The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-02-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

dent of public instruction, apportioned
total of 1891, ,14S1S to the sixty
three counties of the state. OF this
sum. Denver receives $72,959.S5, the
largest single amount apportioned.
This was the semi-annual apportion-
ment of the state school fund. The
amount distributed represents total
OF $3.50 for each pupil, as compared
with $1.73 given out last July. Miss
Craig announced the sum Of $1,7SS.7S
withheld from the State Teachers col
lege by mistake last July was allotted
this time. Ell Paso and Weld counties
were the second and third largest
beneficiaries from the fund, receiving
$15, 5,78O.4S and $22,396.1S, respectively.
Howard G. Wade, chairman Of the
Denver branch of the Military Train
ing Association, has been advised, by
telegraphic communication from New
York that the Congressional COMMITTEES
on military affairs has assured the ap-
preparation of adequate funds to pro-
vide for the establishment Of eighteen
summer training camps during 1921. A
joint committee of the Training Camps
<assOtidtiOi anu ttC hAnChftehh A<St,AO
appeared before the Congressional
body and outlined the needs, which in
clude the establishment of two camps
in the Ninth corps area, in which Den
yer is included. An effort is being
made to establish one of the camps
near Denver, Fort Logan having been
suggested as suitable location.
.l.s. h
called on Secretary of Interior Payne
in Washington, d. c., to inquire what
steps can be taken to keep would-be
settlers off Colorado school lands The
state authorities have notified the con-
gressional delegation that it Is a great
burden upon the state authorities to
have to litigate all the cases in which
the states title to the lands in question
is involved. Legislative action by Con-
gress may be necessary to quiet the
states title.
Two thousand carloads of choice
Greeley potatoes will be ruined in the
dugouts unless unexpected relief is OBJ
tanned for the farmers. Potatoes are
now selling at less than 50 per cent Of
the cost Of the crop and apparently
available markets will take only a
very small percentage Of the 5000
carloads Of sound potatoes in the
hands of dealers and farmers.
Pioneering in the placing of its
working men in the steel mills on an
actual eight-hour basis, the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company found the wis
dom of its course Justified In a record
production at the big plant in Pueblo
last month, it was announced at the
general offices Of the company at
Pueblo.
John Lovelace of Lamar, livestock
buyer, was instantly killed three miles
west of that city, when he lost control
of a fight car he was driving, which
headed Into ditch and turned over.
Lovelace was pinned under the ma
chine, crushing his skull. A boy who
was in the car jumped TO safety.
Hunters and fishermen of Boulder
county are to meet In Boulder to Dr.
ganize fish and game club and to dis
cuss protective legislation now before
the State Legislature. All of the local
clubs in the county are to be affiliated
in this organization, though they will
retain their identity.
r. b. McDermott, one of the best
known country newspaper men in the
state, has bought half interest in the
Fort Lupton Booster from the present
publisher, +. N. Walling, and the firm
name will be walling 4 McDermott.
Mr.. McDermott will be the editor Of
the paper.
Notices of reductions in wages ef-
fective March l have been filed by fiji
teen Colorado concerns with the State
Industrial Commission. Included in the
number are the famous Carlton group
of mines in the Cripple Creek district,
which announced a cut Of 80 cents per
day.
Roland G. Parvin, state game and
fish commissioner, has announced that
500 auails of the Bob White variety
had been obtained from Brownville,
Tex. The birds will be held at City
park, Denver. until they can be dis
tributed through the state. According
to Mr.. Parvin these quail are almost
extinct in the state and the 500 are be-
ing brought in for propagation pur-
poses.
Upward of 1900 shopmen and track
men living in Denver and nearly zoo
others on the Colorado division Of the
Union Pacific are affected by a re-
duction in working hours which has
been announced. The shopmen are to
have five-day week instead of five
and one-half day week, while trackmen
will work five days instead of six.
This method is taken in preference to
cutting the force.
New records for the collection of
automobile license taxes was estab-
lished during the month of January,
according to statement made by Carl
Menser, automobile supervisor in the
secretary of states office. Fees from
this source totaled S13O5955 the first