Cheyenne record., 1920-06-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

Western Newspaper unien News Services.
Postmasters reappointed by Presi-
dent Wilson included John G. Miller,
Boulder, Colo, and William e. King.
Sterling, Colo.
Ouray authorities have ordered the
wrecking Of several dilapldated struc-
lures and the installing Of cement side
walks in place of the old wooden walk
in number Of places.
Aspen has gone back to standard
time, the daylight saving clock proving
80 unpopular that the city council was
forced to rescind its previous action
moving up the clock one hour.
Pat West, a 14-year-old boy who re-
Gently went to Craig with H. R. Nc
Gonagle from Iowa, is an expert with
a tractor and will be boss of the plow-
ing crew at the McGonigle ranch this
season.
According to announcement by Floyd
F. Fairhurst, head of the motor vehicle
department Of the secretary of states
office, 2G,1 automobile licenses had
been issued in Denver up to May 81.
This number is within 172 Of the total
of licenses issued for the entire year
of 1919.
Fred Lebsack, 20, areturned soldier,
was found dead by his brother, Carl,
near q pumping plant on his fathers
ranch, which is about four miles east
Of Berthoud. The boy is believed to
have lain down to rest near the ex-
haust pipe and inhaled the poisonous
gas while asleep.
The Colorado State Highway Com
has submitted plans for five
new roads to the district engineer Of
the federal bureau Of roads, for consid-
Grafton under the federal aid allow
ance. The total cost for the five roads
amounts to 500, sos. Federal aid ID
asked to the amount Of $15O,955.
Glen Siverson, student OF Lowell
school, who was accidentally hit in the
head with q bat at Colorado Springs
while playing baseball at the school.
is dead. The boy, who was II years
old, was catching and stepped too close
to the home plate, when he was hit as
the batsman drew back to strike at q
ball
The American Library Association,
in its convention at Colorado Springs,
a resolution embodying an en-
larged program which provides for the
equipping Of new libraries and the i'm
provement Of equipments in. libraries
already established. The program, II
carried out in full, will require an ex-
penditure Of $2,OOO.OOO. The resolu-
ton will be presented to the executive
board as a basis for guidance in ad-
the enlarged activities OF
the association.
An interesting series of free lectures
has been arranged by Prof. Milo G.
Derham for the students Of the Uni
versity Of Colorado summer school and
citizens of Boulder. Two or more free
lectures will be given each day
throughout the summer quarter, June
IA to August %. In addition, DIR. Der
ham has arranged for mountain excur-
sions for Fridays and Saturdays, and
has given Endorsement to the program
that has been adopted by the Boulder
branch of the Colorado Mountain
Climbers Club.
The fifth annual interscholastic de-
batting championship was won at Boul-
der by Lamar from Montrose. A silver
loving cup is to be presented to the
school and medals to the winners who
were Gerald Beavers, ]. w. Merrill and
Vivian Potter. They had previously
won from nine teams in their division
and from Idaho Springs, winner Of the
Northwest league. Montrose was rep
resented by Elizabeth Trotter, Eliza
beth Simpson and Hershall Lyon. They
had won the western slope champion
ship, defeating thirteen teams.
An important local realty deal was
made at Victor when A. E. Reynolds
sold the postoffice block to J. B. By
ers for $1,000. The building is occu-
pied by the postoffice, the Bank of Vic
tor and several business firms, and is
probably the best income property in
the Cripple Creek district.
DR.. f. B. Moore of Florence had a
narrow escape from death when his
automobile was struck by a train. The
entire front end Of the machine was
demolished, but the front seat, in
which the doctor was riding, was
tossed aside. The doctor, who was on
hurry call, finally pulled his grip out
of the wreckage and proceeded on foot
to his patient.
Greeley Chamber Of Commerce, is to
become member of the faculty Of the
University of Colorado. He will be d.
rector of the extension department,
with which he was formerly associated
during the years leave of absence that
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