The state herald., 1918-02-15
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

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Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Feb. 22-lt-Annual Winter Sports Car.
nival at Steamboat Springs.
Jan. f2-2t-Annual meeting Colorado
Metal Mining Association At state
Capitol building In Denver.
Denver caterers agree ON food regu-
lations.
Last increment Of draft quota or
dered to mobilize Feb. 20.
Sterling voted s175.0O0 bonds for a
Junior high school building.
The old American Nettie boarding
house near Ridgway was destroyed by
fire.
A jackrabbit weighing eight pounds
was killed on Boggs Flats. near Pu-
eblo.
Fifty miners at the Empire mine at
Aguilar went ON strike for higher
wages.
In the Park creek country above
Fort Collins Ice eleven inches thick is
being stored.
Senator Shafroth introduced bill
at Washington for the erection Of a
federal building at Sterling.
Littleton is boasting of new mu
nicipal improvement. namely, a S3O.
900 sanitary sewer system. >
City Engineer Bice of Loveland has
recommended the construction Of q re.
lnforced water stand pipe to cost $10.'
900.
1t is stated at La Junta that the
Star Petroleum Company has financed
expenses for q well and Is ready to
drill
The Royal Gorge coal mine at
Canon City. with an output Of 1000
tons per month. was badly damaged
by fire.
J. l.. Tannehill, q well known resi-
lent of South Canon. was found dead
In his door yard by his children on
their arrival at home from school.
Roy Woodbury.. stockman Of Par.
ker. suffered q possible concussion OF
the brain when his automobile was
struck by tramway car in Denver.
William Yardley. 81 years old. sex.
ton of st. Johns cathedral In Denver.
Tor twenty-nine years, died at his
home. Death was caused from hard.
ening Of the arteries.
The Moffat road was opened up
after being closed for thirty days by
snow and Ice, and seventy-five cars
of bituminous coal were hauled over
Rollins pass on Friday.
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter OF
the President. will probably be the
soloist at one Of the concerts dedicat
ing the new municipal organ In the
Auditorium March 21-22.
An annual mountain states indus
trial exposition In Denver for the pur
pose OF putting Colorado on the manu-
lacturing map Of the United States. Is
urged by Alfred Bem. Denver manu-
facturer.
II. c. Highley. 27, n coal miner ai
Frederick. was stabbed to death In his
home at that place by William Grant
20, whom Highley was trying to eject
from the Highley home. Grant Is un
der arrest.
Mrs. ORR Benson, 10. bride Of foui
days. attempted suicide by takinR
poison when arrested In Denver on
charge Of passing forged checks. Her
husband. Ralph Benton. and Ralph
Marshman were also arrested.
Five thousand dollars worth oi
bootleg" whisky was emptied In the
Denver city dump In the Platte bot
toms by the state prohibition officer
Il was the first occasion where intoxi
eating liquors seized by the state
bootleg squad were taken from III,
vault at the capitol. having been used
As evidence In trials OF bootleggers.
Twcnty.six Of the 47G employees ol
the Denver postofficc have enlisted In
war service Of Uncle Sam.
Relief for the potato situation In tht
northern Colorado district Ia prom
iscd growers through the United
States food administration. The 5000
ears Of potatoes that must be moved
before March 10 in order TO prevent
spelling will be realized. according &c
a report made by Frank L. Wood
ward Of the Colorado food administra
ton In meeting Of the Colorado
Council Of Defense.
The Colorado Land Board at II,
monthly sale. disposed Of $4,000 acrcs
OF irrigated and non.irrigable land
and also made record sale In timber
disposals In Archuleta, Park and JEFF
fcrson counties. Every tract Of land
offered was eagerly purchased. More
than I60 farmers. rnnchers and pros
pcctive residents Of Colorado attended