The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

capped with several cans of gold con-
ccntrates said TO be valued at $1,000
can from the Independence mill at
Victor John Franklin, aged 80. and
James Gurioux, aged 20, victims of the
robbery, are in the district hospital.
Franklin, the watchman, is said to be
in a serious condition. Gurioux is suf-
fering from shock The robbery was
discovered when the day shift went
on duty. The watchman and night
clerk were found locked In a closet.
The elder man was unconscious and
his companion almost strangled by the
gag.
Frank Gable, director of the Du-
range roundup, to be held from Sept.
% TO 20 inclusive, is arranging one OF
the classIest wild west programs ever
offered. There will be bull riding,
cowgirls' races, running races, goat
roping contests, trick roping contests,
steer buIldogging, Indian races, cow
boys relay races, bareback riding,
cowboys bucking contest, trick riding,
events a day and $1,000 to be distrib-
uted to the winning contestants during
the four-day celebration.
BY u bank certificate issued by
State Bank Examiner Grant McPher-
son to the Farmers State Bank OF
Gill, the twenty-se~ond state bank
Is added to Weld County's total, and
the first bank along the railroad
between Greeley and Briggsdale is
established. The new banks capital
Is $4,000 and its surplus S2,215 The
addition of this bank makes 2i6 state
banks in Colorado Besides these there
are 1T5 national banks, the examln-
ers records indicate.
william T. Myera, who was arrested
several weeks ago charged with "high-
grading gold amalgam from the Pow
der River Gold Dredging Company's
dredge. and who was released on a
$500 bond, failed to appear either on
the day set for n hearing by the jus
tice of the peace or before the Dis
trict Court, is now fugitive from
justice and his bondsmen have had to
pay over the $500 of the forfeited bond
to Sheriff ]. G. Detwiier of Summit
county.
The La Junta secretary of the Red
Cross has received the honor badges
TO be given the ladies for their work
in the Red Cross during the year. The
badges are of faun and black, the faun
color representing 400 hours or more
of service, and the blue 800 or more
hours, and two stripes for 2,100 hours
or more. Mrs. ]. N. Lamb, president
of the local chapter will receive a
blue badge with three stripes, having
worked 1920 hours
Greeley is to have one mile of paved
county highways on both the north
and the south sides of the city limits
before winter sets In. Money for
these projects has been appropriated
by the State Highway Commission and
the location of the two miles deter
mined by the county commissioners.
Two of the worst stretches of the Lin
coin Highway between Denver and
Cheyenne will be eliminated by the
Improvement
Frank f. Wood, 63 years old, the
Oldest man in point of service running
out of Denver in the railway mail
service, is dead Mr.. Wood was known
as the most unlucky clerk In the serv-
ice so far as wrecks were concerned.
His associates say he had been in
more wrecks than any other railway
mail clerk in the country. He entered
the service in 1888, running between
Leadville and Aspen.
fI-l.. Al. Q
Southern railroad for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1918, was S1,376.371. 10 with d
gross income of S3,S7S,S ,S91.90. The an
nunl compensation for the road al
lowed by the act that enabled the gov
ernment to take over the railroads is
50, ,4S1 ,211.SS. The net income of the
road for the year 1917 was S2,493.-
456 81, and its gross income, $4,S5S,-
OF. 80
| In Baca county, which not many
| years ago was regarded as worth
less waste, the acreage of land in cul-
| tiyation has increased more than 400
per cent in the past ten years and 1t
now ranks about twentieth among the
counties in total cultivated area.
c. l.. Waite has sold the Lost Greek
and the Lockhard ranches, situated
thirty-five miles from Greeley in the
Roggen district, together with zoe
head of cattle, to G. V. Owens OF
Eaton for consideration of S210,000
Governor Oliver III. Shoup has ac
cepted an invitation to speak at the
Western Slope fair meeting at Mont
rose, September II, which is specia
soldiers day, with every soldier in the
western slope, invited.
At an election held at Breckenridge
taxpayers voted on $4,000 bonds fol
the erection of new schoolhouse. The
vote was Al for the amendment ant