The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-07-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

authorities have put into effect all the
regulations made by the military or
der providing that no person shall be
in the streets after 1920 p m. with
out good excuse. No passes will be
issued, as was the case under martial
law. The city has been under martial
law since the flood of June and dur
| ing that time not one house has been
robbed or a single holdup reported.
| Only a few cases of looting occurred
but they We're not important ones.
Fifty Colorado rangers will remain
there indefinitely and will be in COM
mand of Colonel Newton.
Three hours after a suit for $2S,274
had been filed against him in the Dis
| trict Court at Boulder Col. J. A.
Owenby appeared before Judge Neil
F. Graham and confessed Judgment
The suit was brought by John w. Gay
nor, a wealthy farmer of the Ni-wot-
Longmont district, who alleged that he
had loaned Colonel Owenby $20,65O
which was the total of sixteen notes
issued in the years 1915, 1916 and
1917. OF this Indebtedness $1,000 was
made good to the Farmers National
Bank of Longmont by Mr.. Gaynor,
who signed promissory notes to that
amount, Jointly with Colonel Owenby.
The contract for the completion OF
the new 100000 high school at Ala
mosa has been let by the board of edu-
cation, and it Is expected that the
building can be completed before the
beginning of the next school term. This
school was authorized two years ago
when the people voted bond issue of
$4,000, but when the bids were opened
it was found that owing to the great
Dor the bond issue was several thous-
and dollars short of enough to finish
the building according to the plans.
Pueblo county property owners, who
suffered financial losses during the
flood early this month, will receive a
reduction in their tax for 1921. ac-
corling to an announcement made in
Denver by c. P. Link, member of the
State Tax Commission. Mr.. Link has
Just completed detailed survey OF
the actual damage done in the county
He places the total loss at 81, ,0OO, 600
A tax levy on this property will be re-
duced five-twelfths of the original as
sessment, the state official announced
Thirty-two cavalry horses to serve
as mounts for Troop B Of the Colo
rado National Guard cavalry have ar
rived In Denver from the government
remount station at Fort Robinson, Ne
braska, according to an announcement
by Capt r. H. Jancke, the command
ing officer of the troop. The horses,
which are said to represent the finest
type of cavalry mount, are all of the
same color, a deep bay, and Troop B
will be known henceforth> the ~hay
horse troop Captain Jancke said.
Officials of the Chamber of Com
| merce of St. Louis have announced
they would request a Carnegie hero
medal for Robert J. Taylor of that
city, negro Pullman porter, who is
said to have saved twenty-six lives
when Missouri Pacific train No. Il
was overturned in the Pueblo flood in
| June.
The new Colorado Division of Mar
keting authorized by the last General
| Assembly, has been established. w. M
| Allewelt of Greeley was appointed di
rector of the division by the executive
| committee of the State Board of Agri.
culture. He has established headquar
| tiers at the Agricultural College.
Pete Smith, a well-to-do bachelor
| farmer, about 40 years old, was shor
by another farmer, George hammers
| also well-to-do, southeast of Sedg
wick near the Phillips county line
Smith is thought to be insane.
Martin Gabrich, 40 years old, ar
| Austrian, alleged to be the murderei
| of H. G. Baisch, has been captured a
Ophir Loop, twelve miles south o.
| Telluride, by Sam Richards and jim
Penaluna, special deputies.
One man is believed to be dying will
four knife wounds in his side, anothel
is in critical condition with severn
slashes in his body and third MAI
is being held in the county jail herr
following a stabbing affray, at Pros
pect heights, one mile south of Canon
| City. The wounded men are Franl
Snyder and Louis Pierce, both Aus
trian smelter workers. Mike Anderson
| is in Jail accused of attacking the tw'
men.
Fifty horses, ten trucks and fiv'
| tractors with sufficient labor to maj
the equipment. are hard at work put
| ting Pueblo county highways int
shape. Three temporary bridges on tn
Santa Fe trail were taken out and cul
verts over a wide area were destroyed
The three bridges have been restored
and the North Santa Fe trail opene'
| to traffic.
The new Colorado division of market
ing authorized by the last General AS
sembly has been established William
| F. Allewelt of Greeley was appointed
| director of the division by the execu
| ri r,