Cheyenne record., 1921-05-26
COLORADO (.
STATE NEWS
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With representative attendance
from all parts of the state, the fifth
annual convention Of the Colorado Re-
tail Coal Dealers Association was
held In Fort Collins.
More than 100 delegates from all
| over northern Colorado gathered in
Loveland for the annual convention of
the WOman's Home Missionary Socl-
ETY. of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which comprises seven counties In
Colorado.
Mable lesser, the s-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry lesser,
northwest of Loveland, died very sud-
denly and was buried at a private fu-
| neral. She IL the third child of this
| family TO die in two days, the other
two dying within few hours Of each
other of diphtherin.
Fifty-sIx merchants Of Loveland or
ganized the Lnrimer County Credit As.
sociation, with Ross Fl. Comfy as sec
retary and board of directors repre-
senting seven different lines of busi-
ness. A thorough canvass of business
men was made and the membership
raised to nearly 100.
At meeting of taxpayers it was
unanimously decided to instruct the
| hoard of education to call an election
| to decide on the issue of $4,000 In
bonds to enlarge the Seibert High
| School building, consolidate the five
schools of the district and place the
school on the accredited list.
Word has been received at Loveland
| that c. f. Davis, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
W. c. Duvis of LOveland, who is now
| stationed with the United States army
at Fort Clark, Texas, has been pro-
NOTED to captain and at the same time
was selected captain of the polo tenn.
which is said to be one of the best In
( the United States army.
Plans have been completed by vii.
linn w. Stickney, architect for the hos
pltnl. to be built by the state for the
use Of the inmates OF the refOrmatory
mt Buenn Vista. The inmates them
selves will construct the building and
will make the cement blocks to be used
In 1t. 1t will be one story and base
ment, with ward to contain twenty
five beds, two private wards and one
isolation ward.
Charged with stealing an automobile
from garage in Walsenburg and driv-
ing toward Pueblo, Mick Macs, a Mex
lean, wns acquitted by jury in Dis
trict Court at Walsenburg. The ver-
Tot t,n, f,iI TO In,
tent on the part of Macs, 1t was an
nounced. Macs was accused of mis-
representing himself to the garage
keeper and obtaining the car which he
is alleged to have driven away.
Charging that Edward J. Schley,
vice president of the First State Bank
of keenesburg "endeavOred to ruin
him by destroying his character and
business reputation. Barton Il. Tim
bers, president OF the Hudson State
Bank of Hudson and the keene Val.
ley State Bank of Keenesburg, has
filed suit In the District Court al
Greeley demanding $4,000 damages
and body judgment against Schley
l. More than 800 applications for pros.
pecting permits under the oil sections
of the leasing act OF Feb. %, 1920, and
covering the structural relations, were
reported on by the United States geo.
logical survey during the past month,
according to NJ. ID. McEniry, chief OF
the field division Of the United States
general land office in Denver. The
| total number of reports rendered since
July !, 1920, is nearly $500, 1t was ex.
planned. ThIrty-twO reports were ren.
dered during April on applications for
coal lenses from the government, the
reports show.
]. l.. Cockrill and wife of Eureka,
New, drove over 1000 miles In their
car to reach Grand Junction in order
that shoemaker who specializes in
making shoes for people who cannot
wear normal shoes, might make a pair
for Mrs. COckrill. A week in the val.
ley and the trip and shoes together
cost approximately $3.50.
Prospects for one Of the heaviest
yields of sugar beets ever known in
the BerthOud district are brighter now
than any season for many years, ac-
cording to reports of the field men of
the Great Western Sugar Company,
who say most of the beets nre up with
the best stand in years, and blocking
and thinning has begun in earnest.
Between 1,2OO and 1,4OO miners in
the Silverton district are expected to
return to work within the next two
weeks, following an agreement reached
between representatives of the miners.
the mine owners and members. of the
Colorado State Industrial Commission,
who met in Durango. The mines have
been closed since last December, and
the agreement reached was the result
Of investigation by the commission
since that time.
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