The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-05-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| to get the MontrOse building campaign
into full swing The items which will
go to make up the program for the
summer include the SlJO,OU court
house, the $4,000 city hall, the s75.-
| 90 Main street paving, the S15,OD
residence street paving. the $4,000 ho-
| tel. the $4,000 hospital. the SJO.Ooo
dehydration plant, the $4,000 Congre-
gational Church, the 5000 Christian
Church, some $4,000 in new resi-
dences, and added to this the $1,000
now being expended in new buildings.
the amount in sight for probable 1919
construction makes a total of $780,
900. The erection of the x3JO.OOO fed
eral building is slated for 1920, and
possibly the erection Of a S1.OOO.OO
sugar factory In 1920.
Reports received by the State Co
operative Crop Reporting Service indi-
cate in general way a better sup
ply of farm labor at this time than
WAS available at this time last year.
Marked shortage has been reported in
some sections, particularly in parts Of
the San Luis, Arkansas and Cncom-
pahgre Valleys. General reports indl-
cate that the labor supply is from q
to 10 per cent greater, but still ap-
proximately 10 per cent below normal
There is surplus of labor reported
in many of the towns. but difficulty
is encountered in getting people from
the cities and towns to go into the
country and undertake farm work.
Three new sugar factories have been
determined on by the Holly Sugar
Company. all to be erected on the
western slope-one at Delta, one at
Montrose and the third at Olathe.
Work will begin at once upon the Del
ia factory, which, according to plans,
will cost over s1,25O,OOO. Beet grow
ers OF the territory adjacent have
taken 100000 Of the stock on four
years time. with an option to pur-
chase the entire plant at any time
they wish to do 80. No business ac
ton Of recent years has given the
western slope farmers greater encour-
agement
The signing of the Girard-DoIan act
by Governor Oliver II. Shoup brings
the total of bills signed by him to 200.
1t was the last bill of 2lO in the stack
left him by the recent Legislature, the
governor having vetoed one, the An
drew libel bill. The Girard -Dolan act
makes an appropriation of $4,000 for
the University Of Colorado, so that in
stitution may hold school through the
summer, thus placing Its curriculum on
quarterly basis. The appropriation
allowed in the bill brings the total Of
approved appropriations made by the
record.
Sergt. 7. A. Day and L. N. Hagood,
recently discharged from the army.
have reached Kremmling, In small
car OF universal reputation, being the
first tourists to arrive In Middle Park
in 1919. They came from La Grange,
Mo-, looking for homestead locations.
They drove through Wyoming to
Bags, thence to Craig. Colo. from
whence they went to Grand Junction
and Montrose, then to Glenwood
Springs and Wolcott and State Bridge.
cafeteria for the employees of the
Swift Company's packing plant at the
stockyards has been opened in Den
yer. Meals may be secured for "a to
% cents and the profits will revert to
the employees, who own the restau-
rant. Girls at the plant will act as
servers during the meal hours, which
last for an hour and half There
will be three shifts at each meal so
that the total organization can be fed
Abusing an officer for his conduct
in law enforcement is something that
is rarely successfully INDUCED in. At
Brighton, after being called vile names
and warding off blow from w. n
Rankin, a painter. Undersheriff Harry
Falkner slapped the abuser with such
force that he fell, striking his head on
the sidewalk, and was unconscious for
several hours
frankie Mason outfought John Ertle
at South Bend.
Karl A. Mann enjoys clipping young
ladies' tresses. Several years ago,
when he was employed at Cripple
Creek az a mine electrician, ne in
dulged his little fancy in picture shows
until the police sent him to Jail for
six months. Several days ago, Sheriff
Won Phul received letter from Chief
Of Police Rynex at Schenectady, N. Y,
asking for picture of Mann. Won
Phul suspected he had been up to his
old tricks. and forwarded q photo
graph. Sure enough, 1t was the clip
ping Mr.. Mann who was stopping with
the New York police, and they said
he had been shipping off young ladies'
brafds and curls again.
Blossom Sunday" was celebrated in
the Grand valley and autos and inter-
urban cars Wara crowded with n40nle