Cheyenne record., 1919-03-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

lication that even this vast sum will
re raised several millions Of dollars
'efore the final sum is reached. Ap-
'roximately 100000 acres of beets had
'een signed up for by the Great West
'rn Sugar Company in northern Colo
ado and 1t is possible that the final
figures will reach 100000. Basing the
,eet crop, however, only on 100000
lcres and with an average Of twelve
:Ons to the acre, on the $40 flat rate
ton to be paid by the Great Western
Sugar Company, there will be 1850, 900
:ons Of beets or $168OO, 900 paid to the
'armers. 81
The greatest building boom in the
history of Pueblo is in sight. NUM-
.ipal Improvements are contemplated
Then spring comes. Two new paving
district petitions have been filed with
.he city commissioners and two petit
lions asking for the creation of two
Dther paving districts are being cir
rulated among the property owners
and the response Is such that there is
40 doubt but that they will be included
in the work this spring.
An employment bureau for the re-
turned soldiers and sailors has been
opened at Denver in the Knights of
Columbus building, by the National
Catholic War Council, under whose
auspices all X. of G. work is carried
on. 1t is open to soldiers and sailors
of any creed and every effort will be
made to secure employment for them.
No fees will be charged. Lieut.. James
B. Kenney, recently returned from the
service, is in charge Of the bureau.
A proposal for bond issue for
$50, is likely to be submitted to the
taxpayers of Logan county shortly In
the interest Of dormitory for the
Logan County Industrial Arts High
school, The need of dormitory has
been apparent for a long time, and it
is declared that many of the rural
children are prevented from attending
the high school because of the lack of
accommodations for lodging in the
city of Sterling.
State superintendent Of schools has
offered a bronze tablet to the school
showing the largest holding per capita
of War Savings stamps. 1t is said that
Pittsburg, Pa, and Breckenridge, Colo,
pupils are running meek and neck"
with $75 to the pupil. Mrs. Melissa
Hayden, superintendent of schools of
Summit county, Colorado, is confident
that the Breckenridge schools will
prove to be the winner Of the bronze
tablet.
Finding little to do since the cessa-
ton of hostilities, the Women's Coun-
Gil of Defense of Trinidad has formed
itself into a Community Welfare
League The business men of the city
have set out to raise 1900 as a sink.
| ing fund necessary to equip the head
quarters of the organization. Late
reports show that considerably more
than the desired amount has been
raised
Capt James f. Abbott, son Of Mrs.
Eugene H. Abbott Of Greeley, has been
appointed attache Of the United States
to Japan with headquarters at Toxic.
FoF six months Capt. Abbott has been
stationed at Washington as military
intelligence officer and previous to
this had been sent to China, Japan
and the Far East to investigate con.
ditions there.
Mrs. Dora Belle Johnson, wife OF
w. D. Johnson, proprietor Of hotel
at Fountain, thirteen miles south OF
| Colorado Springs, was drowned when
she accidentally fell into an abandoned
| well in the rear of the hotel. There
was only four feet of water in the
ho FOIL
most, burying her head in the mud.
The next few days will determine
whether there Is any oil in Pueblo
county. The drillers operating at the
well Of the Overland-Big Eight, five
miles west of Pueblo, have gone
through the red beds and claim to be
| in the cap rock, which is just above
| the supposed oil-bearing sands.
Murl EdminstOn of Montrose, con
fessed slayer of Vincent CoradO Of
| Telluride, was taken from Jail at Tel.
luride, and at a night session of court
in Grand Junction was sentenced by
| Judge Black to twenty to twenty-five
years in prison. Edminston, after kill
| ing the Telluride man and hiding the
body, stole his automobile and several
| hundred dollars in cash that he car
ried.
Mrs. r. r. Rose is being held in the
county jail at Sterling on a charge OF
stealing an automobile. The car,
which belonged to E. L. Harris of Will
lard, was stolen from in front of the
postoffice in Sterling on the night OF
Feb. 10 Mrs. Rose was captured In
Holyoke- Her husband was also Ar
rested at the same time In Fleming.
and is also being held.
| Seventy-eight new members were
added to the Rocky Mountain Auto