The state herald., 1919-04-04
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado
Newspaper Union New. Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
The average wages Of school teach
ers per month in Colorado vary from
f6SSi In One-teacher schools to $106.45
In high schools.
Teller county ranchers estimate that
S2O,OOO worth of cattle have died In
that county during the winter from
starvation and exposure, according to
stock growers.
The total receipts of the $50 school
districts In Colorado for the school
year ending July l, 1918, We're $ll,-
572,l55.05. Expenditures for the same
period were S0,s92, ,69013.
To Perry Majors, u Montezuma
county rancher, belongs the honor for
raising the biggest pig In the San
Juan basin. The porker dressed 40G
pounds and wns sold for $04.24.
]. c. Cessna, 2s, local manager of
the Gilpin County Light, Heat and
Power Company, was clectrocuted at
Central City on pole when his hand
slipped and came in contact with II
high-powered wire.
The production OF dry beans In Colo.
rado has increased from 424,0 600 bush
els in 1915 to nearly 2,0OO,O0O bushels
In 1918. The increase has been due
almost wholly to the introduction Of
the Mexican pinto beam.
Breaking through barred window
and making off with five sacks Of
high-gradc, an unknown number of
men attempted to rob the hex Min
Ing Company Of quantity of high
grade ore, valued at $4,000, Mt Lead
Vile.
Agreements for the Si,0OO,OO0 col
onizing corporation announced recent
to develop 100000 acres OF land adja-
cent to Denver have been signed by
nll the Henry l.. Doherty interests and
other land owners, md articles OF In
corporation will be filed in few dayN.
With his left arm and two fingers
off his right hand gone and left on the
battlefield of France, and one Of his
legs >. badly shot up that he walks
with II limp, and three other wounds
In different parts of his body. Otto
SchmullZer of Johnstown has recently
returned home after seeing war In lts
worst form.
Fire, which threatened the whole
business district OF Windsor, destroyed
the Shand Demont building on Water
street, containing six stores, restau
rant, photographers studio and -four
apartments. The loss Is estimated nj
$4,000. Several fircmcn were In
jurtJ. The explosion Of kerosene
lamp started the fire.
Two La Junta Boy Scouts were pub
llcly presented with awards given by
the United States Treasury Depart
ment for their work during 1918 sell
Ing War Savings and Thrift Stamps
Morey Goodman, IL years old. received
u button for his efforts. Wlllford Bur
well received button and ace media
for selling $500 worth OF stamps.
Liquors and tobacco taxes from this
district, consisting Of Colorado ant
Wyoming, viii be more ihnn SsOO.OOo
according to Deputy Internal tevenu,
Collector Charles u. Berry. RETURN
had TO be filed at the office or he II
the mail "Wednesday night. Taxes OF
liquor stocks In Wyoming We're large
ly responsible for the amount OF IN,
collections.
Mrs. william A. Campbell, wife q
n prominent Colorado Springs I1ysi
clan, is the second victim Of the sleep
ing sickness In that city. She hn'
been suffering from the nllment fol
two weeks and hns been conscious
only mt brief intervals. The other vie
tim. Miss Bessie Nnsh. who has beer
suffering for month. Is unchanged
Attending physicians are not worrle,
over the condition OF their patients.
when registration day for th'
spring quarter of Colorado STATE
Teachers College NJ Greeley arrived
eight young men students who nr'
keeping Bachelors hall" appeared II
Q body ut the desk Of Miss Heller
Payne. head of the domestic science
department. ave want To lenrn Il
cook" the spokesman said. "Will yot
teach usf' So n male class Of cigh
In home economics was organized Il
meet twice n week.
Mayor =. =. Smith has been renom
mated on the Citizens ticket. which
viii be the only one IN the field. Last
year WINS prosperous On" for Hud
son, Colo. with the new Farmers Co
operative grain elevator, genera
store. Libby. McNellI 4 Libby pickle
factory and the plant OF the Boulder
Creamery Company. The town coun'
I'll has passed nm ordinance for n
bond issue Of $4,000, 5000 to bs
used In extending wnicr mains md the
rest on electric lighting. the town hnv'
Ing n contrncf with the Fort Lupton
Light and Power Company. nine NILES
nwny. Land N changing hands NJ
from siO0 to $3.50 nn mere. nnd beet