Gunnison news-champion., 1922-02-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEm

VIII SIr-rll more tlAn S-sess''V ~ N
rado IN the next twenty-fOur monthe
In the construction of highways and
important trails leading through or
near the fifteen national forests OF ths
state, IL WIS declared here recently
OF this sum more than s5cocO VIII
be devoted 10 the completion Of nine
federal road projects as follows: Ber-
rhoud pass. $1,000: DurHSo-Silyerton
highway, $4,000; Red Mountain road.
$4,000: Cumbres pass. Sl3oIOo;
Cameron pass. s7Lc1o: North Hard
scrabble road. $4,000; Independence
pass. s3sCpn: Grand mesa. $1,000;
ArapAhoe Glacier road. $4,000.
Moutrose.-Thc plight of the settlers
In the Uncognpahgre region WAS graph
IeaIiy presented TO Secretary OF the
Interior Fall by delegation headed by
State Senator John J. Tobin of Mont
rose Several % the members Of Con-
srcss from Colorado were present. The
secretary of the Interior was asked 10
defer the opening Of the Uncompahgro
project for one year A soon as the
project Is opened the payment for
water rights will be due. and II was
represented TO the secretary that the
settlers are not now In a condition to
make these payments Secretary FAN
doubts his right legally TO grant the
request for an extension Of time
Colorado SprSnSs-ln a special cleo
tion Colorado Springs voters defeated
proposal to repeal the compulsory
vaccination ordinance. the majority be-
ing 800 In total Of 1900. An ordi-
nance Initiated by the fire department,
seeking an Increase of pay ranging up
TO SIS month, was defeated by more
than 500 votes; an ordinance passed
last April raising the pay of the po-
lice department was repealed, the ma
jority being less than 100. and anoth-
er ordinance passed last April provid-
ing that a special election must be
held before any public improvements
could be voted. also was repealed. by
nearly 500 majority.
Pueblo.-One holdup man Is dead
and two Pueblo police officers are
wounded. one seriously. as n result OF
gun battle here. when the officers
attempted TO arrest two men charged
with holding up passersby under the
Main street yiaduct. The second hold
up man escaped. The officers hurt are
Charles o'Conner. the oldest man on
the Pueblo police force, and Marvin
Porter. The dead man is believed to
be one wanted in New Mexico on o
charge of double murder. Tattooed on
his arm Is Death before dishonor."
He was Identified as Earl Harrison Of
Pueblo.
Colorado Springs.-A fifty-gallon
keg OF fine wine and 356 bottles Of
choice liquor, part OF the estate of the
late Charles b. Ferrin. are no more.
Under the terms of his will, the resi-
due OF his estate, after numerous be-
/ quests had been paid, went to the Y.
NJ G. A, Y. W. c. A. and the Saliva
! tion Army. The liquor was part Of the
residue and had been kept in the
vaults Of the Exchange National Bank,
executor OF the estate, for many
months.
observation-disclosures II. S. Sherman,
president of the Loyeland Civic Asso-
ciatlon. has called meeting at which,
time plans will be perfected for
strengthening the banks Of the Big
! Thompson river and changing the
channel in several places to prevent
| future flood damage Last spring
! crops were destroyed. the city streets
flooded and goods damaged In the
Easements Of mercantile establish
ments.
Pueblo.-Frank Biby. q years old.
found guilty of the murder Of his bride
Of three weeks, Charlotte Biby, Aul.
=, 1871. has been sentenced to twenty
five to thirty years Imprisonment by
Judge ]. Strimble Of the District
Court here. Even with time allowed
for good behavior the sentence meane
that Blby will have to spend nineteen
or twenty years In prison. He thanked.
the court for fair trial.
Denver.-A large delegation Of edu--
Gators from Colorado will be present.
at the annual meeting of the depart
ment OF superintendence. which Is to
be held in Chicago Feb. q to March
4, according to an announcement made
by State Director II. B. Smith, Den.
yer will be represented by State Su-
perintendent Katherine L. Craig, Su-
perintendent H. H. Newton, e. n.
Phillips. A. L. Threlkeld. George W.
Frasier. Il. A. Puffer. c. H. Pugh.
Minnie B. Addleman and Fred Bur-
kert.
Denver.-Colorado is one of the
largest pickle producing states in the
Union and this product is shipped all
over the country. There are num-
Der of factories, and one big eastern
house has twelve pants in the state,
The Colorado pickle is declared by ex-
perts to be the finest produced in the
United States,