The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-10-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

tndI runs dS illSu us siAtS 'AiNo oe
to the acre. 1t IL grown ON the sweet
seed farm near Carbondale. Mr.. Sweet
provided car of this special wheat TO
the farmers of the San Luis valley for
planting last spring, nnd from IOO 10
800 acres were planted with It. Inc
average production I'M acre Is from
flfty-four bushels to sixty-flve bushels
to the acre. whereas the average busi-
els in the United Suites Is fourteen to
the acre 'rhIs whent IL known us
Kitchener. and originated on the farm
of DR.. Sager Wheeler OF Snskutche-
wan, the burbank of Cnnuda," sai
Mr.. Sweet.
Fort coilins.-After the jury had
been out for twenty minutes In tue
cnse In which Robert b. Nichols was
charged with killing his brother-in-lnw.
Sterling +. Bills, In quarrel over
gravel pit privilege. IL verdict of not
guilty wns reached. Bills died March
"a on the way to the hospital utter he
had been struck On the bend In the
gravel pit. Nichols wus ci,urged with
striking him with his shovel. Nichols,
however. declared that he put up his
shovel TO ward off u blow OF Bills
pick and .he pick glanced back and
the point Of 1t struck Bills ON the
head. inflictIng the wound which
proved <ltal.
Observation-Disclosures high school
football team this yenr will play for
the championship Of the state. Super
intendent Il. w. Truscott attended II
meeting at Denver In which the seven
leagues OF the state were represented
and for the first time the champion
ship Of the state Will be contested this
year. The preliminary game will be
played Nov. %. Mt which time the
Northern league Will play the North
Central league; on Thanksgiving day
the winners Will play the winner OF the
Eastern league. and on Dec. o the final
post season game will be played to de-
termine the high school championship
Of the state.
Denver-The Colorado Education
Association will hold Its 4Sth annual
sessions Nov. Z to II. Inclusive. The
western division Of the association
will meet In the high school nuditO-
rum mt Grand Junction Nov. Z. 8, .
and 10. The southern division meets
at Centennial High School, Rueblo.
Nov. ., 10 and II, and the eastern di.
vision In the municipal auditorium.
Denver. Nov. 0. 10 and II. The week
beginning Nov. has been proclaimed
by Gov. Oliver II. Shoup US Educu.
ton Week In Colorado.
Canon City-James Gazaway, the
alleged leader Of the Paradox valley
gang who murdered Lemuel Hecox.
mine watchman, last spring. has ar
rived at the state penitentiary to be-
gin life term. Gazaway Is the ninth
and last member OF the terrorist gnng
to be placed behind the penitentiary
walls. Terms ranging from ten years
to life have been imposed on the other
eight men. The Hecox murder was
one Of the most gruesome ever enact
ed In the region.
Pueblo.-Traveling, according to
witnesses. ut high rate of speed.
Cur driven by Frank I.oznr OF Colorado
Springs, crushed into II cur driven by
F. X. Siockstill of this city on the
Colorado Springs-Pueblo highway. in
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In ,ha S,ncl.s,i,I outo Th,. poz,r ear
turned turtle nfter hitting The other
chr.
Denvcr-who in Colorado had ii
ION incom. of betwecn S.pp OOu and
ST5O non, whoever he stands in
oi,,, hy h,mso,f en- fur nc III. STATE
Il, copc.,n.d Somewhere in Colorado
,,so 1. an ipdividu,,I with nm annual
,nno,nn NJ h.tweon S4Oo un md 500.
noo and ,po,her w,,ose income nrgrc.
gates between S3M.OOO and 100000.
These figures were given out by the
Internal revenue collector in Washing