The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-08-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

tion on the state ticket in the Septem-
Der primary, were as follows: For
United States Senator-Judge Tully
Scott. Teller county, and William G.
Danks, Arapahoe county; for Govern
or-Robert H., Higgins, Pueblo, James
M. Collins, Weld county; for Lieuten-
ant Governor-Frank e. Carringer.
Jefferson county; Ed Anderson, Den
YER; for Secretary of State-James r.
holland, Denver; for Supreme Court
Judge-Fred G. Folsom, Boulder coun-
ty; for State Treasurer-E. L. Medley,
Walsenburg, P. F. Gildea, Lake coun-
ty; for State Auditor-Alphonse Ar,
dourel. Boulder county; for Attorney
General. Morrison Shafroth, Denver
George Hetherington. Gunnison coun-
ty; for State Superintendent OF Public
Observation-Disclosures. Mary G. G. Brad
ford, Denver; for Regents for the
State University-Mrs. Minnie L.
Harding, Edward G. Stimson, (for six
year term), Edward H. Park and Fred
Stowe (four-year term), and Fred B.
Anderson (for two-year term) Presi-
Dental Electors-Frank l.. Bishop,
Denver: w. D. Kelsey, Phillips county.
Mrs. S. r. Rhoads, Larimer county, a.
e. Churchill, Weld county, Mrs. Carrie
ST. Clair, Garfield county, and L. A.
Duke of Pueblo; National Representa-
tives from the Third Congressional
District-Samuel J. Burris, Pueblo,
Guy NJ Waybright, Otero county, and
Allan NJ. Lambright, Bent county.
Dunell, Colo, the site of the Fitz-
simons United States General Hos
pital, and five other Colorado post
offices have been raised from fourth
class to presidential class, according
to announcement by the Postoffice De-
partment. in Washington. The post
offices affected and the salaries of the
postmasters are: Boone, 1900 ;
Bunell, $1,7OO; Ebert, 1900; Hudson,
$1,000; Merino, $1,000, and Weldona;
$1,000.
Handcuffed and chained to his bicy-
Gle, Tony Pizzo, member of the crew
of the O. S. S. Zula, rode into Denver
on his way from New York to Los An
geles and return. Pizzo has been re-
lieved from active duty in the navy
temporarily, that he may make the
transcontinental round trip, which he
has pledged himself to accomplish
without once being unclaimed from his
bicycle.
Benjamin Salmon, draft evader and
Denver Socialist, who was sentenced
to twenty-five years Imprisonment in
the Federal penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and who has been
imprisoned lately at Fort Douglas,
Ariz., has been removed to St. Eliza
beth's hospital, Washington. for exam
nation after hunger strike Of more
than week.
A wind amounting to small torna-
dc picked up a granary and turned it
into a flying machine with two impris-
oDed men, near Fleming. The struc-
ture was lifted bodily from its foun-
dation and carried despite its great
weight for nearly mile Riding the
tornado were G. r. Mcdowell and w.
G. Neigh and both were badly hurt
when the building crashed to the earth.
Pupils of all schools of the state,
public and private, are to be guests of
the Colorado State Fair at Pueblo Fri
day, September oath State Fair Man
ager ]. L. Beaman has written to coun-
ty superintendents asking the number
Of teachers and pupils in their juris-
diction and tickets will be sent for dis
tribution.
All Sedgwick county looks with keen
interest to the harvesting and care of
the nearly 100000 bushel wheat crop
harvester and thrasher. The chief
anxiety of the farmers has been the
harvesting and marketing of their
grain.
Approximately S2,250,OOO will be
paid out to beet raisers in the Fort
Collins district this year by the Great
Western Sugar Company, which has
factory in Fort Collins. The Loveland
factory will disburse about $1.560,0O0.
"Colorados gold industry, once big
ger than that of any other state, has
dwindled to almost nothing" said Vice
President Edward CROUCH of the In
ternational Mine. Mill and Smelter
Workers Union, addressing the union
convention at Denver.
Gov, Oliver Fl. Shoup, who has been
absent from the statehOuse for four and
Il half months. returned to Denver
from Colorado Springs, near which he
has been spending vacation at his
ranch.
William Woodfork, mulatto, %, a
visitor at Oak Creek, from the Mount
Harris mining camp, was shot to death
when he stepped out of the home of
Ora Neghbor to take a breath of fresh
air.
An examination for the position of
postmaster at Fort Logan. carrying a
salary of $1,000 a year, will be held in
Denver, August Is, it was announced
by civil authorities.
Christian Jiron and Mrs. EutimO
Duran were shot and killed at Thomp-
fox of fN,.., n