The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-06-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
i, Newspaper Union News Service.

News service.
Postmasters reappointed by rresi-
dent Wilson included John g. Miller,
Boulder, Colo, and William 4. King,
Sterling, Cola.=s--.,-..as zszssS-
According to announcement by Floyd
r. FairIuist, head of tie nllllor vehicle
department Of the secretary Of st;ites-
office, 2G, 121 automobile licenses had
been issued In Denver up to Atay 81
This number is within 172 of the total
Of licenses issued for the entire year
of 1919.
Charles Hunt was killed by sewer
gas encountered when lie was attempt
ing to clean eesspoOl near q drug
store opposite the main gate to United
States Army Hospital No. 21, at Au.
ra, and two others were so badly over
come by the gas that their condition is
critical
Fred Lebsack, 20, Il returned soldier,
was found dead by his brother, Carl,
near a pumping plant ON his fathers
ranch, which is about four miles east
of Berihoud The boy is believed to
have lain down to rest near the ex-
hahst pipe and inhaled the poisonous
gas while asleep.
The Colorado State Highway Com
mission has submitted plans for five
new roads to the district engineer of
the federal bureau of roads, for consid-
er,ttiOn under the federal aid allow
ance. The total cost for the five roads
amounts to $500, 2,.5O3. Federal aid is
asked to the amount of $l50,955-
Work has begun on the opening Of
the Gore road to automobile travel,
the state highway commission to ex-
pend $4,000 on the worst part of the
road and the county commissioners to
put 1t in good repair up to the county
line. The Yampa and Oak Creek Com
mercial Clubs have brought about the
opening of this historic road, which is
matter of Importance to an north
western Colorado. 1t will give a new
and attractive connection with that
part Of the state.
The American Library Association,
in It's convention ut Colorado Springs,
atOptetl Il resolution elnbodying an en-
larged program which provides for the
eGuipping of new libraries and the i'm
provement of equipments in libraries
nlready established. The program, il
carried out in full, will require an ex-
penditure of $2,OOO.O0O. The resolu-
tion will be presented to the executive
board as a basis for guidance in adj
mnistering the enlarged activities OF
the association.
An interesting series of free lectures
has been arranged by Prof. Milo q.
perbam for the students of the Uni
versity of Colorado summer school and
citizens of Boulder. Two or. more free
lectures will be given each day
throughout the summer quarter, June
IA to August 49, In addition, DIR. Der
ham has arranged for mountain excur-
sons for Fridays and Saturdays, and
has given Endorsement TO the program
HAT has been adopted by the Boulder
branch of the Colorado Mountain
Climbers Club.
Reports Of county assessors now be-
ing made to the State immigration De
partment show very substantial IN
crease in the number of farm tractors
in operation in the state this year as
compared with last year, and also
substantial increase in the number of
silos In the state. The reports last
wear showed 2,247 farm tractors owned
by farmers, in forty-four counties. Re-
ports this year show that there will be
about fifty counties reporting farm
tractors, and that the total number will
be in excess of 5000. Assessors re-
ported 2,73S silos last year in thirty-six
counties. More than forty counties
will report silos this year. and appar-
entity the total number will be in ex-
cess of $500.
Pat West, a 14-year-old boy who re-
Gently went to Craig with ii. X. Me
Gonagie from Iowa, is an expert with
a tractor and will be boss of the plow-
ing crew at the McGonigle ranch this
season.
william Norris was sentenced TO life
Imprisonment at the state penitentiary
at Canon City by Judge L. c. Stephen
son at Akron. Norris pleaded guilty
to charge of a statutory offense
against his own daughter.
More than sS4,OOO,OO0 of life insur-
ance was written in Colorado during
1919, compared to $49,000,000 during
the preceding year, according TO the
annual report of State Commissioner
of Insurance Claude W. Fairchiid,
which has been submitted to the gov
ernor. The people of the state paid
$1O,4O7, 900 in life insurance premiums
during the year, an increase of almost
$1,000. 900 over 1918, the report stated.
In 1919. 1921 100000 of fire INSURANCE
was written as against $4O5,OOO,OOo
during the previous year. During the
year, the State Insurance Department
collected $37S,531.32. The operating
expenses were S31, ,512.20.
Alex Dummy Miller was found
..,Iiltu of first degrpe murder nj Cree