The Colorado statesman., 1922-10-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

TO the acre. 1t is grown on the Sweet
seed farm near Carbondale. Mr.. Sweet
provided a car of this special wheat TO
the farmers of the San Luis valley for
planting last spring, and from 700 to
800 acres were planted with 1t. The
average production an acre is from
fifty-four bushels to sixty-five bushels
TO the acre, whereas the average BUSH
els In the United States is fourteen to
the acre "Thls wheat is known as
Kitchener, and originated on the farm
of DR.. Sager Wheeler of Saskatche-
wan, the Burbank of Canada" sal
Mr.. Sweet.
Fort Collins.-After the jury had
been out for twenty minutes in the
case in which Robert b. Nichols was
charged with killing his brother-in-law,
Sterling p. Bills, in n quarrel over a
gravel pit privilege. verdict of not
guilty was reached. Bills died March
"a on the way to the hospital after he
had been struck ON the head in the
gravel pit. Nichols was charged with
striking him with his shovel. Nichols,
however, declared that he put up his
shovel to ward off blow of Bills
pick and ,he pick glanced back and
the point of it struck Bills on the
head. inflictlng the wound which
proved <ltal.
observation-disclosures high school
football team this year will play for
the championship of the state. Super
intendent Il. w. Truscett attended a
meeting at Denver in which the seven
leagues of the state were represented
and for the first time the champion
ship of the state will be, contested this
year. The preliminary game will be
played Nov. %, at which time the
Northern league will play the North
Central league; on Thanksgiving day
the winners will play the winner of the
Eastern league, and on Dec. 8 the final
post-season game will be played to de-
termine the high school championship
of the state.
Denver-The Colorado Education
Association will hold its 4Sth annual
sessions Nov. to IL, inclusive. The
western division of the association
will meet in the high school audito-
rum at Grand Junction Nov. Z, s, 8
ana III. Inc SOulueTn HtttS
at Centennial High School, Pueblo.
Nov. o, 10 and IL, and the eastern di-
vision in the municipal auditorium,
Denver, Nov. g. 10 and IL. The week
beginning Nov. 8 has been proclaimed
by Gov. Oliver III. Shoup as Educa
tlon Week in Colorado.
Canon City-James GaZaway, the
alleged leader of the Paradox valley
gang who murdered Lemuel Hecox
mine watchman, last spring, has ar
rived at the state penitentiary to be-
gin life term. Gazaway is the ninth
and last member of the terrorist gang
TO be placed behind the penitentiary
walls. Terms ranging from ten years
to life have been imposed on the other
eight men. The Hecox murder was
one of the most gruesome ever enact
ed in the region.
Pueblo.-Traveling, according to
witnesses, at a high rate of speed, a
car driven by Frank Roar of Colorado
Springs, crashed into car driven by
f. X. Stockstill of this city on the
Colorado SpringsPueblo highway, in
juring d. S. Williams of Colorado
Springs, an occupant of the Roar
car, and a 6-year-old girl, daughter of
Mrs. A. Kastner of Pueblo, who were
in the Stockstill auto. The Roar car
turned turtle after hitting the other
car.
Denver.-Who in Colorado had Il
1920 income of between 100000 and
S75O,O00? Whoever he stands in a
a, hxr Snl Sn n n
is concerned. Somewhere in Colorado
also is an individual with an annual
income of between 100000 and $500,
600, and another whose income aggre-
gates between 100000 and 100000.
These figures were given out by the
internal revenue collector in Washing
ton in his report for 1920.
Pueblo.-Algie p. Davis, "a years
old, son of the postmaster at White
Rock, Colo. was found dead in the eel
lar of a deserted ranch house near
White Rock by neighbor. He had
committed suicide in a fit of melan
eholy, it was said by the coroner, who
found small callber rifle near the
body. Davis shot himself through the
chest, death coming instantly, the cor
oner said.
Trinidad Two are dead as the re-
suit of a shooting which had its in
ception at the place formerly known
as the July 29th saloon, near Aguilar.,
Charles Pratto, u blacksmith, was shot
and killed by man, so far unidenti-
fled, who in turn was shot and killed
hx, nf ST tnfa a ait
zens of Aguilar. Both men are Ital-
ians. The cause of the shooting is not
known definitely.
Pueblo-John Arthur. So, resident
of Pueblo county for fortY-siX Yenrs