The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Frank X. Crawford, son OF MI. anu
Mrs. George Crawford, living east of
Oak Creek, is dead as the result OF
injuries received when he fell from a
horse.
Mining men from the La Plata dis
trict report that the snow there is
from two to five feet deep, but that
work is progressing favorably and from
indications considerable activity will
be shown during the winter months.
James Kelley. 80 years old, promi-
nent sheep man of Montrose, is dead,
his father, Daniel Kelley, is dying, and
his brother. Daniel, Jr, is wounded as
result of an alleged murderous as
sault made by John ]. Baker, wealthy
Grand Junction man.
Charles A. Campbell, a miner, for
merly of Leadville, was shot and al
most instantly killed at Creede by
Mack Davis, owner of restaurant and
well known as a musician. Following
the killing of Campbell, Davis surren-
dered to the sheriff. He declares that
he shot in self defense.
Patrolman Albert Cox was killed by
shot fired by his wife with felonious
intent, according to verdict returned
by the coroner's jury in Denver. Cox
died in the county hospital following
an operation performed in an effort to
save his life. Mrs. Cox is said to
have admitted the shooting.
| Eugene A. Stoneburg, 3S years old,
| a prominent farmer of Keenesburg,
Colo, died at st. Luke's hospital in
Denver as the result of blood poisoning
following the amputation of his right
arm. His arm was severely mangled
in a threshing machine while working
on his farm Sept. 8.
Mrs. Stella Francis, 50 years old,
fatally shot her husband, Ray Francis,
80, at their home, four miles east of
Num-, Colo, upon his return home from
Pierce, where he is said to have been
drinking moonshine. Francis was shot
in the abdomen and died in the Gree
ley hospital.
Governors Of Wyoming, New Mexico
and Colorado, mayors of the principal
cities in these three states, educators,
professional men and citizens who are
interested in education are to be in
vited to attend the Citizens Confer
ence on Education to be held in the
state house Mt Denver Dec. and 8.
Among the subjects considered by
the twenty-third annual convention Of
the American Mining Congress-, No
vember 1919, will be legislation in
cluding tariff pertaining to the prod
ucts of the mines, uniformity of ma
tional and state mining laws, revision
of the general mining code, state and
national "blue-sky" laws, employers
liability laws.
The best milk and butter production
record ever made by any cow on the
westren slope was made by COW
owned by Loesch Bros, prominent Hol-
stein breeders of Montrose county. In a
seven-day test the COW produced 80
pounds of butter and 800 pounds of
milk. This was an official test. This
COW is Montrose county product,
having been born and raised here.
A total of $4,000 has been received
by the State Highway Commission
from Washington, ID. c., as federal aid
money since Oct. 10, J. f. Maloney, en-
gineer for the commission declared
in Denver "This is the first money
we have received from Washington on
the 100000 due u.s. This money was
due the commission as the federal gov
ernment's half of the cost of certain
highway projects which we have COM
pleted."
More than 100000 acres of stock
raising homestead land and $500 acres
of land embraced under the enlarged
homestead laws were classified during
September in eight Western states, ac-
cording to statement given out by NJ.
D. McEniry, chief of the field division
of the United States general land of
flee Almost 3S6,000 acres of land in
Colorado are embraced under both
classifications, it was announced.
Seven of the principal crops grown
in Colorado declined in value $20,323,-
1913 per cent, according to calcula-
tions made by the State Immigration
Department, based upon average
prices Sept 1 and Oct /, as reported
by the United States Bureau of Crop
Estimates. The crops in question are
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes
and hay. Their value on Sept 1 at
prices prevailing on that date was
S15S, ,13S, ,240, and on Oct. l it had fallen
to S131, ,S29, ,130. The decline in values
in Colorado was not quite so severe as
for the country at large, the percent
age of loss on the principal crops for
I
according to the calculations made by
the u. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates.
While unhitching team of horses,
J. H. Wilson at Ridgway was the vic
tim of a painful accident. One tug
was still fastened to the wagon when
one of the horses started, pulling the
wagon onto Mr.. Wilson. who suffered
broken arm and terrible lacerations
on one leg. Mr.. Wilson was taken to
the hospital at Ouray.