The state herald., 1920-02-06
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado

son, and John Uglow, Olathe. Uglow
is reappointed to the postmaster at
Olathe.
The purchase of six locomotives from
the Colorado Midland railroad by the
Mexican government has been completed
for price reported to be S150,000. The
engines are to be delivered as soon us
| possible for use on the federally oper-
ated roads in Mexico.
Former Gov. George A. Carlson, and
Il number of business men of Denver,
eastern Colorado and western Nebras.
ka, are the stockholders In new cor
poration which will do general land
and banking business In Alamosa un-
der the name of the San Luis Valley In
/ vestment Company.
Plans for building tent city in
Boulder to accommodate summer
tourists have been initiated by the
/ Lions Club. George J. Breitensteln
asked the club to get behind move
ment to obtain army tents. A COM
mittee was appointed to look into the
matter of obtaining tents.
Sam Blach, matt handler in the
A. V. smelter ut Leadville, was pain
fully burned on one OF his heels, max
ing the first accident in the plant in
ninety-six days. The plant had been
on "safety-first" basis. This ninety
eight-day stretch of time without an
accident broke all former records.
The government is now building u
splendid road from Thompsons
Springs, Utah, to Moab, Utah, the To-
cation Of the recent oil strike. The
road is to cost 100000 for the thirty
seven miles when completed and will
be twenty-four feet wide on the flats,
eighteen on hillsides and sixteen feet
in deep cuts. 1t is being pushed rapid
ly.
Sending his attendant on n false
pursuit by declaring another patient
had planned escape and had just fled
around corner of the building us
they walked from the dining hall to
ward, Don 7. Blackwood, former
Denver lawyer. who was committed to
the state hospital for the insane last
month, escaped from the state institu-
tion at Pueblo.
Another new discovery OF ore bear
ing gold and silver and one OF the
richest finds In the Silverton section
In years, is reported from the prop
erty Of the Gold King Extension
Mines Company on Bonita mountain.
The find was made In eighteen inches
Of white quartz and values up to 900
ounces Of gold per ton aud 10 to 50
ounces Of silver are reported.
In the interest Of better highways
and more attractions for tourists o
movement In under way TO annex to
Pueblo county portions Of Custer
county, in the vicinity Of the Rye and
Beulah districts. 1t is snid that Gus
ter county favors cedIng the district
to Pueblo county and II is likely that
n bin will be presented at the next
Legislature changing the boundaries
Of both counties.
Colorado National Guardsmen, who
were called for federal service along
the Mexican border. may receive
claims against the federal government
totaling $4,000 us result OF Adjt.
Gen. William A. Spnngler's successful
efforts TO have the cases reopened nj
Washington. The claims were origi-
nally dlsallowed. because Of a misun-
derstandlng. according to . message
received by the State Military Depart.
ment, which arose while tl,s chief Of
the claims bureau was In France.
Denver time will he set ahead one
hour on May I as result Of the City
Council passing the daylight saving
ordinance on final reading. The bill
carried by . vote OF Q to 8 and II II
understood that Mayor Dewey @.
Bailey. who favors the move. will sign
the ordinance. Under the terms OF
the ordinance the clocks will he
turned back TO standard time Oct. /.
The schedules to bc used by county
nsscssors In collecting agricultural
statistics for 1920 will he ready for
distribution early In February. Copies
Of these schedules will he sent by the
State Immigration Department TO all
'NiHuttfSht Ns0oHs W MI uuuy uuu
weekly newspapers and tp others es.
pccInlly interested In agricultural de-
vclopment. with the request that they
cid assessors every way they can IN
obtaining full reports from farmers
this ycnr. The 1870 schedules arc
somewhat norc complex than were
those used for 1919. end an effort will
be- made before he actual canvass be-
gins TO lot farmers know whnt infor.
nation they will b asked 70 give the
nsscssors regarding their agricultural
operations, ~ that assessors and their
deputies will NOT bc delayed In Oh.
tninIns the information.
Students Of the University Of Colo.
rudo Mt Boulder will establish CO.
operative siors. II charges Of prof..
tecring against stores on "ihc hiil' AR.
proved true. President George Nor.
lin Inns iastic<f n nfafofneut calling far