Gilpin observer., 1919-07-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Western Colorado Power Com
pany was granted a twenty-one-yeal
franchise by the new city council a
Ouray. The vote was unanimous.
Anderson L. Mason, pioneer of Colo
RADIO, and one of the first settlers OF
the land where Denver now stands
died at his home in Jamestown at the
age of 70.
William Wise, years old, son Of
Robert Wise, rancher living foul
miles from Paonia, was instantly killed
as result of being accidentally shot
by his sister, Mary, years old.
Every cent of the $4,000 appropri
ated by Congress for the United States
mint at Denver will be spent to i'm
prove the mint's sweep cellar, accord
Ing to Thomas Annear, superintend
ent.
G. 8. Kelch, superintendent Of the
American Refrigerator Transit Com.
pany is in Grand Junction making ar
rangements for handling approximate
ly $500 cars of fruit and 800 cars Of
potatoes.
The total acreage Of corn grown in
Colorado in 1909, according to the cen
sus report, was 326,559 acres. In 1919
five counties in the eastern part of the
state have more than $4,000 acres of
corn in cultivation.
The per capita assessed valuation of
property in Colorado for 1918 was ST.
3S4.94, compared with $1,276.39 for
1917. jackson county leads in this re-
spect, with $4,7OS.79, and Huerfano
county has the lowest, $7SS33.
All the Jefferson county men who
served in Uncle Sans military or nav
al forces during the war were guests
of the city of Golden and people came
from all section of the county to at
tend the "Welcome Home" day cele-
bration held there.
John Mccoy, 10 years old, was cleo
trocuted in the Jessee mine, two miles
from Breckenridge He was discov-
cred in an unconscious condition by
one of his fellow workmen, who ran
over the mountains to town for physi-
clan. A 440-volt wire was found on
his head and his hands were badly
burned.
A suitable appropriation for the de-
velopment of the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park will be made by Congress
at the next regular session. Positive
assurance to this effect has been
given Representative Vaile by Repre-
sentative J. w. Good of Iowa, chair
man of the committee on appropria.
tions.
Six Colorado counties, Weld, Morgan,
Logan, Adams, Washington and Yuma
have more land planted in corn this
year than was planted in the entire
state. These figures, although not yet
complete, indicate that the acreage de.
voted to corn in the state this year will
more than double that of 1909 and con
slderably larger than that of last year
The superintendent of transportation
Of the Cashin mines, which recently
opened in the Paradox section after
three years of idleness, has offered to
contribute $4,000 toward the construc
ton of road from their mines to
Montrose IL the county will contribute
like amount, so that they can locate
their offices in this city instead of at
the mines as now situated.
The first attempt ever made to sail
an airplane over Pixies Peak will be
made about July 20 when the flying
circus from Ellington field performs
at Colorado Springs. Lieut.. c. G. Nc
Mutt, the Denver aviator, who made
the Houston-to Denver flight during
the Liberty loan drive and also made
many spectacular flights in Denver
and along the route, will attempt the
feat.
MeXicans ransacked both of the Ault
hotels and took watches, oil stock and
cash amounting to $1,000 from room
ers in the two places. When they were
discovered by Ed Curtis at the ,Ault
hotel the bandits drew gun and
forced Ed and Charles Curtis, both
sons of the proprietors to hold up their
hands while they escaped by a rear en-
trance. At the Cottage Home hotel the
burglars secured $500 in oil stock and
gold watch from room Occupied by
Walter Chase, also watch and S12
check from ]. A. Kennedy.
The loophole by which many auto
owners have escaped the paying OF
their automobile licenses was closed
when the Supreme Court rendered
decision against Samuel Ard of Logan
county, asserting that he had violated
the motor vehicle law by not paying
his license. Ard had been fined by the
District Court in his home county but
had appealed the case on the ground
that the state was using the police
power to produce revenue, and that
therefore, the law authorizing the Ii.
cense fee was unconstitutional He
also contended that the tax placed a
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