The state herald., 1920-06-15
Pithy News. Notes
From All Paris Of
Colorado


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
All of northern Karell northwest
Russlu) has been conquered by the
Bolshevists, according to a Heislngfors
dispatch to the National Tidende. The
Karelian population has fled to the
forests.
What Is declared by mining men to
be one of the most important strikes In
the San Juan district In recent years
hus been made by the Paymaster
Mines Company. operating the Paymas-
ter group Of claims In the Red Noun.
tain mining section.
The Rungcly bridge, which fell Into
the water three weeks ago, has been
raised and practically all the structure
saved, at u saving to Moffnt county Of
$4,000. The bridge will be safeguarded
against future mlshaps by concrete
abutments.
When c. r. Thayer of Fort Morgan
attempted to crank his automobile the
machine bucked forward, knocking him
unconscious, and then continued Its
course across the sidewalk and through
the plate glass window OF grocery
store.
Anspering the spirit calling she said
a few minutes before, of former hus-
band, James Waddell. who is dead
Mrs. Josephine Stiles Of Denver, the
wife Of Frank Stiles. committed sui
eide by poisoning In her bedroom at q
hotel In that city.
The first candle fire to occur In Den-
yer In fifteen years resulted in q $50
loss at the home Of Vic Walker, depu-
ty constable. 2s28 Lafayette street.
The candle had been placed on table
earlier In the evening and when mem.
hers Of the family retired for the night
1t Is believed they forgot to extin-
guish II.
Denver 10 Overwhelmingly Ameri-
can. according to figures complied
from the official census received By
the Civic and Commercial Assoclarioa.
giving the city n population In 1a20 Of
256360. In 1910 the number Of native.
born citizens was 1852 as against
20S,7O7 In 1920. a gain Of 2O.2 per cent
us compared TO gain OF pol per cent
In the entire population.
Resolutions authorizing the director
ate Of the Industrial Sugar Company
to issue negotiable bonds to the value
Of S3JO.O00 at any time II may wee 1T
to do so. to remove the company head
quarters from Fort Morgan to Denver,
and to Increase the directorate ereo
five to seven members were adopted at
u special meeting Of the stockholders
Of the company at Fort Morgan.
Harold Jensen, II, Of Denver. was
stabbed Just below the heart during
nm encounter with young opponent.
and lies painfully injured from tho ef-
fects. The story ms told by the youth
Indicated that he had been fighting
with n lad about his own age. when
the latter drew n knife and plunged 1t
into his ribs near the heart. Police
Surgeon Campbell attended fInrold
.Thc man who was killed Mt James
vile. WIS. was not Earl Ballard. the
sou OF Mr.. and Mrs II; T. Ballard OF
Longmont. This was proven when the
cnsl.et supposedly containing his body
arrived from JaDesyllle. Mrs. Ballard,
mother OF the supposed dead man. and
several OF his sisters and brothers nnd
other relatives positively dlsclnimed
any resemblance between the dead
man and Earl Ballard.
Benjamin y. Smith. alias Iint X.
Hubbard. Jr. 20 years old. wns SEN
fenced to term Of six 10 ten years
In the state penitentiary on charge
Of Obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, by District Judge Charles Cum
forth Mt Cripple Creek. Smith IL a.
legged to have passed u number Of bad
checks In Colorado Springs and Sallda.
but was successful In obtaining money
on but one check here.
Railroad men have acquired q new
mining property mt Monarch lake.
about fifteen miles north OF Granby,
on the south fork OF the Grand river,
which IL expected to derclop into one
Of the big mineral discoveries OF Colo.
rndo. A small corporation has been
formed and work Is being pushed. The
lead IN said TO be slSty-fi,e feet wide
and Mt II depth Of twenty-five feet gives
returns Of over 500 per ton In gold II
IL thought by expert gcologists 70 be
the biggest proposition that has bee1
found In the state.
The forest resources Of America aest
today being destroyed three times 81
rapidly as nature. assisted by the e.
snnixcd forestry movement. Gao rs-I
place them with new growth Uolsml
prompt md effective measures &c -
troduccd 10 arrest this process u dis
sipation the country will. probably
within twenty-five years. find itsesf -
longer nbic to meet the market tssnand
for forest products. Such q coesiitIoa
cnn only result IN Industrial staGns-
tIon. exorbitant prices for wood pee-
ducts which enter lato the daily M -
the people.