Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-27
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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Denyer.-In calling the Twenty-third
General Assembly into special session
Governor Shoup limited the items fo'
consideration by the legislators only to
those of principal interest and import
ance to the people of the state. he
said that the expense of the session
and sacrifice of time and effort on the
mart of the members of the Assembly
are Justified only in an extraordinary
emergency and that the threatened
loss to the state of one Of its important
railroads and the need Of one of Its
largest cities for immediate protection
from recurrence of disastrous fl0od
present an emergency sufficient to Jus
tify the Immediate attention and the
sacrifice of time and effort involved.
Senator David W. Jones Of Pueblo
drew first blood In the fight of two
Pueblo factions In regard to flood pre-
yention legislation when he introduced
what has been known as the "opposi
tion Pueblo BILL" Senator Jones bill
became Senate Bill No. /. 1t was fol.
lowed by the proposed conservancy act
the first Pueblo flood prevention Dill
drawn, introduced by Senator Peter
son. Both bills were referred to the
committee on state affairs and public
lands, of which Senator David Elliot OF
Colorado Springs Is chairman.
The MOffat tunnel bill was intro.
duced by Senator Fred S. Follet OF
Steamboat Springs, and referred to the
committee on the city and county OF
Denver.
Denver.-Summer tourist rates with.
In the state for stations on the Denver
4 Rio Grande Western raIlrOnd will be
put into effect May "a.
Denyer,-ColoradO National Guard
cavairymen will go into summer camp
for intensive training under regular
army officers at Fort D. A. Russell,
WyO., on Aug. Is.
psnyer.-A solid vote Of confidence
In Mr.. Davis as speaker of the House
was voted by the legislators. This mo-
ton was put by Iver H. Daley, repre-.
sentative from La Veta.
Fort Collins.-Preparations are be.
ing made for the convention OF the
state Parent Teacher Association, to
be held here May 3 to 9. 1t Is expected
that 800 delegates from ten counties
will attend.
Montrose.-J. 3. Hooper sank to the
floor dead at the meeting of the Delta
Lions Club as he was about to begin q
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 a heavy charge OF
explosive, 1t was announced at head.
quarters Of the railroad here.
Delta.-While engaged in what Is
said was friendly scuffle, Felix Mar.
tinez, 16 years old, shot and fatally
The bullet entered the boys abdomen
and he died shortly afterward ut the
Delta hospital. The parents or both
boys are tending beets on ranch
eight miles from Delta.
Denver.-The April sale of state
school lands, held In the office of the
State Board Of Land Commissioners,
state capitol, was the largest in over
eighteen months. Three thousand sew.
en- hundred and six acres were sold for
total purchase price Of $98,829.65
and an average price per acre of $26.68
These lands were located in twelve
counties of the state, and varied In
price from $3.50 per acre for raw
mountain land to $l38.75 per acre fol
irrigated land in the Arkansas volley
Denver-The Colorado Poultry Pro
ducers' Association held an educational
meeting in the Chamber of Commerct
building here. Professor Jamison Of
the Colorado Agricultural College dis
russed General Poultry Conditions Of
Colorado"
s"NosuReStioA VI kAC A'tAso
tIon Of the Tri-State Golf Association
embracing clubs ut Cheyenne, Wyo.
Sidney, Nebr., and Sterling, Brush ant
Fort Morgan, Colo, has been ap
nouAced by officials Of the Sterling
Country Club.
Walsenburg.-state rangers are max
ing Investigations in an attempt to as
certain the names of the persons re
sponsible for the attempted wreckini
of coal cars drawn over the cut bacl
Of the Caddell mine, half way between
Walsenburg and Turner.
Canon City.-Mrs. Nelson Coffman
wife of rancher living at Hillsdale
near here, was found dead in bed b.
her husband. A rifle lay beside her
Authorities expressed the theory that