Gilpin observer., 1919-03-20
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


ties, $1,000. slerks $500 and ste
nographer 1890. In the House was
adopted on third reading the Turrow
bill authorizing the purchase Of site
and establishment of state fish
hatchery in either Mineral or Archu-
leta counties; the Lacy-Davis bill ap-
propriating 100000 to make up the
difference in teachers salaries pro-
vided In the bill passed several days
ago raising the general minimum for
teachers In schools below the first and
second grades throughout the en-
tire system and the Furrow- wilkins
bill, allowing transportation COM
panies to issue transportation to news
papers and magazines within the state
in payment for advertising.
Following an all-afternoon debate,
the Senate passed on second reading
the Fincher-O'Brien bill; increasing
workmen's compensation In Colorado
from $S to $40 week, under the state
compensation fund, and reducing from
fourteen to ten days the so-called wait
ing period intervening between the
date of injury and the time when COM
pensation becomes available The bill,
as passed, increases the medical bene-
fits to 5000 within a sixty-day period
following injury Under the present
law. the maximum medical benefit IL
500 within limited period of thirty
days. The maximum death benefit,
under the new measure, is increased
from $4,000 to $S,125. Sponsors for the
measure declare that 1t contains an
aggregate increase of approximately
20 per cent in the maximum benefits
available from the state compensation
| fund.
Investigation of Thomas ]. Tynan's
stewardship Of the penitentiary was
proposed simultaneously in both houses
OF the Legislature in resolutions that
designate committee consisting of
the state auditor. secretary Of state
and the attorney general. The findings
OF the committee are to be submitted
to Governor Oliver H. Shoup. Warden
Tynan's term expires April /. The In
vestigation is the result Of deficien-
cy appropriation Of $22,50O for the
penitentiary just passed, for the years
1917-191S
Plans for constructing a mammoth
bath house at Manitou have been out
lined by the business men of the Pixies
Peak region and it is hoped to have
the structure complete by the summer
OF 1920. The bath house will be built
near the soda springs and will cost in
the neighborhood of 100000. Com
mittees composed Of leading hotel men
and merchants now are at work on the
promotion program and the company
will be Incorporated shortly.
The body of an Italian laborer, be-
lieved to be Philip DeAlarka, employed
ut the steel works of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo, was
found by wOrkmen on their way to the
plant, the top of the head nearly blown
off and no definite means of identifl-
cation on the body. 1t is believed that
DeMarka, IL he be the dead man, was
the victim of black hand gang. A
shotgun was used to kill him, No 5 shot
being discharged at short range.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done at PagOsa Springs by the fire
which destroyed the telephone office,
- AAAhSAy StOACs pun uuiip u
containing the New Albany hotel and
drug store owned by Frank Edmis-
ten. The blaze started through the ef-
forts of cook at the New Albany eat
Ing house to burn SCOT from the Chin
ney, and spread rapidly despite the
efforts of the local fire department.
Because Of q broken spring in his
automobile which broke as he was
making his getaway from the state
constabulary with fifteen cases of
Cheyenne liquor, man giving his
name as c. Williams, was fined 5000
and costs in Justice Court at Carr and
turned over to the U. S. authorities to
be prosecuted for transporting liquor
into dry territory.
At big meeting Of the bureau of
medical service of the Chamber of
Commerce Of Montrose, movement
was started which will shortly result
In the erection of splendid, modern
hospital costing around $5O,0OO 1t will
be built by popular stock subscription,
issued by special Incorporation,
formed by committee of five men to
be appointed by Chairman Rodney An
derson of the bureau.
While Greeley has been debating the
deslrability OF a potato flour mill,
Eaton has apparently gone ahead and
got the mill. At least the Eaton Po-
into Milling Company has been incor-
rorated with capital stock of $780,
600 In 100 shares of 500 each and the
husIness mon and farmers intarested
say that construction will be started
In the very near future.
Amanda gin shot Ambrocio Morel-
lez ut Florence three times in the
chest anl hOdy hut nona will nr0va IN.