The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-09-23
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| for example, 1O,1OO autos, containing
| 36.SO7 persons and representing vir-
tuaIIy every state, had been registered
| early in September. The 1920 totals
were 7,906 cars and 29,024 persons.
| Rocky Mountain National Park Off
| cials reported registration Of $3.50
cars and 1877 ,S93 persons on Sept. l.
Ii the cars registered SO far this sea-
son at Overland park We're placed end
to end, allowing fifteen feet for the
space occupied by each car, they would
make an unbroken string thirty miles
in length. Cars that We're registered
at the Estes entrance to Rocky Noun
tain park, if similarly placed. would
form line of more than 100 miles.
Forged checks to the amount of ST.,
673.95 were passed on two banks and
one merchant of I.oveiand by stran-
ger Two of the checks were not only
forgeries, but were written ON stolen
checks from the printed check book
of johnson 4 Lloyd, coal dealers of
Loveland. written in the peculiar color
green ink used by that firm. and PRO
tected' by the firms check protector
which had been stolen at the time of
the checks.
The Nushaft coal mine on Coal
creek. near Florence, caught fire, fol
lowing the firing of shot in lie work
inss Monday night by an enploye. 1t
is believed that the shot was fired
close to an old oil well property, To-
Gated near the mine Two hundred
miners and workmen in the mine were
forced TO leave on account of the dense
clouds of smoke which completely
filled the shafts and tunnels No lives
We're lost.
The Rev. Sumner T. Morgan, 66
years old. until last April pastor of the
Loveland Christian church, was
drowned in Mangum, Okla Word was
received by his son. Wendell Morgan.
who Immediately departed for Man
gum. Miss Lois Morgan, daughter
resides at Loveand. The Rev Mr..
Morgan was prominent in church and
welfare circles while pastor at Love
land and well known throughout the
state
More than 10000 attended the fair
at Hotchkiss, many of the nearby
lONnS OttlttiIHE lOlluutS W give buSf-
ness men and others the opportunity
to view the exhibits and see the races.
The fair just closed has been the most
successful ever held. special fea-
ture has been the community Exhibits
from seven little neighborhoods on the
higher mesas.
United States Senator Lawrence c.
| Phipps will be absent from Congress
| during the first three weeks of the
| coming session, it has been announced.
| Senator Phipps acted on the advice of
his physicians in notifying Senator
| Curtis, Republican senatorial whip.
that due 10 his recent operation for
appendicitis he will be unable to at
tend the session opening.
| Dick Wrather. 5-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. II. Wrather OF Dallas,
Texas. was struck by an automobile
| just after the family had arrived at
Colorado Springs on the return from
Yellowstone park. The child ran out
from the Wrather car into the street
and was run down, receiving injuries
from which he died without regaining
consciousness.
A verdict, giving damages of $3.50 to
Charles Jones for the injury to his
| eyesight as the result of the explosion
of battery while he was working on
it in the shop of |. Rae CowdeH, was
returned in the District Court at Fort
Collins after the jury had considered
the case for twenty-five hours. Jones
asked damages from Cowden of $1,000
A reward of $500. offered by the
I town board for the arrest of burg
lar in Akron, has been claimed by
Night Officer Van Yeseldyk, who ar.
rested two young men charged with
stealing narcotics from the office of
DIR. Kaylor The large number Of
burgIaries in the past few weeks
caused the reward to be posted
Opening of the new Monarch Pass
road extending twenty-seven and one
half miles from Garfield. in Chaffee
county, TO Sargents, in Saguache coun-
ty, was held on the crest of the divide,
four miles above Monarch The road
was built by the federal bureau of pub
lie roads for use of the state and fed
| eral forest service at IA total cost of
S20i. $50. OF this amount, S1aO,0O0 was
federal aid money. A large crowd from
Salida and other southern Colorado
towns attended the opening.
Edward Kitto and James Berardi,
members of a helmet crew that at
tempted to penetrate the burning Nu-
shaft coal mine, near Florence. were
overcome by the flames and gases and
had TO be carried out by rrscuers. Aft
er considerable work ON the part of
physicians. they We're revived and it is
believed they will recover
Fiftytwo Colorado rangers are iubi-
liant because as result of arrange
nents made by Governor Shoup, mem
bers of the Denver Clearing House AS
sociation purchased $4,000 of the ma
| tional defense bonds The proceeds