Gunnison news-champion., 1916-09-08
coloaADo NEWS N DalEf

Z c. Abbey. prominent banker a
Grpver. died there Of cirrhosis OF the
nser after . long illness. The BODY
was takea 70 Garner. Ia. Tor inter
ment-
Three persons from Denver. travel
ing In An automobile toward the west
ern part a Wyoming. met with N &C.
cident. the car turning over sne pin
ming the three underneath
Pueblo wholesalers have announced
IN increase of ~ cents q hundred
pounds In tho price OF potatoes and
coal dealers have jumped the prices
OF lump coal from $3.50 \ ton to 3s.75.
Applicants taking examination for
admission to the Methodist Episcopal
conference Of Colorado at Sterling in
clude Louis Goodwin Of Pueblo. Ho
mer b. Hix. Paul ~. Sesor and Pro
lessor J. N. Rodeheaver Of Denver.
Thomas Heaney. proprietor Of the
Atlas theater and for many years one
OF the leading citizens Of Cheyenne.
was found dead in his room At the Al
bany hotel. Denver. He succumbed
to a sudden attack Of heart trouble.
Hanging . watch dog and then
burning down the ranch house near
Berthoud which It was guarding. lei
TO the charge OF incendiarism for
which John Weber. . railroad car 70
pairer. is wanted in Larimer county.
Lr. william F. slocum. president OF
Colorado college for twenty-c.ght
Years. has rendered ris resignation to
the board OF trustees. 1t is understood
DR.. slocum intends taking 4 rest for
the benefit of his health. His sue.
cessor has not been named.
Warning to hnuters In national for.
ests to use greater care to prevent
forest fires and avoid accidents to per
sons was issued by the federal forest
bureau In which the destruction Of
property and human life due to care
lessness Ia emphasized.
Formal notification was received by
DR.. W. F. Siocum Of Colorado Springs
Of his appointment to the committee
Of neutral nations to confer with the
president Of the United States In con.
nection With q movement for per
manent peace among nations.
Water power sites for the construc.
ton OF q gigantic hydro electric pow
ef plant to be built at the mouth OF
Boulder canon which will cost $3.50.
900 and which will develop 4.00u
horsepower. were filed on in the co n.
ty court by w. s. Campbell. eng:ncc'.
All trains OF the Eenver ana Inter
urban electric lines must now 80
down to q speed OF ten m. es m 20 !,
when apprOa hing crossins S, by orl
of the state public utilities COME
Aion. That precautisn VIII enable the
motorman to stop his car In its own
tieAStn. ~ sas.r s-g. ~
s,While trnve'lng on runaway mo
torcycle more thar forty mics an
hour. Robert g. Davis Of Fort Morgan
was thrown when the machine struck
some loose dirt. and as q result lay
;hfty-four hours unconscious. Exami
nation Of the wrecked machine
showed the feed chair was broken.
Dwight Bacon. aged nineteen. Is in
the county jail at Greeley charged
with stealing the motor car belong
Ing to a Greeley physician. This ID
sthe seventh theft Of similar nature
70 which Bacon has confessed. The
only time he failed to take an auto.
mobile was once when he stole q mo
torcycle instead.
Edward l. Brawner. alias John l.
Jessup. il not dead 1t the bottom Of
Berkeley lake. but Is Q prisoner In
the city Jail at Portland. Ore. on q
charge OF passing worthless draft
according to the manager Of Denver
detective agency Brawner disap
peared in Denver in July after writing
his wife. Mrs. Emma NJ. Brawner ol
Steamboat Springs. letter In which
he said that his body would be found
in Berkeley lake.
A petition from the people Of Mont
clair asking that their postofice be
retained was forwarded to Postmaster
General Burleson Ly Harry c. Rubin
cam. whose vigorous fight for the re
IeutlOu OI tu0 WsStuDicc uob CAHecu
the Denver postal authorities to ho q
up the order for the removal Of the
branch. No further action will be
taken to make the Montclair mai! de
livery from the main Denver once I'M
til Washington is heard from, 1t IL
said.
Agents from the United States de
rartment Of agriculture undcr Mess:s
Sommers and Nuckolls made can
vass Of about 300 farms in the Gree
ley district, questioning the fsrmeri
az to crops. methods Of farming. re
ceipts and expenses Of the work. thu
number Of head Of stock. prices paid
for help. etc. with view to Ascer
tanning the bes. crops to raise IN that
section and the amount Of profit being
made by the farmers. II any. Ths
synopsis OF farm conditions was taker
for the purpose OF calculations that
will assist the farmers Of the country
In future work.
The state highway commission hal