The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-04
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Fort Morgan was voted upon favorably
at u recent election.
Pueblo.-Educatio to combat the
problem of physical ill-health among
children was the strongest urge al
the close of the Colorado conference
of social work.
Loveland.-John Ransom, state hui
name officer, Larlmer county proba-
ton officer, and u resident of Loveland
for forty years, died suddenly at his
home in Loveland.
Grand Junction.-DeBoer and Pes
man, Denver architects, have been ap-
pointed to plan large park and play
ground for the city of Grand junction,
and also a cemetery at Orchard Mesa.
Fort Collins.-The new armory
building in Fort Collins will be dedi-
Gated on Armistice day, the service at
IL o'clock in the morning being COM
bination dedication service and ARMS
tlce day celebration.
Denver-Heavy damage to fruit,
particularly to the late apple crop, was
done on the western slope recently by
a sudden spell of extremely severe cold
weather, ii was announced by Fred
erick w. Brist, government weather
fOrecaster.
Denver.-Eleven Colorado hospitals
are giving the best care known to mod
ern medical science to their patients,
according to the fourth annual survey
of hospitals throughout the United
States made by the American College
of Surgeons.
Victor.-James Quinn, GO years old,
a farmer tripped and plunged down
stairs in a boarding house at Divide
a few days ago and was killed. Quinn's
head was doubled under as he alighted
on the bottom stairs and his neck was
broken.
Telluride.-Renewed activity in the
Telluride district is attracting many
mine workers and developments in the
Smuggler Union Company's properties
have been pushed to such an extent
that officials say they can place all
applicants for work.
Denver.-Henry L. Kinney, 20 years
old, who during the frontier days of
the West drove stage between Chey-
enne and Tie Siding, Wyo., and went
on scouting expeditions with the late
Col. William f. Cody CBuffalo BilD,
died nj his home in Denver.
Brighton-Fred Kruus, 30 years old,
IL farmer residing four miles south OF
Hudson, was instantly killed while
leaning on the muzzle of Il gun and
talking to his wife. His 3-year-old
son, who had been playing about the
house, uccldently pulled the trigger.
Durango.-With the return recently of
Ralph Walker Leslie Abbott, James
Cook and William Smith to Cortez, in
the custody of the sheriffs of Dolores
and Montezuma counties, the authori-
ties believe they have broken up two
of the boldest gangs of horse thieves
which have operated in southwestern
Colorado for many years.
Alumosa.-Funeral services for Mrs.
james Slndman, killed when car
driven by her husband was STRUCK by
Denver & Rio Grande train, were held
Il few days ago. a coroner's jury found
that the crash was purely accidental
MS the ear became stalled on the track
and the crew of the approaching en-
zine did not have time or space to
stop.
Colorado Springs.-Clyde S. Parsons,
10 years old, confessed, the police say,
that he is the author of letter to ii.
Moberly, president of the First State
Bank of Calhan, Colo. demanding that
Moberly place $1,000 beneath fence
post on a ranch near Calhan. Failure
to do so, the letter threatened, will
mean that a second letter will be writ
ten in your blood"
Trlnidad.-Nine business houses N
the town of Branson, in the east end
of Las Animas county, are reported to-
tally destroyed by fire.
Fort Collins.-P. b. Kern is in the
Fort Collins hospital with serious
burns on one side of his body as the
result of practical joke played on
him by fellow workmen at the factory
of the Great Western Sugar Company.
Some companions threw a little liquid
upon his clothing containing some al
cohol and touched match to 1t. Evi-
IDENTIFY more of the liquid was used
than was intended, for the flame that
resulted had badly burned Kern before
it could be extinguished.
Boulder-Authoriza to transfer
the first two years of the State Uni
versity Medical School from Boulder to
Denver is given by referred bill No. Z,
to be voted on at the election Nov. Z,
it has been announced by university
officials. The bill was passed by the
last Legislature, but because 1t amends
the constitution, was referred to the
people for ratification. lie was ex-
planned, in a statement Issued by the
university, that the bill carries no ap-