Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-12-31
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
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expend $250,000 on paving and storm
sewers.
The Western Products Company
ing plant in Delta costing approximate
ly 100000.
The new stnte home and training
school for mental detectives. located
Mt Grand Junction, Colo, Is now ready
for occupancy.
The citizens of Weldon Consolidated
School District No. SO have voted ia
vorably on the bond issue of $4,000
for the erection of a school building.
The State Highway Commission
plans to build three concrete bridges
in Montrose county at cost of S45,-
600.
Hiah-grade ore In small quantities
has been encountered at the Rose Nic0l
mine of the Reva Mining Company at
Cripple Creek. The ore is valued at
$25 to s75 per ton.
Complete arrangements have been
made for the twenty-first annual con-
vention of the Retail Merchants As
soclation of Colorado, which Is to be
held at Colorado Springs January IL,
IS and 10.
The maturing pond for small trout
which has just been completed in the
Big Thompson canon near the Fork
hotel has been officially accepted by
the commission. The pond is not to be
filled with water until spring.
NNaII 81,
asked the Colorado highway commits
sion to spend $2S5, ,426 on the 317 miles
of state road in the county during 1921
The county agrees to put $139,395 with
this budget, making total expenditure
of S413,725.
Assurance that the Fall River road
to Estes Park will be ready for the
summer tourist travel was given when
the state highway commission ap-
proved the appropriation of $25,00 to
cover the cost of improvements to be
made in the early spring.
Lester A. Kelsey, charged with the
embezzlement of three $50 Liberty
bonds last April while employed at
Lafayette, Colo, as an agent of the
American Railway Express Company,
has been arrested in Salt Lake by an
agent of the Department of Justice.
Fifty per cent federal aid has been
asked by the State Highway Commits
sion in the construction of 81 miles
of improved mountain graded road be-
tween Buena Vista and the Continental
divide, In Chaffee county, at total
cost of S110,775,50
Contact of water with red-hot
crown sheet exploded the boiler of II
big Santa Fe freight engine at Pring,
Colo, fifty-seven miles from Denver,
resulting in the death of one man and
the serious injury of two others, all
residents of Denver.
Rienzi Dickens, who was convicted
four years ago of second degree mur
der of his father, w. II. Dickens,
wealthy Longmont farmer and banker,
is to be retired at Greeley early next
year, the exact date to be set within
a few days.
There is considerable stir in oil
shale possibilities in Rio Blanco coun-
ty at present 1t appears that fail
ure to do the assessment work before
December 31st on claims initiated
prior to the passage of the leasing bill
by Congress last February means that
private control thereof comes to an
end for all time, and hence the locat-
ors are busy endeavoring to perform
the work so that they can hold on an
other year, during which time they
stand good chance of selling out and
making a stake"
OF nine entries made by Moffat
county farmers in the worlds greatest
grain exhibition, the International Hay
and Grain Show at Chicago, eight pre-
miums were brought back, carrying
$S5 in prize money. OF this the High
School Athletic Association will re-
ceive $50. The winnings were made
against competition from the entire
United States and Canada, and with
the exception of Montrose county, Col
orado, Moffat county carried away
more premiums than any other county
entered. A number of entries will be
made at the Denver potato show.
Approximately $4,000 has been
raised in Denver since December 18th
Cor the relief OF distress in Europe, it
was announced by DIR. S. G. Dorey,
field secretary for the Near East Re-
lief in Colorado. No estimate has been
made of the funds subscribed by the
entire state.
Frank Lee Cantonwine, 8 years old,
was killed in front of his home at Colo
RADIO Springs when he jumped from the
rear of an ice wagon in the path of an
automobile driven by c. A. Baldwin of
the Broadmoor. Mr.. Baldwin, mil
lionaire art collector, was absolved of
blame by eyewitnesses.
Washouts of the Santa Fe TRACKS and