Gunnison news-champion., 1916-09-22
COLORADO NEWS IN BRIEF

Gowanta 8. .ru s. moo. 5onds yo;ea
last week haze -r.aGy been sold to
advantage
Denver merchants g.Il MATE the
fertiIe an I-rls I'd .ay objective pei I
OF [ ade rr.4l .rs and get-accaa.nteL
excursion resf sunday.
Senator Jane Hamilton Lewis OF
and Marshal! lu Colorado oct and ;
The University o. Colorado has a
new football roacn this year for tie
first time IN fifteen Years. He is II
Evans. . graduate 0! Mill!ken uni
yers.ty
Be-at-d returns increased the lead
o. 60, eTIor Carson over Samuel ID
Nicholson IL the race for the Repubn
can grIbe-rator.al nomination 20 near
Iy 5.0g1.
Colonel Georce X Hunter. inspector
for the central army department. ar
rived in Denver from Chicago and at
once proceeded TO inspect the troop.
at the rife range
The highest price ever paid on the
South Omaha market for grass fed
cattle Was marked up when yery
fanny grass steer selected from ship
ment OF Colorado cattle sold at sll.25
After secret investigation for eight
months the United states internal
revenue department reports that Col
orato idea territory for the operation
OF the lIA-it still" is free from
moOush!ners.
Char,es Webster. who was employee
as a garage hand al Engiewood. near
Denver. was killed by the shifting o.
q load OF lumber in a freight car II
which he was riding with w. Net
OF Denver. near Buford. Wyo.
A hearing was held by the fedora
farm loan board at Denver. Thos'
active in the movement believe Der
yer practically is assured the ban
which will serve tn district includin.
Colorado. New Mexico. Idaho. Utah
and Wyoming
William H. Meyers, a rancher livinE
near Peetz. was killed instantly wheT
his clothing became e7tangled in tn
cogs OF d huge motor tractor. He wa
dragged from his seat on the ma
chine. hurled violently to the ground
and his head crushed
Captain Doke. recruiting officer foT
the United States army. with head
quarters in Danyer. and Sergeant
lodge and Private Nichols, also OF the
recruiting service, were in Greeley for
two days advertising the advantage
OF the regular army service.
Rev. John Mcneil has submitted HI
resignation as pastor OF the Centra ]
Presbyterian church. Denver. d.
McNeiIl is going to Europe to identif'
himself with international Y. VI. G. 4.
work under the British committee and
to preach to the soldiers on the battle
fields.
The Republican national committee
announced the establishment OF "a
western headquarters at Denver. II II
the purpose OF the committee to d.
rect the congressional and senatorial
campaigns in the northwestern.
mountain and Tactic coast states
from this headquarters.
Demands OF shopmen on Colorado
railroads for an eight-hour day and .
scent an hour wage increase have
been partially met The roads have
agreed to the eignthour day demand
and offered an increase of / cent an
hour. Representatives OF the shop
men are holding out for the scent de-
mand.
William F. Stone. son OF former
federal iurist OF Denver, is the deiend-
ant in a suit for divorce on file in the
circuit court at Chicago, IN which his
wife sets up the charge that she was
Obliged to leave him in May, 1915.
after he had insisted upon his right to
whip her Stone is prominent art
critic and librarian in Chicago u
brary.
Better prices for the stock grower
and lower prices for the ultimate con-
sumer were two OF the matters consid-
cred by the American Live Stock as
sociation meeting at Denver. A. B.
De Ricqles OF Denver. one of the ex-
scutive committee. declared the asso-
cldtlOu sought al 'tstiSneioh -. 49,
federal trade commission Of live stock
marketing.
Because Of the lateness of adjourn.
ment of the summer school an3 tho
consequent necessity OF more time for
the new president. DR.. Crabbe, 10 get
things well in hand. the state teach
ers' college az Greeley did not open
the regular fall term this year until
Sept. IS. Every graduate OF the
school has been provided with place
to teach and there Is now waiting
list in the Office OF the secretary that
will almost take care Of the entire list
of graduates this fall.
Charles l. Moore young surveyor
in the United States forestry service
at Denver, who nIysteriously tisap-
peared July 5. may be made defend
ant in q suit brought by W. c. Daniel