The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-05-06
Pithy News Notes
From, All Parts Of
Colorado

for intensive traiiing under regular
army officers at Fort d. A. Russell,
WyO., on Aug. Is.
Denver-A solid vote Of confidence
In Mr.. Davis as speaker Of the House
wns voted by the legislators. This mo-
tion was put by liver II. Daley, repre-
sentative from La Neta.
Fort Colllns.-Preparation IRE be-
Ing made for the convention OF the
state Parent-Teacher Association. to
he held here May $40 8. 1t is expected
that 800 delegates from ten counties
will attend.
Montrose-J. 8. Hooper sank to the
floor dead Mt the meeting Of the Delta
Lions Club as he was about to begin
speech. Mr.. Hooper was chairman OF
the good fellowship committee Of the
club and was introduced to do
stunt"
Pueblo.-A 225-foot bridge on the
Iona branch OF the Denver & Rio
Grande Western railroad, seventeen
miles southwest of Walsenburg, was
blown up recently by heavy charge OF
explosive, 1t was announced nj head
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| MISREPRESENTATION l.. Wood, 50
years old, city editor OF the Durango
Herald, was shot to death by Rod s.
Day, editor and manager OF the Duran
go Democrat, as the climax OF bitter
newspaper feud between the rival ed
itOrs that recently had resolved itself
into alleged personal Islander.
Delta.-Whlle engaged In what Ii
said was friendly scuffle, Felix Mar
tInez 10 years old, shot and fatally
wounded Freddie Lucero, 10 years old.
The bullet entered the boys abdomen
and he died shortly nfterward ut the
Delta hospital. The parents Of both
boys are tending beets on u ranch
eight miles from Delta.
Colorado Springs.-I'urglnrs broke
open the safe OF Swift & Co., 100 Colo
RADIO avenue, and escaped with SEQ In
cash and several thousand dollars
worth OF bonds. Sle'lgehammers evil
IDENTIFY were used to dcmOlish the lock.
After the robbery the safecr1ckers
stole a Ford car, drove to the outskirts
| Of the city and abandoned the machine
there.
PueblO-S. Simms, superintendent
of highway construction In the San Is
abel national forest, has put gangs OF
men at work building the last stretch
of the scenic Squirrel Greek Canon
highway above Beulah, In the Green
horn mountains. The highway, which
IL being blasted out of the side OF the
mountains in many places, will open
hitherto inaccessible region.
Denver.-The April sale Of state
school lands, held In the office of the
State Board Of Land Commissioners
stute capitol, was the largest In over
eighteen months. Three thousand sew
en- hundred and six acres were sold for
tOtnl purchase price of $9S,S965,
and m average price per acre Of S266G
These lands were located In twelve
counties OF the state, and varied in
price from $3.50 per acre for raw
mountain land to $l3675 per acre for
irrigated land In the Arkansas volley.
Canon City.-State officials have de-
eIded to detail prison labor to the min
ing of coal II the fuel supply nt the
penItentiary, state asylum and other
state Institutions runs low on account
OF the nationwide coal strike. This
Information was given by Adj. Gen.
p. ]. Hammock and prison authorities
recently. The plan to he followed in
the event Of an emergency would be
similar to that employed during the
strike here in 1918, when the prison Ia
bor was assigned to work No. ) and
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Denver.-The Colorado Poultry Pro.
ducers' Association held an educational
meeting In the Chamber OF Commerce
building here. Professor Jamlson Of
the Colorado Agricultural College dis
cussed General Poultry Conditions of
Colorado
Sterling.-Completion of the forna-
ton of the Tri-State Golf Association,
embracing clubs at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
Sidney, Nebr., and Sterling, Brush and
Fort Morgan, Colo, has been an
nounced by officials of the Sterling
Country Club.
Observation-Disclosures rangers are max
ing Investigations in m attempt TO as
certain the names of the persons re-
sponsible for the attempted wrecking
Of coal cars drawn over the cut back
of the Caddell mine, half way between
Walsenburg and Turner
1 Canon City.-Mrs Nelson Coffman,
wife OF rnncher living ut Hillsdnle,
near here, was found dead In bed by
her husband A rifle lay beside her.
Authorities expressed the theory that
the woman placed the muZzlc of the
rifle against her head and pulled the
trigger with her feet. No motive for
suicide Is known.
Denver-Joseph II. Young, president
Of the Denver 4 Rio Grnnde Western
railroad, declared the Denver X Rio
Grande Western not only indorses the
i III aa1.fi1axa Of tho Maliut