The state herald., 1919-05-02
Pihly News Notes
From Al Paris of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union Nav. Service.

wsstera Newspaper Union News Service.
The miners strike has been settled
at Leadville on the basis Of mini
mum wage Of "a. 4 cut of 80 cents q
day.
Fifty-one Seniors will be graduated
from Colorado college at the COM
mencement exercises In June, accord
ing to the official list reported by the
registrar
AS u result Of woodtick's bite re-
ceived about two weeks ago, Fred
Yale, farmer residing near Collbran,
became infected with blood poisoning
and died at Grand Junction.
James II. Chatfield, for many years
justice of the peace in Littleton and
widely known throughout that district,
is dead In Hoquiam, Wash, according
to information received from there.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
all of the buildings of the Sunnyside
mine at Eureka except the transform
er house, with loss estimated ut
$3.50, 1000, that is partly covered by in
surance.
A most ambitious project for the ex-
termination of 1,OOO,0OO prairie dogs
In territory including about 5000
square miles in Fremont, Teller, Park
and Chaffee counties has been organ
lied In Canon City.
In 1918 there were 14,12s,3O7 acres
Of patented land in Colorado assessed
as grazing area, of which very small
amount is In cultivation. Much of this
land, perhaps 40 per cent, will ulti-
mately he farmed.
A veteran Of the Mexican war of
1886, of the Civil war Of 81, and of
various Indians wars of more recent
years, Joseph Harris, cOlored, of
Canon City, aged 81, Is still able to do
n days work in field. street or garden
that would discount that of many II
man younger by score Of years.
State officials have estimated that
the inheritance tax from the Werner
T. Reed estate, which is variously
placed at from S1S,OO0000 to S20.0OO.-
previous single inheritance tax paid
into that department. The tax is ex-
pected to be in the neighbOrhood Of
S75O,OOO.
Delta is to have n new $4,000 fac
tory soon. II will be mill for max
ing potato flour. The company has
been Incorporated as the Farmers Pro-
duce and Milling Company. A half
block Of city lots on Kellogg avenue
has been purchased for $4,000. and
ground is to be broken inside of three
weeks.
Confessing to the shooting Of Jacob
Mellinger. proprietor OF store al
Rush, Earl and Tom Combs, cousins,
are In the county jail at Colorado
Springs, where they will face charges
Of deliberate murder The two men,
attempting to rob the store, shot Mel
linger through the back and then tried
10 escape.
The chimes Of tle midnight bells
so Sunday night when Durango and
la Piatn county ''went over the top"
IN subscribing their allotment of $2I5..
100. establishing Il record for prompt
ness than can he equaled. but cannot
he excelied, La Plata IL the first coun.
~ In Colorado, II not the first in amy
state, to raise Its quota.
John W. Spencer, supervisor OF the
Battlement forest, with headquarters
Grand Junction, has made requisi.
iion upon the federal government for
10000 black spotted trout which will
be distributed In the streams OF this
section OF the state. Another requisi.
iIon. about one-fourth n large. will he
made upon the state government. The
hatcheriex ut Gienwood also will make
n volunteer contribution.
The town OF Byers, In Arapahos
county. 10 enjoying an unprecedented
building boom. Several new business
| structures are being built, a. well M
II number OF homes.
Charging his former partner In the
automobile business not only with
stealing his wife md breaking up his
home. but also with attempting to
steal his youngest son. W. J. Woods,
3s. stepped out Of his garage door In
Sterling and shot George Dykes. a2.
five tlmes, firing once. It is said. while
Dykes lay on the ground. Three Of
the bullets took effect In the right leg.
one IN the body and one penetrated an
ear and graxed Dykes face. None, II
IL said. will prove fatal.
Archibald Cowie, former manager OF
iie Beaver Park Land and Water com
psny. editor and publisher Of the Pen
ross Press and the head Of many other
organizations and projects connected
with the town OF Penrose md the Bea.
yer Park district, and who pleaded
guilty TO the charges Of smbexxlement
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