The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-04-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Three persons were frozen to death,
q third killed iif an accident, and
fourth is reported dying as the result
Of exposure suffered during the uh-
usually violent April storm which
swept across Colorado recently.
One Of the best lead and copper
strikes made in the Ouray district IN
years is reported by the White Cloud
Mining and Milling Company, operat-
ing the Menus Queen, owned by Cor
don kimball, under a bond and lease.
Five prominent LOngmont business
men and bankers have purchased the
controlling interest In the Empson
Canning Goods Company from j. II.
Empson, pea king, for $1,OOO,OOO. Mr..
Empson will retire from active bust
ness.
The United States general land Of
flee has announced that 80, % acres
of homestead land in MOffat county,
formerly in the Carey act segregation
known as the Great Northern project.
has been opened for entry by order Of
Clay Tallman. commissioner of the
general land office, under date of
April ].
Three growing towns of eastern
Colorado are to have municipal water
systems The Colorado Public Utilities
Commission granted the applications
of the towns of Seibert and Vona in
Kit Carson county, and of Eads in HI
owa county for certificates Of public
and necessity, authorizing
them to proceed with the Installation
of plants
The famous peak TO peak tour.
prospect to connect Longs peak and
Pixies peak with fine roads and ade-
quate housing facilities, thereby al
lowing tourists to visit Platte canon.
one of the most attractive play
grounds in the Rocky mountains, may
soon be possible as the. result of an
meeting held in kiowa
lodge at Bailey.
Four airplanes appear on the Den
yer assessment rolls this year, as
against only one last year. according
to William j. Hamilton, deputy county
assessor under NJ. j. Mccarthy, man.
ager of revenue. Approximately 24,-
600 automobiles will be found upon the
tax schedule for 1920 The tax sched-
ules are coming in at the unusually
rapid rate of more than 1000 a day.
Peter G. Mcnamara and Charles Te-
revich, cagemen at the Tomboy mine,
were instantly killed at Telluride
when they were caught between the
cage and timbers in the shaft They
were riding up in an empty car on
the cage platform when the car tipped
as the weight shifted. throwing both
into the timbers, breaking their necks
and crushing their heads. Terevich
leaves family and Mcnamara was
unmarried.
william Henry Bennett, who en-
listed at Denver, Colo, on September
., 1919, won the gold medal for profi-
cheney in the Machinist Mate class of
the Aviation Mechanics School which
graduated on April Bird at the Great
Lakes Training Station. He was also
the recipient of letter of cOmmenda-
ton from the commandant of the Nav
al Training Station, Great Lakes, for
his good work. His home address is
Longmont.
Five thousand people attended Hol-
ly,s fourth annual dairy celebration,
which, for magnitude and general ex-
cellence, eclipsed any of the shows
given in previous years. There were
more than 100 entries in the pure bred
HOlstein cattle show and more than
sixty entries In the horse show. A fine
exhibition for the purpose of stimulat-
ing the poultry industry in the Holly
district of the lower Arkansas valley.
Five mountain lions are included in
list of 14S predatory animals which
were killed during February and
March by state employees under the d.
rection of Logan Crawford, predatory
animal inspector of the United States
Biological Survey Altogether thirty
five hunters and trappers were en-
gagged in the hunt for predatory ami
mails, according to Roland G. Parvin,
state game and fish commissioner.
Their expenses are paid Jointly by the
state and federal governments.
Charles c. Gates, president of the
Gates Rubber Company of Denver, has
announced that the company has put
In group insurance for Its employees.
Each of the 1000 employees will be
given life insurance policy, the com
pany paying the premiums, according
to Mr. Gates. The principal amount
Of each policy will be based ON length
Of service, and will be increased at In
fervals of six months. More than
$780, 600 were required to initiate the
plan. The insurance Will be written
by the Capitol Life Insurance Com
pany of Denver. The plan to adopt
group insurance was recommended by
the Industrial Congress, composed of
employees of the plant
District Forester Allen s. Peck has
announced that fifty-four men passed