Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-07
Pithy News Notes
From Au Pnsts Of
Colorado
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Mrs- Andrew AUNT Fanny Payne.
said 10 be more than 100 years old. for
mer slave and pioneer Of Middle park.
Is dead
K V. Billinsron OF Denver has bSss
appointed state supervisor Of tradn
and Industrial education at the Colo
rado Agricultural College
County commissioners Of 0unnisos
expect to spend t2.Ooo on the Black Ne
- road and abou, $4,000 on the road
from GunnIson TO Somerset
The bill ext.nd,ng for s.x months
the time in which 1870 assessment
work on mining ciaimS can b dee
was signed BY President Wilson.
The sundry civil bill reported to The
House in Washington carriss s1f7 800
for the Grand Valley reclamation pro-
ject and S2lAOoo for the Uneompah-
gre project.
W. II. Gottie, foreman Of the charge
floor OF the Arkansas Valley smeltsr.
was killed at LeadviIls whss q l.ooe-
pound elevator which he was repair
Ing fell on him.
Dominic George. q Frenchman. IS
years old. steel worker, was found with
his head cut open with an AZ. by the
police, at his home In Pueblo. The
motive for the crime Is believed to
have been robbery.
SiEty.five School OF Mines students
are In Idaho Springs finishing their
practical work In the mines, Instead Of
having to do II In the summer. P1f-
teen cf these are Chinese, who are b.
Ing sent TO the Golden school by their
government.
Dean .. Dewitt, IL. was killed In.
stantiy and John Scheinek. IL. was Sc
r.ously injured when horse which
they were riding stumbled and fell
while crossing n pasture near Dewitt's
home, the I. II. Dewitt ranch, six miles
south OF Calhan. Colo.
Mistaklng strychnlne pills for Christ.
mas candy. Marguerite Schneider. 3
years old, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Schneider. living on ranch
east OF Colorado Springs, died after
she had swallowed quantity Of the
poison.
There is snow enough In North park
ln need the snow plow on the Colo
RADIO. Wyoming & Eastern, the train
10 Walden being drawn by two en-
slnes. At Foxpnrk. the crest OF the
the thermometer registered
10 degrees below zero recently.
Jack shinn OF shinn Park. promi.
nent rancher, caught his hand In the
cuEs Of grain grinding machine and
crushed the thumb and one finger. He
was unable TO find way TO get 20
Moutrose except to drive the fifteen
miles himself, so he got into his car
and, In spite OF the pain, made the
long drive. The surgeons amputated
two fingers.
A company has been orgenized com
posed OF DcBeiue business men. stock.
growers and oil shale operators In
western Colorado TO construct mod
0oo. The proposed hotel Is to have
fifty rooms, all OF which will be fur
nlshed In the most up-to-date manner.
A site for the building has already
been secured and II Is expected TO start
building operations early In the spring.
A unique plan to relieve the strin-
gency In money matters which Is be-
Ing felt by farmers has been proposed
aud will likely be put into effect at
Seibert. II is proposed by local mer-
chants and other business people to
allow farmers credit on their wheat
a bushei on the former and % cents
on the latter. A mortgage apd bond to
guarantee delivery OF this grain In
May will be taken.
ton, 60 years old, owner of nen-irri-
gated homestead fifteen miles south
west OF Virgins. WAS Yound m his
shack by neighbors who visited the
place. Benton had been dead for sew
erai days and is presumed to have died
from exposure and lack Of medical at
tention.
Denver Is assured Of one OF the
greatest medical schools and state hos
ritals in the United States as result
OF Governor Shoup's decision to rec
ommend to the next Legislature that q
fund OF 100000 be appropriated to
meet the requirements Of the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation, which has promised
$500. 600 Of the necessary $500. 600 for