The state herald., 1919-12-05
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris of
Colorado
COMING EVENTS.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service.

The Red Cross Christmas Seal salo will
take take place Al over the United States
There are about 10000 lambs being
fed In the MesIta-San Acasia territory.
The proposed auditorium at Mesita
seems certainty. Over 5000 has
been raised already.
Proposals for a 100000 bond issue
to erect an auditorium. gymnasium
and additional classrooms at the local
high school were overwhelmingly de-
feated at Colorado Springs.
William Edwards Of Trinidad. .
brakeman on the Santa Fe coal run
between Trinidad and Starkville, was
Jolted from the top Of car and was
ground to death under the wheels Of
the next car.
Increases Of from 15 to 25 per cent
in all city salaries are provided In an
ordinance adopted by the city council
at Colorado Springs. Patrolmen, fire
men and city clerks fared best with
increases of from $40 to $35 monthly.
Officials Of the local district office
Of the United States forest service
have begun cooperative work with the
San Isabel Public Recreation Associa-
tion for the development Of new
Colorado national playground on the
San Isabel forest.
Expert yeggmen opened the safe at
the Portland (Colo.) postoffice and es-
capped with $1,000 In stamps, thrift
stamps and liberty bonds, and robblng
the drug store In which the postoffice
is located of another 81, ZOO worth Of
jewelry and stock.
More than 100000 acres of the
patented land Of Colorado. or about -
per cent Of the area of the state. Ii
classed - non-irrigated farm land.
This class Of land has increased more
rapidly on the tax rolls In the past five
years than any other.
George Golden, negro, serving q
life sentence, made a sensational dash
for freedom at the state penltentiary at
Canon City. but was captured after he
had scaled the twenty-five-foot wall,
swan the Arkansas river and reached
the foothills In South canon.
Two million bushels Of wheat are
tied up In the wheat-growlng districts
Of eastern md northeastern Colorado
on account Of the impossible condition
Of the roads following the recent storm.
according to william @. Reid. Inspector
for the State Utilities Commission.
The body Of the unidentified man.
murdered several months ago. which
was found by three women strolling
across the prairies near Pueblo. II be-
lieved to be that Of Tony IApresto. 80
years old. former saloonkeeper Of
Aguilar. Colo. who disappeared last
January after threats Of blackmail had
been made to him.
R. L. Stringer. 53 years old, pioneer
fruit grower, who was plnced on trial
at Canon City on charge Of murder
Ing his stepson, A. H. Sutphen, 50
years old. was acquitted In the Fre-
mont count District Court. Sutphen
wns killed on the evening Of July 4th.
StrInger shot Sutphen with shotgun
pleading self-dcfense. Joseph II. Mau.
pin. former attorney general Of Colo
rado. handled the case for the defense.
Discovery Of nm artesIan water basin
In the Larsen dry farming district
northwest Of Grover has caused great
rejoicing among cattiemen and farm.
ers. The flow was struck on the Wick
ert ranch. which Is fifteen miles north
west Of Grover. There Is volume
sufficient to keep a two-inch pipe
filled, and the water is free from sui
phur and other dlstasteful contents.
An engineer who Investigated the well
believes that the artesinn basin lies
under q large acreage Of land.
Approximately $4,000 will b.
turned Into the state treasury this year
by the state Insurance department. rep.
resentlng the net earnings Of the de-
partment In the most successful yenr
In Its history. according to Claude W.
Falrchild. state insurance commits.
sioner.
Stickers, human and otherwise, come
In all varieties! The gaycst Of 1870
stickers Is the Christmas seal which
has been issued by the Colorado Pub
lie Health Association. It's rcdolcnt
Of Christmas cheer M fir tree all
trimmed with candles or brisk snow
storm or bright red holly wreath
hung In the window. It's done In soft
blue. and green and red and has u
Santa Claus climbing down 4 chimney.
his back bent under tho chccry mes.
sage he carries Of "A Merry Christ.
Bias, Health and Happy New Year"
That's q new message for Old Man to
carry. It's the message Of the Colo
RADIO Public Health Association to
every man. woman and child Of Colo
rado. It's going on letter. and bills
and Christmas packages and mnil Of
every description through tho medium
Of "health" Christmas seals which ART
national institution.
Dslta In 10 have n modern hospital