The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-22
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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utstitutiou, dfe D0ltov00 " NAvO
prompted Jay 8. Noble, % years old.
carpenter, to commit suicide In his
little shack on the outskirts Of Love
land Noble shot himself through the
head.
John ]. Phillips and his soo, Alex
Phillips, prominent Hereford brssdsrs
Of Goodlnnd, Kan. have made entries
In the breeding Hereford classes for
the coming National Western Stock
Show to be held In Denver Jan. II
to p.
A man whose name 10 believed to ~
Ira Batin, was found wandering In q
demented condition near Wray By
Sheriff Hitchcock. Batin had 5000
on his person. He was unable to tell
officials what he was doing or where
he lived.
Drake University with play it, first
fnter-sectional football game In Des
Moines, Iowa, Nov. II. lS12. when It
will meet the Colorado Asuss from
Fort Collins. Colo, according to an an.
nouncement made By X. 1. Wilson,
athletic director.
Deputy Sheriffs Frank Bell and
Ralph Norton of Arapahoe county dis.
covered fifty-gallon still in dug
out on the bank of Little Dry creek,
seven miles northeast OF Littleton. Joe
and Anton Skull, brothers, were ar
rested, charged with operating the
still. Joe Skull was fined once before
for violation Of the prohibition laws.
A speeding automobile met deer
ina snowstorm at the head OF the Big
Thompson canon, and now there 10 one
less deer In Colorado. The machine
was driven by Charles F. Hix, cashier
of the Estes Park Bank. The driver
could not see the deer in the binding
snow and the deer-a doe-fafled to
get out of the way of the machine.
After four months Of life, the Love
land Business College has closed its
doors and C. H. Worisy. ths founder,
has gone to Denver. No notice Of the
close of the Institution that had thirty
day and night students was given, ex-
cept by notice posted On the door
after the night session Of school that
at would be impossible to contiinus
its operation"
"We'll see you In Denver" 10 n.
ported to have been the parting ad.
monition of hosts Of brseders and
stockmen Of the West and middle West
who attended the recent International
Live Stock Exposition at Chicago. The
one big show of the season after the
International is that held at Denver.
This season 1t will be held during the
weekof Jan. II to n.
Expenditures Of approximately 313,-
O0O as the balance Of the appropria-
tion authorized for building construc
tion and repairs at the State Fair
grounds has been approved BY the au-
diting board. The msney was made
available for the construction of
poultry house and other buildings. II
ID expected the state will save between
$1,000 and $1,000 Of the appropriation
through economy.
The dairy division Of the National
Western Stock Show in Denvsr prom.
ises to be larger this year than ever
before In the history Of the show. All
of the principal Holstein herds Of the
state will be represented, both In the
show ring and the annual sale. The
Guernsey breeders, who made most
excellent showing last year, will b on
hand again with choice offering. and
several other breeders Of this popular
dairy breed plan to show this year
.A'he McClenahan herd Of Jerseys, Of
Greeley, expected to be % hand A.
usual, and there IL possibility that
lars -
ing states may help fill the ranks Of
this division in January.
Sherlffs deputies in Lariner coun.
ty were looking for clsws t. ths thieves
who stole twenty-five sacks of sugar
from boxcar as 1t stood on the track
near kelim as part Of a shipment from
the LOveland factory to the Johnstown
warehouse. The sugar was loaded into
an automobile and taken to Lovsland,
where all trace Of II was lost by the
officers who had traced the tire tracks
that far. The car was sealsd and the
robbers broke the seal. Two trips were
made by the auto that carried away
the sugar
Camp, road and shelter improve.
mspts totallng $4,000 are IN contsn.
plation for the greater comfort Of
travellers to Colorados national and
municipal parks and forests In 1922.
Denver and twenty other cities will
spend $225,00O on auto park facilities,
according to advices coming to the
Tourist Bureau Of the Denvsr Civic
and Commercial Association. Rocky
Mountain National Park, which led all
others in 1921 In travel patronage, win
take $25,0OO Of its appropriation to i'm.
prove the Fall River road, the high.
est skyline auto stretch in the world.
Road improvements are planned for
Mesa Verde National Park, according
to Jesse Nusbaum, superintendent.
James X. Bruce, ranchsr living
hear Ebert, Colo, has imported new
hrepd of hore knOwn aa thA "a rnbt,>.