The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-07-25
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Yestern Newsp.per unIon New. servlce

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
James w. Bucklin, lawyer, state leg
is'ator, capitalist and one of the found
ers Of Grand Junction, died ut his home
in Palo Alto, Calf, according to mes
sages received.
A team composed of seventeen men
of Colorado's National Guard will rep
resent the State ct the national rifle
matches to be held at Caldwell, N. j.,
the week of August 25.
Appropriations Of $4,000 for the
Rocky Mountain National park and
$1,000 for the Mesa Verde, for ex-
penses during the coming year, are in
by President Wilson
Former Governor James Bradley Or
man, receiver of the United States
land office in Pueblo, and a dominant
figure in the history of Colorado since
the early sos, succumbed to stroke
Of paralysis at the family residence in
that city.
The contractors for the 500-foot
Hyle cement bridge across the Platte
river, which was condemned as un-
safe and payment for same refused by
Weld county, has agreed to make such
reinforcements and repairs of the
structure as will make it safe.
Thes chool directors of district No.
! of Summit county have advertised a
special school election, for the purpose
of voting bonds to amount of $4,000
for a new school building to be used
as school auditorium, community
center, etc, with swimming pool and
gymnasium.
rich streak of silver ore has just
been uncovered in the old Prince AL
bert mine, on Columbia mountain, Op-
posite Lawson. The strike was made
in the east drift, 275 feet from the
cross-cut, at depth of about 250 feet.
The pay streak is said to be eighteen
inches wide.
The acreage cultivated without ir-
rigation in Colorado has increased
close to $50 per cent since 1909, while
there has been a comparatively slight
Increase in the acreage cultivated un-
der irrigation. The result has been
sharp decrease in the yields per
acre of almost all crops.
The federal bureau of public roads
approved the plans submitted by the
state highway department and Costilla
county for building 5.S miles of road
between Fort Garland and San Luis
under federal aid. The new road sec
| nj xuit mi nnd
will cost approximately $4,000.
What is believed to be the first case
of typhus fever ever recorded in Den
yer caused the death of Harley Will
son, decorator. Wilson, who was 81
years of age and has been employed
by the Denver Omnibus and Cab Com
pany, became ill June 23 The attend
ing physicians recognized the disease
but were unable to stop Its progress
Denver will begin the construction
Of the south wing to the Colorado Mu
scum of Natural History in City Parl
shortly, as the result of a gift of 500,
900 for that purpose to the city by 6
Denver citizen whose name is beins
withheld for the present by Mayor
| DtHty ". bUhCss lhC VI LIN
donor will be revealed at the forma
opening of the Civic Center Aug. 1.
James Luttrell, a negro, who fol
: years was employed as wire drawer
at the steel plant at Pueblo, who died
recently, had diamonds In his teeth
Luttrell had a passion for diamonds
it is said, and this passion led him
ho hie ,at 10
. monds by local dentist, and they
were valued at several hundred dol
lars. Whenever he smiled, the effect
was particularly brilliant, and 1t Is
said that he rarely had his lips closed
Better roads boosting received new
encouragement upon advices that the
State Highway Commission had allot
ted 100000 to Mesa county for road
construction. The amount, it is un
derstood, will be equally divided be
tween the Palisade concrete road ant
,, the proposed concrete road between
Grand Junction and F'ruita The Pal
lsade road has been under construction
} for some time. The Fruita road was
ordered surveyed by the county com
: missioners several weeks ago with 6
view of asking for state and federal
! aid.
THE Good Ship Minnequa" is afloat
and taking cargo aboard for her first
cruise In the Pacific ocean as a mem
Der of the United States Merchant ma
, rine. The Minnequa is Pueblos Vic
. tory ship and her name would have
, been Pueblo" if it were not for the
fact that there is already battleshiI
, in the United States navy by that
4 name The ship was christened by
I Mrs. j. G, Brooking of Pueblo and the
name "Minnequa' was given it because
a of the beautiful Lake Minnequa al
1 Pueblo. A bottle of water from Lake
Minnequa was broken over the bow OF
the ship in the christening exercises
Greeley business men will furnish
| funds To provida q life cytto ri ~ go, ff,