The Keota news., 1920-04-23
COLORADO NEWS MOTIFS.

for the Colorado Year Book will show
q general increase In the county tai
levies for the construction and main
tenance OF highways. The levies range
from l mill to Z mills. aud the tota
revenue to be collected by the coun
ties for highway purposes will be Ia
the neighbOrhOOd Of &S.OOO.OOO. the
highest In the history Of the state. and
more than was available annually FOL
highway purposes from all sources In
the state ten years ago. In addition
to this there will be substantial In
creases In the amount collected this
year for highway purposes from auto
mobile license tax and from gasoline
tax. and the amount to be turned over
to the state by the federal government
from various sources for highway pur.
poses also will be larger than ever be-
fore. Apparently the total amount
available for highway purposes In the
state from all sources this year will
be In the neIghborhood Of $1,000 400.
Children between the ages Of IL and
l6 are barred from working In Colo
rado factories and Industrial establish.
lnents later than p. m., as the re-
suit Of ruling By w. l.. Morrlxsey.
state labor commissioner. from fed.
eral labor officials In Washington.
The ruling holds that the federal 10.
bor Law supersedes the state law In 20
far as working hours for children are
concerned. Under the state Law, ch:l.
drcn between the ages Of II and IS
could work until 8 O'Clock at night.
under permit.
James Girnr.jet and Fred 8. H0tch.
kiss. two Delta county contractors,
have been given the contract for the
construction Of the Delta. .Moutrose
gravel highway, according to an.
nouncement from the State Hlghway
Commission. This contract calls for
an expenditure Of from $4,000 to
10000 and the work will he completed
this summer. When finished. this viii
make the longest stretch Of gravel
road In the Uncompahgre valley,
twsnty.three miles.
Kienxi Dickens Of Long Beach,
Callf., after an absence from Colorado
Of four years. appeared In the District
Court at Boulder and was granted
further liberty under bond Of 81. 500.
Ihe bond was signed by himself, his
mother. Mrs. w. II. Dickens, and By
walter G. Coulehan, cashier Of the
Farmers' National bank Of Lougmout
who 10 his brother.in.law. Dickens II
accused Of having killed his father. ".
d. Dickens, Longmont pioneer and
banker.
Denver restaurant keepers who be.
san campaign to reduce the con.
sumption Of potatoes will not depfive
tneir patrons Of potatoes by rcmoylns
them from the menus, but instead viii
suggest daily that their customers uae
substitutes. such - sweet potatoes
cabbage. macaroni ana other food.
ssoffa. until the price Of potatoes 1,
forced down through lack Of demand |
The repeal Of the compulsory vac
e'nation law was advocated by n rs.o.
iotion passed by the Mothers Consre..
ana Parent-Teacher Association .t =
meeting held in Denver. Tho re.o,u. |
t'on stated that a committee appoint. |
ea ny the chair should seek to n. =. |
tn's law revoked at the next session |
OF the State Legislature.
40 honor the memory Of 0eore,
Iuc'o. Manitou marine killed In ~
*ar, the town council Of Manitou has
nansed the name Of Ute avenue IA
Oucio avenue for all time. A hror.s
monument to Duclo IN IN r.. .....s