The Meeker herald., 1919-03-22
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
George Andrews, 90. resident Of
Boulder since 1863. Is dead from pnsu-
monia. He was one of the largest In
dividual property owners In the city.
Tho annual value Of Colorado's farm
output has Increased more than 12S
per cent since 1910. yet less than
one-f0urth OF the arable land In the
state In now In cultivation.
A party of members Of Congress,
many accompanied by their wives,
have left New York for visit to the
Panama canal Among them will be
Representatives, Reavis. Nebraska. and
Taylor, Colorado.
Nearly $4,000 has been raised by
the club women of Logan county to-
ward the fund for the erection Of
hospital In Sterling. The drive will
continue until the entire amount Of
$4,000 Is raised.
Thomas Wilson, a leaser on the
Portland mine at Victor. was serious
ly and possibly fatally injured when
he fell forty feet down stope at the
6O0-foot level. fracturinE his skull. He
was taken to the district hospital. VIII
sons wife and five children live In 4
suburb Of Hollywood.
Tho $4,000 Carnegie public library
dedication was attended by $40 people
from Florence aud adjacent communi-
ties. The building site. consisting of
three lots on the corner OF Pixies Peak
and Second streets, 10 the gift of Mrs.
A. r. Gumaer. and the 5000 books are
the gift Of the Florence public library.
A banquet. reception and ball in
honor of the soldiers and sailors Of
eastern Fremont county was given at
tho Elks home In Florence The Cham
Der Of Commerce gave the banquet AMI
the Florence lodge, No. OIL. b. p. O.
Elks, gave the dance. The reception
was given by the citizens Of Florence.
Western slope beet growers. at a
meeting at Grand Junction. served no.
tics on the Western Sugar Company
that the $40 flat beet scale must be
granted ut once II the company ex-
poets any beets on the slope this sea
son. The growers declared otherwise
they would put the acreage into wheat.
II present plans materialize, Colo
RADIO Springs will observe "Pershing
day" this summer In a joint celebra-
ton Of the victory Of the American
forces in Europe and the dedication Of
the Pixies Peak Ocean-tO-Ocean high
way as the Pcrshing Transport route,
the first OF the government military
roads.
A posse from counties adjoining
Denver are securing the roads and
hills in search of two bandits who.
after pillaRinE the village OF Mount
Morrison, eighteen miles southwest Of
Denver. blew up the postoffice. rifled
the contents OF the safe and set fire
to several buildings, the blaze threat
ening to destroy the entire town.
A $4,000 corporation is In process
of formation by the farmers OF Eaton
to be known as the Eaton Potato
Flour Factory" 1t IN planned to use
all Gull potatoes in the manufacture Of
flour, and the mill to be erected will
have capacity OF 10000 pounds of
flour every twenty. four hours and will
employ nearly 100 men and women.
Tenchers' salaries, vocational edu-
cation, after-war school finances, re-
construction in education and the new
school legislation will he among the
subjects to he discussed at the super
intenIsnts' and principals spring con-
ference of the Colorado Education As
Hocintion In Denver at the East Den
yer High school. April Is and 10, ac-
cor,ilng to an announcement from
Supt. q. r. Brown OF the Greeley
schools, chairman Of the conference
bUnrd OF directors.
Scvcnty-eIRht new members were
ndded to the Rocky Mountain Auto
Trades Association, and It's annual
two.dny convention closed ut Pueblo
with big banquet md smoker mt the
Congress hotel. Optimism marked the
tfnde talks made both days. Colorado
Springs was selected for the 1920
meeting.
A fire In the coal mine ut Somerset
has been burning since Feb. 25, md
has not yet been placed under control.
The United States mine rescue car
for Colorado IN on the scene. and a
special group of eight Colorado Fuel
& Iron Company employees. trained In
mine rescue work, has been sent from
the southern coal fields Of that com.
pany.
A broken arm, wrenched shoulder,
nh injured spine. n bruised hip. a
badly cut face and numerous other
cuts aud bruises, together with II
broken and damaged automobile. Is the
net result of the playfulness of dog
mt Windsor which ran out In front OF
an automobile driven by Raymond
Dnrnell md containing three other
ali. IL ns.A