RumOrS are current in EnglewOOt
that the Denver x South Platte Rail
road Company, which operates the
street car line between Engiewoo(
anu LlIlIetOil, may discontinue bust
ness soon. This action, if brought
about, would be the result of steadiI,
increasing cost of operation, officer,
of the railroad say.
With majority of two to one, the
two Improvement bond issues Carried
at the election in Longmont. One Il
for SGJ,OOO for park work and the 9th
er for $4,000 for new city hall. On
'y one city ticket was in the field ant
Mayor Ray II. Kitely was reelected
a substantial growth in tourls
travel and prospects for exceptional,
large crops throughout the nation ar,
reported by Regional Director Hal,
Holden of the United States railroa,
administrator central western re
gion in Denver on business trip.
A couple of boys have been cited in
to court on charge of vandalism
committed In the Sunnyside cemetery
where the dead of Crjnnlp Crnol, , r,