The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-04
Rthy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Hewfpapsr Union News Service.
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 $50 and
costs.
Andrew NJ. Hamrlck. 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 evening school In Americanlza.
aiOn and continuation classes has
been opened In the assembly room Of
the Telluride High School and thirty
one registered, showing great interest
In the work. The classes will be held
indefinitely and will be held evenings,
In order not to conflict with the regu.
lar day school.
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.
The fifty-third annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows Of
Colorado, opened at Long,nont with
approximately 1000 delegates present.
Degree work at the session Of the
grand eneampment at which Charles
Ankele of Sallda, grand patriarch, pre-
sided, was the feature Of the first
day.
Boulder undertakers were asker by
the Ministerial Association, in resolr-
tlons passed, to discourage Sunda.. f,i.
nerals. Church services and other
duties on Sunday make 1t inconvenient
for the ministers, according to the
resolutions. The document also points
out that 1t should be day Of rest for
grave-diggers, undertakers and taxi
men.
The Montrose Hardware and Imp,c-
ment Company, new corporation
with a capital stock Of $4,000, has
opened for business In that city. THIS
makes the third large hardware store
In Montrose. This is one Of cha.i.
of hardware stores on the western
slope, being connected with the Colo
RADIO and Utah Hardware Company Of
Grand Junction, the wholesale dera.t'
ment and the Delta Hardware Com
pany of Delta.
Two men were killed and a third
was wounded in a gun battle which
occurred when two Colorado Springs
policemen attempted to arrest the trio
In connection with the attempted rob-
berry of the Bank of Elbert. The men
who were killed We're identified as
Charles Sletz and George II. Brown Of
Pueblo. The wounded man Is Frank
Green, 2S years old, Of Colorado
Springs. Neither Of the officers was
hurt in the exchange of shots which
occurred eleven miles north o. Colo
RADIO Springs.
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 til,
war In 1914, but especially since 1877,
when this country entered the war II
mainly resulted from "war conditions"
and still continues by reason of "after-
war conditions" 1t is to be hOTeO
that the mining convention In Denver,
November 1919, will be able to do
something to revive the mining In
dustry.
The McFadden bill provides for an
excise tax Of ten dollars $4,000 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-
ciations in various states are arrang-
Ing for strong delegations to this con.
vention.
One Of the important features Of
the Twenty-third Annual Convention
Of the American Mining Congress in
Denver, November 1919, will be the
First Annual Standardization Confer
ence, largely composed Of mining men
from the Western states. Standard
zation, II generally adopted, would
mean vastly increased production and
tend to safety of life and limb. The
object of the conference Is to enlist
the cooperation Of mining men in the
working out of standard methods,
standard equipment and standard Ia
Dor saving devices to offset, as far as
possible, the present high cost of pro-
ductlon and shortage Of skilled labor.
Ernest InWrp. arrested and fined