Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-09-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

4 herd becomes DINO ana Are unhDiS
| to eat or drink There Is temporary
paralysis of certain nerves which sup
ply the lips, eye balls, and tongue.
| There is also moderate congestion OF
the brain but with very little fever.
The cause of this condition has not
been definitely determined but 1t Is
quite generally assumed to be n form
of forage poisoning. Artificial feeding
and watering will save most of these
cases. Water is of most Importance
With a numerical Increase of 140,32o
In the last ten years, the state of Colo
RADIO showed growth since 1910 OF
only a little more than half Of that
made In the previous ten years. Den
yer shows n population of 2o6.49l, an
Increase of 43,110, or 20.2 per cent.
Denver's population was previously an
nounced at 256,369. Boulder is an
nounced as 1O.9S9. showing an increase
of 1 ,45O, or 15.2 per cent. The census
bureaus announcement gave the state
total of 939,376 inhabitants. Colo
radios rate of growth in the last dec
ade was 176 per cent, compared with
4S per cent in the previous ten years
Demands of bituminous coal miners in
agreement and pay Increases may lead
to q strike of more than 5000 members
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea who have voted to file notice with
the State Industrial Commission and
John McLennan, district president of
the union, that they would stop work
at the end of thirty days unless an
agreement is reached on their de-
mands.
Ray Kallas fell beneath n string of
loaded coal cars In the Gorham mine
at Gorham and was so badly injured
that he died before he could be re-
moved to the surface OF the mine.
Kallas had just whipped up his mules
with the intention of uncoupling the
cars and switching part of the train
to another track. The trucks of the
first car passed over his body.
A. II. Anderson, University of
Colorado student had narrow escape
from death when the horse he was rid
ing ran in front of a Boulder street
cab. The horse was instantly killed.
Mr.. Anderson was thrown on the fen
der of the car and escaped with but
few bruises.
Frank Bertorello of Uncompahgre
lost two fingers in n machine at
Montrose garage; Edward Schmidt cut
his hand badly with sickle, and
George Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Miller, broke an arm-the most accl-
dents that town has experienced in
such a short time for months.
Six persons were injured at Colorado
Springs when n tourist car, driven by
william Irvine of Colorado Springs,
turned over twice at the Narrows, on
the Pixies Peak automobilel highway,
after a trip to the summit.
Seven miles of concrete highway be-
tween Denver and Arvada have been
United States Bureau of Public HlaCs
ard will be submitted to Washington
FOR final action.
The Sedalia copper mine north of
Salida a few miles is TO be reopened
soon and operated indefinitely. A
force of men has been busy getting the
property in operating condition for
some time.
Bert Hughes, who was thrown fifty
feet when his motorcycle broke on the
quarter stretch In race at the Logan
county fair, is dead. His jaw and skull
were fractured. No inquest was held.
Sept. 20 and 80 and Oct. and 2 have
been fixed as the dates for the Lincoln
county annual fair at Hugo. Plans are
under way to make this the largest
and best ever held in that county.
With an enrolment of more than 500,
thel argest total in the history of the
institution, the Colorado School of
Mines opened for the 1a2O-21 year at
Golden.
Two armed men held up and robbed
the crews of Colfax avenue car and
trailer of more than 500 as the train
backed into the switch preparatory to
turning around at Colfax avenue and
Birch street in Denver. The robbers,
who are said to have been mere
youths, then ran to Fourteenth avenue
and Birch street, where they entered
a large touring car and started toward
the city at high rate of speed.
The 1920 crop of wild raspberries
proved to be n bumper one and the
service berries and choke cherries have
added great deal to the larders Of
Ouray folk. The high price of sugar
is not so keenly felt when the berries
are free for the picking, and many
have put up a great deal of preserves,
jams and jells this summer, drawing
upon natures supply of wild berries
almost exclusively.
The people of the new Consolidated
Bear Greek Valley School District
have voted bond issue of $4,000 for