The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-09-24
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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COMING EVENT..
Hugo. Colo.-The Lincoln county Fair
wiil be held at Hugo. sept zS-so'
Alfred Law has sold his 16O-acre
farm adjoining the town Of Severance.
twelve miles northwest Of Greeley, to
Walter Karr and A. J. Smillie. both Of
Eaton, for $4,000.
John Ward, 90. who was accidentally
shot in the leg by Dave Roberts, while
on hunting trip near Hooper. Colo,
Sept 16, died in hospital at Alamosa.
He was Republican politician and an
old-time resident of Cripple Creek.
Denying motion for a new trial,
Judge George H. Bradfield. in District
Court at Greeley. sentenced Alex Mill
Ter, deaf mute, convicted of killing
Adam Shank, his wife and four chill
dren at Gilcrest, Dee. 81, 1913, to life
Imprisonment
Duncan Harrison, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. b. Harrison of Golden, was
seriously injured at the annual School
of Mines freshman and sophomore
rush at Golden. Harrison received a
blow on the head, which knocked him
unconscious
Mrs. Antoine Trunde. 81 years old,
was fatally injured at Yuma, when she
was struck by motor car driven by
commercial traveller Mrs Trunde was
crossing the street near her home at
the time of the accident. She died four
hours later.
l.. A. Gent, pioneer ranchman of
the Maybell neighborhood, killed him,
self by putting a soft-nosed bullet from
a 25-35 high-power rifle through his
brain. Mr.. Gent, who was one of the
best-known ranchers in that country,
had been respondent for some time.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
passenger and freight depot at wal
senburg burned to the ground from
fire of unknown origin which broke
out in the freight room. The loss is
estimated to be 5000, exclusive of
freight stored in the building. Three
men were In the building at the time,
but escaped and saved the railrosd's
records.
Elmer Benson and c. A. Piers were
held up on the main street of Golden,
by two highwaymen. who demanded
their money or their lives. One rob-
Der shot at Benson and the bullet
grazed his left side. The bandits OBJ
tanned small amount of cash and
watch from the two boys. This is the
first holdup that has been chronicled
in Golden since the early days.
Eighty-six lodges of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen fhave been iex-
PEELED for participating in fhe unau-
thorized strike of switchmen last
nounced at Cleveland, to members of
the brotherhood's board of directors.
Mr. Lee said that the brotherhood and
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea were not considering any merger.
Increase in the output of coal over
the state is shown in the monthly re-
port filed by James Dalrymple, state
coal mine inspector During August
12,S27 men We're employed in the
mines, the report says. Las Animas
county headed the list for the month
with an output of 361. 1913 tons. Routt
county again showed a great decrease
in the output, mining only $1,000 tons.
Getting out of control on steep in
cline at Baxter pass, near Atchee,
Colo, ii new Shay locomotive of the
Uintah railway. backed 200 feet down
the per cent grade, plunged from the
rails and rolled 100 feet into the gulch
along the track. Members of the To-
comotive's crew, which was OH the first
trip over this route and unattached to
any cars, saved their lives by leapine
from the cab as the engine began its
descent.
OF the S36,000,000 worth of tires ex-
ported from the United States in the
eleven months ending with May, 1920,
50 333. .333 worth went to France, So
100000 worth went to Great Britain,
S2OOO,OO0 worth went to Cuba. and
about S4,000,O0 worth went to South
America
Principal Rutledge of the local
schools has announced that a four-year
course in agriculture has been estab-
lished in the Olathe high school. with
federal aid under the Smith-Hughes
act. This course will be under the di-
rection of Prof Ralph Wilson. who has
had several years of actual farming
experience.
Fred Smith, 55. healthseeker from
Des Moines, Iowa, who has lived in
Colorado Springs several years, died of
heart disease following Il near coki-
sion between two automobiles three
miles north of Palmer Lake on the
Colorado Springs Denver road. The
automobile in which Smith was riding
turned into ditch to avoid hitting
racing car which skidded into ditch
on the opposite side of the road and
was wrecked. The near collision is be-
lieved to have brought on the stroke of
heart disease which killed Smith.
After holding long distance tele-
phone conversation with his wife, in