The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-07-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

| IN Denver. Inls DfeAkS all recOrd9 Tor
the month Of June. according to statis-
tics prepared by Harry E. Dowd, mar
riage license clerk.
| ]. o. Ingram, the superintendent of
the Laramie plant of the National Sup
| ply Company, whose district offices
are at Casper, has been made man.
ager of the Denver office Of that COM
pany, which has been opened In that
city.
| Jason G. Brown, 68, pioneer rancher
of Turkey Creek Canon and of late
years resident of Canon City, was
killed early today when he walked out
on the porch of the Cliff House, where
he was stopping, and fell off, his head
striking large boulder. He was un-
married and came to this region fifty
years ago from Adell. Iowa.
| N NJ Sharp and Foster White, both
of Haxtun, Colo, narrowly escaped
death when the airplane in which
they We're riding fell about 800 feet
into a huge sand pile The boys were
giving an exhibition during the cele-
bration at Haxtun and We're trying
| tail spin when the accident occurred.
A large crowd Witnessed the accident.
| A decision to abandon the plan of
initiating an amendment to the con
stitution at the November election au-
| thorizing a $25000,OOO bond issue for
| good roads was reached at confer
ence between good roads leaders. 1t
| was feared that submission of the
good roads bond issue might leopard
ize the chances of the tunnel bond
issue.
| J. c. Thompson was arrested by
Sheriff ]. F. Whittier at Sterling
after the discovery of a well-appointed
| whisky still in Thompson's home. The
still, which was of fifteen-gallon ca
pacity, is the most complete yet found
| in that part of the country, according
to Sheriff Whittier. Four barrels of
mash and four gallons of "moonshine"
were confiscated.
George Bosko, under death sentence
| at the Colorado penitentiary for his
| share in the murder of w. l. Hunter,
Pueblo automobile salesman, has been
| declared sane by q board of alienists
| appointed to examine his mental con-
dition and will be hanged during the
week beginning July 10, unless Cover
| nor Shoup grants him respite or COM
mutes his sentence to life imprison-
ment.
Harvey C. Neese, so. night marshal
of Cripple Creek, was shot through the
lung at Cripple Creek by William
Sloane, former city fireman, and died
| in the Sisters hospital seven hours
later. Sloan is in jail charged with
| the killing. The shooting took place
in the middle of the main business
street. Sloane, it is said, was under
the influence of intOxicants and was
causing disturbance.
Initiative petitions for an amend
ment authorizing the state to construct
the three railroad tunnels through the
Transcontinental divide, as proposed
by the State Railroad Commission,
have been filed with the secretary Of
state by William G. Evans, chairman Of
the Railroad Commission. The petit
tions bore the signatures of 23,700
voters, more than 6,00O over the re-
quired number.
Steady employment with good work
ing conditions for the man who is en-
ployed on the farm will keep farm
laborers within the state. according to
w. l.. Morrisey, deputy state labor
commissioner 1t is the plan of the
labor commission, according to Mr..
Morrissey, to perfect plan within the
next few weeks which will prevent the
release of thousands of farm hands
during the dull season by farmers.
~ C,t.. La, koo
connected with the University of
Wyoming as animal husbandman, in
the extension division, has rendered
his resignation to accept position
with the Colorado Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
The body of an unidentified man,
murdered, was found by party Of
tourists on the Salt Greek road, just
off the Santa Fe trail near Pueblo
There We're indications that the man,
who is believed to have been an Ital-
ian, had been assaulted within the city
and the body carried by automobile to
the point where it was found. The
head had been beaten by heavy in
strument.
Z One of the biggest oil shale land
deals in years took place at De Beque,
when the Dan Burns ranch, the Boyd
brothers place and the Owen G.
Phares ranch, comprising about 1000
acres of land on Brush Creek, seven
.. teen miles north of De Beque, was sold
to the W. p. Hammon oil shale inter
ests Hammon is associated with the
Jackling interests and San Francisco.
! New York and Boston financiers. The
purchasers expect to develop vast oil
shale interests this year
Contents of a sealed letter sent by
Mayor Dewey C. Bailey to Sir e. E.
Cooper, lord mayor of London, in
charge of the Denver troop of Boy
Scouts has been made public, follow
| ing the departure of the tronn for