The Holly chieftain., 1919-03-06
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

government at S172,751 600, compared
with S163,975, 400 for 1917. an increase
of about 5.3 per cent.
Hundreds of residents of Fort Col
lins turned out to see Lieut.. Otto E.
Benell, one of their home heroes, deco
rated with the distinguished service
cross by order of the Secretary of War.
H. NJ. Watkins and Carl Sherry of
Merino were arrested at Willard,
northwest of Sterling, when they
alighted from Cheyenne train with a
suitcase. 1t contained thirty-seven
pints.
Recruiting for the army is to begin
at once In Colorado and Wyoming
Lieutenant Barney received instruc-
tions from the War Department to re-
sumo the task Of finding men in the
Denver district to fill the standing
army.
In the death Of Fay Gorham of Ri
file, who died following an operation,
another of the pioneer stage drivers
and settlers of this state, who drifred
in during the early days from the
Black Hills country, have answered
the last call
Announcement is made that Colo
RADIO Springs is going to extend its
white way as far as the Santa Fe sta
ton. A new system of ornamental
street lights will be installed on East
Pixies Peak avenue to the railroad
station within the next few weeks
Lieut.. Edward Smith, Tiger quarter
back in 1916, has returned to Colorado
Springs from France, where he brought
down two German airplanes while
serving on the French front in tho
American aviation forces. Smith will
re-enter colleges and will try out for
the football team next fall.
"Banish the billboards and other un-
slightly advertising signs from Den
ver's mountain parks" is the slogan of
the Colorado Mountain Club, which
has undertaken campaign to COOP
crate with city officials of Denver in
an effort to maintain the parks with
out these commercial atrocities.
The Great Western Sugar Company
will build Steffens plant in connec-
tion with it's Fort Morgan factory
which will cost about 100000. The
work of construction will start in
April and material has already arrived
for the building, which will be COM
| pleted for the fall campaign.
The Denver Motor Club is making
driyo for now r,omhorc Tho ,,,ou,hor.
ship now includes 1900 Denver pleas
ure car drivers, but as there are over
$4,000 owners of such cars in the city
the field for growth is large. Plans
are also underway to improve the
clubs picnic ground and clubhouse at
Idledale, near Morrison.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected to follow threatening letter
received by Thomas Purcell, young
attorney of Colorado Springs. Purcell
is defending Sydney A. Wilson, OIL
trial in the District Court for statll-
tory offense. The complaining wit
ness is 15-year-old niece of Wilson.
| The letter, which has been turned over
| to the postal authorities for investiga
ton, declares that Wilson must "go to
| the pen or die"
DIR. George A. Norlin, for the past
two years acting president Of the Unit
versity of Colorado in the absence of
| President Farrand, was elected presi-
| dent by the board of regents of the
university, filling the vacancy caused
| by DR.. Farrand's resignation. The
| resignation Of DR.. Farrand came as a
result of his appointment by President
| Wilson as national director of the
| American Red Cross, necessitating his
presence in Washington.
Leadville is undergoing a record win
ter The snowfall has been remarkably
light and the water mains and pipes
oil over the city are freezing Warren
G. West, manager of the Leadville Wa
ter Company, said that this winter Is
the worst he has ever seen in Lead
vile for freezing pipes. In one resi-
| two hours.
Clifford Sproules, aged "a, negro,
must hang for Staying w. w. Green,
turnkey at the Pueblo county Jail, Oc-
tober 18th, when Sproules endeavored
to make his escape from the jail.
Green died after being shot twice by
the negro in the corridor of the jail A
| jury brought in a verdict of first de-
gree murder, with death penalty rec
commended.
Leadville's big welcome home recep-