The Holly chieftain., 1921-10-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Mrs. W. G. Holmes of Lansing,
Mich. was instantly killed and her
husband badly injured. when an auto
mobile in which they were travelling
struck rut In the road, skidded and
toppled over an 85-foot precipice near
Dolores.
Marshal John R. Galloway, who was
charged by Mayor Allen of I.ongmont
with neglect of duty and releasing a
prisoner without due process, has been
given vote Of confidence and cleared
Of the charges by the city council Of
that city.
1t il estimated that the wheat crop
for this state will reach 3O,276,OOO
bushels. This Is nearly 5000 600 bush
els more than last year. Figures COM
piled by the bureau place the potato
crop at II 100000 bushels, compared
with 1O.92O. 900 in 1920.
Joseph Broyer. II years old, is the
third Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Broyer's
family of six who had died within the
last year of Bright's disease. A daugh-
ter, 8. and still younger daughter
preceded the boy, the former dying just
month ago. The family has lived in
Fort Collins about five years.
Plans for new high school building
at Rye to accommodate students from
the Rye, Abby and Grow districts were
held up when ballot on the propo-
! sition In the Crow district resulted in
tie vote of % to %. Another vote
will be taken. Rye and Abby districts
had previously voted in favor OF the
| plan.
| Salvador Olivas was killed and Jose
Garcia critically injured when an auto
mobile in which they were riding over
turned between Walsenburg and La
Veta. Two other occupants Of the car
were slightly injured. Passing motor
lists discovered all four men lying in
the road beside the overturned ma.
chine.
DR.. P. D, Russell, so years old, was
found dead in his automobile on the
Santa Fe trail, six miles east Of Pue-
bio. Death was due to apoplexy. The
body was found by rancher. DR..
Russell was returning to Pueblo from
call to the St. Charles mesa. He
leaves his widow and one son residing
in Los Angeles, Calf.
Brennan Rowan, aged "a, held at
Pueblo as material witness in the
prosecution of several drug cases, is
dead as the result OF an overdose OF
narcotics, according to authorities.
Rowan collapsed In the court house
and was removed to a hospital, where
he died. Rowan formerly lived in
Denver, Colo, and Butte, Mont.
i All records for enrolment at the
Colorado State Teachers College at
Greeley have been broken this year.
The college enrolment is T12, while
high school students raise the total to
1,442. The increase in the number Of
men students is notable feature.
There are seventy-six men, compared
with only forty-four last quarter.
| The uncertainty Of conditions in the
live stock industry is causing sheep.
men to forego the usual autumn pur-
chase Of feeding lambs, according to
indications In northwestern Colorado.
In spite Of the low price Of feeding
lambs the ranchers seem unwilling to
take the necessary risk. Many of the
feeders expect still lower prices.
A club. made up of church men and
which will have for its principal OBJ.
ject the general welfare of boys and
young men, was formed at Greeley at
a meeting Of nearly fifty men identi.
fled with Trinity Episcopal church OF
Greeley. The meeting was attended
by Prominent business men, lawyers,
judges, college professors and others
more or less active in the life of the
city.
The Industrial Sugar Company is
expected to make about 175,OOO bags
Of sugar this year In its factory at
Fort Lupton, which will be an Increase
over last year of $4,000 bags. The
tonnage is expected to run to 10000
tons from $500 acres of beets, making
campaign Of about 125 days. The
factory started operating Sept. "a.
City employees face reduction in
wages MS the result of a resolution
adopted by the city commission OF
Fort Collins. The reductions were
recommended by City Engineer John
ReveIl. Street railway employees will
be reduced from 40 cents an hour to
35 cents and 371s cents; teamsters
from 43A to 40; truck drivers from
53h to so; foremen from 53h to so,
None of the women said to have
been besIeging Lawrence Gray,
wealthy Usage Indian, Ill In a sanator.
ium at Colorado Springs for several
months, in efforts to gain his hand In
marriage, will succeed. Grey died re-
Gently. County Clerk e. A. Jackson
refused the most persistent of Grey's
suitors a marriage license which she
announced she would take to his bed
side and try to get him. to consent to
ceremony there.
Sam Hand, 40 years old, who was
tried in the District Court at Walsen-
burg on a charge of killing Garfield
Calland. last May following dispute
over homestead fences and boundary
lines, was found guilty of murder in
the second degree. The jury was out
more than eighteen hours. Hand, who
is out on $4,000 bond, said he would
file an appeal or ask for new trial.