The Colorado statesman., 1921-07-30
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


S1S4, 500 to property along twelve miles
of the course of the river. one thou
sand acres of land is daaaged for II
total of Sl1T,5OO. ON this land prop
erty loss of SG7,O00 Is given, including
a total loss of $50 acres of beets $780,
900; 30 acres of cabbage, $4,000; 200
acres of wheat, 5000; 200 acres OF
corn, $1,000; 100 acres of oats, S2,aOo.
Another chapter In the efforts OF
heirs of 4. ]. Mncky, Boulder banker
TO deprive the University of Colorado
Of its full share of the estate as residu-
airy legatee was written in the Coun-
ty Court by Judge +. ]. Ingram. HIS
decision sustained all three contentious
of the board of regents and as re-
suit the university will profit by some
500 900. The suit involved the real es-
tate holdings of Mr.. Mackey, which
we're not mentioned i'm his WILL which
disposed of some 100000 in stocks
and bonds.
Colorado Springs doesn't Intend
that ii shall be known as a heaven on
earth, though its streets are to be
paved gold This gold will be poured
into cement mixtures and used to fin
ish 100000 paving job. The rock
which will be used to make the paving
is to come from the dump of the old
vindicator mine at Cripple Greek. In
this dump, according to reports made
by mining engineers and assayors, may
be found thousands of dollars worth
of pure gold.
John Morgan, 9-year-old son of
Frank Morgan, sheepmnn, was IN
stantly killed on Barlow creek, ten
miles north of Rico, when he was
caught by rock slide. His head was
crushed aud his body badly bruised.
Members of the family and friends
from the Morgan sheep camp on
Lizard Head were spending the day
fishing and picnicking. The children
were rolling rocks down the mountain
when the rock slide caught young
Morgan.
Mrs. Alvrettie Miller has been ar
rested at Fort Collins on the charge of
being accessory before the fact in
burglarizing of several cabins in the
Big Thompson canon last winter, fol-
lowing the report of the jury in the
district court convicting her two sons,
J. r. Miller and George Miller of bur
glary on the charge of stealing various
articles from the cabins. The court
granted the brothers fifteen days in
which to file a motion for Il new trial.
Owing to the inability of the mem
berS of Greenwood Post, G. A. r., TO
climb the stairs to their old meeting
quarters in the Odd Fellows building
at Canon City, the county commission
ers have given them room on the
first floor Of the courthouse opposite
that of the county superintendent of
schools for their use in holding their
meetings Since the first of the year
Greenwood Post has decreased in num-
bers from forty-five TO thirty-seven.
Fully 10000 trade unionists are eX-
pected to march in Denver's annual
Labor Day parade, Monday, September
5, members of the joint Labor Day
committee of the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly and the Building
Trades Council said yesterday. Far
more than this number will gather in
the afternoon and evening, they pre-
labor bodies of the city will promote
at Lakeside.
Troop headquarters of the Colorado
rangers have been transferred from
Pueblo to Denver and in the future all
reports made by the state officers will
be sent there, according to announce
ment made by Col Patrick Hamrock,
superintendent of the ranger force.
The last of the great plains cattle
herds is TO pass into the realm of
memory when Bill Shanahan, George
Baxter and Nern Simpson move their
herds from the Seibert country to
homesteads which they will take near
Meeker, Colo.
One of the finest mountain parks in
the state will soon be the property of
the city of Fort Collins as the result of
action taken by the City Council in
approving application to the forestry
bureau for n park site mile and
half above the junction of the Little
South Fork with the Poudre river.
According to city commissioners, the
site is the prettiest piece of canon
scenery up the river
Twelve small experimental fields of
hubam, or annual white sweet clover,
are growing in Saguache county this
year This is new crop for this val
ley, and the experimental fields were
planted under the direction of the
Saguache county farm bureau This
crop is very scarce in the United
States, and last year the seed sold for
$16 pound.
Five Golden telephone girls have
been made members of the Golden fire
| department as II result of the inStalla-
.inr, Il m nntnnnn tic fire nj n I.ln system