The state herald., 1920-12-03
Pithy News Notes
From Al Paris Of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Nine pardons granted by the Colo
RADIO state bourd of pardons became
effective Thanksgiving day.
Governor Shoup has left Colorado
for Harrisburg, Pa, where he will ut
tend the annual convention of state
governors on Dec. 4.
The Ralph w. Tenhaeff ranch Of
6,160 acres, near Fort Morgan, has
been sold to Eugene c. Eaton of Hax
tun.
Frank Peras, a Mexican, is In jail
in Trinidad In connection with the kill
ing of Guadalupe Hernandez, rail-
road section worker, which took place
ut Gallinas on the Santa Fe -railroad
Civic officials and business leaders
Of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexi-
co win convene the afternoon md
evening of Dec s and. the morning of
Dec. 0 In Denver to discuss matters
of education. The conference will 1be
held under the auspices Of the depart
nent of the interior.
The fur value of 1870 beavers trapped
in the COchetopa National Forest last
month by State Trnpper John PIatz,
following extensive damage to farm
lands In that section, yielded the state
game and fish department $1,000. This
indicates that beaver may become u
valuable crop, federal and state Of
ficlals say.
William MOeller and Charles o.
Hutchinson, former Denver Tramway
employees, were found guilty by jury
in Littleton of robbery without danger
Gus weapons and assault TO do bodily
injury, In connection with the robbing
and beating of Conductor G. T.
Thomas and Motorman o. T. Price the
night of Sept. IS near FairmOunt
cemetery, Denver.
An increase of $50 year has
been granted the teachers In the Colo
RADIO Springs schools and the tax levy
, for the school district has been set nj
1899 mills, an increase of IL mills
over the 1920 figures. The Colorado
Springs teachers have requested an ad
ditional Increase 10 bring the wage
standard up TO that recently awarded
in Denver. School operation here will
cost s6o0,0O0 in 1921.
From the state penitcntiary at CVhon
City comes the news that there is a
deficit OF $4,000, and from the Sol
dlers' and Sailors Home at Monte
Vista, deficit of $4,000. Harry T..
Mulnix, state treasurer arranged for
! the sale of certificates covering this
Indebtedness and bearing per cent
! interest. This will provide funds for
the maintenance of the institutions
for the rest of the year.
Contracts calling for the expendl
ture of $4,000 In the construction Of
a steel cable mule bridge across the
Grand canon of the Colorado, $500
feet below the rim OF the canon. have
been awarded by the national park
service. The bridge Will be CON
structed west of Bright Angel trail,
according TO Arno Il. Camncrer, rep.
resenting tho service. Plans aud gen.
eral specifications were fuplshed by
NJ. d. McEnlry. chief Of the field
division Of the United States general
hnd office.
workmen have begun erecting the
| framework for the walls or the new
and hrger machine shops at u,ah
! Junction Tor the Denver s. Salt Lake
Railroad, the "stonut iond.r The
building win occupy The site OF the
! shops destroyed I'M the fite of Nov. s,
when the loss WAS S2j0O01 a third
OF n million dollars is being spent In
rebuilding and the purchase Of equip
mcnt 10 take the place of that dt.
stroycd. by The flrst of ihe year the
construction and installations VIII b'
I completed.
Colorado offers unlimited opportun'
tiles for archaeological. biological and
geological investigations and research,
and the educational Institutions are
not making The most ~ the natural
advantages Of the Rocky Mountain
region, according 10 apal,crs who nd.
j dressed the second regular morilng OF
the Sintc Historical md NATURAL HIS
tory Society OF Colorado IN Denver
I The Denver 4 Rio Grandc has been
placed under the hammer ut the Don
yer 4 Rio Gunde freight house, DEN
yer, and sold for S5,00000o. The salr
wns TO satisfy Judgment OF SiG5lat
03S.is IN favor Of the Equitable Trust
Company OF New York city. represent.
Ing the bondholdors OF the Western
Pacific. There was but one group OF
bidders: J. +. Bowie, John Il. Marsh
and Ralph NJ, ArJush, all OF New York
city. They represented the bondhold.
crs OF the Western Pacific who have
organized the new Denver & Rio
Grando Western Railroad Company, u
S35,0o0,00o corporation. which Is 10
operate both the Denver n Rio Grnnde
and the Western Pacific, Special Mas.
3 ter william A. Jackson. appointed by
1 fpdtrnl Juduo Robert ~ Ip,vIE pon.