The Dolores star., 1922-02-03
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Greeley.-winfield Hartzell Of Den
yer was elected president Of the Colo
RADIO Retail Merchants Association Mt
the concluding session of the conven-
tion at Greeley. 1t wns voted to hold
the next convention at Boulder.
Boulder-Aliss Linnie Leckrone. 25
years old, Boulder county tuberculosis
nurse, suffered a broken leg while
skiing at Silver lake, twenty-five miles
west OF Boulder. Miss Leckrone was
one Of party Of several city officials
who went to Silver lake for an outing.
Alamosa.-A bill introduced in the
United States Senate calls for a regu-
lar yearly session Of the Federal Court
at Alamosa, Colo. The sitting would
begin on the first Tuesday of each Oc-
tober, according to the specifications
Of the bill Hundreds In the San Luis
valley have petitioned for such a court.
Pueblo.-william Solee, a farmer re-
siding east Of Pueblo. is without
home because he wanted to take u
bath. He placed an oil stove in the
bathroom Of the $500 farm home to
take the chill off the room. He then
went to another room to get a change
Of clothing The stove exploded and
the house was destroyed.
Greeley.-The Colorado potato ex-
pertinent station is near Greeley and
consists of forty acres. 1t was estab-
lished in 1918 for the improvement Of
potatoes for the good of the entire
state, and il under the direction of the
board Of county commissioners of
Weld county, the State Agricultural
College and the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Every angle OF
potato raising is studied at the station
by experts.
Denver-"Nnme takers" will not be
tolerated by the police any longer II
an order issued by Chief of Police
Williams to his force proves effective
Chief Williams notified the members
Of the department that hereafter when
an arrest Is made the correct name or
names of the persons arrested must be
ascertained. 1t WAS because much diff
ftculty has been caused the police by
underworld characters who give fake
names that Chief Williams gave the
order.
Walsenburg-E1-se service men are
given homestead preference rights to
the 5.16O acres Of public lands, twenty
five miles northeast of Walsenburg,
Colo, which have just been thrown
open to entry, according to word re-
ceived by NJ d. McEniry, chief Of the
Denver field division of the United
States general land office. Homestead
tracts on this land are limited to $40
public may file on any remaining
lands, 1t was announced.
Crank Junction.-James F. Shultz
Of Grand Junction was elected presi
dent of the Colorado Auctioneers' As
sociation at the twelfth annual conven-
ton Of the association held in Denver
Other officers named were: Charles
w. Shook Of Greeley, vice president,
and H. E. Fly of Rocky Ford, secre-
tary-treasurer. The proposal of franz
ing and presenting bill to the Legis-
lature to regulate the practice of auc-
tioneering In Colorado was discussed
at the meeting.
Fort Collins.-Isolated communities
in Colorado are demanding more and
cialists from the Colorado Agricultur-
al College. Since Aug. !, 1921, the
poultry specialist alone has assisted
with meetings In twenty separated
communities, reaching over 1000 farm
people. 1t is estimated that as re-
suit of these meetings, 800 farm flocks
have been culled at n saving of $50 900
and that better feeding and housing is
being practiced with all of these flocks.
Greeley.-Declaring that Colorado's S
greatest and most valuable asset was
its children and that it greatest indus
try was the public schools, W. II. J.
Doran, president of the Colorado Man
ufacturers' Association, in addressing
the students of Colorado State Teach
ers' College pointed out the part all
school teachers can play in the "Colo-
!, RADIO Goods" campaign.
Denver.-While in a sleeping car er
route from San Francisco, George Pin
dell, sailor recently discharged from
the United States navy, was robbed
of SAT, railroad tickets, a watch and
his discharge papers, according to re
port made to the police. Pindel. sait
that he first became aware of the rob
berry when he awakened as the train
was nearing Denver.
Boulder.-Mrs. Howard Hoyt OF
Louisville, wife of the cashier of the
> Louisville bank. was badly cut ant
;. bruised when an automobile in which
she and her husband were driving col
: lided with a machine carrying sever
y Boulder boys, two miles north of Louis
) vile. The boys were all thrown from
+ their car but were not badly injured
Mrs. Hoyts injuries required severa
stitches.
e Canon City.-Hanping to n highly