The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-11-11

| Springs, which was recently DESTROYED
by fire. The building will cost ap-
rroximatcly $4,000.
The cabbage season has closed IN
Adams county. During the summer
S2620 900 worth of cabbage was han
died by the Brighton exchange, and
more than 5000 carloads shipped out,
j. f. Collett and l.. W. Sprout of
Denver, Henry Brown and Ben CLAW
son of Yuma. Colo, and ]. A. Lott. Il
travelling salesman, received severe
bruises and cuts when the auto in
which they We're riding did not take
a cnrve on the road just outside OF
breckenridge, and turned over
Tentative plans for The construction
of two great Colorado state highways
We're formed in II meeting of six civic
clubs called by the Rotary club in the
Denver Athletic club recently. The
proposed roads would extend from
Wyoming TO New Mexico and from
Utah 10 the eastern border of the
state.
Appropriation of S7O0,O0O of the
state highway for maintenance pur-
poses, to be expended under the drec-
tion of the highway department along
with S60000O to be furnished by the
counties. has beer approved by Gov
crnor Shoup. The governor met with
the members of The highway advisory
beard and discussed lhe budget for
1922 with them.
The short course in agricultural in
a.
cultural college III Fort Collins. is at
tlactins attention of persons engaged
in the farming business the short
course instruction covers. Bee keep
ers are interested in the course offer
ed TO those proposing to take up the
care of the honey makers, and men
who have been years in the business
will try to get added knowledge
A resolution was adopted TO form
committee with three delegates each
from the Rotary. kiwanis, Lions, OPP
timists, Motor club and Gyros, who
ure 10 work for the establishment of
state organization to push cam
pagn for the adoption of state bond
issue to build the roads 1t was esti-
mated that the highways, which will
total about 1000 miles. will cost In
the neishborhood of S30,0o0,000,
John Mitchell, assistant autliiof of
the Broadmoor hotel at CNoradO
Springs departed with his wife, Isolice
authorities We're informed under cir
cumstances that have led 10 "a request
for his detention. The hotel MANDY
ment charges that $1,000 disappeared
at the same time that Mitchell Vent
away. part of it being the hotel pay
roll for the week, and part of i money
alleged TO have been raised on forged
checks.
With three deaths from acute alco-
holism in Denver in October, the total
of deaths from imbibing moonshine 50
far this year is eleven. For all of
1920 only five deaths from alcoholism
were reported 10 the city health au-
thorities. According to the report of
Miss Florence Leach, registrar of vital
statistics, the total of deaths from
drinking bootleg in Denver in October
was the highest of any month SO far
this year
John Ramer, former secretary of
state of Colorado, has received orders
to report to Washington in preparation
to taking over the office Of United
States minister to Nicaragua. Mr.. Ra-
iner was appointed minister to Nicar-
aqua Oct. 5 by President Harding.
Ratification by the United States SEN
ate followed, and Mr.. Ramer received
official notification, and q letter from
Secretary of State Hughes requesting
his presence in Washington.
Too much to eat with consequent
\ lack of exercise is attributed as the
cause Of the appearance of BLACK leg
among the cattle of the mountain
districts of northern Fremont county
resulting, il is reported, in Il good many
deaths, especially among the last
springs calves \ serum is being used
by many stocSmen which is said to
make the animal immune.
The civic Improvement ticket won
at the city election at Montrose There
was not much of an issue involved.
though three tickets were in the field.
Those chosen for city commissioners
are A. L. Anderson, G. NJ. Thompson.
w. g. Haney, ]. j. Gatschett and w.
A. Seribner. The $4,000 bond issue
for a water works system was car
ried
The half burned body of William T.
keough, 43 years old, county assessor,
was found in the ruins of the Frank
Richards House in west breckenridge
The house WAS destroyed by fire short
ly before midnight. Della Murphy.
owner of the house, was arrested a
few hours after Keough's body was
found, pending an investigation of the
fire and the cause of the assessors
death.
A contract to build an additional unit
on the First Christian church at Fort
Collins, TO cost $4,000, has been let to
Q. Z. Long. Construction win begin at
once. The church plans to add other
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