Gilpin observer., 1919-12-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


David M. Campbell, attorney general
of Colorado in 1898 and state senator
from Pueblo for four years, died sud-
denly at his home in Pueblo. He was
81 years old.
Following a recent football game in
Craig between the teams representing
the Snake River, Wyoming, section
and Craig, six Wyoming young folks
who came to root for their team were
married.
William p. MunrOe, about 4S years
old, a miner in the Strong mine, was
killed instantly at Victor by falling
about 100 feet down slope at the
7OO-foot level The accident was the
result of timbers giving way. He is
survived by his wife and two children
who are now in Nova Scotia.
A faint cry of child at the oppOr
tune time and the chance and lucky
appearance of two boys is all that
saved little Lillian Maxwell of Colo
RADIO Springs from freezing to death.
In her hurry to get to school the child
cut across lots and fell into an aban-
doned cesspool.
In order to protect themselves during
the Christmas season from thefts,
which have become unusually numer-
Gus, the merchants of Montrose organ
ized protective association and en-
ployed private detective from Den
yer to guard their stores during the
holiday season.
With throat cut from ear to ear,
the body of DR.. WOodford l.. Tilley.
43 years old, Denver dentist and
graduate of the School of Dentistry of
the University of Denver, was dis
covered in sleeping car berth by the
porter on an eastbound Santa Fe train
when it arrived at Syracuse, Kan. 1t
is claimed to be case of suicide.
Leland Solt of Fort Morgan heard
whimpering from his front porch. On
investigation, believing he would find
baby, for the whimperng was
strangely like that of an infant, he
found a basket and carefully wrapped
i'm woolens was the baby" 1t was
baby Bengal tiger, though no one
knows where it came from.
"A
capitalized at S2,0O0,OOO, has filed in
corporation papers with the secretary
of state. 1t is to he known as the
Farmers Independent Sugar Company.
Erection and operation of sugar plants,
growing, buying and selling Of sugar
beets, acquisition of livestock, and
other interests are stated as among the
purposes of the concern.
The work of gathering and preserv-
ing for the state archives the records
of Colorado's men and women who
took part in the world war, In order
that Il true and complete history of
COlUrado's participation in the conflict
may he compiled. has been started by
the State Historical and Natural His
tory Society, under the direction of
L. G. Carpenter, its president.
Bank deposits in Steamboat Springs
are the greatest in the history of the
town. They are well over 100000 and
fast nearing the million-dollar mark.
The total deposits In the First Ma
tional Bank are now S6SS,Jl1. Three
years ago the deposits were but S2l6-
lGS. The Bank of Steamboat Springs
has deposits of S2i2.34S, an increase
of $4,000 since the call for II state
ment in September.
Expansion of the consular service
of the japanese government Ia aid in
handling trade relations of its citizens
with other countries will result in the
establishment of consulate in Den
yer. according to word received from
Toxic. The new consulate will prob
ably have charge of territory con-
sisting of Colorado, New Mexico, Ne
braska, Wyoming. South Dakota and
parts of the states of Utah, Kansas,
Texas and Arizona.
Federal aid for the construction of
four stretches of road in Colorado to
cost an aggregate of S2IS,2OO is asked
by the state highway commission in
plans just submitted to the Denver
district office of the United States
bureau of roads Chief among the
projects is the building of 2.T6.mile
stretch over Battle mountain between
Red Cliff and Minturn mt an expense
of S114,00O, of which amount the fed
eral government Is asked to pay S5J.-
200, or the maximum allowed under
the law for project of that length.
Incomplete estimates made by the
State Cooperative Crop Reporting
Service show that the value of all
crops In the state this year is in ex-
cess of S170.000,000, which is much the
argest on record Twenty years ago
The value of all crops grown in the
state. as reported by Federal Census
Bureau, was n little short of Sl7,OOO,-
300, or one-tenth of the value of all
.rops grown this year. Ten years ago
The Federal Census Bureau found the
value OF all crops grown in the state
10 be little short Of sol 100000, or
considerably less than one-third of the
salue of this years output