The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado Agricultural College is send
ing stock-judging team to the Inter
national Livestock Show in Chicago
this year for the first time.
A rich discovery Of gold ore has
been made In large mass at Bo-
nanza, an old mining camp in the low
lands Of the San Luis valley.
A liberal appropriation for the Rocky
Mountain National park is meeting
strong opposition at Washington, ac-
cording to dispatch from the capital.
Farm values in Ouray couaty in
creased from $1,S34, ,455 In 1910 to ST.
925.035 in 1920, according to census re-
ports announced In Washington, D. G.
This is gain Of 44.8 per cent
The twelfth annual meeting Of the
Colorado Farmers Congress will be
held at the State Agricultural College,
Fort Collins, Colorado, November Goth
to December 3rd, inclusive.
Charles Binder of the Milliken dis
tllSt mus ASNUANO0 u C1iCCh lOl plO,OVC
for sugar beets. This is the largest
paid from the Loveland branch of the
Great Western Sugar Company.
Washington State University athletic
heads advise that there is no practical
Bile way by which contest this year
may be contested with the football
eleven of the Colorado Agricultural
College.
Breaking through glass door, in
| the rear of the Vic Davis Sporting
Goods Company, at Loveland, robbers
made away with shotguns, shells and
other sporting paraphernalia valued
at more than $1,000.
Under a decision of the Colorado Tax
| Commission teachers salaries in Dem
yer schools will be increased more than
$500,000 As result of the approval
of the Denver school boards applica-
tion, therate of levy for school taxes
in Denver county will be increased 2
mills on every dollar collected.
The fur value of 100 beavers trapped
in the Cochetopa National Forest last
month by State Trapper John Platz,
following extensive damage to- farm
lands In that section, yielded the state
game and fish department $1,000. This
indicates that beaver may become a
valuable crop, federal and state Of
ficials say.
| Almost 100000 acres of govern
ment land, unappropriated aund unre'
served, are waiting for the settler and
| 1. IL. f.. Hn dtcfyiot
which Will last at least twenty-fouI
years, according to figures given out
! gAs ssEssGs .Roy = ae09 ~
wear.
From the state penitentiaryat Canon
City comes the news that there is .
deficit of $4,000, and from the Sol
diers' and Sailors Home at Monte
Vista, deficit of $4,000. Harry Il
Mulnix, state treasurer, arranged fol
the sale of certificates covering this
. indebtedness and bearing 4 per CEN
interest. This will provide funds fol
the maintenance of the institutions
. for the rest of the year.
Two gifts, totaling $1,15O.OOO, from
: the general educational board of New
York to Colorado educational institu
tions, have been announced. The sun
= Of $S50OO0 from the Rockefeller Foun
.' dati0n for the advancement of medica
!, = science is awarded the University o.
cal school and state hospital, on con
dition that the university and stat
raise 100000 for that purpose. Colo
RADIO College, Colorado Springs, II
:, given $500, 900 for its endowment fund
on condition that it raise $6OO,O
The Carnegie Corporation Of New
= York recently added $4,000 to Colo
RADIO Colleges endowment, making thu
total $1,6O4,OOO.
- Gov. Oliver II. Shoup spent $50 fol
!. meals and lodging and contributed $5t
Il to the Colorado Welfare Association
Ia among ofl,Sq things, according to hi
a. campaign expense account. The ac
p count shows Mr.. Shoup spent a tota
of S5,123. of which $4,000 went to the
! state central committee, Republican
= $500 to the Republicans in FL Paso
- $25 to the Harding Coolidge $1Ot
u travelling expenses, $14S printed cards
II and $3.50 miscellaneous.
% The trial of Mrs. Louise Peete
charged with the murder of jacob C
Denton, was continued from Nov, 2s
= to Jan. 10. The continuance wa.
~ granted at special session of Judge
" Craigs division of the superior cour,
" at Los Angeles, only the attorneys In
- the case and court attaches beinf
= present. This was at the request Of
4 the accused woman, who wanted te
" avoid the stares of large crowd Of
curious women. Mrs. Peete is beine
y represented by Public Defender Wood
He was unable to secure all the EVIL
y dence he desired by the time originally
~ set for the beginning of the trial ant
:" finally overcame the objections of Mrs
Peete to seek delay.
~ Plans calling for the expenditure OF