The state herald., 1919-12-12

Burglars looted the CoX-Brewer
Mercantile Company's store at Fruita
and obtained 500 worth of merchan-
disc, besides $40 in money. They left
no clew.
The state highway commission hns
included In its 1920 program OF road
improvement an item of S146,OOO :or
building six and one-half miles of ce-
ment road between Brighton and For.
Lnpton.
Denver responded literally to the ap-
peals of the 500 tag girls" who sole.
tied funds for the Hospital Saturday
and Sunday Association, and S10,310.35
was collected, according to report Is
sued by G. w. Lawrence, secretary Of
the association.
Forty-four children were born In I'll
Paso county during the month Of No
vember, according to the report Is
sued by the Colorado Springs health
department. Boys were more nume-
rous than girls, the count being twen-
ty-four to twenty.
At hearing on estimates for gov
ernment reclamation projects held be-
fore congressional committee, $780,
600 was asked for the Grand Valley
reclamation project and $4,000 to
continue work on the Uncompahgre
project in Colorado.
Denied the release of coal shipped
in by rail, Manager w. w. Campbell of
the Mesa flour mills Is keeping the
mill In operation by hauling In coal
by auto truck. Mines of the upper
valley are operating with normal
forces of miners, but coal loaded out
iustries and railroads.
An unusual preponderance of youth
ful criminals of quasi and scmi-mis-
chief makers, ranging In ages from 10
To ~ years. was the outstanding fea-
turc of the records and convictions In
the West Side court In Denver during
November. Twenty-Five lads to the ro-
fornntory In Buenn Vista was the
months toll, with automobile stealing
as the main avenue OF conviction.
Taxpayers IN Denvcr's election voted
the Issuance OF S2.OO0,OOO In bonds for
building program for public schools
that includes the erection of -four Jun.
ior high schools and t,.o elementary
schools. The school levy will b. IN
creased approximately mill 10 take
care OF the interest ON bonds, as well
MS to meet increases In teachers sala-
rles. The regular school levy is 632
mills.
A prospecting course has been add
ed to the Opportunity school curricu-
lum In Denver when class to last
twelve weeks was formed under the
direction of T. A. Weaver The Colo
RADIO Development and Manufacturers
Association are behind the course. Mr.
Weaver says that many business men
nre ready TO grubstake prospectors
who have sufficient technical knowi-
edge TO make the. expense Of miner
nloglst unnecessary.
That building Is stlll on the boom In
Pueblo is proven by the figures given
out by the city building inspectors Of
flee. For eleven months so far this
year the value Of buildings constructed
or under construction Is 10 per cent
greater than that of the first eleven
months Of 1915 There We're 55l build
Ing permits issued 50 far this year ami
the ynlur Of these buildings approx
mates sGt5.3GO compared to i32 permits
with valuation OF s3GI.307 last year
twenty-five days after she was bit
zen by rabld dog which terrorizcd
West Denver. Jessie Webster. 2 years
old. one OF twenty victims died OF hy.
droph0bln. She was taken to the coun-
ty hospital and with each succeeding
hour her condition grew worse. The
child was treated with n quantity OF
Pnst.ur serum, brought from Chicago
after the score OF persons were bitten
Judge John Uongh. for more thnr
forty ycnrs the dean OF mining In the
san Juan country and especially Hlns.
dale county, In dead. Had he lived un.
IN Christmas he would have been 50
years Of ngc. He had been county
Judge nj Lake City. the county sent OF
Iilnsdalc county. for many years and
was highly esteemed and respected by
the entire community.
Approximately 6.O00.OO0 feet Of tim
her has Just been sold by the United
States forest service 10 the Gnibrcnth
Tie and Timber Company. which has
snwmlli on Hope creek nbout six
teen miles from South Fork. The tim.
her includes Engelmnn spruce and
Douglns fIr. The lumber and ties nrc
to be hauled from the snwmlll to the
rnllrond nj South Fork by motor
trucks.
]. G. Tooms. 40 years old. hnlf owner
of bnrbcr shop In Pueblo. committed
suicide by shooting himself through the
hcnrt. The bullet pierced his heart
nnd lodged In the wnli. Toombs In snid
to have been In good spirits NIL morn.
tu,, ,u,i t., had itt.g flui. i.hat sio vtn0 n