Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES,

| ouredu reported 192, 2,311 acres or 697
per cent Of the total crop Of oats
grown under irrigation In 1909, while
IN 1919 the reports showed that but
9I.6ls acres, or SO per cent of the to-
tai crop. was grown under irrigation.
There was a slight decrease in the
acreage of potatoes grown under irrl-
CATION In the state In 1919, as COM
pared with 1909, the figures being 59,-
s2l acres for 1909 and 5O.0S1 acres tor
lol9. The acreage of potatoes grown
under irrigation In the state this year
is considerably larger than that for
1913 and perhaps the largest in the
history of the state. County assessors'
reports show that about 20 per cent of
the acreage devoted to potatoes in the
state now is irrigated.
A gymnasium to cost between $780,
OOO and 100000 was authorized by
the board Of regents Of the University
OF Colorado at special session de-
voted almost entirely to n discussion
OF the building program. Ground Is to
beb roken early in September in an eff
fort to have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school in the
corresponding month of 1922 A site
on the extreme eastern end Of the
campus, across the Colorado 4 South
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
1t adjOins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed in II ravine that ira
verses this portion OF the university
holdings.
w. H. Logan, former head of the
federal vocational board at Pueblo, has
been arrested by City Detective Art
Grady on charge Of forgery. The
arrest was made at the request of r.
X. Goddard of the United States Sc
cret service. Logan Is alleged to have
indOrsed and cashed at least sixteen
compensation checks amounting to
more than $1,000.
Lee Hutchinson, who lives north OF
Waverly, was sentenced to six months
in Jail and fined $500; WallIe John.
son was sentenced to sixty days in
jail. and Roy BrOssman was sentenced
to six months in jail and fined $3.50
by Judge Jay H. BOuton in the Coun.
ty court at Fort Collins when they
pleaded guilty to the charge Of trans
porting liquor.
Glenn Hubbard Of upper CalifornIa
mesa, about six miles west of Olathe,
was Instantly killed by flash of light.
ming, while the horse he was riding
escaped injury. This 10 the third sud.
den death In the family within u few
years, one brother being killed during
the war, and q second suffering .
broken neck when thrown from .
horse.
The filling station Of the COntinen.
tai OIL Company at Lake and North.
ern avenues In Pueblo was robbed by
a man and lad not over II years
Of age. Raleigh Tracy, In charge Of
the station. was forced by the man,
who had q pistol, to stand with his
hands up and face the wall while the
boy rifled the cash register Of 80.
Jake Cleveland, Boulder fireman,
has 4 badly broken right leg as a re-
suit Of jump of six feet from q lad. |
der In the rear Of the fire station at
Boulder. He was practicins fire fight. |
ing with other members OF the depart. |
ment when the ladder on which he was
standing started to slip. To save him
self from a fall he Jumped.
william Mahar and ]. P. Henthorne
of Pueblo escaped death on the Sky |
Line drive at Canon City by jumping |
from their automobile just before II
backed off the road and plunged 400
feet below. Mahar attempted to shift
from high gear to low while ascending |
the drive but the clutch and brakes re.
fused to work.
The long bridge over the Fountain
river was completely swept away on
the night Of June 8, at Pueblo. 1t Is to
be replaced at once. As soon as ac- |
ceptable plans are made the contract
will he let by the city commissioners
and the structure started.
James Chamberlain, a farmer near
Virgins, claims to have discovered a
unique way Of increasing the flow OF
milk from his cows. The Chamberlain |
farm has been the scene Of many
dances, and Mr.. Chamberlain AYERS
that he finds on the morning after the
dances, particularly Wnen the music
lasted until the early morning hours.
that his cows are more generous with
the milk.
Weld county Is being deluged with
hoboes as the result Of the action OF
the Union Pacific railroad In employ
ing special agents to rid its trains OF
the non.paying travellers. Special
Agent Tom Cole, with posse of as.
sistants, CLEANED" two extra freight
trains at Pierce, u station twenty
miles north of Greeley, of sixty hobOes,
many of whom were negroes.
Before crowd of 1.5OO persons, one
Of the largest gatherings ever In at.
tendance at the Deertrail annual fair,
Cody Martin, about 35 years old. q
rider in the grand free-fOr-all half.
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