The Elbert County tribune., 1919-01-31
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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their convention in session at the Al
oany Hotel c. f. Wadsworth of the
Western Newspaper Union was elected
president of the organization; S. A.
crary of the Lamar News, vice presi-
lent, and George Haubrick of the
Greeley News. secretary and treas
1rer. A resolution was passed ex-
pressing the 'unbounded faith in the
ioyalty, patriotism and integrity" of
Alva Swain. Mr.. Swain has been a
member of the Editorial Association
for twelve years, and for the last
seven years has served as its secre-
AIRY. Wright A. Patterson, editor-in-
-hief of the Western Newspaper
Union, was the principal speaker at a
luncheon given the members of the
association at the Albany HJtel by
he Brock Haffner Press Company.
Mr.. Patterson chose as his subject
The Responsibilities of the Country
Press During the Reconstruction Pc
ciod"
Mrs Sassil and daughter, Mrs.
Roundtree, who have been living on a
homestead thirty miles north of Ord
way, were caught in the recent biz
zard and suffered from exposure to
such an extent that Mrs. Cassil died
and Mrs. Roundtree is in a critical
condition. The women were on the
prairie for forty-eight hours before
they were found by cattlemen, who
obtained an automobile and with the
aid of shovels to get through the
snowdrifts succeeded in getting them
to where medical aid could be sum-
moned.
Four hundred and two thousand.
five hundred and six dry tons of
rAI.
plants of the American Smelling and
Refining Company during the last
year. according to statement from
Manager H. =. Reynolds of the local
plant at Durango This brought 1885,
927 ounces of gold. 5,230.31S ounces
of silver. 54.131.063 pounds of lead
and 5.350.094 pounds of copper. This
brought total of s13,055,5S1 to
Colorado mining men.
The Seventy-second and Seventy
first field artillery and the Twenty
fourth trench mortar battery are to
be mustered out at once and will
have completed the work of demobil-
ization by Feb. 5, according to word
reaching Denver. The Seoenty-sec-
and was stationed at Fort d. A. Rus
sell, Wyo. Many Colorado and Wyo
ming men are members of the organ
ization. The discharged men proba-
bly, will be home by Feb. 10.
At large meeting of Pueblo real
estate men E resolution was unani-
mously adopted requesting the city
Supreme Court for an order restrain
ing the Pueblo Gas and Fuel Com-
pany from putting into effect the
new gas rate calling for an increase
of 35 cents per 1000 feet. This in
crease was grantedsby the State Util-
titles Commission.
The first prosecution of alleged
bootleggers' under the Webb law,
which has recently been upheld by
the United States Supreme Court.
will take place in Denver in the near
future. the offenders being two Den
yer men who were captured by the
Colorado constabulary. fifteen miles
south of the state line.
Arapahoe county's valuation has
increased $536.210 in the last year.
according to figures of the county as
SCISSOR. Settlers proving up land I'll
ties and general increase of the
county's prosperity are given rs the
reasons. The 1919 valuation of the
county is s19,722.110.
City officials cf Pueblo have asked
the Supreme Court to review find
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Commission which granted increases
in gas rates to the Pueblo Gas and
Fuel Company January 2, 1918.
The contract for the erection of Cen
ter's new $4,000 school building has
been let and the plans and drawings
of the proposed building are now on
display at the Library building
The public institution inspection
committee of the Legislature visited
the Colorado State Home for Mental
Detectives at Ridge, Colo, and thor
large appropriation to increase the
facilities at the home. DIR. A. C. Bus
sy, superintendent of the home. has
asked the state Legislature for an
appropriation of 100000 for inn
provements and expenses for the
coming biennial period. DR.. Busy
uaid the capacity of the present ip
stitution was only eighty-two and
that he had on file 315 applications
for admittance. In addition. he said.
efforts were being made to transfer
to the home 800 children now cared
for at the insane asylum at Pueblo.
Keota's commercial club has made
proposition to the Union Pacific
Railroad Company for the extension
of the Briggsdale branch to Keota.
If the company viii build over a for
mer survey the club has agreed to Sc
curn the ripht of WAY and dnnate