Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

iiut ruuS as nlgn as elXty-1lSe bushels
% the acre. 1t Is grown on the Sweet
seed farm near CarbOndale. Mr.. Sweet
provided cur Of this special wheat to
tie farmers Of the San Luis valley for
planting last spring, and from 100 to
SUI ucres were planted with 1t. The
average production nm acre Is from
fifty-fOur bushels to slxty-five bushels
to the acre, whereas the average BUSH
els in the United States is fourteen to
the acre. "This wheat Is known as
Kitchener, and originated on the farm
Of DR.. Sager Wheeler of Saskatche-
wan, the Burbank Of Canada" sail
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 z. Bills, In quarrel over
gravel pit privilege. a 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 glunced back and
the point Of 1t struck Bills on the
head, inflicting the wound which
proved .,ral.
Loveland.-LOveland's high school
football team this year will play for
the championship of the state. Super
intendent X. W. TruscOtt attended u
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. 25, ut 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. o 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. 7 to II, inclusive. The
western division Of the association
Will Iutel Ill lIe SClloOl
rum ut Grand Junction Nov. Z, 8, G
and 10. The southern division meets
at Centennial High School, Pueblo
Nov. 0, 10 and II, and the eastern di
vision in the municipal auditorium
Denver, Nov. 0, 10 and IL. The week
beginning Nov. s has been proclaimed
by Gov. Oliver II. ShOup us Educa
Mon Week in Colorado.
Canon City-Jumes Gazaway, the
alleged leader of the Paradox valley
gang who murdered Lemuel HecoX
mine wutchman, 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 penitentjary
walls. Terms ranging from ten years
to life have been imposed on the Other
eight men. The HecOX murder was
une of the most gruesome ever enact
ed In the region.
Pueblo.-Trnveling, according tt
witnesses, at II high rate of speed, 8
car driven by Frank Roar of Colorado
Springs, crashed into IL car driven by
II. SStUCkSllll VI tHiS StS thC
Colorado Springs-pueblO highway, in.
juring D. S. Williams of Colorado
Springs, an occupant of the Roar
car, and Il G-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 d
1920 income of between S5OO,OOO and
STjO,OOO? Whoever he stands in II
class by himself so far as the state
Is concerned. Somewhere in Colorado
also is an individual with an annual
income of between S4O0,OOO and $500
900, and another whose income nggrc-
gates between 100000 and $4OO,OOO.
These figures were given out by the
internal revenue collector in Washing
ton in his report for 1920.
PueblO.-Algie T.. Davis, "a years
old, son of the postmaster ut White
Rock, Colo. was found dead in the eel
lar of a deserted ranch house near
White Rock by Il neighbor. He had
committed suicide in a fit of melan-
choly, it was said by the coroner. who
found a small caliber rifle near the
body. Davis shot himself through the
chest, death coming instantly, the cor
0ner said.
Trinidad-Two are dead as the re-
suit of u shooting which had its in
ception ut the place formerly known
us the July both saloon, near Aguilar
Charles PrattO, IL blacksmith, was shot
and killed by Il man, so far unidenti-
fled, who in turn was shot and killed
by u posse of state rangers and citl-
zens Of Agullar. Both men are 1tal-
ians. The cause of the shooting Is not
known definitely.
Pueblo.-John Arthur, S5, n resident
of Pueblo county for forty-siX years
and a Civil War veteran, was fatally
shot by man said to be Jim Finci.
The shooting occurred near the divid-