Cheyenne record., 1919-02-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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present law restoring the closed sea-
ION for that period passed on second
'eading. The open season was re-
itored by the last Legislature. The
;ection affecting deer is part of bill
making several notifications in the
.ish and game laws. and is spon-
,ored by Representatives M. E. Bash
Or and Robert F. Rockwell. The
representatives of mountain districts
Who favored retention of the open
season of four days each year, from
october 1st to October 4th. mustered
.wenty-four votes. while thirty-sev-
IN were cast by their opponents. II
he law is amended, 1t will conform
o the future open seasons on male
mountain sheep with horns, male an
elope having horns and elk having
lorns, all Of which are protected un-
Ter the law until 1924. 1t IN pro-
posed to change the dates of the
open season on sage chickens from
August 18th to September 1st.
kilograms urging Colorado's dele,
sation in Congress- to work against
he threatened cutting down of the
appropriation for emergency work in
he Department of Agriculture were
sent by the agricultural and livestock
bureau of the Denver Civic and Com-
nercial Association. ''Twenty-eight
county agricultural agents and many
household science demonstration
agents are employed in Colorado
through the aid of this federal emer
yency fund.-" says Secretary D. w.
Thomas Of the bureau. "The re
mainder of this expense is paid by the
counties themselves and by the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural College.
James Van Pelt and Elmer Mckay
returned from Minturn to Leadville,
.rossing Tennessee pass with six
aorse team. They reported the pass
to be swept clear of snow in several
places, but the general condition was
one of deep snow, not impossible
however. to lighter teams. This i.
The earliest that the pass has beer
crossed in many years, and shows
the light snowfall and open winte,
| Of this season.
Freight rates ON coal from Pals
ade and Cameo to Grand Junction
are the subjects of an appeal to the
Public Utilities Commission by two
Grand Junction consumers and three
Palisade and Cameo producers Of
| coal. They charge that the rates are
discriminatory and force Crane
Junction consumers to buy from Goa
producers in Somerset and Bowie.
Loveland Masons plan the erection
Of a $4,000 Masonic temple this year
equipped to house the postoffice Tn,
project was launched more than {;
year ago. but because of war condi
tions was held up. 1t has taken or
| new life with the asking of bids b!
the postal department for quarters fol
the Lovelard postoffice for five or ter
years from Nov. l next.
| Unanimous action favoring the in
| stallation of an ornamental stree
light system for the business distric
was taken at mass meeting of busi
ness men called by the light commit
tee of the City Council, to ascertain
public sentiment on the matter. AS {
result Of this meeting the City Coun
ell plans to install such system al
an early date.
The county hospital records show
that the number of patients eacf
lay has reached normal. the frs
time since the outbreak of Spanish
Influenza in Denver, Oct. last
There were 225 patients in the insti.
tuition. which is the normal daily
number. This makes a total of l.,
l12 deaths and 1912 cases to date
| Directors of the National Film
Company at a meeting at EnglewooG
.aised $4,000 toward the production
If new film. wolves of. Wall
Street." which the company hopes tC
iilm at its plant. The estimated cost
If the production is $4,000.
The number of cattle and sheer
that may be grazed on national for.
,sts in Colorado and other points in
he district under the five-year graz.
ng permits will be slightly less than
he. number authorized for total
grazing. The number Of sheep and
,attle authorized for grazing on the
forests in the local district for 1919
s 612.2S0 and $4,000 respectively
The total of sheep and cattle that
nay be grazed under five-year per-
nits is 1928. 100 for sheep and $780,
700 for cattle. These figures for the
ive-year permits are less than those
authorized for total grazing in order
| o allow holders of one-year permits
| o operate in the forests.
A twenty-tou process shale reduc.
| ion plant is to be erected in Grand
Junction. by shale company boosters,
| according to announcements. The
slant now being erected in Denver