The Elbert County tribune., 1919-05-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

election, the members OF the fire de-
partment voluntarily requested the
city council OF that city to pass an or
dinance preventing the formation OF
any union by the firemen. They also
agreed to take no part in city politics,
n radical change from that of the last
few years. The council did not delay
in passing the requested laws.
The Great Western Sugar Company
has authorized the building of TWEEN
ty-five-room addition to the new thir-
ty-five-room hotel built by the COM
pany at Brighton last year. A four
apartment terrace will also be built
by the company. The sugar company
has built fifteen residences in Brighton
during the past two years. Some of
these properties cost more than $1,000
each The great scarcity of houses In
Brighton has made these improve
ments necessary.
Up to May /, $3.50. .4S09O had been
collected by the office OF Secretary of
State James Il. Noland's office as cor
poration tax, known as flat tax, for
1919. During the corresponding period
last year the amount received by the
department was $175,17002. This tax
is now $40 on the first 100000 worth
of stock or fraction thereof, and SO
for each additional $1,000. About 10,-
900 corporations in Colorado and 800
from outside of the state have paid.
Five cities in Colorado are soon to
have recreation areas in the national
forests of the state under plans now
being worked out by the Denver office
of the United States forest service, CO.
operating with the officials of the mu-
inequalities. Some definite action al
ready has been taken by Fort Collins,
which has secured such tract of land,
and residents of Pueblo, Florence,
Longmont and Canon City are prepor-
ing similar areas.
At rousing big meeting, attended
by practically every lending citizen of
Greeley, committee was named and
a campaign launched for n S150,00O
soldier memorial to take the form of
Il municipal auditorium and civic cen
ter. 1t is proposed to raise funds by
popular subscription for an auditorium
seating 1000 and with banquet and
trophy room, where the flags and war
curios brought back by Greeley sol
diers may be preserved.
Mrs. Spencer Penrose of Colorado
Springs has received the decoration of
the Medaile de la Lizabeth from the
king and queen of Belgium in recog-
milton of her service for Belgium dur
ing the war Mrs. Penrose is under
stood to have taken care of an entire
Belgian town and to have rendered
other services. So far as is known
only one other American woman has
received this honor.
The jury which heard the case
brought against Joe Riggio, his wife,
Mrs. Joe Rigglo, and their son. Mike
f-RiggIo, at Walsenburg, charged with
the murder of Sam Naher February 4,
1918, failed to agree and were dis
charged by Judge Hollenbeck. Atten-
ton paid Josie Riggio, daughter OF
the Rlgglos, is said to have caused the
trouble leading to the killing of Ma
her
The greatest crop of winter wheat
ever produced in any country is in
prospect for this years harvest To-
days forecast of production, estimated
by the Department of Agriculture,
placed its size at almost nine hundred
million bushels-in exact figures, $780,
915, ,000-which would make this years
harvest worth S2034 100000 at the gov
ernment's price guarantee of S226 a
bushel.
Plans of the federal government to
establish an experimental plant in
western Colorado to aid in determin.
ing If oil can be profitably extracted in
commercial quantities from the exten-
sive oil shales which exist there, were
communicated to Governor Shoup by
James o. Lewis, chief petroleum
technologist of the United States Blu.
reau of Mines.
Alex Cooper, 10 years old, was ar
rested at Idaho Springs after he had
shot n neighbor, Joe Bridges. The
trouble arose over burro owned by
Bridges son. The boy rode the canary
to school and parked it in the school
yard. Bridges, who was working di.
rectly across the street, saw Cooper
unite 1t. He went over and asked him
what he did it for. A quarrel followed
and the old man drew gun and shot
Bridges the bullet taking effect in the
hip. Bridges took the gun away from
the older man and gave him terrific
beating with 1t. OF the two, Cooper is
the more severely injured.
Lambing now is under full swing
throughout the San Juan basin and
the sheepmen are receiving far better
returns than they anticipated few
weeks ago. AS general rule, the an.
nual lamb crop has averaged from 9C