The state herald., 1919-06-06
Pithy News Notes
Fran AuPoyfs Of
Colorado


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EaiOn is 'is nrxi wsi9 eoBnr5 town
oDisias ~ GFsele1 ~ bs designated q
non'd eIsss fsgs;yfflee. Ths ofces viii
h. fsis@1 from third 70 see0nd July /
The famous Old Yaies ho1se. built Ia
ls7z by Ci.arisg Yaiss sbG enlarged
IN 1b1b. ras Beari3 destroyed by fire
~ G"Drge'nYD. Boms yssrs sg0 a large
iJrii~ of The fDrTner famous b0sislry
pas iorn GowD, ss It threatened 10 fall
into the creek
TIE wsr DsI,sritnen; announced tils
foll0zing coiDroh0 bOys have qualified
for entrance 70 Wsa, Poin, at The
Nsfch examination Davis Franklin
Stone lIGD Nain street. Grand juno.
lion Ffnnk Edwin wilder. l2s, Tenth
street Greeley Warren Alfred Robin
Nm. Idaho bpriDgs
The Beaver PenfOse a. Northern
railway Ia bOY pas, history. Z. r. Hall
Completed the contract Of disuaHtling
the rad after twenty.ihrec dayS work
with a force of fourteen men. The
material Nss shipped 10 Utah ~ the
ooshen VALLEY railroad Company.
where II VIII be pat into use.
Ia the great Western Slope oraior.
ical snd Athletic Association meet Just
closed nj SiDntross, GunnisOB tri.
umDhsd In the oratOncal department
and Delta swept away the hoDora In
the field and track events. Seyerai
fns, records were made. Two state
records are claimed In the athletic
events
Three boys from each county In the
state Will be given a free trip 10 the
state fair at Pueblo this year as q
stock judging team 10 compete for n
s25 prize. The teams will be chosen
very carefully and trained hard be.
tween now and then. They will be re-.
quired 10 Judge swine. dairy and beef
cattle.
More than 500 young people. nffllI-
stiDg with the various church auxiliary
organizations, viii participate In
great wlenlc roast near Grand Junction
on thu evening OF June II. The nn.
nouncemsnt of the big roast was made
following II meeting Of the presidents
~ each Of the five churches Included
IN the union.
DR. Edwnrd s. Parsons, for many
years dean OF Colorado college and
head Of its English department. has
accepted nn offer Of the presidency OF
Marietta college. Marietta, Ohio, md
according To news received mt Colo
rado Springs. he will take up his new
duties ni once. The offer came To him
unsolicited and by unanimous vote OF
III. Marietta trustees.
T. q. Sommera Of the state highway
commission announced that rond build
lng In the Big Thompson cniion would
result IN that road being closed to iraf.
f!c much OF the summer The work
Will be started at the Estes Park end
of the r0nd and while ths building In In
progress between that point and the
Forks. traffic will be diverted up III.
north fork, the rond there being put In
nbnpe to handle the business.
A remarkable showing was made by
cnrl IiiIon Of Boulder county. the IA.
yenr.old champion hoy corn grower OF
Colorado. His championship In bnsed
on record NJ his acre. the story he
wrote about II nnd his ten cnr exhibit,
each counting onc-third In the state
contest. lie mnd. n profit of S7ssg
IN his ncre Of Minnesota Ma. 10, the crop
alone considered. and In addition, his
receipts amounted To xis from the sal.
Of hair bushci crni. of seed corn nt
si4 md his ten enr exhibit, which sold
FOR t2i Mt the BOULDER county corn
show. lie Ind n Yield Of a. bushels,
the crop being grown under irrigation.
In recognition Of tho exemplary
work Of the hoy Scouts. Governor oil.
Yer II. Shoup has asked the churches
II Colorado TO observe June 3 mr. boy
Scout day. This date Ia tho opening OF
the Scouts membership drive. which is
10 continue until June II.
while the owners were absent on n
fishing trip. FIR. destroyed the Storm
Alfalfa Meal nDd Feed Company's mill
In Longmont The mill was the inrg.
est alfalfa mill In northern Colorado.
Tho min wns owned by u. q. and N.
II Storm. Untii seven months ngo ,hc
mill was protected by Insurance, hut
nj that time III. Insurance was
dropped. making the estimated ioss OF
sis,OD complete.
with but onc dissenting vote. the
Taxpayers of kcoin voted $4,000 worth
of bonds for the installation OF com.
plei. wn,.rNorkr system for domestic
nnd f'r. purposes. The bonds were nj.
ready sold u, oo.aa and same OF tho
mnicrini was on the ground ready Ia
commence work ns soon M the bonds
were voted The water viii b. oh.
inlncd from n deep well md pumped
into n blx iron stnni pipe 100 feet
above the town On u large hiii.
Jose silva. Mexican. wns found
rliliy ~ first degree murder In tho