The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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otero county. with more than 10000
acres, is said to be the largest pro-
ducer of alfalfa of any county in Colo
RADIO. The growing season is long aud
four cuttings are common. There are
several alfalfa mills in the county.
Pueblo.-Sweeping wage reductions
OF from so cents to Sl.So for an eight
hour working day and affecting every
building craft worker in Pueblo, were
| authorized by the Colorado Industrial
Commission in an award handed down
recently.
Denv.r.-There is a total of 24,i62-
| Ola acres in Colorado farms. of which
| I,I53.IJI acres are improved. accord
| ing to the state immigration 1921 year
| book. The counties with an acreage
| of 1,Oo0,OOO or more are Baca. Ebert,
Las Animas, Lincoln. Washington.
Weld and Yuma.
| Fort Collins. - Another mountain
lion has been killed northwest of Fort
| Collins, this time in the Poudre canon
and by Two girls. Miss Agnes and Miss
| Edith Zimmerman. according to report
brought here by Miss Emma +. Will
kins. county school superintendent.
who has just returned from Il visit up
the canon.
Denver.--It has bten announced in
Washington that United States Veter-
ans bureau dispenSaries will be es-
tablished in Denver, Pueblo and Colo
| rado Springs soon in recommendations
OF the bureau are accepted The Den
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dental, physiotherapy, X-ray. exam
inlng rooms, laboratory and pharmacy
facilities.
Dcnver.-Two appointments have
been made by Governor Shoup TO fill
| existing vacancies ut the state house.
They are John 4. Hunter Of Boulder.
who was made II member of the State
Board of Examiners for Engineers and
Surveyors. and Frank l.. Birney Of
Denver, prominent business man.
who was named to serve on the State
Board of Capitol Managers
Grand JunCtion.-Leet Bybee. 30
years Old, woman inmate of the state
home here, who escaped recently. was
| found lying by the roadside, fifteen
miles northwest Of this city, with both
feet frozen black. She would not tell
where she had been. She was wrapped
in two blankets tnken from the home
and was barefoot. She escaped once
last summer and was gone week.
She is said to have mania for living
like an animal.
Denver-Stay of execution was
granted by the Supreme Court to John
| ]. Baker, who was sentenced TO life
| Imprisonment in the state penitentiary
in Montrose county last November for
the murder of james f. Kelley The
defendant sought a supersedeas of the
| high court pending review of the
original proceedings. He asserts the
crime was committed while mentally
unbalanced. Pending the review of the
case, he must remain in jail under
| heavy guard.
Yuma.-Fire completely destroyed
the Kline Clothing Company store, the
Yuma postOffice and the Shramm ho-
tel and caused damage amounting 10
| $4,000 before it was put under con
| troll. The Yuma fire department, una
| bic to fight the flames which were
| famed by a strong wind, called for as
| Sistance from neghbOring towns
Timely arrival of departments from
Otis and Wray on Il special train pre-
vented loss which would have
amounted to S1,OOO,OOO, city officials
declared. Five members Of the fire
department We're injured by falling
| walls and explosions.
Denver.-Denver Is not in favor of
modification of the federal and state
prohibition laws which would allow
the sale and use OF light wines AMI
beer if the action of the city council,
in rejecting bill recommending the
reinstatement of minor alcoholic bev-
erages in the good graceS of the gov
ernment is to be taken US IL criterion.
Colorado Springs-Mrs. Isabelle c.
Argo was reappolnted superintendent
of the Colorado School for the Deaf
and Blind for two years at the annual
meeting of the board of trustees of
the institution held here. DIR. Hubert
| Work, assistant postmaster general,
presided. Mrs. Argo is the widow of
the late DR.. w. X. Argo, head of the
school for twenty years
Denver. - That $500 refrigerator
cars. which will be part Of the new
equipment of the Union Pacific, will
be delivered at the headquarters In
Denver this year was the statement
received by f. b. Choate, assistant
general freight agent. These cars are
expected to arrive in time to be avail
able for handling the fruit crop OF
/ rDlprnl lp ppyt sea anp "a lyalI other
produce which will demand refriger-
ator cars.
Denver-Boosters of the proposed
Denver-Kansas City Airline highway,
which will put the majority of 100000
people in northeastern Kansas, south
ern Nebraska and southern Iowa and