The Elbert County tribune., 1919-03-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


ndopted on third reading the Furrow
bill authorizing the purchase of site
and establishment Of state fish
hatchery In either Mineral or Archu-
Ieta counties the Lacy-Davis bill ap-
propriating 100000 TO make up the
difference In teachers salaries pro-
vided in the bill passed several days
ago raising the general minimum for
teachers in schools below the first and
second grades throughout the en-
tire system; and the Furrow-Wilkins
bill, allowing transportation COM
panies to issue transportation TO news
papers and magazines within the state
in payment for advertising.
Following an alI-afternoon debate,
the Senate passed on second reading
the Fincher-O O'Brien bill; increasing
workmen's compensation In Colorado
from IS to $40 week, under the state
compensation fund, and reducing from
fourteen to ten days the s0-called wait
ing period intervening between the
date of injury and the time when com
pensation becomes available. The bill,
as passed, increases the medical bene-
fits to $500 within sixty-day period
following injury. Under the present
law, the maximum medical benefit is
500 within limited period of thirty
days The maximum death benefit,
under the new measure, Is increased
from $500 to S3,125. Sponsors for the
measure declare that IL contains an
aggregate increase of approximately
% per cent in the maximum benefits
available from the state compensation
fund.
Investigation of Thomas ]. Tynan's
stewardship of the penitentary was
proposed simultaneously in both houses
of the Legislature in resolutions that
designate a committee consisting of
the state auditor, secretary of state
and the attorney general. The findings
of the committee are to be submitted
to Governor Oliver II. Shoup. Warden
Tynan's term expires April /. The in
vestigation is the result Of a deficien-
cy appropriation of $4,000 for the
penitentiary just passed, for the years
1917-l91S.
Plans for constructing a mammoth
bath house at Manitou have been out
Peak region and ii is hoped to have
the structure complete by the summer
or 1920. The bath house will be built
near the soda springs and will cost in
the neighborhood of 100000 Com
mittees composed of leading hotel men
and merchants now are at work on the
promotion program and the company
will be Incorporated shortly.
The body of an italian laborer, be-
lieved to be Philip DeMarka, employed
ut the steel works of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company at Pueblo, was
found by worsmen on their way to the
plant, the top of the head nearly blown
off and no definite means of identifl-
cation on the body. 1t is believed that
DeMarka, if lie be the dead man, was
the victim of black hand gang. A
shotgun was used to kin him, No 3 shot
being discharged at short range.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done at Pagosa Springs by the fire
which destroyed the telephone office,
millinery store, pool hall, building
containing the New Albany hotel and
drug store owned by Frank Edmis-
ten. The blaze started through the eff
forts of cook at the New Albany eat
ing house to burn SCOT from the chin
ney, and spread rapidly despite the
efforts of the local fire department.
Because of broken spring In his
automobile which broke as he was
making his getaway from the state
constabulary with fifteen cases of
| Cheyenne liquor, man giving his
name as c. Williams, was fined 5000
and costs in Justice Court at Carr and
| turned over to the L. S. authorities to
be prosecuted for transporting liquor
into dry territory.
At big meeting of the bureau of
medical service of the Chamber of
| Commerce of Montrose, movement
was started which win shortly result
in the erection of a splendid, modern
hospital costing around S50000 1t will
be built by popular stock subscription,
issued by special Incorporation,
formed by committee of five men to
be appointed by Chairman Rodney An
derson of the bureau.
While Greeley has been debating the
desirability of a potato flour mill,
Eaton has apparently gone ahead and
got the mill. AT least the Eaton Po-
tato Milling Company has been incor-
porated with capital stock of $1o),
900 in 100 shares of 500 each and the
business men and farmers interested
say that construction will be started
in the very near future.
Amanda GIL shot Ambrocio Morel
lez at Florence three times In the
chest and body, but none will prove ia
tai He was arrested. Morellez was
held about a month ago in connection
with the shooting of Mrs. Morellez