The Dolores star., 1921-01-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union New, service. }

| his. -hhhIt" ihuut II FhHllst hN bt,
said to be more than 100 years old, for
mer slave and pioneer of Middle park,
| is dead.
Il. V. Ellington of Denver has been
appointed state supervisor of trades
and industrial education ut the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College.
The bin extending for six months
the time in which 1920 assessment
work on mining claims can be done
was signed by President Wilson.
w. III. Gottle, foreman of the charge
floor of the Arkansas Valley smelter,
was killed at Leadville when a 1000
pound elevator which he was repair
ing fell on him.
! Abe Buck, well driller on the Red
lands, near Grand Junction, accident
ally was struck on the nose by fel-
low workman with sledge hammer.
His nose wns badly split
Dominic George Frenchman, 55
years old, steel worker. was found with
his head cut open with an ak. by the
police, ut his home in Pueblo. The
motive for the crime is believed to
have been robbery.
Sixty-five School of Mines students
are in Idaho Springs finishing their
practical work in the mines instead of
having to do 1t in the summer. F'if-
teen of these are Chinese, who are be-
ing sent to the Golden school by their
government.
| Although abnormal conditions have
made the mining of gold an uncertain
| business the Cripple Creek district has
to its credit an output of almost So
100000 for 1920. Not all the mines OPP
Grated but those that worked produced
a gratifying tonnage of good ore.
Sorghum took a new place in Colo
RADIO agriculture in the year just end
| ed, 29S,12O acres of grain Sorghums,
| l22.T9S acres of sweet sorghums and
24,03O acres of sudan grass being
grown, this total of 4i4,S47 being
! marked increase over the 43O, S92-acre
| total for the previous year.
Colorado's coal production during
| 1920 exceeded that of the preceding
year by nearly 100000 tons and fell
only about quarter of million tons
short of the 1918 output when the
twenty-one coal-prOducing counties of
the state established Il high production
record of 12,65S,055 tons.
Colorado's open season on deer lasts
only four days, in October, but forest
rangers peering through n surveyors
glass, saw party several miles distant
strappins deer to a saddle horse. Aft
er two days trailing rancher was ar
rested, pleaded guilty to killing the
deer and paid fine of Sl20.
More than 10000 visitors passed
through the halls of the Denver mint
during the year according to an actual
count by guards and attendants The
heaviest month proved to be August,
when tourists from east and west meet
| in Denver. Approximately 5000 peo-
| pie passed through in this month alone.
The total number of marriage H.
censes issued in Denver during 1920
was 4,OO4. This Surpasses by over 800
the 1919 record, which was 1896 IL
censes, and that year broke all previous
records. For several years prior to
1919, the average number of licenses is-
sued was around 2,4OO, with the high
mark 200.
| The Nucla State bank has changed
hands, Gee Hawkyard of Montrose
having purchased a controlling inter-
est from G. o. Earnest and C. Il. Hen
derson, the former of Montrose. the
latter of Nucla. Mr.. Hawkyard is an
experienced banking man and plans
| big Improvement. Mr.. Earnest remains
president of the bank, retaining a lit.
| tie stock.
George Jersey, e2 years old, was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at Ster-
ling in the District Court by Judge J..
=. stephenson when he pleaded guilty
to statutory Offense against an IL
year-old girl who lived at his home,
The girl was sent to the state home ~
the court.
Denver is assured of one of the
greatest medical schools and state hos
litals in the United States as q result
of Governor Shoup's decision to rec
ommend to the next Legislature that a
1und OF 100000 be appropriated to
meet the requirements of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation, which has promised
SSoo,oop of the necessary $1,5O0,0OO for
the construction of the great institu-
ton.
W. II. Harvey, convicted in the West
Side Court in Denver of stealing the
automobile of w. E. Doctschman, Sept.
~, was sentenced to the state reform
atory by Judge Henry ]. Hersey. Har-
vey, according to the states evidence,
was the rlngleader of gang of youths
which was making business of steal
ing motor cars, altering them in cow
shed near Aurora and later disposlng
of them.
A carload of elk for the Sallda wild
game reserve practically has been as