The Meeker herald., 1921-12-03
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

board of county commissioners has cut
to 10 mills for this coming year.
The body of the man taken out OF
Copeland lake by two farmers was
Identified at Brighton MS that Of John
Ihill, lnborng man, who had been
stopping in Denver. Coroner Jones has
decided that the man probably commit
ted suicide, being broke" and discour-
aged.
Colorado coal mines produced l,03S,
BOB tons of coal during October. Il sub
stantial increase over the September
production of SG2,2244 tons, although
only 1854 tons have been mined In
the state up to Nov. 1, this year, COM
pared with lO13l,7 92 tons during the
same period Inst year.
Denver will have direct highway
to the East by the opening of the 1922
tourist season. If the plans Of the Kan.
sas City-Denver Airline Association
materialize. The proposed road will
cut the distance from Kansas City to
Denver from 81 miles to approximate
ly $40 miles.
News of the death of Herbert A.
Ierrick, former managing editor OF
the Denver Times was received In
Denver from Louisville, Ky. Apoplexy
was The cause. MFR. HerrIck was 81
years old and ut the time of his death
was assistant city editor of the Louis
Vile Couricr-JOurnal.
Sheriff Hall at Greeley was In
formed by the deputy of Frederick,
Colo, that Il band of five armed ban
dts had entered II pool hall In that
place and, lining the patrons up
against the wall. robbed them and the
of 5000. They disappeared
in the direction of Denver.
c.,,,,. W. x.,,,, ., 1ow. ia
coming to Colorado. He will address
the Colorado Farmers Congress at the
College Dec. Z regarding
some Of the more important legisla-
ton which he and his comrades of the
..Agrarian Bloc" are pushing in Con-
gross for the benefit of the farmers
and stockmen.
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Au'oloo''e .es's'.a.on a,' ," 49,.
eu W 'ne ''1.e nv" s.,,
.ho.s y, tho ent,re twelve months Of
,oo0 nv more than 800 ono. according
10 I.ts committed nv Carl q. Nilliken,
NJ state The total amount
~ money collected to date ia placed
A. $500 *, a.
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fory .hou.anu =.
plates ~, u7e y" 'e' "ea. s ~
sutomopiies VI '"s passes ~
nave JUST neen recelseu ~ se., ~
VI s.n's A. az .,s,.,n.., On 90
49,. ,.h,ch rars receIved have been
sh,nn.a En- Tho county c,erk. of Ell
pn.n puoh,n and weld counties.
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me Atkshsss .sMes nus ",s -.
e,peI,snIeu one u H., ~. .., os h.s
hasn .,,ovs norms, almost ali of the
lime ami onIv one dav since the mid
Ale NJ Anpust has Ind any preciplta-
tyon NJ moment Seetlmen state that
tha veather has favored their work 20
,bot me crop ba. been harvested in
N. ho.t ~ conditions The ausar beet
~, ronort tho ,.me favorable autumn.
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=, ol'''ua, $50. 100, ~, .h. go
OIL per ee"e uus Sssa.,.,.,. o.
ase 'o.a, "u " 10 -. m.
annual average OF the years 1917 to
1870 was 1.325 cases filed by the dis
trict attorneys office. In the first
nine months Of 1921. 1875 cases have
been filed. II the same proportion con-
tinues the total for the year VIII De &
300. an Increase OF 1,O1l over the pre-
vious average.
The Denver Country Club horse
show md wild west exhibit at the
stadium has been post
noned from Nov. 20 to Dec. II, 1t was
announced by Frank Harris, who Is in
charge Of the show.
The Colorado Supreme Court Issued
n stay Of execution in the case Of N.
Stoltz, Denver real estate man. con-