The Colorado statesman., 1922-07-01
CENTENNIAL, STATE ITEMS.

for the six months period since Jan
uary LIST this year, received from
leases on agricultural and grazing
lands; from interest on investments of
the school permanent fund of the
state in farm loans and municipal,
state and government bonds; and
from interest on deferred payments on
school lands standing under certifi-
Gates of purchase in the names of indi-
viduals. This amount has been stead
lily increasing from year to year, and
will eventually take care of a consid-
cradle percentage of the school eX-
pense of the state. 1t is distributed
among the various school districts in
proportion to the school population,
from records in the office of the state
superintendent of public instruction.
Canon City-The State Pardon
Board held Injecting at the peniten-
tiary recently with twenty-siX cases
on the docket. Two persons were
given clemency to the extent of
paroles being ordered for some time
next fall, one case was continued and
all other applications were denied.
Robert Robitaille's application was
continued. He was sentenced from
Denver county Oct. 81, 1918, to life
Imprisonment on Il conviction for mur-
der Walter w. Fugate, sentenced
from jefferson county, Dec. IA, 1920,
to from five to six years for larceny,
will be paroled Sept. 10. Robert
Jackson, sentenced from Pueblo coun-
ty, Aug TO- 1919, to seven to ten years
for robbery with dangerous weapon,
will be released on parole Dec. 10.
Denver.-Details of a $4,000 auto
mobile tire robbery scheme were re-
vealed by the district attorneys office
recently when it was announced that
c. z. Johnson, depot agent for the
American Railway Express Company
at Pueblo, had made complete con-
fession. Johnson's brother-in-law, ].
X. Stevens, 1926 Pennsylvania street.
was arrested by Investigators Brick
and Sanborn of the district attorneys
office and is charged jointly with
Johnson with conspiracy to rob-
Carl L. Shaw, the third participant in
the alleged conspiracy, is in the coun-
ty Jail awaiting sentence following his
conviction on charge of receiving
stolen goods He also is said to have
confessed.
VICTORIA shortage in low grade
ores is given as the reason for
the announced partial closing
down of the cyanide mill which
has been working on the Port
land Gold Mining property. Two
stamps will be kept in operation, ac-
cOrding to the announcement, and the
others closed down July l. The strike
made in the Portland mine at the 1900
foot level is proving as rich as at first
stated Assay tests of the ore return
from S92 to $21O to the ton, while Sc
lected samples run higher. north
and south crosscut will be made to
open the shoot further and establish
its size.
Cripple Creek.-The regeneration of
Cripple Creek and Victor, Colo, as big
producers in the mining world de-
pends on the size of the ore body
struck recently at the 2,600-foot level
of the Portland mine of the Portland
Gold Mining Company of Cripple
Creek city, according to mine officials.
The ore was struck on a cross-cut off
of the 1900 station and is said to be
of good commercial value, assaying
$6.75 ton.
Denver.-Articles of incorporation
for the Western Slope Shale Oil and
Products Company, a S1,O00,00O organ
ization, were filed with Secretary of
ca. n,.;,1 81 90
fices of the company will be main
tanned in Denver. The business of the
company will be confined principally
to Garfield, Mesa and Rio Blanco
counties. The three incorporators are
Charles w. Clogston, Crawford Nc
Laughlin and C. A. Tygart.
Hot Sulphur Springs.-Commissio
ers of nine counties met at Hot Sui
phur Springs and Kremmling recently
to discuss a proposed $6,0O0,O0O high
way bond issue. The commissioners
were unanimous in favoring the issue
and passed resolution urging it. 1t
was explained that the amount will
not be obtained through a direct tax
upon the people, but 1t will be paid out
in nineteen years by the state motor
vehicle tariff, and thus, motorists who
enjoy the roads, will in that length of
time pay for them.
Cripple Creek.--Roy Bourquin, "a
years old, was convicted of criminal
assault in the District Court at Grip
pie Creek. the jury being out fifteen
minutes. Judge Arthur Cornforth SEN
fenced Bourquin to the state peniten-
tiary for from twenty years to life.
The verdict was returned at 8 o'clock
and at 6 o'clock Sheriff Won Phul left
for Canon City with his prisoner.
Denver.-A rich silver strike has