The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-04
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western ss..p.p.. u..ss News ss,iss.1

lHTec DuSlneSS houses OF bTlSItOu
were entered by burglars and ran
sacked, but only few dollars stolen.
The places were the +. p. Jones cloth
ing store, the Harry Dodge photo
graph gallery and the Gem pharmacy.
In ench case the men entered the
buildings through the skylights and
opened the cash registers.
DIR. Thomas F. Howell was fined sic
in Police Court at Alamosa following
the shooting of valuable German po
lice dog. DIR. Howell is said to have
fired twice at the dog when it ran into
his yard. The fine was assessed un
der the ordinance prohibiting the dis
charge of firearms inside the city
limits.
A lighted lantern taken into the
garage of the Weldon school by Prof
John Grewell. the principal, caused an
explosion that destroyed the $1,000
school truck, Quilted the building, and
burned part of Mrs. Grewells house
hold goods The loss is estimated al
$4,000, with $1,000 insurance on the
truck and nothing on the building OF
goods.
Frank Barber, former city alder
man of Greeley, secured the passage
of atr affic ordinance during his term
of office which made it unlawful to
drive an automobile past ii standing
street car discharging passengers. Bar
ber was recently arrested for violation
Of the ordinance and fined 80 by Police
Judge George G. Briggs. Its good
ordinance and should be enforced
he said as he handed over the $9
The congregation of the United
Presbyterian church of Loveland voted
at congregational meeting at Love.
land, 115 to 6S, to ask the Colorado
Presbytery for permission to adopt the
rotary plan of electing ruling elders,
in place of the present plan of life
membership The Rev. Rex Lawhead
of Greeley presided at the meeting
and it was agreed that the new terms
should be not less than four years fol
the elders.
Major Williamson is suffering with
two fractured ribs and IL badly
sprained wrist. the result of an auto
mobile accident on the paved highway
south of Loveland when his car col
Iided with that of an unidentified Den
yer driver, while both were going at a
rapid rate. The Denver car was prac
tically mtlamaged and continued on
its way under its own power, while
the Williamson car was put out OF
commission. Williamson was thrown
through the windshield
.,f
ten industries in Denver has been
estimated. among them The follow
ing: rncking, S14.00.o00; auto tires,
S7,O0o.00O; machinery, S3,00000o;
chemicals, S3.OO0,000; dairy products,
S2,0O0,0O0: food products, 81, 100000; !;
flour, S1.300.O00: candy, S1,200,000;
garments, SS00,000. and tents. awnings,
etc S7J0,000. These figures are not
TO be considered authentic, but merely
as the estimate of a conservative sto-'
tistician.
Adoption of United States potato
grades in Colorado has increased the
amount of the crop marketed ON this
basis by mere than 12.0O0,000 bushels
according to Il recent estimate of the
Bureau Of Markets and Crop Esti
mates, United States Department OF
Agricultude, and raises to eleven the
number of states that have made the
United States grades official, says the
Department of Agriculture bulletin
Although the use of the federal stand
ards has been optional since the days
of the United States food administra
tion. they are now used officially foi
grading 30 per cent of the total CROP
and unofficially for 30 To 40 per cent
more.
Louis Iardue drove to Iittleton ir
his automobile. called for County
Judge George w. Dunn, and took hin
TO Denver. From the bench of the
Denver County Court, Judge Dunn
sentenced Parlue to the county jat
for three anontlls. This is believed tc
be the first instance of The man await
ing sentence calling for the Judge ir
his auto and bringing him to the court
room.
The State Highway Commission is
working on budget which calls foi
flie expenditure of approximately $6
100000 next ye.sr The budget, which
Will be submitted in December, will
be patterned after plans 10 he per
fected by the advisory board The
chief item of revenue covered by the
budget are. One-llalf Of bond issue
of S3,000.0o0, S1,5oo000; l mill tax
levy. Sl.500,000; federal aid from
United States government. S1,50o000;
automobile license fees, S5o0,000; in.
ternal Improvement income fund, $500.
0OO gasoline tax, $1,000 The re
naming half of the S3,00Oo00 in high
way bonds will be extended ny vadious
counties, under the direction Of the
Highway Department, on basis of
mileage.
A S250000 bond issue has been au-
thorized by the stockholders of the
Beaver Land and Water Company for
the construction of new dam south
west of Colorado Springs to replace