The Glenwood post., 1921-12-29
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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That good chickens are In demand
WAS evidenced by the public sale REQ
ord at the A. o. Smith sale at Love
land, where White Leghorns sold for
o1.86 each.
The Brush city council has accepted
the plans drawn by City Engineer
Glen A. lett for paving the main
streets Of the town, the estimated cost
being $4,000. Bids for the work will
be received up to February 1. A move
ment Is now on foot to curb and gut
ter NIL Of the streets Of Brush.
movement is on foot among wom-
en- members of the Civic Association
to make Lovelaud the most beautiful
city in Colorado In addition to see
ing that the streets are kept clean and
free from weeds. that the houses have
pretty lawn and the back alleys are
cleaned, 1t is proposed to start COM
munity flower growing contest.
An accidentally discharged rifle
caused the instant death Of Arlo
Stops. 4-year-old son of V. v. Stops,
farmer living fifteen miles from
Brush. The little boy was struggling
for possession of the gun with his elder
brother Q years old The rifle struck
chair and was discharged. The bull
let passed through the boys head.
Word was received in Boulder of
the death of Donald McGinnis, 10
years old, sophomore in the Unlver-
sity of Colorado. McGinnis, according
to the dispatch, was run over in the
Gal: IL
left Boulder last week for San Diego,
Calf McGinnIs was the son Of Harry
McGinnis, prominent attorney Of Bue.
ma Vista, Colo.
william Riley Hill, found guilty last
month of the murder of his 9-year-old
stepdaughter, Maxine Short, was SEN
fenced to life imprisonment In the
state penitentIary by Judge Samuel
Johnson at the opening session Of the
District Court at Brighton. Hill was
granted Il sixty-day stay Of execution
and sixty days in which to file bill
OF exceptions.
j. e. Braiden of La lara, Colo, for
many years an exhibitor of choice
feeding cattle in the National Western
Stock SHOW, and winner of number
Of prizes in former years, among them
reserve championship in 1917, has en-
tered three carloads of his white face
feeding steers for the coming Stock
SHOW, Jan. IA to 81. Mr.. Braiden will
have one car of yearlings and TWO cars
Of 2-year-olds on exhibition.
Approximately S5,7O3,OOO has been
set aside by the state and government
for the construction of federal aid pro-
jects carried over to next year, accord
Ing to the semi-nnnual report of State
Highway Engineer l.. d. Blauvelt to
tho highway advisory board which has
been made public. On projects com.
pleted prior to Dec. l, 1920 an amount
exceeding 1880 600 was expended,
while S2,O6l ,9O3 represents the total
cost of federal aid projects completed
from Dec I, 1920, to Nov. 30. 1921
The balance is to be expanded on I'm.
finished 1920 and 1921 federal aid pro.
iects
The trial of DIR. q. L. Willis,
charged with completely in the alleged
murder of Miss Mary Park. Greeley
school teacher. was continued until
the last day Of the present court term,
Jan. o. in the West Side Court in Den
yer. The continuance was granted by
Judge Warren A. Haggott because Of
the Inability Of witnesses in the case
to appear for the trial at present. DIR
Willis Is alleged to have assisted DIR.
Nicholas ]. PheIan, who stood trial for
the crime several days ago. In per-
forming criminal operation which
resulted in the girls death. Dr. Phe.
Ian Is being held now pending a for
nal hearing on his mental condition.
Live stock consisting of more than
0.b0O.OOO cattle, sheep, horses, swine
and goats grnzed on the ranges Of the
national forests during the past fiscal
year. and OF the great store of timber
in those reservations more than Ito.
100000 board feet were sold. Receipts
paid in or still due from these two
items combined to swell the income
producing business OF the national for.
ests during the year to "a ,48S $40, says
the Forest Service. United States De
partment of Agriculture, in its annual
report made public today.
Two hundred thousand persons from
all parts of the world visited Look.
out mountain between June and No
vember. This is indicated by statis-
Ties complied from registration books
at PahaSka tepee, the william T..
Cody memorial museum on Lookout
mountain. The books shows that TO-.
$50 persons registered between June
II and Nov. II. Every state ia rep
resented among the regist,unts. us
wolI M AluSkp Hawaii tho phtIIn
pines. and almost every foreign coun.
try. 1t Is estimated that but one per.
son In three visiting Lookout noun
thin registers ut the museum. which
would Indicate that the total number
Of visitors was approximately 300 900.
CnynIes Or dong pof intn the shean