Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-11-03
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Mr.. Mccullough and Sons plan to re-
build the grain elevator at Olney
Springs, which was recently destroyed
by fire. The building will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
The cabbage season has closed In
Adams county. During the summer
s262. 600 worth OF cabbage was hnn-
died by the Brighton exchange. and
more than 5000 carloads shipped out.
Ten cars Of crushed marble nre to be
shipped daily from the works near
Villa Grove, Colo, for an indefinite
period. The Colorado Marble Corpor-
alton, owning the property, reports
one order for 100 carloads Of crushed
stone. Many cars of block marble al
20 will be shipped each week. The
crushed marble is to he used In MAX
Ing terrazo work, or the new idea in
hard surfaced flooring.
Robbers entered the First National
Bank OF Wellington but failed In an
attempt to enter the vault, according
TO a report to the sheriff at Fort Col
Inns. They had gained entrance to the
bank by mems of n crOwbar, and had
attempted to break their way into the
vault, but evidently had given 1t up
when they encountered reinforced con-
crete which they were unable to pen
citrate easily.
\ cOrOncr's inquest over the body OF
young HOusman. who was killed at
the factory Of the American Beet
Sugar Company at Rocky Ford. was
| hal, nf Nifn nv
amincd by Deputy District Attorney
Wallis. hut the verdict was an exOner-
alton of the company so far rs any
responsibility for the accident was
| concerned and the cause will probably
always remain a mystery.
Maj. Victor W. lIungerford. retiring
stute commander Of the American Le-
glOn, Will represent the Colorado Le-
| giOn in Washington on ArmiStice day,
Nov. II, at the funeral services for the
unknown American soldier Mt Arling-
ton cemetery. Major IIungerford, in
company with representatives of the
other state legiOns, will he part of Il
guard of honor which will escort the
soldiers body to the grave.
The congregation of the United
Presbyterian church of LOveland voted
ut congregational meeting Mt Love
land, 115 to 6S, to nsk the Colorado
Presbytery for permission to adopt the
rotary plan OF electing ruling elders.
In place of the present plan of life
membership. The Rev. Rex Lawhead
OF Greeley presided at the meeting.
and it was agreed that the new terms
| .I,. e.,
the elders.
| Councilman IT, w. Risley of Den
yer has received assurance from the
Denver water commissioners and the
state game and fish commissioner that
waters from the Whale mine, near
Webster, in Hall valley, which were
said to have been pOlluting the Platte
river will he shut off soon. Risley
complained that the mine tnllings not
only were making the water unfit for
human consumption but were killing
fish in the stream.
| Adoption Of United States potato
grades in Colorado has increased the
amount OF the crop marketed on this
bnsis by more than 12OOO.OOO bushels,
according to n recent estimate of the
Bureau of Markets and Crop Esti-
mates, United States Department of
| Agricultude, and raises to eleven the
number of states that have made the
United States grades official, says the
Department of Agriculture bulletin.
Although the use of the federal stand
ards has been optional since the days
of the United States food admnistra-
ton. they are now used officially for
grading 20 per cent of the total crop
and unofficially for 30 to IS per cent
more.
Three business houses of Brighton
were entered by burglars and ram
| sacked, but only few dollars stolen.
The places were the f.. =. Jones cloth
| ing store, the Harry Dodge photo
graph gallery and the Gem pharmacy.
In each case the men entered the
buildings through the skylishts and
opened the cash registers
After chase over. the greater part
| Of the state. Robert Foster alias Rob-
| ert Lewis, was arrested In WalSenburg
| by Rangers and arraigned Oh a charge
of safe cracking at MlssOula, Mont, to
which he pleaded guilty. He also con-
fessed to having participated in u num-
ber of similar crimes In the East and
to being one of a gang Of ten outlaws,
| some of whom are still at large.
Major Williamson is suffering with
two fractured ribs and badly
| sprained wrist. the result of an auto
rsObile accident on the paved highway
| south OF Loveland when his car col.
lided with that Of an unidentified Den
yer driver, while both were going at a
! rapid rate. The Denver car was prac-
tically unchanged and continued on
its way under its own power, while
the Williamson car was put out of
commission. Williamson was thrown
/ through the windshield.
At meeting of the board of trus-
tees Of the Denver Federation for
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