Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Lake City-The last coach on COM
hpation train running from this city to
Sapinero was struck by a rock ana
turned over. No passenger was hurt
Pueblo-The thirty or forty social
service agencies in Pueblo will form
what Is to be known as the Council OF
Social Agencies, plans for which were
made recently.
Fort Morgan-P. H. Hoffman OF the
Bijou district holds the distinction OF
being the first beet grower In Morgan
county to get his sugar beet seed into
the ground for the coming campaign.
Yuma.-Fire of undetermined origin
which for time threatened several
Main street business houses, WAS
brought under control here nfter do
ing 5000 damage to the Allen butch
er shop.
Denyer-Stocks Of grain on Colora-
do farms the first day of this month
were nearly 1O.OOOOOU bushels less
than a year ago, according to the re-
port released by the federal-state crop
reporting service.
| Fort Collins.-Radio Is q live sub
ject in the rural district as well as in
the cities. The Agricultural College
IL disseminating information and fos-
tering organization OF boys and girls
radio clubs as a service to farmers.
Denver-A jury in the West Side
Court found DR.. e. l.. Willis guilty Of
second degree murder in connection
with the death in 1917. Of Miss Mary
Park, Greeley school teacher, as q
result of criminal operation.
Boulder-A forest fire started in
ravine near the Flatirons. City, county
and state officials Joined with Boy
Scouts and university students In fight.
ing the flnmes. The fire did consider
able damage before 1t was under con-
troll.
Durango.-Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hub.
bard, Of Aztec, N. NJ, are both dead Of
natural illnesses, their deaths occur.
ring exactly twenty-four hours apart.
Mr. Hubbard, who was head Of the AZ
tee Gas and OIL syndicate. died Of par
alysls and Mrs. Hubbard OF pneumonia.
A double funeral was held.
DolOres-GeOrge and Charles Brad
ford, cousins, were shot and killed at
their ranch near the Utah state line,
according. to reports. received here.
These reports stated the shooting was
n result of quarrel between the Brad.
fords and neighbor in settlement Of
fence line dispute.
Fort COllins.-High school students
from every section Of Colorado will
compete in the annual stOck-judging
contest held by the Animal Husbandry
department Of the Agricultural Col
lege at Fort Collins on April IA. FIJI
ty-ssven boys took part last year but
twice as many are expected this year.
Colorado Springs.-Col. w. A. Davis.
a local broker. and w. H. Anderson,
his father-in-law, were held up In Da-
Wis office on the third floor of the
First National Bank building by two
armed men, wearing motor goggles,
were bound with ropes and left in the
office when the bandits ran out.
Colorado springs-A terrific detona.
ton which awakened the north end Of
Colorado Springs has been traced to .
bomb which exploded on the lawn at
the home Of DR.. Duniway. No damage
was done. College authorities at.
tribute the mischief to students who
wished to disturb the college president.
Denver.-Michigan has followed the
lead taken by Minnesota in co-operat-
ing with Colorado tourist information
agencies for reciprocal exchange of
tourists" between the Great Lakes re-
glon and tho Rockies, according to
Harry N. Burhans, secretary Of the
Denver tourist bureau, who returned
recently from Grand Rapids.
Denver-Oliver H. shoup, governor
of Colorado, has filed in the District
Court suit for 100000 damages for
alleged slander against several insur-
ance men and two newspaper men,
The suit Is another development fol.
lowing the governors ousting of Earl
| Wilson as state insurance commission.
er and appointment of Jackson Coch'
rane to succeed him.
Denver.-Under the proposed Mof
fat tunnel bill, approved by Governor
Shop recently, the following counties
will compose the tunnel Improvement
district and will bond themselves fol
not more than &8.72OOOO to build the
tunnel through James peak: Denver
Grand, Moffat, Routt and parts of Ric
Blanco, Eagle, Gllpin, Boulder, Adams
and Jefferson.
Greeley.-Siarguerite Gatchell, IL
year-old pupil Of the Klowa school In
southeastern Weld county, is the cham
pion speller Of Weld county. In thu
annual spelling contest held in Gree
Icy Marguerite won the written spell
ing contest in competition with forty
other contestants and in the oral con
test she outspelled forty-nine othel
competitors coming from all parts o
the county.
Denver-Co-oneratfo tfon of all the mn