Gilpin observer., 1919-02-13
0oL0KAD0 NEWS NOTES.

Dy the outgoing governor, julius u
Gunter, and the other by Gov. Oliver
II. Shoup. The court, sitting en- banc,
authorized writ Of custer to issue,
which compels the members Of the
Gunter commission to make reply as
to why they should not be removed
from office. In announcing that tho
writ may issue, the court let 1t be
known that it would consider no dis
puted facts. This will limit the de-
cision as to who in law constitutes the
civil service commission.
Greeley farmers and promoters OF
the bean industry are not happy over
the prospects of the 1919 season for
| Weld county. Although plans have
been made and equipment and capital
gathered to handle 10000 acres of
seed beans annually, the prospects in
dictate that not more than 5000 acres
will be CONTRACTED, and at present
only 1000 are contracted. Prospects
for the pinto bean industry are darker
than those for the seed bean.
Resolutions condemning the repeal
of the Sunday closing law and gam
bling on race horses were adopted at
meeting of the Ministerial alliance
in Denver. The resolution against
the Sunday closing law was aimed at
bill pending before the Legislature
providing for the repeal of the stat
utes requiring the closing of places of
amusement on Sunday.
A bill by Representative Bashor
and Rockwell, with the dual purpose
of protecting game and migratory
birds and prohibiting foreign-b6rn I'M
naturalized residents of Colorado
from carrying firearms, was passed
on second reading after several men,
bers of the House had expressed
doubts as to Its constitutionality.
All returning soldiers are invited to
become honorary members Of the
Pueblo Commerce Club, with all the
privileges of paid members with the
exception of voting. A letter of invi-
tation and membership card is sent
to each Pueblo man who returns from
the army camps or from overseas
service.
The international control of min
erals, advocated by the League of
Free Nations Association of New
York, would hurt Colorado by reduc-
ing the prices Of the rarer metals,
such as tungsten and manganese, 10
the contention of the United States
Geological Survey officials in Denver.
Members of the United Mine Work
ers af America will appear in Boulder
in the District Court February 18th
and ask District Judge Neil Graham
for permission to institute civil pro-
ceedings looking to the recovery of
ST., 900 from the Bank of Louisville.
With the arrest Of Edgar Winston,
Pullman porter charged with i'm
porting and selling liquor, police at
Colorado Springs have unearthed a
ring of porters who have been work
ing the trains between Kansas City
and Colorado with great success.
With the killing Of Joe Bruno at
Walsenburg the lOng-feared Black
Hand society of Hu,rfano county is
believed to have been partly broken
up, and Sheriff Medley hopes he has
halted a long reign Of terror on the
part of italian black handlers.
r. B. Dixon, owner of ranch a
short distance above Steamboat
Springs, received check for $5,137
from the Yampa Valley Milling and
Elevator Company as payment for
part Of the crop raised on seventy
acres of dry land last year.
The livestock situation in southwest.
ern Colorado and northwestern, New
Mexico is, to a considerable extent, in
a piecarious condition, due to the ina.
bility of the stockmen to get feed for
their stock and the ranges are deeply
covered with snow.
Tom Foley, wealthy Chinese laun.
dryman and character for thirty
five years on the Western slope, was
found murdered at Ouray. Robbery
rs believed to have been the motive.
Jesse N. Funk Of Calhan, one Of the
three American soldiers who have
been recommended by General PERISH
ing to receive congressional medals
bravery in action, is 20 years old and
Is the son of Mart Funk, a well-known
rancher living four miles northeast of
Calhan, FL Paso county. News of his
sons citation for bravery in action has
Just been received by his father, who
is more than proud Of the youth.
The United States Railroad Admin
,stration abandoned all hope of saving
the Colorado Midland railroad from
junk when John Barton Payne, legal
adviser to Director General Hines, re-
jected n final proposition presented
OH behalf of the company that, the
government should take over the road.
pay $4,000 year rental and assume
all costs Of betterments and replace
ments.
The building of roads and trails and
performance Of other needed develop
ment work In the Rocky Mountain