The Elbert County tribune., 1919-04-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

above Telluride. Seventeen miners,
mostly Firms, are enrolled In the class,
which is held in the Black Bear mine,
at an altitude of 1900 feet. The
classes consist of the studying of read
ing and writing the English language
and principles of American govern
ment. Government text books are
furnished. A graduate from a citizen
ship school who applies for citizenship
can become naturalized without under
going the usual examination before
court.
Success for the Victory loan for
large part of Colorado's Western slope
Is promised by loan workers at Mont
rose. Delta, Grand Junction, Carbon
dale, Glenwood Springs and Olathe,
Chairman S. d. Nicholson of the Colo
RADIO State Liberty Loan committee,
said on his return from campaign
visit to those towns. Rallies were
held In the first three Of these points
and conferences with local committees
in the other three.
The Iron Silver Mining Company,
operating the A1ikado and other prop
tilltb ut i1SEuNlllt, iidS announced II
cut in wages of a dollar a day, due, 1t
is stated, to Generalization in metal
markets, especially lead and zinc The
Yak mines, owned by the American
Smelling and Refining Company, also
have posted Eotices of similnr cut,
and other lead-zinc mines of the dis
trict probably will follow suit.
r,ln C1ota ca,ota l-iI1.1 final
reading, by vote of 10 to 13, the
Rhoads House bill, under the terms of
which, had it been enacted, an in
itlated measure proposing a constitu-
tional amendment would not be consid-
cred as ratified and adopted unless
the total number of votes cast on the
proposition We're equal to at least 80
per cent of the entire vote for COVER
nor at the same election.
To be buried under snow slide in
n bed room isn't an experience to be
desired, but A. e. Chapman and Don
aid Stewart, miners of Telluride, re-
Gently experienced it without injury.
a snowslide engulfed their boarding
house and filled their bedroom with
eight feet of snow. Rescuers were
forced to cut hole in the side of
the house to dig the men out.
Returns from the Colorado Springs
election show the first use of the re-
call in Colorado against n city official
has failed, and Mayor Charles E.
Thomas was reelected by about 800
majority over Charles Chapman, who
was the opposition candidate and
headed the recall ticket filed by the
labor factions of the city, who waged
= bitter campaign against the mayor.
Announcement has been made by the
American Beet Sugar Company, oper-
ating u factory ut Rocky Ford that
more than 22,000 acres in this section.
of the Arkansas valley have already
been contracted to sugar beets for the
1919 season. 1t is probable that more
than 25000 acres will be contracted
before the time comes for putting id
the crop.
Littleton voters approved two. bond
issues in the town and school elections.
An issue for 100000 TO erect n new
high school building carried by vote
of 252 to rs, and a proposal to bond
the city for $4,000 to construct new
municipal building was approved, 81
to 6S. But one municipal ticket was
in the field.
Walter Il. Whitman, chauffeur for
Mrs. A. V. Hunter, wife of A. V. Hun
ter, wealthy banker of Denver, was in
stantly killed when the car he was
driving overturned mile and half
south of Sedalia. Whitman was
pinned under the car and his head was
caught under the steering wheel,
breaking his neck.
Mead Colorado, State Bank has in
creased its capitalization from $4,000
to $4,000 and becomes a national
bank, taking the name of the First
National Bank of Mead.
Rumors are current in Englewoed
that the Denver x South Platte Rail.
road Company, which operates the
street car line between Englewood
and Littleton, may discontinue busl-
ness soon. This action, If brought
about, would be the result of steadily
increasing cost of operation, Officers
of the railroad say.
With a majority of two to one, the
two Improvement bond issues carried
at the election in Longmont. One is
for S65,000 for park work and the 9th
er for $4,000 for new city hall. on.
ly one city ticket was in the field and
Mayor Ray II. Kitely was reelected.
A substantial growth in tourist
travel and prospects for exceptionally
large crops throughout the nation are
reported by Regional Director Hale
Holden of the United States railroad
admiEistratlsn's central western re-
gion in Denver on business trip.
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