The Meeker herald., 1919-03-08
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

1no OOiOrauO StNt0 AGRICULTURAL
college, together with Yale. Harvard
and Columbia, have been designated
by the War Department as field ar
tillery training school ind $4,000 In
equipment will be sent to Fort Col
Inns. The school will open with the fall
term in September and the work will
be compulsory q certain number Of
hours week with all men except sen-
lors. This action Of the War Depart
ment follows conferences between
President LOry and A. A. Edwards,
president Of the board. with Breadler
General Danforth and Col. Thomas
Sloan. and a recent visit of inspection
to the school by Colonel Sloan. The
battery equipment for the school will
consist Of five guns, including how.
itxer and French 10, two tractors,
two trucks and nlnety-sfx horses, with
number OF nOncOmmissiOncd officers
and instructors.
Blue-sky legislation to he considered
by the Senate is confined to one meas
ure. 1t In Senate bill No. and was
| reported out of the judiciary commit
tee by Senator Henry o. Andrew,
chairman. The bin bears the names
NJ Senators Knnuss. Peterson, Dun
klee. TObin ind Andrew. The measure
is composite bill representing what
the committee believes to be the best
TEXTURES contained In several submit
ted l'y Republicans and Democrats. II
In not designed to Interfere will, spec
ulativc securities that have merit, but
does contain provisions that Will drive
the "wildcatter" from the state md
provide penitentiary terms for those
who mlsrepresent facts.
The Bigclow House bill regulating
the practice OF dentistry In Colorado
was the subject OF lively debate
when efforts were made to amend Ger.
tain Of it's provisions. Senator W. +.
O'Brien, who introduced mn identical
bill In the Senate, took the lead IN sup.
| port Of the measure. He is u dentist.
The bill amends In II number Of re-.
Epects the present law regulating dem
tistry. bringing under Its provisions
dental hygIenists as well AZ regularly
licensed dentists, and providing legal
machinery for procedure In c,,ses
where licenses nre revoked by the
State Board of Dental Examiners.
Under the provisions of bill by
Senator Barney Napier, passed on third
reading, cities and towns Of Colorado
may soon he fighting the packing com
panles for control of the meat busi
ness. The measure provides that cities
and towns may operate nbnttolrs and
| cold storage houses. Senator Napier
and fellow supporters OF the measure
declared that such municipal OWNER.
ship and operation would be weapon
against the packing trust" and he
far step toward bringing meats to
fair level Of prices for the consumer
A dozen SNOW slides have run In the
section around Ouray and played
strange prnnks hut with little damage
The Guadalupe mine buildlngs. eight
miles south Of Ouray. were swept rev.
eral hundred feet to the bottom Of n
gulcll. leaving Mine Manager Ackersou
NARROWED and partly buried In a tun.
mel. The one thing left intact was the
telephone switchboard. which Ackcr.
Son managed 10 reach and summon
miners who dug him out.
The automobile races up Pixies Peak
probably will he resumed this year, &C.
corslinE to plans being made by Presi-
dent Spencer PenrOse of the highway
company. Motor car manufacturers
In all parts Of the country are being
| interviewed relative tn snfrIes md II