Gilpin observer., 1920-04-22
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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WoStoIu newspaper Union NeWS SERVICE
Three persons were frozen to DEATH
third killed in an accident, and u
fourth is reported dying as the result
of exposure suffered during the un
usually violent April storm which
swept across Colorado recently.
Steamboat Springs has donated u
plot of ground and water for n new
fish hatchery and has subscribed more
than $1,000 to supplement the amount
appropriated by the last legislature.
Work is to begin soon, and it is ex-
pected the plant will be ready for u
spring hatch of rainbow trout.
Routt county will be benefited by
the appropriation of $4,000 to open
the Gore road, which will give Il short
route to Denver. This road will open
through highway across the entire
length of the county, which will be
passable at least two months logger
than any other road over the range.
A total Of ,45O wagon loads of trash
represents Grand functions cleanup
campaign. The rubbish has Leen
hauled, making the cleanup one of the
most extensive in the city's history.
City Commissioner Holmburg is plan
ming a new ash can ordinance and
other plans to make the city cleaner
and more sanitary.
l.. T. Hennigan Of Loveland was
sentenced to from two to four years
in the penitentiary for the theft of
twelve sacks of $S spuds from farm
er near town. Ralph Lavasser, who
was apprehended by writing back from
Nebraska for supplies for stolen mo-
torcycle, was sentenced to the reform
atory in Buena Vista.
A new broad gauge railroad is being
built by the United States Portland
Cement Company at Concrete, just
east Of Florence The line will tap an
enormous deposit of limestone on Bea.
yer creek. Work is progressing rapid.
" under the direction of James Spry-
ker Of Denver, who has a contract for
the entire line. The new Quarries to
be tapped will be ready for operation
by May l, when it is hoped to have the
road completed.
Every emplOye of the Out West
Printing Company received amounts
ranging from 500 to $1,000 from the
estate of Charles Is. Ferrin, president
of the company, who recently died a.
Colorado Springs. In the will which
was read the Salvation Army, the Y.
NJ. C. A. and the Y. w. G. A. are named
as residuary legatees. These three or
ganizations will share equally between
$4,000 and 100000, the residue of an
estate valued at from 100000 to S125,-
900.
In fit of insane jealousy prompted
by the estrangement of woman's af-
fections from himself to a 19-year-Old
hoy, Henry Ritter, 90, shot and killed
Mrs. Bessie Rails, %, n divOrcee and
reputed heir to an immense fortune,
in Denver. AS the woman fell to the
floor dead, Ritter turned and fired one
shot ut her alleged sweetheart, Earl
Brown. The bullet went wide, and Rit.
ter then trained the pistol on himself
and dropped to bed with bullet
through his heart.
Extension of the public school term
10 fifty weeks year, immediate in
crosse Of teachers salaries and the
establishment of medical and dental
,.inics in the schools, are some of the
important features OF report Oh -: g
Denver school system adopted ut a
meeting of the civic and legislative
bureau Of the Civic and Commercial
Association. Coupled with the adop-
tion of the report was resolution
urging the presentation of the report
TO entire membership body of the as
sociation with q. view to vigorous
campaign to secure the ends sought.
Insect control work to wipe out the
bark BEETLES that have killed millions
Of feet of valuable timber In the Du.
range, San Juan and Montezuma ma.
tional forests of southern Colorado
will again be started this spring, nc.
cording to report by Assistant Dis.
trict Forester C. NJ Granger of the
Denver Forest Service headquarters
In view of the tremendous demand
for gold metal, II is interesting to note
that among the recent developments
10 the opening of the famous Shafter
mine at Idaho Springs. The mine
which has record production OF inOre
than a million dollars, has lain idle
Tor years, owing to the death Of the
principal owner, Thomas Patton OF
New York.
Peter G. Mcnamara ana charles Te-
revich, cagemen at the Tomboy mine,
were instantly killed at Telluride
when they were caught between the
cnGe and timbers in the shaft They
were riding up IN an empty car on
the cage Platform when the car tipped
as the weight shifted. throwing both
into the timbers, breaking their necks
and crushing their heads. TerevIch
lAayaa a family nnH N,No,nara ,.,a 4,