The Colorado statesman., 1920-05-01
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Mountain Top mine has just
shipped single car of high grade ore
from Ouray that netted Sl3,S9l. The
car contained forty-five tons taken
from the 112-foot level.
Fred Llnck, a veteran of the Clifton
section, and who recently sold all his
property at that place, was found dead
in his bed at Rifle a few days ago.
Heart disease was apparently the
cause of his demise.
Reports are current of the probable
opening of the Colorado Midland rail-
road June l. The first work train
which has been clearing away rock
slides, etc, and opening the road for
other work trains, has passed Lead
vile and is now on its way up Hager-
man pass through the snow.
A fireproof apartment house, con-
tanning thirty-six apartments and cost
ing approximately $I50.000, is to he
built in Greeley this summer. The
house is to be constructed adjacent to
the State Teachers College. II will be
of brick construction, three stories,
with ground plan 100 by Ill feet.
Work has been started on the ma
tional forest road from Somerset to
Crested Butte, distance of twenty
five miles, according to G. s.
Bright, district engineer of the United
States Bureau of Public Roads, who
said that road crews had left Denver
| with equipment and machinery. The
road, IT is estimated, will cost 100000.
Sentiment on the western slope has
| greatly increased in favor of the adop-
tiOn of the amendment to the state
constitution this fall which would au-
thorize the construction of the three
tunnels TO connect the eastern and
western parts of this state. The recent
snow blockade on Marshall pass, which
worked great hardship to this region,
is believed to have increased the sen
timent
Ioban b. Crawford, special agent in
charge of the United States biological
survey office in the customs house. an
noumced that Agent John w. Crook of
Denver had killed four large mountain
lions and a lynx on Bear creek, near
Monte Vista, Colo. This is n record
according to the federal agents. The
specimens probably will be sent 10
Denver to he mounted.
John GiacomozZi was sentenced TO
life IMPRISONMENT following the return
of verdict of murder in the first de
gree by jury in the District Court at
Telluride. He was charged with com
Dlicity i'm connection with the killing
of four men ut the Tomberi mine iast
September GiacomozZi is the second
man to be convicted by circumstaatial
evidence in this case John Kichever,
another defendant, remains to be tzied.
&. ii. Thompson, Il student az the
conservatory of music of the state Ag-
ricultural College, who was arrested at
Fort Collins, confessed to District At
torney Russell w. Fleming and Prof
Alexander Emslie, head of the conserv-
atory of music. that he had attempted
TO extort by means of black hand let
ters $4,000 from Charles II. Evans.
wealthy banker and livestock man OF
that city, according TO the two men TO
whom the confession is said to have
been presented.
a tOINeDll VI llit NothN houb7
tain districts of the three engineering
fra aternites-American Institute of
Electrict Engineers, American Society
Of Civil Engineers and the American
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
will be held in Boulder next month.
The date will not be set until the ac-
ceptances of the men who have been
invited to speak is received. 1t will be
about May Is, however. and will bring
to Boulder 200 OF the leading engineers
of the Rocky Mountain district.
Charles Rauber, rancher of west
ern Fremont county, charged with as
sault with intent to kill w. ii. Hop
per, prominent cattleman, on Easter
Sunday, was found guilty of assault to
rio bodily injury in lh,' District Court
nj Canon City.
Unless the county treasurers of
seven Colorado counties take immedi-
ate steps toward payment Of $4,000
which the state of Colorado claims as
due from them in interest on delin-
quent state taxes, State Treasurer Har-
ry f. Mulnix will institute criminal
proceeding against them.
"Old Big Foot" known also as the
"Peavine wolf and the outlaw" and
which during the last ten years had
inflicted fully $4,000 loss on the
stockmen of San Juan county, Utah,
and in the western Paradox valley in
Colorado, has been captured. The
pelt has been delivered to the COM
missioners of San Juan county, Utah,
for bounty fees. The outlaw had
probably made worse record than
any other predatory animal of recent
times. 1t is known TO have been II
years old. The pelt measures eight