The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-03-21
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

| Western Newspaper Uhion News Service
| Farmers of the Grover and Larson
districts. in eastern Weld county. are
preparing to ask the District Court
for surveys of the land in the TWO dis
,ricts
Average annual precipitation varies
forty inches, the lowest being in the
San Luis valley and the highest in the
San Juan mountains.
The smallest man in the army, Ros-
coe Schwartz OF Coloi>,o Springs, has
returned from service in Maryland, a
different man., Schwartz grew TWO
inches during his service Of twelve
| months.
Municipal ownership of the utilities
In Colorado Springs is being bitterly
fought by all factions in the city and
ii is the consensus OF opinion that the
measures will be defeated at the
spring election.
As simple and impressive as their
usual Sunday religious services was
| the dedication ceremony OF the Chris
tian Science church building at Gree
ley The new church building is OF
the bungalow type and cost something
over $4,000.
Reorganization Of the old Santa Fe
racing circuit has been undertaken by
Secretary J. l.. Beaman of the Colo
RADIO state racing commission, and in
this work he has the assured support
Of the race lovers of southern Colo
RADIO to an extent which spells positive
success for the enterprise.
Colorado and Wyoming will pay a
tax on 1918 incomes totaling between
4O,O0oOOO and S5O,OOO.OOO, 1t was esti,
mated at midnight Saturday by Mark
A. Skinner, internal revenue collector
for these two states. The income tax
payments for these two states a year
ago totaled SOS. .635, 600
The farmers of Brighton organized
cooperative elevator company with
capital Of 100000, and within few
minutes subscribed for S27 800 worth
| of stock in the concern. An elevator
will be built and be ready for business
by June l. 1t will have a capacity OF
25,OOO bushels.
Sheep feeders of Eaton who have
been experimenting with the new feed
known as the Wasatah bean, have
found it almost equal to corn In fat
tening properties and much cheaper
for finishing sheep for the market
| cd Nnyirn a
few weeks ago in large quantities and
used by several feeders.
| The Yak Mining Company Of Lead
vile announced wage reduction OF
81 on all wages to take effect April
10. The number of job seekers nov
| greatly exceeds the number of avail
able Jobs. Where a few months age
mines were threatening to shut down
| on account of the scarcity of labor
| they are now swamped with men seek
ing work.
Colorado's own military unit
the One Hundred and Fifty-Sev
enth Infantry regiment-will h.
demobilized at Camp Kearny, Cal.
not later than April 10. a.
| cording to announcement made ri
| San Diego by Maj. J. c. Dooley, intel
| ligence officer of the Fortieth Sun
shine division. The One Hundred anc
| Fifty seventh is part of this division
The sum of $4,000 is being ex
| pended in Colorado by the United
States bureau of plant and animal in
| dustry in making a survey of Colorado
| forests, with a view of discovering and
eradicating diseases which destroy
| large quantities of lumber annually
| The survey is being made by a grOuI
| of government experts under the di
rection of Ellsworth Bethel of the
Bureau of Forest Pathology. Washing
| ton.
| Double funeral services We're held In
Louisville over the bodies of Lyman
| r. Elwel and his wife. Both were
| victims of Spanish Influenza
The Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek railroad, better known as the
Short Line, running between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, passing
through beautiful scenic section, will
not be junked as reported some time
ago. On the contrary, the road will
be put in first class condition as soon
as possible for the resumption OF
traffic. 1t is hoped to have the road
in shape to handle the heavy summer
tourist business that is expected.
A unit Of the reserve officers train
ing corps is to be re-estnbished In
Denver, according to information from
Washington. Training will probably
begin about April l. All physically
fit students of the university will be
eligible to take the course, which will
require three hours week. The stu
dent officers will receive S12 month
and complete equipment, including
rifle and uniform. In addition they