The Dolores star., 1920-06-18
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

dent Wilson Included John &, Miller
Boulder, Colo. and William i. kihs
Sterling. Colo.
According 10 announcement by fIoSo
| + Fairhurst, head of tie motor NellH'
depurtment of the secretary ni state
| office. 2G121 automobile licenses hh"
been issued in Denver up to May 81
| This number is within iI2 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 ccssponl near drug
store oppnSltc the main gate to United
States Army Hospital No. ~. AT Au
ra and Two others were 81 badly over
come by the gas that their condition is
critical.
Fred l.rbSack. 20, returned soldier,
WAS found dead by his brother. Carr,
near II pumping plant on his father
ranch. which is about four miles east
of Brrihoud. The hoy is believed to
hayp lain down 10 rest near the cS-
bpuSt nine 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.
Grafton under the federal aid allow
uncc. The total cost for tn" five roads
amounts 10 S302, ,j0S. Federal aid is
asked to The amount Of SlIu.9h.'.
Work has begun on the opening OF
the Gore road To automobile travel,
the state highway commission to eN-
pend $4,000 on the worst part of the
road aud the county commissioners to
rut II In good repair up Ia the county
line The Yampa and oak Creek Com.
mcrciaI climbs have brought about the
upruiu. Of this historic road. which is
y matter Of Importance to all north
western Colorado. 1t will give - new
and attractive connection with that
part of the state
The American Library Association,
IN It's convention at Colorado Springs,
adopted Il resolution cmhodying an en-
largrd program which provides for the
tuI4lIlllllE VI new lli'l al Tvs anu iIl' llll-
provcment Of equipments in libraries
already established The program, II
carried out in full will require an ex-
pondlture of S2O0O.0o0. The reSolu-
ton will be presented to the executive
huard as n basis for guidance in ad-
the association.
An interesting series of free lectures
has been arranged by Prof. Milo G.
Derham 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 IS. In addition, DIR. Der
ham has arranged for mountain eNcur
sions for Fridays and Saturdays, ant
has given Endorsement to tie program
that 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
partrnent show very substantial in
crease in the number of farm tractOr
In operation in the state this year a
compared with last year. and also
substantial increase in the number %
silos In the state. The reports las
year showed 2,24I farm tractors owne,
by farmers, in forty-four counties. Re
ports this year show that there will b
about fifty counties reporting far
nd hat I., fnt Al ,x-il
be in excess of 5000. Assessors re
ported 2,73S silos last year in thirty-si
counties. More than forty countic
will report silos this year, and appal
entity the total number will he in eS
cess of $500.
Pat West, Il 1I-year-old boy who re
Gently went to Craig with II. Il. NJ,
Gonagle from Iowa. is AN expert wit
n tractor and will he boss of the pillow
ing crew at the McGonigIe ranch thi
season.
William Norris was sentenced to If
Imprisonment at the state penitentiar
at Canon City by Judge l.. C. Stepher
son at Akron. Norris pleaded guilt
to charge of Il statutory Offens
against his own daughter.
More than SS4,OO0,OOO of life insul
ance wns written in Colorado durin
1919, compared to S490OO,0OO durin
the preceding year, according to tn
annual report Of State COMMISSIONS
Of Insurance Claude w. Fairchilt
which has been submitted to the go,
ernor. The people of the state pui
SIC, ,4O1 900 in life insurance premium,
during the year, an Increase of almos
$2,OOO,OOO over 1918. the report STATED
In 1919, 1921, 100000 of fire insuranc
was written MS against s4O5, 900 OO
during the previous year. During TN
year, the State Insurance Departmen
collected $37s,53132. The operutjn,
expenses were S31,5l2.2O.
Alex Dummy Miller was foun,
guilty OF first degree murder at Gree
ley for the slaughter of Adam Shank
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