The Holly chieftain., 1919-04-03
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado

Too.of In one-teacher schools TO SlOo.fo
in high schools.
Teller county ranchers estimate that
$4,000 worth of cattle have died in
that county during the winter from
starvation and exposure, according to
stock growers.
The total receipts of the 1850 school
districts in Colorado for the scnool
year ending July 1. 1918, were $11,-
5I2, 155.05. Expenditures for the same
period We're S9,S92, ,69o13.
To Perry Majors, Montezuma
county rancher, belongs the honor for
raising the biggest pig in the San
Juan basin. The porker dressed 496
pounds and was sold for $9424.
]. C. Cessna, 2S, local manager of
the Gilpin County Light, Heat and
Power Company, was electrocuted at
Central City on a pole when his hand
slipped and came in contact with Il
ligh-powered wire
The production of dry beans In Colo
rado has increased from 424 900 bush
els in 1916 to nearly 100000 bushels
almost wholly to the introduction of
the Mexican pinto bean.
Breaking through Il barred window
and making off with five sacks of
high grade, an unknown number of
men attempted to rob the Ibex Min
ing Company of quantity of high
grade ore, valued at $4,000, at Lead
vile.
Agreements for the S4,OO0,000 col
onizing corporation announced recent
ly as being in the process of forming
to develop 100000 acres of land ada
cent to Denver have been signed by
all the Henry L. Doherty interests and
other land owners, and articles Of in
corporation will be filed in a few days.
With his left arm and two fingers
| off his right hand gone and left on the
battlefield of France, and one of his
legs so badly shot up that he walks
with limp, and three other wounds
In different parts of his body, Otto
Schmultzer of Johnstown has recently
| returned home after seeing war in it's
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 at
| $4,000 Several firemen were in
jured. The explosion Of kerosene
| lamp started the fire.
| Two La Junta Boy Scouts were pub
| licly 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, 13 years old received
a button for his efforts. Willford Bar
well received a button and ace medal
for selling $500 worth Of stamps.
Liquors and tobacco taxes from this
| district, consisting of Colorado and
| Wyoming, will be more than SSOO,O00,
according to Deputy Internal Revenue
| Collector Charles o. Berry. Returns
had to be filed at the office or be in
the mail Wednesday night. Taxes on
| liquor stocks in Wyoming were large
| ly responsible for the amount of the
| collections.
Mrs. William A. Campbell, wife OF
a prominent Colorado Springs physi-
clan, is the second victim of the sleep
| ing sickness in that city. She has
been suffering from the ailment for
| two weeks and has been conscious
only at brief intervals. The other vic
tim, Miss Bessie Nash who has been
| suffering for a month, is unchanged.
Attending, PHYSICIANS are not worried
| over the condition of their patients.
When registration day for the
| spring quarter of Colorado State
| Teachers College at Greeley arrived
| eight young men students who are
| keeping bachelors hall' appeared in
n body at the desk of Miss Helen
Payne, head of the domestic science
department. Eve want to learn to
cook" the spokesman said. "Will you
| teach us?" So a male class of eight
! in home economics was organized to
| meet twice week.
Mayor F. r. Smith has been renom-
| mated on the Citizens ticket, which
will be the only one in the field. Last
year was a prosperous one for Hud-
son, Colo, with the new Farmers Co
| operative grain elevator, general
store Libby, Mcneil & Libby pickle
factory and the plant of the Boulder
| T,rn, mnrv Cpmnapy Tho TOWN <o,,