The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-01-07
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado.



land, where White Lcghorns sold for
Bliss each.
The Brush city council has accepted
the plans drawn by City Engineer
Glen A. Izett for paving the main
streets of the town, the estimated cost
being $4,000. Bids for the work Will
be received up to February 1. A move
ment Is now on foot to curb and gut.
ter all of the streets of Brush.
+. A movement is on foot among wom-
en- members of the Civic Association
to make LOveland the most beautiful
city In Colorado. In addition to see
ing that the streets are kept clean and
free from weeds, that the houses hive
pretty lawn and the back alleys are
cleaned. 1t 10 proposed to start com.
munity flower growing contest.
An accidentally discharged rifle
caused the instant death of Arlo
stoops. 4-year-old son Of v. v. Stoops,
farmer living fifteen miles from
Brush. The little boy was struggling
for possession Of the gun with his elder
brother, o years old. The rifle struck
q chair and was discharged The bull
let passed through the boys head.
Word was received in Boulder Of
the death Of Donald McGinnis, 10
years old, a sophomore in the Univer-
sity Of Colorado. McGinnis, according
to the dispatch. was run over in the
railroad yards at Seligman, Ariz. He
left Boulder last week for San Diego,
Calf. McGinnis was the son Of Harry
McGinnis, prominent attorney Of Bue-
M Vista, Colo.
william Riley Hill. found guilty last
month of the murder Of his 0-year-old
stepdaughter, Maxine Short, WINS sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment In the
state penitentiary by Judge Samuel
Johnson Mt the opening session Of the
District Court at Brighton. Hill was
granted n sixty day stay Of execution
and sixty days in which to file bill
Of exceptions.
]. e. Braiden of La lara, Colo. for
many years an exhibitor Of choice
feeding cattle in the National Western
Stock Show, and winner Of number
of prizes In former years, among them
reserve championship in 1917. has en-
tered three carloads Of his white face
feeding steers for the coming Stock
Show, Jan. IA to p. Mr.. Braiden will
have one car Of yearlngs and two cars
Of 2-year-olds on exhibition.
Approximately $5,7O3,OO0 has been
set aside by the state and government
10, ~, n cop - ri, rt1op NJ fodoroI MD Dro.
jects carried over to next year, accord
Ing to the semi.annual report Of State
Highway Engineer l.. d. Blauvelt to
the highway advisory board which has
been made public. On projects com.
pleted prior to Dec. !. 1920, an amount
exceeding 81 10000 was expended,
while $2,O6l .0O3 represents the total
cost of federal aid projects completed
from Dec. !, 1920. to Nov. 30. 1921.
The balance Is to be expanded on un-
finished 1920 and 1921 federal aid pro-
Jects.
The trial of DR.. E. L. willis,
charged with completely in the alleged
murder Of Miss Mary Park. Greeley
school teacher, was continued until
the last day Of the present court term,
Jan. 9, in the West Side Court In Den.
yer. The continuance was granted by
Judge Warren A. Haggott because Of
the Inability Of witnesses In the case
to appear for the trial at present. DR..
willis Is alleged to have assisted DR..
Nicholas ]. Phelan, who stood trial for
the crime several days ago. In per.
forming n criminal operation which
resulted In the girls death. DR.. Phe-
Ian il being held now pending for.
nal hearing on his mental condition.
Live stock consisting Of more than
100000 cattle, sheep, horses, swine
and goats grazed on the ranges of the
national forests during the past fiscal
year. and of the great store Of timber
In those reservations more than 1.11O.-
OOO, 200 board feet were sold. Receipts
paid in or still due from these two
items combined to swell the income.
producing business of the national for.
ests during the year to s., 46s.940, says
the Forest Service, United Suites De-
partment of Agriculture, In Its annual
report made public today.
Two hundred thousand persons from
all parts of the world visited Look.
out mountain between June and No
yember. This Is Indicated by stats
tics compiled from registration books
at Paiiaska tepee, the William F.
Cody memorial museum on Lookout
mountain. The books shows that TO-.
$50 persons registered between June
II and Nov. II. Every state Is rep
resented among the registrants, us
well as Alaska. Hawaii, the Philip
pines, and almost every foreign coun-
try. 1t Is estimated that but one per.
son In three visiting Lookout noun
tain registers ut the museum. which
would INDICATE that the total number
Of visitors was approximately 100000.
Coyotes or dogs got into the sheep
pens Of Charles McAianee, farmer,
near Brush, and 1853 sheep were dead
and forty.seven others crippled, The