Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-04-29
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


and Commercial Association to show
Colorado people that the prosperity
and happiness of every individual In
the state is enhanced by purchasing
Colorado-made goods, began by offer
ing 500 in prizes for the best ten-word
slogan which most forcibly expresses
the fundamental idea of the campaign
The slogan must be mailed to the pub
lIsbing and publicity committee OF the
civic association, whose members VIII
be the judges in the contest.
Unless the owners of job-printing es-
Establishments in Colorado agree to
forty-fcur-hour work week by May 1,
members of five printing trades crafts
will 20 on strike, It was declared at
the hearing conducted by the State In
dustrial Commission. ave will grant
no concession. not even forty-seven and
one-half hours" replied Charles WEIGH
spokesman fort employers. Il viii
say further that rather than recede
from our present position we VII,
break off negotiations"
Because jury in the Routt county
District Court was not given an OPP
portunity to order him hanged, Costa
d. Nesteroff. Bulgarian, has APP
pealed to the Supreme Court for re-
versal of the verdict of the lower court.
Nesteroff was convicted of the murder
of Pete Evanoff several months ago
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Lawyers and attaches of the Supreme
Court declare this pleading to be the
most unusual ever presented TO the
higher tribunal.
Governor Shoup has issued a proc
lamation urging all citizens Of Colo
RADIO to join the silo campaign
planned by the State Farm Bureau the
week of May 30. He also asks farm
ers wherever possible to start the con-
struction of silos that week, or at least
draft plans for one. SilOs are great
savers of food costs, especially in milk
production. according to statistics com
piled by the farm bureau
A deck of cards decided the fate of
aldermans position and member of the
city council at Goldfield. II. A. Han
sen and Fred Hanna each received
twenty eight votes Mt the election held
April 4, and after a mass meeting held
in the town hall It was decided to cut
the card deck to see who would land
the position. Hanna drew the four of
diamonds and Hansen cut an eight of
hearts, qualifying for the office.
Thomas Clark, 80 years old, promi-
nent western slope carnotite operator
and miner, was found stabbed to death
on his bed over Spanish pool hall in
Grand Junction. MeXicans in the room
below heard groans coming from the
room and investigated They found
Clark dying from two stab wounds in
the abdomen. 1t y believed that the
miner was murdered and robbed of
5000.
Twelve thousand dollars in liberty
bonds postal savings stamps and cash
was found by officials of Eagle coun-
ty in the cabin owned by Charles Mil
Ter. Il railway trackwalker. after his
death. Miller, who was recluse. had
charge of miles of track He had Sc
creted the money in every conceivable
place about the tiny cabin which he
occupied
Arthur Malone, alias Arthur Zassi,
an Italian, is seeking to be deported as
an undesirable alien TO escape n SEN
tence of not less than seven years and
not more than eight years in the fed
eral penitentiary which was given him
In District Court at Colorado Springs.
Following the blizzard during which
Donald Goodspeed of Colorado Springs,
together with three companions, was
marooned at roadhouse on the Canon
City road, Mrs. Adra Hudson Good
speed filed suit for divorce on the
ground of cruelty.
The board of trustees of the Colo
RADIO School for the Deaf and Blind
has appointed Mrs. William X Argo
as superintendent for the next two
years, succeeding her husband, who
died recently.
Following refusal of Judge Ira d.
Payne to fine eight alleged speeders
whom he had ordered into court, Ed
Nero, who has been acting as special
policeman of Loveland, with instruc-
lions TO stop seeding, handed his resig-
hhtioh W uie lHdSoT anu reIuSeu 10
work longer Nero was appointed to
stop speeding after many complaints,
and the first night he was on duty or
dered the eight men into court.
The conference of the Midwest
League has decided upon a 120-game
schedule for the season. Drastic rul
ings regarding freak deliveries were
made, according to Rick Ricketson
president of the league. All freak
balls, including the emery ball." the
''parafin ball." etc, We're barred. Pro
vision was made for Furnishing any
pitchers who break this ruling
Theodore Knight. 19-year-old Monte