Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Scottish kite .hhsOnS- VIII erect hdll
million dollar Scottish Rite cathedral
| in Denver.
william Grimes, 55, wen known in
| fraternal circles at Pueblo, was in
siantly killed when he fell from the
top of pole to which he had climbed
in repairing a cable. His neck was
broken. He was a foreman for the
pany.
Six hundred thousand is the mem
bership goal of the National Christian
Endeavor Union, according to f. T..
| Gates, general secretary Of that organ
| ization, whose address closed the an
nuaI Colorado convention at the First
Presbyterian Church at Colorado
Springs.
The damage done to the railroad be-
| tween Telluride and Dolores on the
Rio GrBnde Southern line has been
enormous and thirty days is given as
the earliest time by which the road
can be reopened. There are miles of
roadbed washed out and miles of
tracks damaged. Many bridges are out
or moved out of alignment.
The production of conl in Colorado
during May amounted TO 8SO,3l5 tons,
according to the report of the state
coal mine inspector, Just issued. The
number of men employed in the mines
was 1880 The total production from
Jan. / to June /. 1920, has been 4, 1885,
S0T tons, an increase of S69,15O tons
over the same period last year
The Cliff Mead ranch on the main
Denver-to-Salt Lake highway. six and
one-half miles east OF Craig, is known
as the home of the spud." Its owner.
Walter Spencer, originated scientific
potato culture in northwestern Colo
RADIO. Every year thousands of tons of
Cliff Mead potatoes go to market at
prices well above those obtained by
other growers.
Colorado is to lose the United States
bureau of mines experimental station
now located at the School of Mines In
Golden, according to d. A. Lyons, fed
eral superintendent of mine expert
mental stations. The reason for the
removal was given by Dr. S. C. Lind,
superintendent of the station, as re.
fusal to renew the lease on the build
ing the experiment station now occu
pies.
The Weld County Credit Mems AS.
sociatlon, which was originally com.
posed entirely of Greeley business men,
is rapidly extending its activities to
other counties. A branch office has
been established at Brighton and an.
other office VIII be opened at Fort
Morgan. AT the present time the as
Sociation has more than 800 business
firms as members. Sixty towns are
served by the association.
One hundred and thirty different
varieties of wild flowers We're found
ny II botanical party of seventeen
members of the Mountain Club, which
made an expedition to TOlland from
| Denver under the leadership of Mrs,
| George a. Stahl and Miss Catherine
| Bruderlin.
The Maxwell block, the largest Of
| flee building in Steamboat Springs, has
been sold by Senator J. p. Maxwell OF
| Boulder, to ID. Chamberlain of Des
Moines. Iowa The purchaser is the
| founder of the Chamberlain Medicine
Company. He purchased the building
as an investment.
| Colorado being the chief producer
of radium in the world, and the only
producer while the war was in prog
ress, IL is of local interest TO note
that the total supply of radium in
| the world today Is estimated to be four
ounces-an amount hardly sufficient
to fill coffee cup.
| Legislation TO inflict penalties on
wholesalers and retailers who mis-,
brand Their wares was the chief topic
of discussion before the convention OF
the Al 'erit'an Home Economics Assc
cintion at Colorado Springs. A speech
supporting the Legislation was made
| by p J. Cherington, secretary and
treasurer of the national association OF
wool manufacturers.
| The State Public Utilities Commits
sion has petition signed by mum
ber of residents of Manitou, Colo, so.
Letting assistance in locating any one
| who would acknowledge the response
bility for the operation of water
company which serves or is alleged
| to serve a number of residents in the
| outskirts of that town. The Manitou
and Pixies Peak Railroad (the Cog
road, confesses to having owned and
operated the utility sSveral years ago,
but now contends that it was later
leased to the city of Manitou. The
city fathers of Manitou disclaim any
connection with the water plant, bring
ing into evidence the fact that the
lease was never approved by an AYE"
| and may VOTE an absolute require.
ment of all official city council bust
| ness.