The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-01-03
coLoRApo NEWS NOTES.

The incoming Legislature Will ~
asked to decide whether W. =. SVEN
hart, Democratic member-elect. OF a.
d. Radinsky, Republican. il enttleo "
represent Adams county in the douso
Of Representatives. Sweinhart on tne
face OF returns received 1920 votes
and Radinsky l.277. Radinsky hAe
filed a contest petition with the sec
retary Of states office. asserting tnat
he. and not Sweinhart, is entitieo ~
the place.
Ell Jiddah Temple No. 2o6. knights
of Khorassan. was installed in Denver
in Knights OF Pythias lodge-room'
l74l Champa street. label All lem
pie. No. 7s, OF Colorado Springs. con
Quoted the ceremony by which 1lo
new members were received into the
order. The Knights of khorassan
arc to the knights Of Pythias what
the Shrine is to the Masons. II Is an
auxiliary which provides amusement
and entertainment and as such mas
been recognized by the grand lodge OF
the knights of Pythias.
One death among Colorado soldiers
il recorded in the casualty lists made
public by the War Department Dec
II. Hugh H. Hamill. Pueblo, is re-
ported dead Of wounds received in &C
ton. Among the missing in action Is
Grover C. Chandler, Burlington. The
list of wounded severely in action In
cludes Ralph E. Gano, Loveiand; vii
liam ]. Conner, bio; Richard De
lacy, Denver. Henry P. Stanger, Flag
ler; Roy s Gordon, Lyons, and Ed
ward Schwab. Denver,
The proposal for a bond issue foI
good roads in Colorado has met with
such favor that the original plan fol
a 10000, 900 issue is rapidly develop
ing into a movement for $20, 0,O0O,OOt
issue In support of its agitation fol
the bond issue the Colorado Highway
Commission has outlined plan OF &C
ton which includes the improvement
of 1000 miles, Of which about 3Ot
miles will be hard-surfaced highway
The liquor problem of the city anc
county of Denver, where the cause o
contention is kept securely locked II
an express office, is now exceeded II
interest by that of the county Of
Adams, where District Attorney Sam
uel w. johnson, the grand jury anc
q corps Of private detectives are seek
ing 165 cases of contraband whisky
which mysteriously disappeared from
the basement OF the courthouse.
Nearly 400 more men have been dis
charged from military service at For
Logan, in accordance with the Wal
Department request that all men whit
were not needed by military author
tiles be permitted to go back to theil
old positions. Many of the men arr
unassigned draftees from Denver, ant
q great percentage have returned te
their former positions.
The toll taken in Denver by influ
enza 10 indicated by estimates mad
by heads of several OF the larges
life insurance companies in Denver
who state that between $2.500.O00 AM
100000 has been paid in Denver II
the last three months for death claim
from influenza alone.
The Colorado Metal Mining Asso
citation and the Colorado chapter o
the American Mining Congress vii
hold their annual meetings jointly Ii
Denver. Jan. 2, 3 and 4. Governments
control of the labor supply and stat
legislation are matters to be dis
cussed.
Disguised a. Santa Claus, stocking
cap. ruddy cheeks, CHEEKY smile an
all, John Hughes. . Nederland minel
was arrested as he stepped from
Cheyenne train at Boulder. He cal
ried a pack which, when opened a
the sheriff's office. was found to COZ
tain twenty-four pints of whisky.
Colin S. Eastwood. Denver pic
neer, died at his home in Webb, a
the age of 80. The last forty-nin
years OF his life were spent in Denve
and nearby towns
That the epidemic Of Spanish influ
enxa that has prevailed In Denve
since Oct 6 is actually passing i
demonstrated in the reports OF tn
health department.
Three deaths were added to thos
among Colorado soldiers in the cal
ualty lists made public Dec. %. Johl
N. Walker, Jr., and Charles b. Cross
Denver. are recorded as dead OF dii
ease. Patrick j. LOTUS, Pueblo, /
among those listed as dead OF acciden
or other causes. Among the wounds
severely in action is William A. MeI
xies, Denver, while Cornelius T. Flynn
Denver, is in the list OF slight
wounded.
A collection OF birds of Colorado
comprising approximately 400 spec
mems, and which will be OF great SO
ontific and educational as we'll as pol