The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-06-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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,randson of State Treasurer Harry
Munix, was crushed to death ana IN
stantly killed in the elevator shaft at
hes tate capitol in Denver. The boy,
cunning out of his grandfather's office
IN the first floor of the capitol huiid-
ing. saw The door Of the elevator open
and attempted TO run into IT, Ihe
pilot, not noticing the youngster, start
I'd the car. The lad, caught in the car
and unable TO step back, threw his
arms over the floor Of the elevator. AS
the car travelled up the boys shoulders
and head were caught between the
floor of the elevator and the easement
of the shaft. His life was crushed out
before the eyes of the passengers, and
his body terribly mangled-
Wheat rust has again appeared upon
the barberry bushes in Colorado. The
first rust infected barberry bushes
were found near Loveland, Colo.
These bushes were mostly small seed
ings which had come up after the larg-
er bushes had been eradicated. New
sprouts were found arising from roots
| left in the ground when the other bush
es were dug up These small barberry
plants, which were scattered over n
considerable area in the midst of rich
farming district, were heavily Infected
with the rust and will In all probable
ity be the starting point of local or
perhaps a widespread epidemic of
wheat rust this summer.
Inheritance tax collections from
June l to 10 total S12,332 from twenty
three estates, according TO a state
ment made by the inheritance tax de-
partment This brings the aggregate
for the biennial period TO SLOT ,O399
The three largest payments were col
lected from the estates of Samuel w.
Eckman, S4,29919, Harootune Enfia-
jian, an Armenian importer of Persian
and Oriental rugs, $2.794.TI, and JOS
ephne Buernard, Sl,506.65. All were
residents of Denver.
Copy for the 1920 edition of the
Colorado Year Book is nearly all in
| the hands of the printer and the 1mmi-
| grafton Department, which issues the
book, expects to receive it from the
press about the middle of July. 1t will
be somewhat larger than the 1919 edi-
ton and will be the most complete
general book of statistical and other
| official information on the state OF
Colorado ever published.
Good heavy horses for farm work
are at premium In some sections
| Buyers state that when reasonably
good heavy horse is for sale he must
be taken for there is a large number
of buyers ON the waiting list for such
horses. City users of horses are get
ting at wits ends to know what to dt
for good horses The farm Is not pro
ducing them as formerly and they can
not be secured at any price.
Upwards of s93, 900 acres Of land il
y southeastern colorado In the Lama
7 land district hts been thrown Aper 70
homesteaders by the secretary Of tn
interior, under the 640-acre stock rails
ing homestead law. These lands ar
already covered by applications of 20'
residents of this district. Pursuant t,
applications received 1920 acres il
the Sterling district has been simila-l.
opened for settlement.
Motorists who visit Colorado thi
summer will find in the San Isabe
National Forest, lying thirty-five mile
Of Pueblo and Trinidad, an attractiv,
vacation land in which there are I'm
surpassed opportunities for outdoo
life and enjoyment. Nowhere will tn
''motor gypsy" encounter such IA di
versity of scenic splendor as is foun'
in The new Fairgrounds which are he
; ing developed on this forest.
Colorado is to lose the United State
bureau OF mines experimental station
. now located at the School of Mines il
Golden, according to D. A. Lyons, fed
eral superintendent of mine expert
mental stations. The reason for TIL
removal was given by DR. s. c. Lind
superintendent of the station, MS re
ing the experiment station now occu
pies.
Colorado College honored Gov Oil
, yer H. Shoup by bestowing upon hin
the honorary degree of doctor of laws
The presentation of the degree fol
lowed the announcement of Governo
J Shoup's gift of $1,000 to the solde
memorial fund, and the governor re
ceived applause which lasted severa
minutes as he arose to don the gowi
and yestment of Il doctor Of law
A gift of 100000 from the genera
board Of education (the Rockefelle
fund.- to Colorado College toward al
endowment of S1,O00,O0o for the per
manent increase of salaries of the col
lege faculty has been announced b.
President G. A. Duniway.
The Iarimer County Purebred Live
stock Association has reelected OF
ficers for the coming year. They ar
]. u. Pancake of Lovcland, president
S. FL Clammer OF Fort Collins. vie
president, and Elmer Johnson of For
Collins, vice president.
John W. Galbreath. So lessee of th'
srankIin mine. near Idaho Springs