Gilpin observer., 1919-03-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

re raised several millions of dollars
pefore the final sum is reached. APP
,roxinately 100000 acres of beets had
,een signed up for by the Great West
'rn Sugar Company In northern Colo
ado and 1t is possible that the final
fgures will reach 100000. Basing the
)eet crop, however, only on 10000
lcres and with an average Of twelve
ons to, the acre, on the $40 flat rate
/ ton to be paid by the Great Western
Sugar Company, there will be 1,6S0,OO0
ons Of beets or $16,SOO, 900 paid to the
armers.
The greatest building boom in the
history of Pueblo is in sight NUM-
:ipal improvements are contemplated
when spring comes. Two new paving
district petitions have been filed with
The city commissioners and two petit
lions asking for the creation Of two
Dther paving districts are being cir
culated among the property owners
and the response Is such that there is
40 doubt but that they will be included
In the work this spring.
An employment bureau for the re-
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opened at Denver in the Knights of
Columbus building, by the National
Catholic War Council, under whose
auspices all X. of G. work Is carried
on. 1t is open to soldiers and sailors
of any creed and every effort will be
made to secure employment for them.
No fees will be charged. Lieut. James
b. Kenney, recently returned from the
service, Is In charge of the bureau.
A proposal for a bond issue for
$50, 900 is likely to be submitted to the
taxpayers Of Logan county shortly in
the interest of a dormitory for the
Logan County Industrial Arts High
school. The need of a dormitory has
been apparent for long time, and it
is declared that many of the rural
children are prevented from attending
the high school because of the lack Of
accommodations for lodging in the
city of Sterling.
State superintendent of schools has
offered a bronze tablet to the school
showing the largest holding per capita
of War Savings stamps. 1t is said that
Pittsburg, Pa, and Breckenridge, Colo,
pupils are running meek and neck"
with $75 to the pupil. Mrs. Melissa
Hayden, superintendent of schools of
Summit county, Colorado, is confident
that the Breckenridge schools will
prove to be the winner Of the bronze
tablet.
Finding little to do since the cessa-
ton of hostilities, the Women's Coun-
Gil of Defense of Trinidad has formed
itself into Community Welfare
League. The business men of the city
have set out to raise $1,000 as a sink.
ing fund necessary to equip the head
quarters of the organization. Late
reports show that considerably more
than the desired amount has been
raised.
Capt. James +. Abbott, son of Mrs.
Eugene II. Abbott of Greeley, has been
appointed attache of the United States
to Japan with headquarters at Toxic.
Fur six months Capt. Abbott has been
stationed at Washington as military
Intelligence officer and previous to
this had been sent to China, Japan
and the Far East to investigate con.
ditlons there.
| Mrs. Dora Belle Johnson, wife OF
w. d. Johnson, proprietor of a hotel
at Fountain, thirteen miles south OF
Colorado Springs, was drowned when
she accidentally fell into an abandoned
well in the rear of the hotel There
was only four feet of water in the
well and the woman fell head fore
most, burying her head in the mud.
The next few days will determine
whether there is any oil in Pueblo
county. The drillers operating at the
well of the Overland-Big Eight, five
miles west of Pueblo, have gone
through the red beds and claim to be
in the cap rock, which is just above
the supposed oil-bearlng sands.
| Murl Edmnston of Montrose, con.
fessed slayer of Vincent Corado OF
Telluride, was taken from Jail at Tel.
luride, and at night session of court
in Grand Junction was sentenced by
Judge Black to twenty to twenty-five
years in prison. Edminston, after kill.
ing the Telluride man and hiding the
body, stole his automobile and several
hundred dollars in cash that he car.
ried.
Mrs. r. Il. Rose is being held In the
county jail at Sterling on charge OF
stealing an automobile. The car,
which belonged to Il. l.. Harris Of vii.
lard, was stolen from in front Of the
postofflce In Sterling on the night OF
Feb. 10. Mrs. Rose was captured In
Holyoke. Her husband was also ar
rested at the same time In Fleming,
and is also being held.
Seventy-eight new members were
added to the Rocky Mountain Auto