The Meeker herald., 1921-04-23
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

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BY vote Of q to 8. the Senate
passed House Bill No. 50 on third and
final reading, thereby assuring state
hospital and medical school for Colo
RADIO.
The Kersey drug store was robbed
of $1,000 worth Of high grade merchan-
disc by thieves who used IN autOmo-
bile to carry the loot. There 10 no
clew to the thieves.
The trial of Rlenzi Dickens, charged
with the murder Of his aged father.
William H. Dickens, banker Of Long
mont. Nov. 30. 1915. has been post
poned until September.
The preliminary report issued by
the census bureau Of the State Immi-
grafton Department for the Colorado
Year Book shows that the total area
Of irrignted land In 1919 was S.S4S,3S5
acres as compared to 2,792,03 acres In
1909. This Ia a gain Of 1919 per cent.
A Bohemian metal miner who 10
known MS Thomas Adams was shot and
fatally wounded by Walter 4. Behr.
superintendent Of the electric power
station, Idaho Springs, while he was
trying y kill Town Marshal william
Ives with long knife.
The Fort Collins American Legion
hns started q movement to have set
aside tract of forest land near Estes
Park for n playground for ex-service
men Of the state and elsewhere. A site
60 Ian nj nv,
service men who are suffering from tu-
berculOsis.
The city of Denver formally with
drew its suit against the highway COM
mission, which aroused storm Of pro-
test from throughout the state, when
City Attorney James A. Marsh ap-
pcarel In person before Judge G. ].
Morley of the District Court In Den.
yer.
With four business buildings now
under way In the heart Of the business
section of Grnpd Junction about ten
new buildings In course Of erection and
many more planned for early starting.
the building boom Is taking form rap
idly. There Is bitter battle on
against "rent hogs"
The Holly Sugar Corporation, oper.
ating factory In Swink. has just H.
sued checks aggregating $4,000 to
farmers, the amount OF the bonus Of
81 ton promised Inst year. Contracts
for this year nre coming In rapidly.
with every promise OF the usual large
acreage. contrary to recent reports
that tho factory would not operate this
year.
The residents Of Ophlr and ophlr
Loop hive drawn petition asking the
state highway to aid them In building
q road between Ophir md Silverton.
The proposed road would follow the
old wagon road in many places and the
expense of the road will be compare
lively small. 1t Is the plan to have the
Ophir rond to Join the Silverton-Durnn-
| go highway at Hoffman park.
Ole Hansen. 81, resident Of Jeffer-
son county for nearly forty years.
whose home was two miles enst OF
Golden, was gored to death by bull
on Il neigi,boring ranch while attempt.
| ing to snve the life of woman. HIM.
sen was working In his field when Mrs.
Burgfaud, mother-in.law Of Steve Rog-
ers, who owns the bull. shouted for
| Hansen 10 come to her assistance.
Congressman Taylor and Willie Of
| Colorado md thIrty.six other congress-
men are home from trip to Panama.
While there they were special guests
| OF American officials OF the canal zone.
and attended q reception given by
President Porrns Of the republic Of
Panama. Fin route home they stoppe
Mt Jamaicn, and also touched at Cuba,
| where they visited the Atlantic fleet.
| Gamblers and boOtleggers are re-
sponsIble, 1t Is believed. for the murder
Of Marshal Jnck l.indnmOod ut Foun-
thin, Colo, when II was mt first
thought the sensational crime had been
committed by a gang of bnnk rol'hers
In mn attempt to rob the First National
Bank at that place.
| With assurance of approximately n
$4,000 allotment by the federal bio
logical survey for the Colorado district
the coming fiscal year. coupled with
the $1:.5OO annual appropriation by
the State Legislature, l.. Il. Crawford,
chief predatory animal inspector. has
announced he will start nm Immediate
campaign for the determination OF the
mountain lions md the gray wolves
in Colorado.
The stevens.Barr Lumber Company
at Frazier, Colo, suffered $4,000
loss from a fire which broke out in
the planning mill Of the plnnt. The
planning mill and 10000 feet of lumber
were completely destroyed. The other
buildings OF the company were saved
from loss by the prompt arrival OF fire
fighters and equipment on special
engine dispatched from Tabernash. The
cause of the fire Is unknown.