The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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eight years, Charles Gray of Pueblo
in that city. The elder Gray has beer
residing in Omaha. Neb.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed for new commercial club in
Nederland in Boulder county The
club is organized to promote the indus
trial interests and general prosperity
of that famous mining camp and vi
cinity
Manufacturers say this year is TO
be the banner year in silo building.
Farmers should get their orders in
early and have the silos built before
they are needed. is the advice of r. W.
| Clark, extension specialist of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College.
No opposition has been encountered
| by the solicitors now raising funds for
building Collbran's new community
house. plans for which are now oecu-
pying the attention of everybody. Some
subscribers have offered to double
their subscriptions in case of need.
The finding of large body of rich
ore at depth of 2.300 feet in the
Portland mine is regarded as the most
important strike made a Grippe Creek
in years. The ore shoot is said 10 be
| from six to ten feet wide The coarse
rock. it is said. is bringing returns at
the mill of $40 a ton. while the screen
ings are running from $50 TO $50.
The county commissioners of Doug
las have engaged the services of Ray
mond Miller of Rifle, Colo, as county
agriculturst for the coming year. He
is a graduate of the State Agricul-
tural College and is highly recon-
mended by that institution He also
has practical experience as a farmer,
having operated ranch near Rifle
| for some time.
r. E. Chatfieid of the Nucla section
is on the campaign for better roads in
Paradox valley and volunteers to drag
the road from his ranch to the city.
He will give $50 on road work in other
sections. The boosters are looking for
| fifty more men to duplicate his offer.
They figure the road matters will be
well cared for II they get the addi-
tional help.
| Construction work on Manitou's lat
est building project, dance pavilion
and convention hall, that is to include
a hotel, restaurant and swimming pool,
at a total cost of more than S1.0O0.OO0
in all, has been started at Manitou.
Z. P Woodside of Colorado Springs is
in charge of building operations for
the Pixies Peak Hotel and Amusement
Company, which is financed ~ Chi
cago and Colorado Springs men.
Approximately 100000 of permanent
state school funds have been invested
in state, school and water bonds since
the first of the present month, says
State Treasurer Harry E. Mulnix OF
this amount $4,000 was used to pur-
chase state bonds of the national de-
fense series of 1917 to provide funds
with which to take up certificates OF
Indebtedness issued in connection with
the state troop mobilization of three
months ago.
The Grand valley of western Colo
RADIO, said by experts to be underlaid
with oil sand, is to be probed this year
by at least two companies. r. f. Kie-
fer and others of Fruita are planning
to put down well near Fruita. Inter
ests controlling the Werner H. Reed
estate are reported to be contemplat
ing an oil well to be drilled near Loma
Colo, on the Reed lands. Gas and oil
seeps in various parts of the western
j slope contiguous to Grand Junction
have caused experts to believe that the
center of the supply is under the
Grand valley
I. Bennett and Thomas Long of Nor
wood used skis for the first 125 miles
of their trip TO a point where they
could get a train to carry them to
Pueblo where they went to join the
navy Both were successful in the ex-
animation and were sent to Hampton
Roads, Virginia.
The Arkansas Valley fair, with its
famous Watermelon day, will be great
er than ever this year, according to
officials in charge The association
has taken on a new lease of life and
will make many radical changes in the
grounds before Sept. L. Bids are be-
ing received until March 10 for the
moving of the race track and all the
buildings. The grounds this year will
present an entirely new appearance.
Books of the larger beet sugar manu-
facturers in Colorado will be audited
by the Department of Justice to de-
eide whether they have been making
| unreasonable profits. District Attor-
ney Tedrow of Colorado told Assistant
to the Attorney General Figg that the
prices charged by some of the manu-
facturers seemed unduly high, and he
was promised that auditors would be
| sent to Colorado as soon as possible.
The Lions Club of Longmont has
been organized with a charter member
ship of sixty-seven. All lines of bust
ness and professions of the city are
represented. The club holds weekly
luncheon every Thursday noon. The