The Colorado statesman., 1919-02-08
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

ltives, when an amendment TO the
present law restoring the closed seA-
son for that period passed on secohu
reading. The open season was re-
stored by the last Legislature. inc
section affecting deer is part OF Dill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws, and is spon-
,ored by Representatives NJ. f. Bash
or and Robert F. Rockwell. The
representatives of mountain districts
who favored retention of the open
season of four days each year, IRON
October list to October 4th, mustered
twenty-four votes, while thirty-sev-
en- were cast by their opponents. II
the law is amended, it will conform
to the future open seasons on male
mountain sheep with horns, male an
telope having horns and elk having
horns, all of which are protected un-
der the law until 1924. 1t is pro-
posed to change the dates of the
open season on sage chickens from
| August 18th to September 1st.
Telegrams urging Colorado's dele
| cation in Congress to work against
the threatened cutting down of the
appropriation for emergency work in
| the Department of Agriculture were
sent by the agricultural and livestock
bureau of the Denver Civic and Com
mercial Association. 'Twenty-eight
county agricultural agents and many
household science demonstration
agents are employed in Colorado
through the aid of this federal emer-
gency fund" says Secretary d. w.
Thomas of the bureau. The re-
mainder of this expense is paid by the
counties themselves and by the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College.
Miss Nina Koperlik of Pueblo is the
champion debater of Centennial high
school. She obtains this title for hav-
| ing won both medals offered at the
eleventh annual Worries medal contest.
Two medals were offered. One was
| for the best debater in the school and
the other was for the best nonsociety
debater. BY non-society is meant not
belonging to debating society or club
where special training is given in de-
! batting. Miss Koperlik belonged to no
such society but won all the honors.
A twenty-ton process shale reduc-
tion plant is to be erected in Grand
Junction by shale company boosters,
| according to announcements. The
plant now being erected in Denver
| will be ready for shipment about Feb.
| 5. But few days will be necessary
to get the plant over to Grand juno
ton and about March 1 it will be pro-
ducing oil, 1t is hoped. This is con-
! II 90, ~, t1a
development of the millions of acres
OF oil shale lands in that section.
James Van Pelt and Elmer Mckay
| returned from Minturn to Leadville,
crossing Tennessee pass with six
horse team. They reported the pass
to be swept clear of snow in several
places, but the general condition was
one of deep snow, not impossible,
however, to lighter teams. This is
| the earliest that the pass has been
crossed in many years, and shows
the light snowfall and open winter
of this season.
The first instaiiment of back pay
due it's employees was disbursed by the
| Denver Tramway Company. Nearly
! 1000 men received total of $21,250,
which was 10 per cent of the $1S5,0O0,
| in back wages, ordered paid to the
men by an award of the national war
| labor board The men received from
| SIS to $40 each. The company will pay
| Is per cent of the back pay on the
| first of every month.
Loveland Masons plan the erection
| of $40 900 Masonic temple this year,
| equipped to house the postoffice. The
| project was launched more than
| year ago, but because of war condi-
tions was held up. 1t has taken on
new life with the asking of bids by
the postal department for quarters for
the Loveland postoffice for five or ten
| years from Nov. l next.
The building of roads and trails and
| performance of other needed develop
ment work in the Rocky Mountain
| park will be possible result of a bill
| passed by the national House OF Rep
resentatives annulling the limit OF
| $1,000 year placed upon upkeep and.
development expenditures by the orig
inal law creating this national play
ground in Colorado
Unanimous action favoring the in
stallation of an ornamental street
light system for the business district
was taken at mass meeting of bust
ness men called by the light commit
tee of the City Council, to ascertain
public sentiment on the matter. AS a
result of this meeting the City Coun-
Gil plans to install such a system at
an early date.
The State Board of immigration has
| Just completed a statewide survey of
all uncompleted irrigation projects in