Gilpin observer., 1920-11-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Theodore Anderson, 20, suffered the
loss Of his left arm, which was caught
In a corn shredder on a ranch near
Castle Rock.
Golden, Colo. - John Kerr, under
sheriff, was elected sheriff of Jeffer-
son county, succeeding Bert Jones,
who served for two terms. William
Woods was elected coroner.
A new sugar factory is to be built
at Wellington by the Du Pont Sugar
Company, new organization of Den
yer and Colorado and Iowa men, which
plans to build chain of sugar fac
tories in the state.
The majority of the farmers of Love-
land and Larimer counties have re-
fused to sell their spud crop at the pre-
vailing prices, and no shipments of po-
tatoes have been made out of Love
land for more than thirty days.
A reduction in coal rates in the
Cripple Greek and Victor districts is
asked in petition filed with the
Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
The commission is asked TO reduce
the rates to where they were ON June
%, 1918.
Patrolman Albert Cox was killed by
shot fired by his wife with felonious
intent, according to verdict returned
by the coroners 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
At meeting of the Larimer County
Public Health Association, held in the
Red Cross rooms in Fort Collins, a
budget of $1,000 was set as n goal for
the next year. OF this sum, $4,000
goes to the state association, and
| $1,000 for the work in the Fort Col
Inns and Larimer county district.
While unhitching n team of horses,
]. H. Wilson at Ridgway was the vic
tim of 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.
Practically every department in the
city government of Colorado Springs
presented requests for additional ap-
proprations for the remainder of this
year when the City Council met. The
total amount needed, according to the
estimates, is $6,S73.S2 in addition to
S1,265.74 already expended for neces-
sary outlays not included in the years
budget.
The primary object Of the mining
convention in Denver is the revival of
mining. From 1913 to 1920 seven typ
lcal Colorado mining counties showed
decrease of about $20,OOO,OOO in valu-
alton assessment for taxation purposes
This decrease has to be made up for by
other counties. Every taxpayer in
Colorado is interested in the revival of
mining.
| Unusual alarm is felt by the beet
growers of the country near Montrose
that the large crop will be total loss
unless host of laborers are procured at
once to harvest the large crop before it
is frozen in the ground. While virtu-
ally the entire crop in the eastern sec
ton of the state has been harvested
only small percentage has been mar
keted there.
While it may not be the most de-
sirable occupation in the world, be-
cause of being under the control of
the state at all times and subject to
| call to any remote part of Colorado,
the position of official state trapper
proved profitable occupation for
John Platz, near Estes Park, after
over four months of service, came out
with a cash balance of n little over
$1,000, or more than S400 per month.
After deliberating three minutes
brought in a verdict of not guilty in
the case of M. Bruce Ammons, 60 years
old, who was charged with the murder
Of his son-in-law, Joseph Jardino, at
the Ammons home last July.
State lands aggregatlng G,G00 acres,
sold at public auction In the state
capitol. brought n total of S1i4,200 ac-
cording to John +. Vivian, register of
the state land board The lands were
located in seven counties and the
average price was $21.S per acre. One
block of 100 acres of irrigated land,
located In the Rio Grande county,
brought 500 per acre. This was one
of the biggest sales conducted by the
state board I'm several months.
Forty-four counties In Colorado will
get S11S,512 from national forest bust
ness in the Rocky Mountain district of
the United States Forest Service dur
ing the fiscal year 1920. Thirty-two
counties in Wyoming, South Dakota,
Nebraska. Michigan and Minnesota
will share $95,120 The total amount
turned over to the several states from
this source in 1919 was S19T,O74. The