The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-10-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

| We1tern Newspaper Union news Dervscs.
Gus Carlson, 78 years old and
resident of Golden for thirty years, 10
dead at his home. He was veteran
employ6 Of the Colorado 4 Southern
Railroad Company at that place.
Six parents were fined in the Coun-
ty Court at Fort Collins for failure to
keep their children in school, Their
children, under IA years of age. had
been working in the beet fields. The
three couples each were fined $25 and
| costs.
Ray Weiser of Sapinero, killed two
mountain lions near his cabin on Soap
mesa. The lions had been molesting
stock around the Weiser place for
some time. Weiser Is having the hides
prepared for mementos of the occa-
sion.
Andrew NJ Hamrick, a Washington,
D. c., meteorologist, has been assigned
to take charge of the Grand Junction
offices Of the United States weather
bureau to succeed Esek S. Nichols,
who resigned some time ago to settle
in Seattle.
The farmers of Colorado have lost
q total of s2O.S09.11O in the value Of
principal crops during September from
price recessions, according to an esti-
operative crop reporting service and
announced yesterday.
Ernest Lowry, arrested and fined
$500 recently for wholesale theft OF
alcohol supplies from the Hausman
Drug Store at Pueblo and who escaped
from the city chain gang, has been ar
rested for the third time, this time
through the police of Salina, Kan.
An increase in output was reported
this year by the Loveland factory of
the Empson Packing Company, COM
pared with their output Of 1919. Fig
ures cited by r. H. Oviatt, manager
of the plant, showed production of
approximately 10000 cases of peas and
beans the past season.
e. Goldstein, 25 years old, a junk
dealer, living three miles southeast of
Louisville, Colo, was killed when the
automobile which he was driving
struck an interurban train at Brene
Sper, near his home. The train crew
declared that tho whistle was blown
but Goldsten failed to take the warn
ing.
The discovery of vanadium ore of
high grade in the cliffs to the east
and north of Telluride has caused a
great deal Of talk and some excite
ment in that camp. The finding of
vanadium ore in close proximity to
that city will probably result in ex-
tensive development and new sources
OF revenue for local interests.
Assessments estimated at more than
81 ,OOO, 900 have been levied against
bootleggers, Illicit dealers and manu-
facturers In the Denver division of the
federal supervising prohibition officer
since Jan. 16, 1920. according to Hen
ry A. Larson, director. These assess
ments are virtually various forms of
taxes payable to the government.
The flfty-third annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Colorado, opened at Longmont with
approximately 1000 delegates present.
Degree work at the session of the
| grand encampment at which Charles
| Ankele of Salida, grand patriarch, pre-
sided, was the feature of the first
| day.
| Russia. before the war, occupied
| first place as timber exporter. When
| settled conditions shall again obtain,
| Russia will export timber in much
| greater quantities than ever. Its tim
ber resources, occupying an area three
| times the timbered area of the United
| States and Canada combined, will per-
nit greater expectation than in the
past
The McFadden bill provides for an
| excise tax of ten dollars (S1000) an
ounce on gold used by manufacturers,
| the tax to be given to the miners. The
price at the U. S. Mint will remain
| the same so as not to disturb the
monetary standard. The matter will
be taken up at the Gold Producers
| Conference to be held during the Min
| ing Convention held in Denver, Novem-
ber 1919. The Gold Producers Asso-
Citations in various states are arrang-
| ing for strong delegations to this con-
vention.
The U. S. census report for 1920
shows that, since 1910, seven typical
Colorado mining counties have lost
nearly 80 per cent of their population.
! Similar conditions exist in other states.
The mines are not played out. This
serious decline in population mostly
dates from the commencement of the
war in 1914, but especially since 1SJ7,
when This country entered the war 1t
mainly resulted from war conditions
and still continues by reason of after
war conditions" 1T is to be hofeu
| that the mining convention in Denver,
November 1919, Will be able to do
something to revive the mining in
dustry.
The evening scnool in Americaniza-
aion and continuation classes has
been opened in the assembly room of
the Telluride High School and thirty
| one registered showing great interest