Cheyenne record., 1920-05-27
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

apidly as nature, assisted by the or
sanized forestry movement, can re-
place them with new growth. Unless
prompt and effective measures are in
reduced to arrest this process Of dis
,ipation the country will. probably
within twenty-five years, find itself no
oqger ablesto meet the market demand
or forest products. Such a acsadatjon
.an only result in industrial stagna-
ion, exOrbitant prices for wood pro-
iucts which enter into the daily life Of
he people. and greatly restricted eco
ionic and civic development.
| The National Guard Club, an organ
zation of local business men to COOP
crate with the National Guard INIT
which is to be formed, has been organ
zed in Montrose. This club will spon.
,or the formation OF the local guard
init, and after 1t is organized will as
,ist the guards in the Vay of better
Hub rooms and as an advisory board
% which the members Of the guard will
Always be free to appeal for. assist.
lnce.
The Pawnee County Club has been
county division from the KeOta, Sligo
Grover, Hereford and New Raymel
| districts. Resolutions are being pre-
pared which will be introduced be
fore the Legislature. Both the Demo
cratic and Republican county assem-,
olies at Greeley pledged candidates
for the State Legislature to support
| county division.
Henry Crasant, ten years old, was
shot and seriously wounded by Mex
ican near the Crasant home at Johns
town, according to story told to the
Greeley authorities by two younger
brothers who were playing. with the In
jured lad when the shooting occurred
Two Mexicans are in Jail at Greeley. a
third Mexican and former farm hant
at the Crasant home is being sought.
According to announcement of Off
GERS of the Farmers Electric ant
Power Company of Eaton, the HOME
Gas and Electric Company Of Greele!
has decided to exercise an option up
puI SHsisC VI liC
the Greeley concern has held for si'
months. The deal will be completed
before June 1 and the consideration II
said to be $750,OOO.
Joe Byouk, a young mine employS
was instantly killed at the c. F. & /
Company mine at Crested Butte wheI
he was struck by runaway car which
dashed down the incline from the tip
pie, at the foot Of which Byouk wa'
standing. The accident occurred, IL
was declared, when the cable drawing
the car broke, releasing it when tho
men were not expecting it.
Paul Mccormick, son of George Nc
Cormtck, publisher at Fort Collins, re
ceived a telegram informing him tina
he had passed the examination at thu
Hall Coaching School, Columbia, Mo.
| which qualities him for entrance will
class of cadets ut Annapolis Nava
| Academy. He is now ordered to ap
pear at Fort Lyons, Colo, for ply
sical examination.
Two men drowned in Grand rive
were L. F. Grace of GlenwoOd Springs
commissioner Of Garfield county, ant
Zenas Crawford of the same town, the
county road overseer. They met deatl
when their automobile, unbalanced b!
a caving river bank, plunged into thu
Grand river one mile above Grizzly
east Of GlenwOod Springs.
With view of developing one O.
the best mines in Colorado and O.
making Moffat county the wealthies
in the state, the Axial Basin Develop
ment Company is rapidly pushing tn,
work on the COllom coal vein at Mt
Streeter.
The following figures show Denver
growth from 1870 to the present time
as shown by official government cen
sus figures: 1870, 4,759; 1880, 35,629
1890, 1O6,713; 1900, 133,s59; 1910
213,3s1; 1920, 256,369.
Miss Elsie Eaves is the new tenni
champion Of the University Of Colo
ratiO She won the hOnOrs ut BOulde
by defeating Miss Elizabeth Gamble
60, 6-3. Miss caves is from Sterling
Colo. She is senior in the engineer
ing department. In the sem-final
played Miss Eaves qualified for th'
championship by defeating Berth,
Brown, &c, 81. 6-3. Miss Gamble de
fcated Miss Harriet Shaw, 6-1, GO.
Golden probably enjoys the distinc
ton of possessing the first and onl,
women's civic league in Colorado. Mrs
w. j. Hazard wns elected chairman
Mrs T. pnddiefOrd Of the SIutt
Boys Industrial school, secretary, ant
Mrs. f. Il. Steward, treasurer. The
chairman will appoint n captain II
each ward in Golden and the captain
will appoint her lieutenant.
Lillian Markus, 6-year-Old daughte
n& Honru. IarLuS hox,f fnrInar dial