Gilpin observer., 1920-06-17
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Farmers throughout the state of
high prices for feed for their livestock
during the last several winters. Now
Is the time to plan feed for next win
ter,
Charles Dickens of Manitou, an en-
plOye of the Colorado Springs Light,
Heat and Power Company at ManitOu,
is recovering from burns received
when current of 5000 volts passed
through his body.
Charles Hunt was killed by sewer
gas encountered when he was attempt.
Ing to clean a cesspOOl near a drug
store opposite the main gate to United
States Army Hospital No. 81, at Aur
ra, and two others were so badly over.
come by the gas that their condition is
critical.
A convention of United States civil
service commissioners will be held in
Colorado Springs June 81 to 25. After
the convention the civil service men
will come to Denver for trip through
the Denver mountain parks. The com.
missioners are from all parts OF the
United States.
The Garmesa Farms Company, one
of the largest farming organizations in
western Colorado, is named as defend.
ant in suit filed in the District Court
at Grand Junction by II. B. Crowell OF
Chicago, who seeks collection Of $780,.
421.42 alleged to be due on 143 prom.
issory notes.
Alex Dummy Miller was found
guilty Of first degree murder at Gree.
ley for the slaughter Of Adam Shank
his wife and four young children at the
Brecken ranch house near Gilcrest.
Colo, on the morning of Dec. 20. The
jury was out on the case only fifteen
minutes and established a record by
reaching a verdict after deliberatine
only five ITO minutes.
The Colorado Funeral Directors and
Embalmers' Association will hold its
twenty-third annual convention at Els.
tes Park, June % to 25. w. D. Nash
of Denver will be the toastmaster al
the opening banquet. Glen Yore will
give an official speech Of welcome and
Mayor A. L. Cobb Of Estes will speak
the following morning. A dance and
picnic will be among the entertain.
ment features.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Pughley of Wich.
ita. Kan, who formerly lived on a
ranch near Tobe, in Las Animas coun.
ty, positively Identified clothing found
in a ravine near TObe as that worn by
their 4-year-old son, Donald, when he
disappeared from their ranch home
April 10, 1919. Donald was playing
about the ranch near Tobe late in the
afternoon of April 10, 1919, but that
was the last glimpse his parents had
of him.
Grieving over the death of his wife,
Charles Warner, Pitkin county min.
ing man, shot and killed himself al
Aspen on his wife's grave. Friends
discovered him after several hours of
searching. He left note stating that
he was tired of living, and that Ear.
nest Salisbury. an Aspen mining man,
would handle his financial affairs
after his death. He also said that he
had ordered and paid for a tombstone.
He had no children.
Berthoud pass, which is part of
one Of the most popular tourist routes
from Denver to Steamboat Springs,
and which has been closed during the
winter months, opened for traffic June
Is, according to statements received
from the Commercial Association of
Empire, Colorado. Many motorists, 1t
is said, have taken the Berthoud road
since the opening Of the tourist season
and have been forced to turn back oD
account of the road over the pass hav-
ing been closed
Mrs. Fred Dick of the Colorado
Child Welfare Bureau, was reelected
vice president of the National Child
Welfare Conference of Mothers Con-
gress and ParentTeacher Associations
at the annual meeting of that body at
Madison, Wis. Eight delegates attend.
ed the conference from Colorado,
where it was found that this state is
one of the leaders Of the nation in
child welfare work. Mrs. Milton p.
Higgins of Massachusetts, was elected
president of the organization
More than $S4,OOO.0OO of life insur-
ance was written in Colorado during
1919, compared to $49.OOO.OOO during
the preceding year, according to the
annual report Of State Commissioner
Of Insurance Claude w. Fairchild,
which has been submitted to the gov
ernor. The people Of the state paid
$40. .4O7 900 In life insurance premiums
during the year, an increase of almost
100000 over 1918, the report stated.
In 1919. 1921, 100000 OF fire insurance
was written as against $4O5 100000
during the previous year. During the
year. the State Insurance Department