The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-03
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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DeuNeT.-IHe Clly SOuHCll Hus
pledged $4,000 to the fund for the
University of Colorado medical school
and hospital, thus completing the
$150,000 public subscriptions needed to
start work on the S1,500000 structure.
Trinidad.-with the election of
Judge George H. Bradfield of Gree
ley as district governor and the selec-
ton of Glenwood Springs as conven-
tion city for 1923, the district conven-
tion of Lions Clubs concluded busi-
ness here.
La Junta, Colo.-Mrs. John Rich
ards, 10 years old, was burned to
death when can of gasoline which
she was using to burn out nest of red
ants exploded. The woman became a
living torch and was dead before TAX.
en- to a hospital.
Denver.-Colorado's allotment of the
S9,500,000 appropriation for national
forest roads is $717,05S. This infor
nation was received by Representa-
tive Guy U. Hardy of Colorado in
Washington from the United States
forest service.
Denver.-The demand for journal
ism at the University of Denver is so
small that courses of study in this
field of composition will be discon-
tinued next year, according to an
nouncement made by DIR. w. d. Engle,
acting chancellor.
Merino-A gunfight in a combined
barber shop and pool hall here ended
in the killing of B. ]. Wilson, a special
deputy sheriff, the possibly fatal
wounding of Clarence Water, propri
etor of the shop, and the arrest OF
three alleged participants.
Grand unction.-Edwards Apparel
Shop was damaged by fire of un-
known origin here recently. The fire
started in the upper basement and
spread rapidly, endangering the bust.
ness section of Grand Junction, but
soon was brought under control.
Denver.-Fruit growers in all Utah
and Colorado districts served by the
Denver & Rio Grande Western railway
are assured of normal crop OF
plums, peaches, pears and apples this
year, according to a report made pub
lie here by the railway company.
Colorado Springs.-Captain Milleau
and Lieutenant Stackhouse of the Fort
Sill aviation squadron, miraculously
escaped death when their DeHaviland
4 plane overturned as 1t was making
u landing at Kelker field. Although
badly bruised and shake up, the two
aviators escaped without injury.
Saguache.-The commissioners of
Saguache county, at their last meet
ing, allotted the $1,000 necessary to
make available the forest service al
lotment of $4,000 for the construction
of a road to the Carnero Ranger sta
ton, which will open up to automobile
and truck travel considerable scope
of country at present hardly accessi-
bic by wagon.
Pueblo.-Miss Consuelo Baca, 16
years old, the daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
J. H. Baca of Pueblo, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Joseph
Inc La verta, IS years old, Spanish
girl, who was later arrested by the To-
cal police. The shooting occurred at
the Pueblo Loretto Academy, where
Miss Baca is a student and member
Of the graduating class of next month.
Grand Junction.-Twenty members
spent a day at the camping grounds at
"Kannah Greek Intake" the location of
the city's water system headgates,
where they cleansed out the brush and
made clean and presentable for tour
lists and campers large area of cedar
and pine-covered mountainside, pro-
viding fireplaces, etc.
Las Animas.-A. class of twenty-four
fourteen girls and ten boys-re-
ceived diplomas as graduates from the
Bent county hign school
Denver.-A shortage of $4,000, in
volving not only Alva A. Swain, form
er administrator of the estate, but
other persons of Importance from
coast to coast, is shown in the report
of Samuel ]. Sackett, public admins
traitor, in whose hands the estate was
placed by the court when Swain dis
appeared several weeks ago, upon the
tangled affairs of the l. N. Stevens es-
tate, which was filed in the County
Court by Mr.. Sackett.
Denver.-Eleven years ago Harold
Frank Henwood former Denver soci
ETY. favorite, committed in the barroom
of the Brown Palace hotel one of the
most sensational murders in the all-
nails of Denver criminal history. Fol-
lowing a persistent and protracted le-
gal battle, he has left the state peni-
tentiary at Canon City free man.
Governor Shoup has signed an execu-
tive order committing the sentence of
the lIfe-termer, subject to the one
proviso: That Henwood shall not re-