Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

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.
The Garmesa Farms Company, one
pf the largest farming organizations in
western Colorado. is named AS defend
am in a suit filed in the District Court
nj Grand Junction by II. B. Crowell OF
Chicago, who seeks collection of $780,
.i2l ~ alleged 10 be due on l43 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 Gllcrest,
Colo. on the morning of Dec. 20. The
Jury was out on the case only fifteen
minutes and established record by
reaching verdict after deliberating
only five 7-10 minutes.
The Colorado Funeral Directors and
EInbalmers' Association will hold its
twenty-third annual convention at Es-
les Park, June 23 to ~. w. ID. Nash
of Denver will be the toastmaster at
the opening banquet. Clem Yore will
give an official speech of welcome and
Mayor A. l.. Cobb of Estes will speak
the following morning 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 at
Aspen on his wife's grave. Friends
discovered him after several houis of
searching. He left note stating thar
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 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
10, according to statements received
from the Commercial Association of
Empire, Colorado. Many motorists, IL
is said, have taken the Berthoud road
since the opening of the tourist season,
and have been forced to turn back on
account of the road over the pass hav-
ing been closed.
Preliminary reports Indicate that the
production of apples and pears in Colo.
RADIO this year will he greater than foT
last year, but the production of hoti
peaches and cherries will be much
smaller than that for last year The
apple crop will be one of the largest
in the history of the state If conditions
remain favorable until harvest time
the preliminary estimate being 3,203,
$50 bushels, compared with final esti.
mate of 2,795,0O0 bushels last year
The condition of the cherry crop is re.
ported as only 81 per cent of normal
which is one of the lowest condition
figures for this crop in recent years.
Mrs. Fred Dick of the Colorado
Child Welfare Bureau, was reelected
vice president of the National Child
Welfare Conference of Mothers Con
Press and Parenf-Teacher 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 +.
Higgins OF Massachusetts was elected
president of the organization.
More than Ss4.OOO,O00 of life insur.
ance was written in Colorado during
1919, compared to S49,O00.O00 during
the preceding year, according to the
annual report of State Commissioner
of Insurance Claude w. Fairchld,
which has been submitted TO the gov
ernor The people of the state paid
$40, ,407 900 in life insurance premiums
during the year, an Increase of almost
100000 over 1918, the report stated.
In 1919, s521, 100000 of fire insurance
was written as against S405, ,000,0O0
during the previous year. During the
year, the State Insurance Department
collected 1878, S,53132. The operating
expenses We're S31 1920.
To take the place of the recently
discontinued car servire, the Cresson
Gold Mining Company has purchased
heavy motor trucks which are bens
usnd in transnortinsy tnine l.rr1rlInnA.,