The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-11-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


the old raiiroad gr,,de-where Fort
Collins auto enthusiasts like ~ test
their cars-resulted In the deaths Of
-four persons and the injury OF the
fifth. The dead are: Lynn Rohling,
son Of one of Fort Collins most prom.
Inent merchants, und former army
chauffeur; Mrs. Lynn ROhllns, his
wife; Otto Prather, II chemist ut the
sugar factory: Frederick L. Sundsncss.
student ut the Colorado Agricultu-
raj College, Fort Collins. The injured:
Keith Boltz. pIunist, who was thrown
clear.
Pueblo. = Representatives of the
tc,,ins Of the southern Colorado high
school athletic conference met in Pu-
eblo recently for the purpose OF
amending the conference constitution
and tuking up the mntter Of basket
ball schedule. Central and Centennial
OF Pueblo were represented. the other
schools being Canon City. Florence,
Trinidad, WuIsenburg, l.eudville, SD
Ida and Colorado Springs. Walsen-
burg may not play In the league be-
cause Of luck OF an adequate floor On
which to practice.
Sterilng.-Guy Bruy, "a years old, O:
MerinO, Colo. who was charged with
the murder Of Eeputy Sheriff u. J.
Wilson ut MerInO On the night Of May
20, sluslied his throat In the county
jail ut Sterling and died almost Instant
~. Brny had made II u practice to
shave and cut the huIr OF other prison
ers In the JUL and asked for II razor
for his customary work. He locked
two other prisoners In the cuge Of the
JUL and went 10 the bathroom to per.
form his act OF suicide.
Denver.-TwO women were killed.
another was shot down nnd two police
men were wounded by wlisky-crazed
negro who ended bloody buttle by
blowing out his own brains. The shoot
ing occurred in the hull Of Dab IRE
mont plnce. Walter Jones, the killer,
had held seventy five police ut bay for
half an hour. Mrs Holmes Wilson
cOiUred, was shot and almost lnstnntly
killed in the house Lulu Jones, cousin
OF the slayer, died ut the county hos
pitui later.
rueblo.-E. d. Spruili, W. ID. Keen
and Thomas Kelly. all well-knOwn real
estate men Of Pueblo, huve been APP
pointed by District Judge james a.
I'urk to act rs the board Of appraisers
of the flood cOnservancy district. One
OF the members will be elected treas
urer. The ,ard will appraise all land
to be needed and condemned In order
TO carry the flood plans. Arthur Il.
Morgan OF the Dayton Morgan engi-
neers IL In the city and Will assist in
getting the work started.
Fort Colllns.-The new armOry at
Fort Collins, which will house company
II, 18TH Infantry, and the newly or
gunIzed regimental band, WIS dedi-
Gated here during snOwstorin With
exercises appropriate to That OCCASION.
Following parade In which local
military and patriotic organizations
Joined under the direction OF Mai. g.
Fl. FRANKIE, cOmmandant ut the col
lege, salute was fired and the flag
hOisted over the new structure.
Fort Colllns.-The defeat of Judge
Gilbert A. Walker Of Steamboat
Springs, candidate for reelection to
the district bench In the Fourteenth
district, will mean that hearing In
water adjudication case in this dis
trIct will have to be repeated. Judge
Walker llas returned the files OF the
case to the District Court here with
the statement that he can not reach
decision In the matter before his sue
cessOr takes office.
Pueblo.-JOhn w. LOckin, 20, editor
of the Sunday Opinion here and a
newspaper man Of Pueblo for the last
forty yours. died recently In his home.
He had been In failing health for sew
erul years. He was born In Fond du
Lac, Wis. He Is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. Florence T.. Brown.
Lockin's weekly newspaper. because OF
the quaint personality Of the, editor,
was much read throughout the south
ern end Of the state.
I.ittletOn.--Grass grew on many Of
the hills In ArapahOe county from Lit
Teton to Byers and Deer Trail this
past summer, and 1t grew on hills
reason for this remarkable fact. ac-
cording TO Allyn II. Tcdmon, county
extension agent and pest inspector of
Arupahoe county, was II tlreless cam
paign which began early In February
for the determination of prairie dogs.
1t Is estimated Tint % per cent OF the
dogs were destroyed. Twelve of the
townships were cleaned up In ninet
dnys," said Mr.. Tedmon. Five tons
Of poisoned oats and 100 pounds Of
carbon bisulphide gas were used
Denver.-Colorado Is now the only
state in the Union in which timber Is
growing faster than 1t Is being used,
1t was announced by Allen 5. Peck,
district forester OF the United Suites
forest service, on his return from
meeting ut Cooley, Ariz., OF officials
of all eight forest districts. Twenty
two billion bOnrd feet Of timber ID