The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-02-15
Pithy News Notes
From Al Pans Of
Colorado

sworn In nfty-seven deputies at the
steel mills to replace former guards
John johnson, his wife and four
children, Of NiWot, rnirscuiOusly es-
capped death Sunday, when his car
left the road on d sharp curve four
miles outside Of Boulder and plunged
into creek.
Rsp0rts show that In Denver last
ycaS here were 10 cases Of typhoid
ressAE777 OF scarlet fever, 3gl Of diph-
the5 q, 84l of whOOping cough, 2,644
nf measles, 1884 OF chicken IOx and
l01 OF munips.
Friends of County Judge ira Roth
gerber are again urging him to be-
come candidate for mayor OF Den
yer In the spring. Judge ROthgerber
has been mentioned frequently US
likely candidate, but has not made
Soy announcement of his Intention to
make the race.
The Colorado Springs Light. Heat
and Power Company will sell Its plant
To that city for $3,s37 .472 In cash and
~ no other terms, according to let
,Gr from Rush L.. Holland. vice preai-
dent Of the corporation, to Mayor G.
J.. Thomas. The mayor had requested
II valuation on the plant.
The flu" situation here continues
with little Improvement in Leadvilie.
There Is u crying need for nurses, for
M yet but few women have proffeved
their services. More than one-third OF
the school pupils are absent. due to
FLU. Fear Of the dread disease Ii tenn
porarily cripplins many business
houses.
The mysterious disease which has
been killing many cattle around Crest.
Colo, and which started In the west
ern part Of Morgan county. where It
destroyed entire herds, has been d.
synosed as corn stalk disease by vet
~rinarians frOm the State Agriculture,
College at Fort Collins. and there 10
no cure for 1t save to keep the cattle
out of the corn fields.
All the Weld county sugar mills are
assured long campaigns next season.
because OF the Immense beet tonnage
contracted for In the country. accord
ing to HI Tymothy. agricultural super
Intendent OF the Greeley factory. He
says that the Greeley factory has con-
trac,ed more than 1900 acrea, and
thaH Windsor and Eaton have cOss-
iracted about 1900 acres between
them
Although IL. Lee Craft, special
agent Of the Deps rtment Of Justice,
went tn Fowler TO arrest one man on
II charge OF evadinx the draft, he
brought to Pueblo another on the same
charge. and through u peculiar cir.
.cumstance, the name OF the man
caught In the saine M the man sought.
lie Is James n. George. and he is held
In the local JUL awaiting action on
the part Of government officials.
yss.. A. Funk ~ C,ihnn onc NJ the
three American soldiers who have
been recommended by General Persh-
Ing to receive congressional medals
bravery In action. Ia 20 years old and
y the son Of Mart Funk. weil.known
rxncter living four miles northeast Of
Caihan. Fl PasO county. News Of hts
sons citation for bravery In action has
Just been received by his father. who
m oeorse Norlin. acting president
-, N. JInIyersitv az Colorado. an.
nounced at Boulder that the rcsigna-
ton Of Dr.. kvingston Fsrsand. presi-
dent Of the university. was expected BY
the board OF regents. This statement
follows closely upon the announcement
from Warrington that President VIII.
son had appointed DR.. Farrand a.
president Of the American Red Cross.
The appointment 10 take effect
March l.
rom Foley. wealthy Chinese Iaun.
.,ryman and IL character for thirty.
five years ON the Western slope. was
found murdered at Ouray. Robbery
N pA'eved !" nave DEE" '"e motive.