The state herald., 1920-11-19
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The City Council of Loveland plans
to improve the public library, parks.
streets and alleya
Work has been started on the par
ish house of st. Nicholas church OF
Plattevills. The building will cost
37.750.
The final chapter was written In
Denver's tramway controversy when
the striking car men voted almost
unanimously TO return to work.
The Great Western Sugar Company
paid beet growers in Logan county
t2,500.000. This IL the highest
amount ever paid In that district.
Grand Junction police believe that
the hank bandits who were killed near
Colorado Springs recently were the
same men who operated successfully
In this district.
4 new sugar factory Is TO be built
ut Wellington by the Du POnt Sugar
Company, new organization Of Den
yer and Colorado md Iowa men, which
plans to build chain of sugar fac
tories In the state.
James n. Collins, Democratic nom.
inee for governor. who was defeated
In the recent election, expended the
sum OF S2.753.65 In conducting his
cnmpaign, according to n statement
filed with the secretary OF state.
After deiibernling three minutes .
Jury IN the West Si,le Court In Denver
brought In a verdict OF not guilty In
The ease of NJ. Bruce Ainmons, % years
old, who was charged with the murder
OF his son.in.inw, Joseph Jartlino, al
tho Aninons home last July.
A jury in the District Court at
Cripple Creek returned verdict
finding William Sloane. 33 years old,
guilty of murder In the first degree
and recommending life imprison-
ment. Sloane. on the night of July
., last. shot and killed Night Mar
shal Harvey C. Neesc. who was at.
tempting 10 arrest him.
Whisky In Colorado can not h
transported from one place To another
under the decision OF the United
States Supreme Court. which permits
a person who owns whisky stored f"i
personal use 10 move or withdraw II
At his opiion. This was the asseriioh
Of Frank J. Medina. federal proIilbi'
tion enforcement officer for this state
Unusual alarm ix felt by The bee,
growers Of the country near Montrose
that the large crop viii he total loss
unless host of lnbofers are procured nj
once 10 harvest the large crop before II
u frozen In the ground. While virtm
ally tho entire crop In the casiern s.c
tIon OF the stnte hns been harvested.
only small percentage hns been uinr'
ketcd there.
Fire OF an unknown origin destroyed
the Currie fruit canning factory, one
Of the largest rnnDing plants IN fi,e
West. nj Grand Junction. The loss is
estimated Mt 100000. according TO Of.
ncinls OF the company. The fire
sinrici In the elevator shaft. The
structure WINS three stories high. The
factory employed 200 persons. mostly
girla u Ind Just finished canning to
s's and Ind iitrd on the apple
crup. Ahoni si0OH' worth Of nipple
butter wns ruined.
Out Of i3.250.o00 acres Of nation.
al forest land In Colorado. only iAt
acres were burned over by forest
fires In the season Just ended. ne
cordlng TO Wallace Hutchinson Of the
forestry service. The cost OF fighting
the fires. t1s In number. was stSi.
Timber destroyed amounted to 371.-
900 board feet. worth approximately
ei.l13. Seventy. eight per cent OF
tho fires were less than n quarter OF
an acre In extent Tho record Ia con.
sidercd nm excellent one when com.
pared with that Of farmer years.
The gates of Denver were thrown
open nmid rousinH welcome by the
cIty's lending citizens and representa-.
tivcs Of more thap twenty cIvlc organ.
I,stlons 10 tho Pnrk .io.i'nrk trnii blax. |
err 10 celebrate the completion Of the
dedication Of "Amcricn's master high.
way" $500 miles long. connecting |
eleven national parks and unsurpassed |
for scenic grandeur.
The primary object Of tho mining
convention In Denver Ia tho revival of
mining. From 1919 10 iD20 seven typ. |
Icsi Colorado mining counties showed |
4 decrease of about 20.00O. .0tIO In vain.
alton assessment for taxation purposes.
This decrease has IN bc mndc up Tor by |
o,n~f coun..ss. rvsrv taxpayer IN !