The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-10-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts OF
Colorado


Gov. Oliver II. Shoup has not yet
definitely set the date calling the eX-
ira session of the Legislature, it was
declared at his office, but it will be
mot later than Nov. TO-"
Gov Oliver H. Shoup designated Fri
day, Oct. "a, as Roosevelt American
ization day" and asked that it be OBJ
served in Colorado as recommended by
the Roosevelt Memorial Association.
The seasons eXcavating work on the
cliff ruins in Mesa Verde park have
been completed and as result the
detailed construction of two more
ruins has been revealed for the inter
est of students and curious slghtseers.
Creating of a permanent state in
quisitorial body to battle the high cost
If living will be recommended by At
torney General Victor Il. Reyes as Il
part of the program to be included in
the special session called by Governor
o. III. Shoup.
The Supreme Court has granted per
mission to New Mexico to file suit
ngainst the state of Colorado for the
purpose of determining the correctness
of the present boundary between the
states. The case was made returnable
next March 1st
Twenty-nine of the siXty-three coun-
ties in Colorado have areas of more
than 100000 acres each and the aver
age size of Colorado counties is larger
than the average size of counties in
any state except Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada, Wyoming and Montana.
San Luis valley farmers are deter
mined that the Mosca-Hopper drainage
project, affecting nearly n half mil
lion acres of wheat, will become the
most productive portion of the valley
and calling for the expenditure of a
million and half dollars, will go
through.
The sheepmen are facing heavy loss
es unless the scabies can be eXtermin-
ated Immediately, according to Dr.
Mitchell, government sheep inspector,
who addressed the last meeting of the
Western Slope Wool Growers Associ-
alton at Montrose after he had quaran-
tined several of the largest herds of
sheep in the county because of the
presence of scabies.
Years of patient prospecting and per-
sistent belief in the ultimate value of
the gold and silver claim that he was
working were rewarded when Peter
Bingham sold his claim for half mil,
lion dollars to New York mining inter
ests The claim is on Mount Wilson
along Bear creek, few miles from
Placerville. and it developed rich
vein of gold and silver ore.
Joe Geiger, for several years travel
ing engineer for the Western Light
and Power Company in northern Colo
RADIO territory, has accepted a commits
sion from the Guggenheim interests to
build big electric power plant in Chi
huahua, Mex. Geiger graduated from
the University of Colorado engineer
ing college in 1914. He recently re-
in France.
A municipal landing field will be
purchased and equipped at once by the
Chamber of Commerce of Colorado
Springs, and the city will be listed as
Il station of the North American Air
Line Association, which is expected TO
be the standard route for future coast
forecast flights. A concrete getaway
for use in wet weather is to be in
stalled, big cement arrow will indi-
cate to incoming flyers the best posi-
ton for landing and modern hangar
will protect planes against the
weather.
Medical officers killed in action met
death accidentally within the meaning
of the Standard Accident Insurance
contracts, the Supreme Court in effect
held by declining TO review Federal
Court DEGREES awarding Edith A. Les
ter $4,000 from an accident insurance
company for the death of her husband,
Mai Pliny =. Lester of the Colorado
National Guard, killed while on duty
during the coal miners strike in that
state in 1913.
Jefferson county formally welcomed
home it's thirty-three returned sol
diers and paid tribute to the three who
made the supreme sacrifice, at exer-
cises and n Qualification held at Morri-
son with nearly 1000 people attending.
Speeches, athletic events, military and
jazz music by the Fort Logan post
band, dance and sure enough
western barbecue made up the pro-
gram, and the large crowd supplied
abundance of entity AVN A large pro-
portion of the thirty-three returned
soldiers fell into line for the review,
under the direction of /. A. Van Cor
den, Jr, prominent citizen of Morri-
SON. The whole thirty-three We're on
hand for the dance, which concluded
the festivities.
The Holly Sugar Corporation factory
started operations at Grand Junction
and expects to handle the largest beet
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