The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-10-21
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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President Harding included: Durango
Colo, John H. McDevitt, Jr.
Marshal John II. Galloway, who was
charged by Mayor Allen Of Longmont
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.
Lee Willard of Denver was elected
president of the senior class of the
University of Colorado, Carl Fulghum
OF Glenwood Springs was elected vice
president, Helen Redding of Denver
secretary and Kenneth Beresford of
Boulder. treasurer. The seniors were
addressed by Dean Philip Worcester.
DR.. p. D. Russell, so years old, was
found dead in his automobile ON the
Santa F6 trail, six miles east of Pue-
bio. Death was due to apoplexy. The
body was found by a rancher. DIR.
Russell was returning to Pueblo from
a call to the st. Charles mesa. He
leaves his widow and one son residing
in Los Angeles, Calf,
Greeley gets the next American Ie-
zion meeting. Alamosa, which began
9 campaign a month ago, lost out In
the final balloting with Greeley win
ping the count easily. Without a dis
senting voice, Leo p. Kelly, past com.
mander Of Pueblo post No. 2, holder of
the distinguished service cross, was
chosen as state commander.
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 q hospital, where
he died. Rowan formerly lived in
Denver, Colo, and Butte, Mont.
Colorado's share Of federal aid road
funds for the current fiscal year will
exceed $1,2OO,OOO in all probability, if
the proposed federal aid act is passed
by Congress and If the method of dis
tribution is based on previous appor-
tionments. according to estimates talk
en- by officials of the United States bu-
reau Of public roads in Denver.
None of the women said to have
been besieging Lawrence Gray,
wealthy Osage Indian, i'll 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
sultors marriage license which she
announced she would take to his bed
side and try to get him to consent to
Il ceremony there.
The Tacoma plant of the Western
Colorado Power Company at Durango
was put out of commission when more
than 100 feet Of flume providing wa
ter for the plant from Electra lake
gave way. 1t was necessary to switch
the current load to the company's plant
ut Ames. 1t will require from two to
three weeks to make repairs to the
flume, according to a statement by an
official of the company, who also
stated the loss was great. The Tacoma
plant furnishes current for Durango
and part of the Silverton district.
Students Of the University of Colo
RADIO have been asked TO vote on pro-
posed change in the fees of the Asso
ciated Students. AT present the fee
is Sc per year. This is considered too
little by members of the athletic
hoard 1t is impossible to run student
activities on this basis. Last year the
A. S. q. C. faced deficit of S3,249
because of the low fees. 1t is hoped to
get the students to increase the reve-
nues by adding 81 per quarter to the
present fee. This would bring year
Iy revenue Of $40 from each student.
w. w. Dimmit, who lives in the
southwestern part of Lincoln county,
while rounding up his cattle found
what appears to have been the thigh
bone of some large prehistoric animal.
The bone was about three feet long
and about a foot in diameter at the
large end. The relic was washed out
on the banks of Rush creek during the
flood q short time ago.
City employees face reduction in
wages as the result of resolution
adopted by the city commission of
Fort Collins. The reductions were
recommended by CITY Engineer John
ReveU. Street railway employees will
he reduced from 40 cents an hour to
35 cents and 3T1e cents; teamsters
from 43a4 to 40; truck drivers from
5S1s to so; foremen from 531a to 80.
A club, made up of church men and
which will have for its principal OBJ
iect the general welfare of boys and
Young men, was formed at Greeley at
a meeting of nearly fifty men identi-
fed 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.
Sam Hand, 40 years old. who was
tried in the District Court at Walsen-
burg on a charge of killing Garfield
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