The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
..r.rn Newspaper Union New. Service.
COMING EVENTS.
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jan 2o-sl-Aid-winter meeting OF
Colorado Editorial Association At
Jan ai-Meetins Colorado County Com
missioners at Denver.
jan 22-Colorado stock Growers As
sociation meeting at Denver.
Cooperative Union at Denver
Jan. 21-23-Mountain States Lumber
Dealers Association meeting in Dem
Jan. 23-24-Hardware and Implement
Dealers meeting at Denver.
jan 23-24-Western Shorthorn Breed
ers Association at Denver.
Jan. 2324-Meeting Oldtime Cowboys
Association at Denver.
Jan. 2l-25-Mesting Colorado Horse
Breeders' Association at Denver.
Jan. 2s-Meeting Colorado Auctioneers
Association at Denver.
Jan. 11-2s-Western Stock Show at
Jan. 2123-Aseting American National
Live Stock Association at Denver.
Certificates OF honorable service
will be given men leaving the naval
service before the expiration OF their
terms OF enlistment.
The Moffat engine which has been
buried under the debris OF a cave-in in
a tunnel east of Crescent was uncov-
cred and hauled out this week
Nearly every city in Colorado will
probably get one or two German can
mons for park or court house decora-
tions if the present plans work out.
Colorado Springs first wounded war
veteran returned last week. He is
Earl Kinsman, who lost an arm in the
fighting at Chateau Thierry, July 80.
Leadville's metal production in
1918 had a value of $47S,925,416-
q record of which 1.-The highest mining
town in the world" may well be
proud.
Ex-Governor Carlson addressed the
meeting of the Denver Manufacturers
Association in conjunction with invit-
ing soldiers to discuss the problem OF
re-employment
c. B. Miller of Denver reported
to the police that someone entered
his room when he left it for few
minutes and stole his trousers with
$95 in the pockets.
Robert Wallace was crushed to
death at Boulder when something
chinery of a mine in which he was
employed as cage operator.
Colorado will have general reve-
nue. surplus of more than $685. 900
when the tax inheritance collections
for 1918 are all in, according to State
Auditor Charles Leckenby.
Resolutions have been adopted by
the Denver branches of the National
Association of Letter Carriers, the
Railway Mail Association and the Ma
tional Federation of Postal Employees,
indorsing the Madden reclassification
bill and asking for 25 per cent in
crease in salary.
To aid farmers in increasing the pro-
duction and improving the quality Of
butter fat, the Colorado Creamery
Manufacturers Association has estab-
lished a permanent office in conjunc-
ton with the agricultural and live
stock bureau OF the Denver Civic and
Commercial Association.
The following officers have been
elected by the Greeley Commercial
club for the ensuing year: c. A. Ahl-
strand, president, and j. M. B. Pet
rikin, r. E. Hanna, d. E. Gray, Charles
Bliss. w. G. Hayden, Fred Clark, Yer
non McKelvey and Harry Hibbs. men,
bers of the board of directors.
General tax receipts collected by
Logan county treasurer for the past six
months totaled $522.356.3s The dis
bursements for that time amounted to
$3.50, 1862. The cash balance on July
l of last year was $247,144.75, and on
Dec. 81 was $239, ,3O5.01, according to
the financial semi-annual statement of
the county treasurer's office, which
has just been completed.
Mrs. r. d. Shaw. formerly of Den
yer. died at Fort Collins after four
days illness with pneumonia.
Citation for bravery has been award
ed to the 316th infantry, many of
whose members are Colorado men, by
General Kuhn, commanding the Sew
enty-ninth division. The citation was
given to the men and officers for ex-
cellent work in the final drive north
of Verdun.
Federal, state and city flags have
been officially ordered at half staff
out of respect to the memory of ex-
President Roosevelt. Federal officials
are following the example of the au-
thorities at Washington, while Cover
nor Gunter and Mayor Mills issued
the instructions for the state and city
institutions respectively.
The State Highway Commission in
making up its 1919 budget has laid as
extensive a foundation as its funds
will permit for system of permanent
roads. In forming nucleus for this
system it has selected a dozen traffic
concentration points for the construc-
tion OF concrete roadway. with the
idea OF branching out from these cen
ters along the main thoroughfares as
rapidly as money can be obtained for
the purpose.