The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-28
COLORADO.
STATE NEWS

ranks first In number Of Incorporated
towns, with nineteen.
Proposals for an appropriation of
s1JO,UO for a tubercular hospital in
Colorado were rejected by the United
States Senate. according to dispatch
from Washington
X. u. May. ~ years old fireman on
the Moffat road, was overcome by gas
l., the snow sheds at Corona and died
house at kremmling
That Colorado is likely to receive a
large appropriation for the building of
roads and trails in the national forests
Of Colorado is the prediction of fores-
try officials in Denver.
The total value of all animals on
farms in Colorado il estimated by the
government nj sl72,75l 900, compared
with Sl63.975,40O for 1917. an increase
of about 5.3 per cent.
In the death of Fay Gorham OF Ri
fle, who died following an operation,
another of the pioneer stage drivers
and settlers of this state, who drifrc,i
in during the early days from the
Black Hills country, have answered
the last call.
Announcement is made that Colo
RADIO Springs is going to extend its
tion. A new system of ornamental
street lights will he installed on East
Pixies Peak avenue to the railroad
station within the next few weeks.
Danish the billboards and other un-
slightly advertising signs from Den
ver's mountain parks, is the slogan of
the Colorado Mountain Club. which
has undertaken n campaign to coop
crate with city officials of Denver in
nn effort to maintain the parks with
out these commercial atrocities.
Death has snatched patient from a
Jail and a criminal case from the Dis
trict Court in Pueblo when John Rene
gar, reported we'll enough TO be return
ed from the hospital To the county Jail,
collapsed on the steps of the hospital
and died three minutes later
A mover ihehnS Oh CouceallnR liquor
was unearthed In Denver by Sergeant
Hannebuth and Policemen Kelly and
Pitt when an examination Of a steam
heating radiator in the home of Nick
Reitto, 1857 Larimer street, proved 1t
to be fitted up with tiny faucet and
used az a receptacle for whisky.
Leadville is undergoing a record win
ter. The snowfall has been remarkably
light and the water mains and pipes
oil over the city are freezing. Warren
G. West, manager of the Leadville Wa
ter Company, said that this winter Is
the worst he has ever seen in Lead
vile for freezing pipes. In one resi-
dence the pipes froze three times in
two hours.
Leadville's big welcome home recep-
ton to the returned soldiers and sail
ors WAS a great success. The program
included speech on government insur
ance by Capt c. NJ. Cauthorn of Fort
Logan, delivered mainly to the return
ed boys, but listened to with interest by
all. and community singing, led by Pri-
vate Hjalmar Graft The rest of the
night was spent in dancing
Dr. George A. Norlin, for the past
two years acting president of the Uni
versity of Colorado in the absence of
President Farrand. was elected presi-
dent by the board of regents of the
university, filling the vacancy caused
by DIR. Farrand's resignation. The
nf nr To nd q a
result of his appointment by President
Wilson as national director Of the
American Red Cross, necessitating his
presence in Washington.
At monster smoker of the Alamosa
Automobile Club a committee was
named and plans made to erect a
$4,000 building here as a memorial
to the soldier and sailor dead of the
San Louis valley.
The Colorado Public Utilities Com
mission denied the application of ship
pers of Park county for rehearing
in the case involving the dismantling
of the Colorado Midland railroad
This gives the owners the privilege Of
permanently abandoning all but fifty
four miles of the main line, which in
cludeS the twentysiX miles between
Colorado Springs and Divide.
From all sections of Colorado come
reports of new building, industrial
development, road work, home con-
struction, new factories, paving, mu-
nicipal light and water plants, park
improvements and kindred develop
ments A building boom has begun
that within the year will break ev-
cry record ever set in the state and
run far into the millions of dollars
1t is the dawning of new and great
industrial era made possible by the
stored up enterprise that is released
by the lifting of the government war
ban on building.
The Denver Motor Club is making a