The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-12-24
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado

to control and eradicate flies, ants, bed
bugs. moths, etc.
Denver's postoffice receipts were
1914, $3.50 in November, compared
with 500, 10o.48 in November last
year, Postmaster General VIII Hays
announced In Washington. Receipts
for the month Just ended represent a
gain of SIS, 450.03. or GAL per cent over
November, 1920.
Thirty-five hundred acres Of state
land was offered for sale at Denver by
George Stephan, registrar OF the State
Board Of Land Commissioner. The
price ranges from SO to s24 an acre, al
though $50 an acre IL asked for tract
In Rio Grande county. The land was
sold to settlers only.
Judge Lindsey Of Denver. In an ad-
dress at Chicago. warned against bru-
tally III the handling Of criminals that
inspires hate and revenge, but assert
ed he was no sentlmentnllst who
wanted to defend the criminal. 1--WE
are entering 4 new era" he said. land
We should do all In our power to ad.
vance It,"
Newton G. Dougherty OF Greeley
was reelected president Of the Farm
ers' Congress at the annual election
held at Fort Collins. ]. l.. Gotthelf Of
Saguuchc was elected first vice presi-
dent: W. r. Lambert Of Sedalin, sec
ond vice president, md Roud Mccain
OF Fort Collins was reelected secrc-
tnry and treasurer.
| School District No. ! Of Jefferson
county, which In the city OF Golden, has
called Il special bond election Dec. 70,
for the purpose of submitting the
question nx TO whether or not the peo
pie shall vote 100000 In bonds for the
erection of new high school. The
bonds will run for twenty years with
interest at 9 per cent.
Rumors TO the effect that the annual
sale OF H0lstein cattle at the National
Western Stock Show would be aban-
ioned during the sixteenth annual
show In January were set at rest by
the stock show management when the
latter announced that Thursday morn
ing, Jan. 10. has been set as the sale
date. The offering Of purebred milk
ers will be made In the main pavilion
beginning at 10 o'clock.
The thirtieth annual National Horse
Show, which was this yenr held at the
Squadron A Armory. New York City.
was q wonderful success and the OWL
ers Of these horses are expecting to
orhs mem 10 Deh'e1 !" Sahu"ry io'
e N"h". "ee," e '"o".
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."e t"'
| Inc seiDert muhie'pui nsht system,
~hite way anu water work' "ere pu'
IN service WIN par"ue' MINIMUM
"ohi're ana oIu , country uanee "
tenaed ny <,uo persons ilom ee'oe'.
nnu s"'.ounu"s .o""" "u'e "S
turnished oy the seipert community
oand. In the last TOUT moh.ns se'oelt
mas completed $IoWO aaaltion 10 "s
consolidated schooi, *6'oV hsht ~"
lem ana water WORKS anu Ieoueeo the
grace on hs stree's 10 uniformity.
During the past week the War FL
nance Corporation has approved 2oS
advances, nggregating $15-2SO,OO0 for
agricultural and live stock purposes.
OF this amount, 100000 went to Colo
RADIO banks, which In turn Will lend II
to live stock raisers Of the state. BY
these advances farmers are able to
borrow money to meet old obligations
at their banks without having to sacri-
flee their live stock by selling at dis
astrous prices.
Although escaping from the Fitzsim
ons General Hospital at Aurora, Colo,
thirteen months ago while patient at
that institution, Robert Wright, 20
years old, has been arrested finally
and Is again IN me CUSTODY OF the OF
lic'a's' ne w"s Mke' .,.,o eus'ouS d.
s S,a,e tanser ca .'u s,I "e, ',o. -,
"aisehpu.s oun' III" was 'u'Ae"
over 10 uTUny olllCCLS