Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner. (Elizabeth, Colo.) 1920-1921, 1921-04-08
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From All Parts of
Colorado

quarter northwest of Arvada, causing
damage estimated at $4,000.
George A. Flanagan, for the past
four years secretary OF the Colorado
Utilities Commission. has submitted
his resignation, to become effective
| April g.
Henry G. Watson, the man who
made the Greeley potato famous
throughout the United States. died at
Long Beach. Calf, from heart trou-
Bile, according to word received in
Greeley.
Plans have been drawn at a meet
ing of the Rocky Mountain Radio AS
ISOLATION for the establishment in Den
yer of one of the largest amateur wire
less telephone stations west Of the
Mississippi.
School expenses in Colorado have in
creased about s3,500.000 In the last
two years, according to figures made
public by the State Immigration De-
partment. The statistics are compiled
from records of the state superintend-
ent of schools.
oil remained unchanged in the Colo
RADIO fields during February, there was
an increase of thirty-one barrels In the
daily average output compared with
January, the variance being due to the
difference in the length of the months.
AS the result of an agreement be
tween the Republicans and Democrats,
ttff1I hold IN aianSfnn fhfC
spring and thereby save approximate
ly $1,000. The plan is TO let the pres
ent City Council hold over and to re-
ceive designations to those aldermen
who do not desire to hold their office
longer.
Two additional air mail routes out
of Salt Lake City, one TO Los Angeles
and another to Denver, are contemplate
ed by the government, according to
Col. John A. Jordon, superintendent of
the western division of the United
States air mail service. He said that
the two routes may be established ear
ly this summer.
The Leadville Chamber of Com
merce has recently issued folder de-
scribing and illustrating the charms
and advantages of Leadville. "City of
romance and beauty Mt the crest of the
continent" The Illustrations IRE arts
tic and a map showing the mining and
scenic region adjacent to Leadville
adds to the value of the folder.
Denver will bloom with poppies May
80 when as a reminder of the war sac
rifices 10000 French poppy blossoms
will be distributed on the streets. More
than 100 Colorado American Legion
posts including the Denver units,
launched campaign that will termin-
ate on Memorial day with the wearing
by every American of a French poppy.
Six business houses were burglarized
in Kersey. near Greeley. The thieves
then stole a Union Pacific hand car
and made their escape ON it. The safe
of the Boise-Payette Lumber Company
was opened and S45 taken. Efforts to
break the safes of the Kersey Lumber
Company and Tom l.. Schank's seed
mill We're unsuccessful. Fifty dollars
was taken from the cash register in
the e A. Collins meat market
Nicolas Topaz, Filipino cook, who
Is charged with stabbing Mrs. Il. e.
Walton, wife of the president of the
United Oil Company. and Mrs. Gus Lo-
rentz at Pine, Colo, a summer resort,
mas been captured ana lodged IN the
San Miguel county jail in Telluride.
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Donald Coleonrn' lo-year-oid boy
OF Whey was Dadiy burned when
Kite string which In TINS case was
fine copper wire, struck highly
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trlc wire currieu -,oVV NoitS, WHICH Wds