The state herald., 1919-05-16
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
w..,.ra ..-v,p-r unlo. v.-, service


A bond Issue OF 10000 was voted
by the Brighton school district at the
election for the purpose of erecting an
elght-room addition to the present
grade school building.
The Sucla Lumber Company Will
open Its big savmiIl in the Basin soon,
to help take care of the immense or
ders FOR lumber now being received
from all over that valley.
Price Of food took q sudden leap up
ward al Loveland and reached high
water mark. AT Farmers Union pie
social, pie made by the belle OF the
evening finally sold for s2i.
Nell Bogie, 80, OF Goldfield, was
killed and Harry Jones, a fellow work
man, was badly injured by a prema-
ture explosion In the l,SO0-foot level
Of the Vindlcator mine at Victor.
Henry Shaffer, employed on the b.
@. b. BIshopp ranch at Virginia Dale,
was exouerated by u corOner's jury
for the killing Of Henry Hansen.
mover, who had been stealing from
the ranch.
Few people even in Colorado know
that this state has an available sup
ply Of bituminOus coal more than two
and one-half times as great as the com
bined available supply OF anthracite
and bltuminous coal In the state OF
Pennsylvania.
Two new county high schools will
be established In Adams county as n
result Of the school election held IL
that county. The schools are to be in
the north and south ends Of district
running north and south through Ad-
ans county. twenty miles east of
Brighton.
The women Of Breckenridge yanked
Summit county over the top in the
Liberty Loan right on time with the
rest Of the siSte. The countys quota
was 10000. The women alone brought
in $32,3 300 There is now S43,350
subscribed to the loan in the banks of
this county.
One Of the oldest buildings In Lead
VILE, the Hymnn Isaacs clothing dry
goods and household furnishings store,
has collapsed. The building was erect
ed In 1879 and was at first of logs,
being one OF the first two-story LOG
business buildings In Leadvllle. II was
remodeled about 1882 and a portion
was brlcked
Sixty years ago this spring, John II.
Gregory discovered the elusive and
inuch-rumored gold of Colorado In n
gulch between Central City and Black.
Hawk Sixty years ago the news was
spreading around the Clear Creek dis
trict, percolating into the villages on
the site Of Denver and beginning the
great Colorado gold rush.
The union miners in the silverton
district OF the San Juan basin unanl.
mously voted to reject the proposed
reduction OF % cents n day In wages
and nm Increase OF % cents day for
board, amounting TO 30 cents day
less money, when they met to consider
and vote on such a request from the
mine owners. The prevailing wage Is
80 for an eight.hour day.
Miss Helen Dove has accepted po
sition AS lookout for the forestry serv.
ic" and will spend the summer on Dew.
Ms Head mountain. forty miles south.
west OF Denver. II will be her duty to
report forest fires In the surrounding
area Of 1000 square miles. which In.
cludes Pixies peak. Miss Dove Is the
first woman lookout TO be chosen for
this important work In the Colorado
Wyoming district.
y. Il. McCrcery. manager OF the
'longnont plant Of the Grent Western
sugar Company, announces that the
company will build 10000 Gormltory
FOR the use Of the employees Of the com.
pnny during the coming summer.
Five cities In Colorado are soon TO
have recreation areas In the national
forests OF the state under plans now
beng worked out by the Denver office
Of the United States forest service. co.
operating with the officials OF the mu.
niclpnlities. Some definite action al.
ready hns been tnken by Fort Collins
which has secured such n trnct OF land
and residents OF Pueblo. Florence,
Longmont and Canon City are prepor
Ing similar areas.
Up to May /. sis0. 1880 hnd been
collected by the office OF Secretary OF
State james u. Nolnnd's office ms cor.
porntlon tnx, known ms flint tnx. for
1919. During the corresponding period
last yenr the amount received by the
department was siT5. HOOP. This tnx
il now $40 on the first 100000 worth
"f stock or fraction thereof. and $40
for each additional $1,000. About TO-.
600 corporations In Colorado and so1
from outside Of the state have pnid
This late In the spring the miners
nt the boarding house Mt the Noun.
inln Top mine ut ouray are using
the second story windows for doors