The Colorado statesman., 1920-07-10
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

Judging from correspondence the en-
rollment at the Colorado Agricultural
College will he greatly Increased next
year. The call for the new catalog is
25 per cent In excess OF any previous
year.
Marriage licenses issued In the
month of June passed the 800 marx
In Denver. This breaks all records for
the month of June, according TO statis-
tics prepared by Harry Il. Dowd, mar
riage license clerk.
]. o. Ingram, the superintendent OF
the Laramie plant of the National sup
ply Company, whose district offices
are at Casper, has been made man
ager OF the Denver office of that COM
pany, which has been opened in that
city.
C. n. Stephenson, who has been
connected with the University or
Wyoming as animal husbandmsn, In
the extension division, has rendered
his resignation to accept position
with the Colorado Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
Petitions bearing more than 22,oOO
names have been returned on the tri-
tunnel project, according to state
ment by w. g. Evans, chairman OF the
State Highway Commission. The peti-
tions have been filed with the seere-
tary of state.
A madern, 150-room hotel, and cot
tages with nearly as extensive accom-
medations, are to be erected on the
williams ranch at the junction OF the
Roaring Fork and the Cache la Poudre
river, fifty miles from Fort Collins, in
the Poudre canon.
Colorado bought S2TO,220 worth of
War Saving stamps in the five months
from Jan. 10 to May 81 of this year,
according TO an announcement by the
Treasury Department. This Is an aV-
ernge of 20 cents for every man, wom-
an and child In the state.
A very severe hsllstorm visited the
western end of Grand Valley, doing
100000 worth OF damage to the fruit
crop in the Fruitdale section. Young
fruit and leaves were stripped from
thousands of trees. Some damage to
livestock and poultry was also done.
Clinging to their wagon as 1t was
washed down stream on the crest OF
fIood-waters near Hudson, Earl Leake,
Mrs. ii. U. Tucker and the latters .
little child gained the bank and safety
a quarter of a mile below where they
drove into deep hole while trying to
ford a stream. The horses broke loose
from the wagon, but We're drowned.
A decision to abandon the plan of
Initiating an amendment to the CON
stitution at the November election au-
thorizing a S25,O00,0O0 bond issue for
good roads was reached at a confer
ence between good roads leaders. 1t
was feared that submission of the
good roads bond issue might leopard
ize the chances of the tunnel bond
Issue.
Heavy losses have been sustained
by the feeders this year. 1t is partly
due 10 the high-priced feed, according
TO r. w. Clark of the Colorado Agri-
cultural College. Last winter hay sold
in most parts of the state at enormous
figures. To win next winter the feed
ers should begin to provide feed now
and keep the matter definitely in mind
all the time.
Initiative petitions for an amend
ment authorizing the state to construct
the three railroad tunnels through the
Transcontinental divide, as proposed
by the State Railroad Commission,
have been filed with the secretary of
state by William G. Evans, chairman of
the Railroad Commission. The peti-
tions bore the signatures OF 23,IOO
voters, more than 6,000 over the re-
quired number.
j. NJ. Cameron, age 81, Greeley
clothing merchant, committed suicide
by hanging himself from water pipe
in the basement of the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Harold Easicrtlny. He
left ia note saying lie had been
"troubled by i'll health and business
Worries"
Steady employment with good work
ing conditions for the man who is en-
ployed on the farm will keep farin
Iahorers within the state. according to
w. L. Morrisey, deputy state LABOR
commissioner. II is the plan of the
abor commission, according 10 Mr..
Morrissey, to perfect plan within the
next few weeks which will prevent the
release OF thousands Of farm hands
during the dull season by farmers.
The body of an unidentified man,
murdered. was found hy party OF
tourists on the Salt Greek road, Just
off the Santa Fe trail near Pueblo.
| There were indications that the man.
who is believed TO have been an 1tal-
| ian, had been assaulted within the city
and the body carried by automobile to
the point where il was found. The
head had been beaten by heavy in
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