Gilpin observer., 1920-02-05
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| bill be introduced in the next Legisla-
ture providing for the licensing Of all
threshermen and requiring them to
| make reports each week during the
threshing season showing the acreage
and production Of all grain threshed
by them. The form of measure gen.
orally favored is one similar to the
law now in effect in Michigan, which
has proved very successful Under
this no fee is charged for the licensing
of threshermen, but they are required
to furnish information regarding acre
age and production of grain threshed
in lieu of paying fee. The State
immigration Department now collects
through county assessors information
showing the acreage devoted to each
crop, but accurate information regard
ing production is not available.
The inquiry made in January by the
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
regarding the number and value of live
stock on farms on January LIST, indi-
Gates decrease in the number of beef
and range cattle, sheep and swine and
possibly slight increases in the number
of dairy cattle, horses and mules, as
compared with the number of the vari-
Gus classes of livestock on farms Jan.
1, 1919. A decrease in the average
value per head of every class of live
stock is indicated and apparently there
will be rather sharp decrease in the
total value of all livestock on farms
as compared with year ago.
During the year 1919 Coloradoans
enjoyed more days of perfect sunshine
than the residents of any other state in
the country. There We're 135 days on
which the sun shone brightly without
n cloud in the sky, according to the Of
ficial annual report issued by the Den
yer branch of the United States wealth
er bureau. Only on eighty-four days
was the sun hidden from view for the
entire day, and on LAG days it was OBJ
scured only part of the time, accord
ing to the report.
August Speck, perhaps the first set
tier in what is now North Park, who
went to that section forty-five years
ago, died at his home near Owl, Colo,
and his body was taken to Manches-
ter, Ia, for interment. Mr. Speck was
born in Germany a little more than
lightweight years ago, and went to
North Park fortyfive years ago, be-
ing engaged in sluice mining. He
shipped large quantities of gold from
time to time.
After drawing up will providing
how his estate, amounting to several
thousand dollars, should be divided
and leaving instructions as to his bur
ial, Alfred L. Norman, 40 years old, IA
veterinary inspector attached to the
United States bureau Of animal indus
try. committed suicide by shooting him
self through the mouth in his room at
Denver hotel with u .32-caliber revol-
yer. Death was instantaneous.
Hilary King, 81. was instantly killed
while hauling timber to his ranch, some
twenty-nine miles west of Colorado
Springs, near Divide He lost his bal
ance from the humping of the wagon
on the frozen roads and fell beneath
one of the rear wheels which crushed
out his life.
That there has been six times the
snowfall this season on the Poudre wa
tershed than at this time last season is
the statement of Glen Duvall, caretak-
err at the Laramie-Poudre tunnel which
penetrates the continental divide near
its crest and carries water from the
Laramie to the Poudre rivers.
Mining activities are reflected in the
planned erection in the San Juan min.
ing field at Little Deadwood gulch of
,.,,II ,,.I, ,I,;.
Incas Mining Company is financing the
building of the plant.
A few men are working steadily on
the new entry to the big coal mine at
Sunlight. Everyone is hoping that the
Colorado Midland again will be oper
ated and the output from the mines
will be much larger than ever.
Transfer to the permanent state
school fund of S6OO9OO worth of bonds
which have been held in the public
school income fund of Colorado for a
number of years will make available,
under an agreement reached by Of
ficials of the state land, school and
treasury departments, the sum of 800
yearly for distribution to the school
districts of the state until the entire
S60O,9OO has been converted into in.
come and apportioned to the counties
The body of Steve Borad. cage ten
der, was found at the bottom of the
shaft of the Sunnyside mine, near Sill
verton, crushed almost beyond recog
milton. No one knew of the accident
which is believed to. have caused Bor
| ads denth until the discovery of the
body. 1t is supposed he lost his foot
ing at the top Of the shaft and fell in
to the opening.
David Lloyd, age 10, student In
the local high school at Grand juno
ton, ended his life by shooting him
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