The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

near the fifteen national forests OF the
state, II was declared here recently.
| OF this sum more thnn 100000 Will
be devoted to the completion of nine
federal road projects as follows: Ber-
thoud pass, S1l0,O00; Durago-Silverton
highway, $4,000; Red Mountain road,
100000; Cunbres pass. S13O,OO0;
Cameron pass, 1000; North Hard
scrabble road, S60,000; Independence
pass, $4,000; Grand mesa, $4,000;
| Arapahoe Glacier road, $4,000.
Montrose.-Tho plight of the settlers
in the Uncompahgre region was graph
lcally presented to Secretary of the
Interior Fall by delegation headed by
| State Senator John j. Tobln of Mont
rose Several of the members of on
gress from Colorado were present. The
secretary of the interior was asked to
defer the opening of the Uncompahgre
project for one year. A soon as the
project is opened the payment for
water rights will be due, and 1t was
represented to the secretary that the
settlers are not now in condition TO
make these payments. Secretary Fall
doubts his right legally to grant the
request for an extension of time.
Colorado Springs.-In a special cleo
tion Colorado Springs voters defeated
proposal to repeal the compulsory
vaccination ordinance, the majority be-
ing 500 in total of 1000 An ordi-
nance initiated by the fire department,
seeking an increase of pay ranging up
to $2S month, was defeated by more
than 800 votes; an ordinance passed
last April raising the pay of the po-
lice department was repealed, the ma
jority being less than 100, and anotli-
er ordinance passed last April provid-
ing that special election must be
held before any public Improvements
could be voted, also was repealed, by
nearly 800 majority.
Pueblo.-One holdup man is dead
and two Pueblo police officers are
wounded, one seriously, as result of
gun battle here, when the officers
attempted to arrest two men charged
with holding up passersby under the
Main street viaduct. The second hold
up man escaped. The officers hurt are
Charles O'Conner, the oldest man on
the Pueblo police force, and Marvin
Porter The dead man is believed to
be one wanted in New Mexico on
charge of double murder. Tattooed on
his arm is Death before dishonor."
He was identified as Earl Harrison of
Pueblo.
Colorado Springs.-A fifty-gallon
keg of fine wine and 1856 bottles of
IL. Of fIN. tot of a
late Charles b. Ferrin, are no more.
Under the terms of his will, the resi-
due of his estate, after numerous be-
quests had been paid, went to the y.
NJ C. A, Y. w. C. A and the Saliva
ton Army. The liquor was part of the
residue and had been kept in the
vaults of the Exchange National Bank,
executor of the estate, for many
months.
Loveland-Attorney II. S. Sherman,
president of the Loveland Civic Asso-
citation, has called a meeting at which
time plans will be perfected for
strengthening the banks of the Big
Thompson river and changing the
channel in several places to prevent
future flood damage. Last spring
crops were destroyed, the city streets
flooded and goods damaged in the
Easements of mercantile establish
ments.
Pueblo-Frank Biby, 81 years old,
found guilty of the murder of his bride
of three weeks, Charlotte Biby, Aug.
s, 1921, has been sentenced to twenty
five to thirty years Imprisonment by
Judge j. Strimble of the District
Court here. Even with time allowed
for good behavior the sentence means
that Blby will have to spend nineteen
or twenty years In prison. He thanked
the court for a fair trial.
Denver.-A large delegation of edu-
Gators from Colorado will be present
at the annual meeting of the depart
ment of superintendence. which is to
be held in Chicago Fen. 2T to March
T. according to an announcement made
by State Director II. b. Smith, Den
yer will be represented by State Su-
perintendent Katherine L. Craig, SUI
perintendent II. II. Newton, E. e.
Phillips, A. L. Threlkeld, George w.
Frasier, r. A. Puffer, G. II. Pugh,
Minnie B. Addleman and Fred Bur
kert
Denver-Colorado is one of the
largest pickle producing states in the
Union and this product is shipped all
over the country. There are num-
ber of factories, and one big eastern
house has twelve plants in the state.
The Colorado pickle is declared by ex
perts to be the finest produced in the
United States.
Denver-There is total of 24,462,-
OLA acres in Colorado farms, Of which
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