The Arvada enterprise., 1920-04-29
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Mountain Top mine has just
shipped single car of high-grad ore
from Ouray that netted $lS,S9l. The
car contained forty-five tons taken
from the 112-foot level.
section, and who recently sold all his
property ut that place, was found dead
In his bed at Rifle few days ago.
Heart disease was apparently the
cause OF his demise.
Reports IRE current Of the probable
opening Of the Colorado Midland rail.
road June l. The first work train
which has been clearing away rock
slides, ETC., and opening the road for
other work trains, has passed Lead
vile and IL now on Its way up Hager.
man pass through the snow.
A fireproOf apartment house, con.
tanning thirty-six apartments and cost
ing approximately $4,000. Is to be
built In Greeley this summer. The
house Is to be constructed adjacent to
the State Teachers College. 1t will be
Of brick construction, three stories,
with ground plan 100 by Ill feet.
Work has been started on the ma
tional forest road from Somerset to
Crested Butte, 4 distance Of twenty.
five miles, according to G. 8.
Bright district engineer Of the United
States Bureau of Public Roads, who
said that road crews had left Denver
with equipment and machinery. The
road, It Is estimated, will cost $90.OOO.
George Fogg, IS years old, IL dead
at his home in Delta. death having
been due to heart disease induced By
cid age. The death Of this remark
able cltisen broke the happy welded
life Of Z couple who had lived toyeth-
er for "a years. Four Sons, besides
the widow, survive the pioneer. The
Foggs had lived ON Tongue creek, near
Delta, since 1882.
Loban B. Crawford, special agent in
charge of the United States biological
survey office in the customs house, an
nouncsd that Agent John w. Crook Of
Denver had killed four large mountain
lions and lynx on Bear creek, near
Monte Vista, Colo. This IL a record
for one man in 4 day in many years,
according to the federal agents. The
specimens probably will be sent to
Denver to be mounted.
John GiacomOxxi was sentenced to
life Imprisonment following the return
Of verdict Of murder In the first de-
gree by a jury in the District Court At
Telluride. He was charged with COM
plicity In connection with the killing
Of four men at the T0mberi mine last
September. Giacomoxxi u the second
man to be convicted by circumstantial
evidence In this case. John kichever,
another defendant. remains to be tried
C. H. Thompson. n student at the
conservatory Of music Of the State AZ
ricultural College, who was arrested u
Fort Collins, confessed to District At
torney Russell w. Fleming and Prof
Alexander Emslie, head Of the conserv'
atory of music, that he had attempted
to ext0rt by means Of "black hand" let
tiers $4,000 from Charles r. Evans
wealthy banker and livestock man Of
that city, according to the two men t.
whom the confession Ii said to have
been presented.
A convention Of the Rocky Noun
tain districts Of the three engineering
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Institute OF
Electrict Engineers, American Society
Of Civil Engineers and the American
Institute Of Mechanical Engineers
will be held In Boulder next month
The date will not be ret until the &C
ceptances Of the men who have beer
invited to speak 10 received. 1t will bt
about May Is. however. and will brini
to Boulder 200 Of the leading engineer
Of the Rocky Mountain district.
Charles Rauber, Z rancher Of west
ern Fremont county, charged with -
sault with intent to kill W. H. Hop
per, q prominent cattleman. on EasteI
Sunday, was found guilty Of assault Il
do bodily injury In the District Cour
at Cahon City.
Unless the county treaxurcrx ri
seven Colorado counties take immetli
ate steps toward payment of &13,Op
which tine state Of Colorado claims n,
due from them In interest on delin
quent state taxes, State Treasurer Hsr
ry Il. Mulnix will institute criminn
proceeding against them.
"Oid Big Foot" known also a. thu
"Peavine wolf' and the Outlaw" ant
which during the last ten years hat
inflicted fully $4,000 loss on tn,
stockmen Of San Juan county. Utah
and 10 the western Paradox valley II
Colorado. has been captured. Tn.
pelt has been delivered to tho com
missioners Of San Juan county. Utah
for bounty fees. The outlaw had
probably made worse record thar
any other predatory animal Of recent
times. II II known To have been !.
years old. The pelt measures eight
feet from tip to tip and the animal
weighed about 215 pounds.
BY unanimous vote the City Council
Of Colorado Springs. ut It's reRula,