The state herald., 1920-11-15
caNy1KN1AL STATE ITEMS.


cHNTHlsNIAL STATE ITEMS.
Fire 81 n UNDETERMINED origin de.
stroyed the machine shop, tool house
and stationery supply building Of the
Denver 4 Salt Lake railroad (the Moi.
fat road, At Utah Junction, two miles
north Of Globevills. The total loss Is
estimated at nearly $f,6OO,O00, accord
ing to w. r. Freeman, receiver for the
road. Halt Of the loss h covered by in.
surance. The rOundhOuse adjoining
the three bulldiIss which wsre. burned
was saved from destruction BY the
prompt action ef the night crew en-
ployed in the 'strsetsrs. Three loco
motives, valued at S20O 400. tools In
ventoried recently for sl0O.600. two
boxcars, dynanos, electric motors and
shop equipment formed the chief loss
in the blaze. The structures. which
were Of frsne construction. burned
like tiRder They were total loss.
Efforts 20 extinEHish the flnmcs
proved futile, and volunteer workers
pp the scene csnfiAed their activities to
fifeventing the spread Of the flnmes to
adjoining structures. Gasoline and
acetyleDe tanks used for welding pur-
poses IN the shops exploded when the
fire had reached Its. height, throwing
flaming elnbers high into the sky and
sending hundreds of curious onl0okers
scurrying for shelter.
Growers OF sugar beets in northern
Colorado delivered upward OF s14.-
100000 worth OF beets in October to
factories of the Great Western Sugar
Company. according to a statement
issued by the company. This is
now record for the northern fields
and means that practically 90 per
cent OF the crop was harvested and
delivered lat month. Checks for
payment of the crop have been dis
tributed to beet growers as follows:
Fort Collins, s2.O45.0OO; Loveland,
s1.125.OO0; Longmont. s1.750.o00;
Fort Morgan. $1.4OO.0O0: Greeley.
$3.50. 900; Windsor. s1,550,000;
Sterling. s2.5O5. 900; Eaton. $3.50.
600: total. s13.S35. 900.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank PIetlcha, u pros,
porous Bohemian ranch couple living
In the Tnmpas district, are both dead
us the result of being run down by a
Santa re switch engine while they
were driving In their automobile four
miles west Of La Junia. Mrs. Plcticha
was hurled 100 feet and Instantly
killed. Tier husband died a few hours
later in n Ia Junta hospital.
W. Il. Freeman. receiver for the
Denver & Salt Lake Railroad, an-
nounced that the shops and buildings
Sl,OOO,O00, Will he rebuilt Mt once. The
work Of reconstruction will begin as
soon as the debris of the fire Is cooled
enough TO permit. There was no In
terruption Of passenger or freight
service because of the fire.
The City Council Of Colorado
Springs has adopted budget for
1921 which VIII require tax levy
Of 1917 mills. or three-tenths OF
mill less than that of this year. The
levy will yield $4O7.932. The re-
mainder OF the S705,75S needed to
operate the municipal government
will come from the receipts of va
rious departments.
Colorado Hangers from Denver were
called To Canon CITY 10 safeguard
against n muiiny of prisoners In tie
state peniientiary which was threat.
enei .'fier a irio Of conyicts beat into
unconsciousness Nick BIckaback. n
prisoner whom They feared would
"squenl." and Neal Robertson. II bur
rlar, had scaled the high prison walls
and fled 10 freedom.
Sixteen persons were Injured. none
seriously. when three cars Of west
bound Denver a. Rio Grandc train
No. i5 overturned near Grand Val
ley. forty-four ipiles from Grand
Valley. The injured were taken in
charge by Miss Helen Baylis. Red
Cross nurse OF Palisadc. Colo. q
passenger.
The majority Of the farmers OF Love.
and and Larimer counties have re-.
fused To sell their spud crop nt the pre-.
Willing prices. aud no shipments NJ po.
inioes have been made out of Love.
land for more than thirty days.
Due Ia the fact that eight OF the sew.
sni.en holdovers are Democrats, the
Democrats viii have eleven Of the ihir.
iy.fIve Scnaiors. The Republicans
hnve tweniy.four members, or exactly
the twothlrds needed whenever II In
found cxpedicni to make use of the
safety clutch or emergency clause. The
progrnm viii most likely call for som.