The Colorado statesman., 1922-05-27
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Fort Collins.-William Coover was
elected captain of the Fort Collins
High School track team for next gear.
Coover earned his right to the honor
of captaining the AllWestern cham
pions by some remarkable work this
year.
Trinidad.-With the election of
Judge George II. Bradfield of Gree
ley as district governor and the selec-
ton of Glenwood Springs as conven-
ton city for 1923, the district conven-
ton of Lions Clubs concluded busi-
ness here.
Denver.-Colorado's allotment of the
$9,500.000 appropriation for national
forest roads is $717,0 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 DR.. w. ID. Engle,
acting chancellor.
Merino-A gunfight in a combined
barber shop and pool hall here ended
In the killing of b. J. Wilson, special
deputy. sheriff. the possibly fatal
etor of the shop, and the arrest of
three alleged participants.
Pueblo.-The Pueblo Horsemen's AS
sociation, organized for encourage
ment of and the breeding and raising
of high-grade horses for cavalry, polo,
racing and other purposes, to provide
amusement and entertainment" filed
articles of Incorporation here recently.
Rocky Ford.-Edward Lyons, 80
years old, committed suicide by hang
Ing himself to rafter in room back
of a store in which he was employed
at Holly. The body was found by
Glen Baxter, owner of the store. No
reason can be assigned for his act. He
is survived by his widow and two
small children.
Loveland.-The largest percentage
of graduates from the Loveland High
School ever known has signified their
Intention of going to college from the
1922 class of forty-six, thirty-twO of
the number having made arrangements
to attend some school of higher learn
ing. Of this number all but four will
attend Colorado colleges.
Denver-The Colorado State FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs will hold their
1922 convention in Estes Park, Sept.
u to 16 inclusive, it was announced
here following the quarterly meeting
of the state board of the organization.
The action was taken in response to an
Invitation extended from that town to
bring the convention there.
Pueblo.-Believed to have caught
his foot in the stirrup when thrown
| from his horse, William Baxter, ex-
pert horseman and crack rifle shot,
was found dead in the road by his
brother, Price PaXter near Under
| cliffe, Colo. The Baxter brothers
have been stationed at Butler pasture
in the extreme south central part of
Pueblo county as predatory animal
hunters for the federal government for
the last two years.
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
| inc If 10 I Stevens
tate, which was filed in the County
Court by Mr.. Sackett.
Grand Junction.-Twenty members
of the local Lions Club organization
spent a day at the camping grounds at
"Kannah Creek 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 a large area of cedar
and pine-covered mountalnside, pro-
viding fireplaces, etc.
Pueblo.-Miss Consuelo Baca, 16
years old, the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
]. f. Baca of Pueblo, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Joseph
Inc La Verta, 1S 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 a member
of the graduating class Of next month.
Breckenridge.-The automobile road
over Hoosier pass. between Alma and
Breckenridge, on the Gold trail, has
been opened. A gang of ten men have
been shoveling out the deep snowdrifts
under the supervision Of ]. A. Theo-
bald. This opened the pass and makes
through automobile road over the
Gold trail from Denver via Brecken-
ridge TO Kremmllng, with snowy
| tni In, ci chit all the