The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-07

Great preparations are being made
by the fire departments of Littleton
and Englewood for the entertaining of
the delegates and teams that will par
ticipate in the fourth annual conven-
tion of the Colorado State Firemen's
Association on August "a, 25, 20 and
~ This organization, while in its in
fancy, has accomplished wonders, now
numbering fifty-four cities in its mem
bership and having obtained through
legislation pension fund for all fire
men in the state. There will be sew
eral demonstrations along the line of
fire fighting and fire prevention and
the United States Department of Agri-
culture intends putting on demon
stration on dust explosion in elevators
and mills. The governor of the state,
Hon. Oliver H. ShOup. has donated the
cup for first prize, and the cup is now
being exhibited in the different cities
in the state. The tournament will be
conducted on Il large scale Teams
from ten cities have already entered
and as many more have signified their
intention of being represented. The
tournament will be along the lines of
firemen's tournaments of earlier times
and will include the wet tests. hub-tO-
hub races and open events In addi-
ton there will be street exhibitions in
both. cities of fire-fighting, life saving
and tbo ,,ca of chapisolS
DIR. Herbert Work of Pueblo, Colo,
was elected president of the American
Medical Association, in session at New
Orleans and Boston selected as the
convention city next year
San Juan county--the Slverton dis
trict--is in line for large gain in
mine output during 1920, compared
with last year, when several of the
larger properties, such as the Gold
King and the Sunnyside, We're practi-
calIy out of commission by reason of
destruction by fire, the influenza epi-
demic and shortness Of labor.
Mrs. David r. Davis of Coal Creek;
her daughter, Mrs John NJ. Richard
son of Denver. and her son, Edward
c. Davis OF Conl Creek-three MEM
bers of a bridal party killed in an au-
tomobile accident four miles southeast
of Canon City-came to their death ''as
the result of an unavoidable accident"
according to the verdict of a coroner's
jury at an inquest held there.
C. H. Wolfe, Greeley bee expert, de-
clares that bee dealers are opposed to
the daylight saving plan. Bees, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wolfe, refuse to come
out until the sun reaches a certain
height and warns the hives. If the
owners work around the hives before
that time it puts the bees in bad
humor Since the bees refuse to OBJ
serve the new time the extra hour in
the morning would be of no value to
the owners, he said.
Two livestock associations have been
organized in Moffat county-one on
Little Bear river and the other on For
tification creek-which will allow on
their ranges only pure-bred bulls.
which are to be the joint property of
the association members. The two or
ganizations will cooperate in the bet
ter sires, better stock" movement.
The report on the activities of the
national forests i'll Colorado, made by
the district forester to the State I'M
migration Department for use in the
1920 edition of the Colorado Year
Book, shows that more than 100000
people spent their vacations in the ma
tional forests of the state in 1919.
This number included persons from
every state in the Union and from %
foreign countries.
Reports now being compiled by the
State immigration Department for pub
lication in the 1920 edition of the Colo
RADIO Year Book show total of 1900
public schools in Colorado, compared
with 3,124 for 1919 The decrease is
due to consolidation of hnany rural
schools during the past twelve months
The number of teachers employed is
approximately 1850, an increase of
about 115 over 1919.
Despondent over defeats in pub
lie school athletic meet, Victor Beck,
Is years old, killed himself by hanging
ut Pueblo. Mrs. Josephine Beck, his
widowed mother, found his body hang
ing from rafter in barn near their
home. The boy virtually had strangIed
himself TO death
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Dixon, pioneer
residents of Colorado Springs, were
critically injured, the latter probably
fatally, when the automobile in which
they were driving was struck by a
Colorado Midland train at Green Noun
tain Falls.