The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-21
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


before Nov. ! of each year. conejos
county good roads men, backed by an
opinion from State Field Engineer ].
Il. Cheney. contend the Oser route,
which would place Antonito and La
.Inra on an international highway, has
decided advantages The alignment
and grade IN the long and gradual
approach TO the continental divide
from the Antonito side. and the easy
descent to the Los Pinos with water
grade from there To junction point
will the present road Is preferable i'm
the matter of exposure to the sun,
thus insuring longer open season
FOR motorists
The general demand for authentic
Information about the resources and
Industries of Colorado, which has been
growing In all sections of the country
in the past few years, is being eN-
tended into the public schools. With
in the past year the State lmmigra-
tion Department has had hundreds of
requests from school children for
booklets on different sections of the
State.. to he used In class work. The
heaviest inquiry has been from the
city of Chicago. where students In the
intermediate grammar grades have
been making study Of the Centen-
NAL state with particular reference To
IT'S Industries and resources rather
than its scenic attractions
Ground has been broken at Brgh-
ton for the erection of the new wheat
products PLAN of the Midland Cereal
Products Company. which is TO be lo-
ralted opposite the Great Western SUI
gar refinery The building will he
constructed of steel. concrete and
glass. and when ready for operation
il will cost about S150.000. Part of
the plant equipment VIII be two huge
grain elevators Moorman & Two
good, contractors of Denver, are in
charge of the construction.
Plans are under way for landing
field and one of the finest aviation
stations In dhe West, to take care of
the travel that is expected in the
northern part OF the state next sea-
>on at Loveland. Sportsmen inter
ested in aeronautlcs say that flights
will be common then in the Estes
Park region and around the horn
from Denver TO Greeley, through
Longmont, Loveland and Fort Col
Inns.
The Mlchigan-Colorad Copper Com
pany of Bedrock, in the west end of
Montrose county, will erect a 1J0-ton
oil flotation mill at their mines in
stead of the 1O0-ton mill as original
ly planned. The company has recent
~ increased their holdings in claims
and expects to increase their output
at least 100 per cent by spring This
mill will he the first unit in series
of mills which they expect to con
struct as the output is increased.
Between 100 and 600 more people
This year visited the Mesa Verde Ma
tIonal park during the open season,
which closed on Nov LIST. than did last
year, according TO the official regis
ter, which shows that 2.3I2 people en-
tered the park This does not include
several hundred more people from
nearby points who have been occasion
nj visitors, but merely represents the
majority of tourists.
and Italian resident OF Trinidad. shot
and killed Louis Ecclis, ranch hand
employed by his wife mt the Dalvit
ranch. near FL More. He attempted
to kill his wife also by firing twice
from shotgun Later he took his
own life by shooting himself thru the
head with a small - caliber revolver.
The laundry mark on a collar he
was wearing led To the detection of
w. l.. Hazelwood, 26. a waiter. who
confessed. according to Deputy CHIEF
of Detectives Washington A. Rnker
at Denver, that he broke into II jew
elry store at S erling. Colo, and stole
$500 worth of jewelry.
In the case of the state versus Ar
thur Lyman Wright at Del Norfe
Colo, charged with Involuntary man
slaughter when he ran his automobile
into wagon. killing one hoy and in
turing others. in September, II verdict
Of guilty was returned by the jury.
The defendants council was gran ed
fifteen days in which TO ask for new
trial. Pending the action of the court
he gave bonds of $500.
Karl @. Schuyler of Denver is trying
to give away fifty and two twenty
five dollar prizes. He has offered
500 for the three best editorials which
are printed in any Colorado rubica
son before December 18th on The need
and opportunity of public health work
in Colorado. Inquiries should he ad
dressed to the Colorado Public Health
Association, contest editor
New Workers. afflicted with tubarcu-
losis, who imagine that mere residence
In Denver or any other point in Colo
RADIO will effect cure, are warned br
the health department of New York