The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-10
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union Se-, s.ri..,

The estate OF Charles F. Cow. oil
investor, who died In October. is np-
praised Mt $4,000 In an application
for letters of administration filed In
the Denver County Court.
Mrs. Iiilda Walters. school teacher
at Griffith, near Durango, who was
struck by motorcycle and hurled
thirty feet, is dead from the injuries
sustained. She IL survived by four
small children.
Authorities have identified rs Ray.
nnond Kcogh, 20 years old, the youth
who was found unconscious In the bus
mess section in Pueblo. suffering from
severe head injuries. His condition Is
reported as serious. How lie was in-
jurcd remains mystery.
Approval of fifty-seven advances for
agricultural and livestock purposes.
aggregating S2.505, 900. has been nn-
nounced by the Wnr Finance Corpor-
alton. They include: Nebraska, $221,-
600; Montana, $4,000: Colorado.
$4,000; South Dakota, $222, 900. and
Iowa, S69l 900.
Direct information has been filed
against John Book in connection with
the death sf 2-yenr-old Lorraine Segar
at Rush, Colo. A cOrOner's Jury held
Book responsible for the baby's DEATH
Book is said to have beaten and
choked the baby, left in his care by its
mother, Nevada teacher.
A woman about 30 years old who
came to Colorado Springs from Los
Angeles, Calf, and registered MS So
phia Craven, committed suicide by
drowning herself In the lake at the
BrOadmoor hotel. A note found In the
wOmnn's handbag stated that she was
suffering from tuberculosis and that
she decided to end her suffering by
drowning.
Ed Wagner, rnncher near Sunny.
side, twenty miles south Of Durango.
was shot and killed instantly by Luke
Busser, SIS years old. Menger inforina.
ton obtained on the shooting reported
that the two revived mn old racial
quarrel. Wagner was Of German par.
entaRe. Busser is n native Of Alsace-
Lorraine. They had argued In times
past on the question of governmental
control OF Alsace-Lorrnine.
Frank Fortuna, held In the Huer-
fano county jail ut Walscnburg on n
charge of burglary, escaped by dig
cling hole through the ceiling over
the cell house and making his way to
the roof and dropping to the ground.
Fortuna was arrested following the
robbery of the store OF the HuerfanO
Trading Company at Camp Shumway.
A shotgun, cigarettes and quantity
of stamps were taken. The store also
is the camp postoffice.
The charred remains Of William
Ross. 40 years old, were found by fire
men who were searching the debris
and wreckage caused by fire OF un.
known origin In pool hall In Pueblo.
Ross, who was employed by the Hum
lin Supply Company was evidently
asleep In a room adjoining the offices
OF the CIery Sign Painting Company
on the second floor Of the building
when the fire burned through the floor
dropping him to the pool hall below.
Sixty thousand dollars is now avail
able to assist State Treasurer Stong In
re-establishing the credit Of the state.
which has been stamping all warrants
mo funds" The State Land Board,
through Register George Stephan and
the State Industrial Commission,
through Commissioners Hits and ReIl-
ly, put $4,000 each Mt the disposal Of
Treasurer Stong to purchase interest
bearing salary warrants Of state en-
ployes and warrants issued to cover
their travelling expenses.
A pledge to refuse to assist In future
wars has been taken Jointly by Mrs.
Julia McCudden, the British war moth
err delegate ut the burial Of Americas
unknown soldier, and Mrs. II. Ernest
Disney OF White Plains, N. Y. official
war mother. This became known ut
luncheon rendered Mrs. McCudden by
the New York state chapter of Amer
lean War Mothers.
Notice Of wuge cuts effective In
thirty days have been filed with the
State Industrial Commission by the
Pueblo Master Plumbers Association
and the Roberts Mining and Mnchin-
cry Company at Pueblo. The Pueblo
association consists of eight concerns.
The wage cuts are to affect the wages
of nine plumbers and steamfitters of
Pueblo and all employees of the Den
yer concern.
Fire of unknown origin did $4,000
damage to Dixielnnd, $4,000 home Of
Mrs. l.. Kniffen Of Pueblo. The prop
erty is situated five miles from Colo
RADIO Springs at the entrance Of North
Cheyenne cafion, and Is one of the
show places Of the Pixies peak region.
The fire spread to adjoining cottages,
Mrs. g. q. Burkett, an invalid being
rescued from one OF the burning houses
by neighbors.
Plans are being laid for the enter
tainment Of a record number Of stock
show visitors this year, according to
Harry L. YOungerman, general man.
NOR NJ the National NNasforn Stocl.