Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-09
Hthy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Newspaper Union New. Service.

judging from correspondence the en-
rollment at the Colorado Agricultural
College will be greatly increased next
year. The call for the new catalog is
rs per cent In excess of any previous
year.
Marriage licenses issued In the
month of June passed the 500 mark
in Denver. This breaks all records for
the month OF June. according to statls-
tics prepared by Harry E. 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 of
Wyoming as animal husbandman, in
the extension division, has rendered
his resignation to accept position
with the Colorado Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
Petitions bearing more than 22,0O0
tunnel project. according to a state
ment by w. G. Evans, chairman of the
State Highway Commission. The petit
tlons have been filed with the secre-
tary of state.
A modern, 150-room hotel, and cot
tages with nearly as extensive accom-
modatlons, are to be erected on the
Williams ranch ut the junction Of the
Roaring Fork and the Cache la Poudre
river, fifty miles from Fort Collins, In
the Poudre canon.
Colorado bought S270,220 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-
erage of 26 cents for every man, wom-
an and child in the state.
A very severe hailstorm 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
flood-waters near Hudson, Earl Leake,
Mrs. Il. U. Tucker and the latter's
little child gained the bank and safety
a quarter of a mile below where they
drove into deep hole while trying to
ford stream. The horses broke loose
from the wagon, but were drowned.
A decision to abandon the plan of
Initiating an amendment to the con-
stitution at the November election au-
thorizing $25,0O0,000 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 to the high-priced feed, according
to Il. 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 petit
hor hn Stu ofttro ~
voters, more than 5000 over the re-
quired number.
]. NJ. Cameron, age 81, a Greeley
clothing merchant, committed suicide
by hanging himself from water pipe
in the basement of the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Harold Easterday. He
left a note saying he had been
troubled by Ill health and business
Worries"
Steady employment with good work
ing conditions for the man who is EN-
oloyed on the farm will keep farm
laborers within the state, according to
w. L. Morrisey, deputy state labor
commissioner. 1t is the plan of the
labor commission, according to 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 by a party of
tourists on the Salt Creek road, just
off the Santa Fe trail near Pueblo.
There we're Indications that the man,
who is believed to have been an Ital-
ian, had been assaulted within the city
and the body carried by automobile to
the point where 1t was found. The
head had been beaten by a heavy in
strument.