The Keota news., 1919-04-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Howard Tiff. who says he 10 from
Michigan. was caught BY the Huerfano
county sheriff In possession Of an auto
mobile which he had stolen from the
chief Of police at Colorado Springs.
The sheriffs office was notified to be
on the lookout for Tiff. aud . deputy
caught him up q short distance north
Of Walsenburg. From Colorado
Springs he drove to Pueblo. where no
stole new spotlight and q set Of
new side curtains from an accessory
dealer. Driving along the street he
Inquired from Pueblo policeman the
road to Walsenburg. The officer men,
toned the fact that he was driving
without q tail light. He took the hint
and stole red lantern q few blocks
further on. Reaching Rye, Tiff broke
Into q garage and stole some gas and
oil. His next stop was at the Clatc
Hill store at Green Horn. He broke
into this store and stole cigars. to.
bacco. candy. crackers. canned goods.
couple Of watches, some other small
articles and . few dollars In cash.
After having successfully worked
his graft In Denver. Cheyenne and
other cities without detection. James
Young. claiming to BE- deaf and dumb.
who has been begging on the trains
and In the towns, was forced to talk
by Jailer Edward Grimm Of tho Weld
county jail at Greeley when the jailer
refused him anything to cat. after be-
Ing convinced that he was q fraud.
For sixty hours the fellow held out
without speaking. but hunger finally
overcnmc his determination and he
cried for food. which was furnished
him. After that he talked freely and
told that he had been working the
graft for three years.
Anticipated attacks ON the Colorado
National Guard and denial Of needed
legislation to strengthen the organisa-
tion failed to matcrializs In the State
Senate when two bills affecting the
guard were called up for third read.
Ing vote. Both were passed. including
the emergency clauses. One Of the
measures. the Lake House bill. pro-
vides for the use Of what remains OF
the fund Of &2,500000 appropriated
two years ago for equipping and plac-
Ing the National Guard on war basis,
In the maintenance Of the guard for
the next two years. The amount 10
approximately $l.500.O00.
A whisky.ladsn automobile. which
was taken BY the sheriff when its
driver fed. was conflscated with the
liquor by County Judge Hood at BriEh-
ton when the case came up. Alice May
Richards, mortgage Of the car. will
carry the case to the Supreme Court
In an endeavor to get possession Of It.
When the car was abandoned by it,
driver q bloody coat and smashed
Windshield showed the effects Of the
sheriffs buckshot.
Reports from fifty one school dis.
tricts out Of q total Of ITO In Weld
county show that twenty.ssven nation.
alities are represented In the schools,
and that twenty.one Of these are found
in Greeley. In the sixty.one districts
LII children were reported as being
Of foreign parcntase, and 3.1S5 Of
American native born parentage. Rus
SLAMS lead the foreign group. with II
per cent.
Tomey Kitxcr. employed at TIE Cres-
son mine, was crushed fiat a. piece
Of paper at Victor when sixteen tons
Of rock fell ten feet, catching him un-
der It. The rock was used as coun.
terweisht on the Cresson mine tram.
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