Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-02-09
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STATE. NEWS
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at Windsor closed Its doors 1or DUST
ness BY a resolution drawn by the
board of directors, on account OF low
reserves, according to a report to
Grant McF'erson, stdte bank commits
sioner..
'Denyer.-Mrs. Horace W. Wilcox,
"a years old, prominent members or
Uenyer's social set and wife OF the
head Of the Wilcox Advertising Com
pany, was severely burned about the
face, arms and upper part Of the body
when gas stove exploded in her
| home here.
Fort COllins-The Agricultural Col
\ lege registration Of students reacheu
| the highest mark of Its history when
| fifty-One new students enrolled for the
coming semester. The total enrolment
is 9O4, with less than twenty to be de-
Quoted for first semester drops, ac-
cordIng to the registrars office.
| Denver.-The flying squadron or
speakers sent out from the Denver
area office headquarters of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in this city
have returned to Denver after trip
through southern Colorado and as far
into New Mexico as Santa Fe. 1nsti-
tutes were held In towns and cities all
along the way.
| Deltn.-J. NJ. Gum. a truck driver,
was perhaps fatally injured recently
when his automobile truck slipped over
the edge of II cliff road and rolled
| down into the canon. 1t Is said an
approaching truck took the wrong side
of the road, forcing young Gum to the
ice-covered edge. He was badly hurt
as the truck rolled over his body in its
fall to the bottom.
Denver-Stny of execution was
| granted by the Supreme Court to John
]. Baker, who was sentenced to life
| jmprIsonment in the state penitcntinry
| in MontrOse county last November for
| the murder Of James +. Kelley. The
defendant sought supersedens OF the
high court pending review OF the
original proceedings. He asserts the
| crime was committed while mentally
unbalanced. Pending the review of the
| case, he must remain in jail under
heavy guard.
Bennett.-Thieves broke into the
vault of the Bennett State bank In the
third attack that has been made on the
institution in less than two years.
| Nothing Of value was obtained, officers
announced. The burglars gained en-
| trance to the building by breaking a
window. Then they drilled n hole In
the vault and broke off the lock. They
| evidently worked deliberately, without
| fear of Interruption, as several chairs
| were found grouped around the stove,
in which fire had been built.
Montrosc.-Thc following resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously mt the
concluding session OF the annual con-
vention of the western slope livestock
I and farmers congress here: To re-
quest the secretary Of agriculture, In
view of the fact that prices Of live
stock now were ut pre-war prices or
lower, to restore the fees of pre-war
period for grazing in the national for
ests also approving the trutlrin-fabric
i bill as backed by the National AssOcia-
! ton of Wool Growers. Urging a 2
cents tariff on imported sugar as
protection of the beet sugar industry.
Opposing the amendment to Senate
bill 2,283, which limits the cost of
new federal branch bank building at
$25O,OOO. Opposing the transfer OF the
| forestry service from the Agricultural
Department to any other department
of the government. Thanking the
Colorado executive committee OF the
War Finance Corporation for It's eff
forts to get money in the hands of the
farmers and live stock men for their
relief.
Fort COllins.-Women from every
section of Colorado attended the con.
ferences and ceremonies which were
held at the Agricultural College here,
Feb. 8, o, 10 and II, in connection
with the dedication Of the Women's
Club building.
Denver.-FOriner soldiers, sailors
against Germany, who heretofore
have been given sixty days preference
over other citizens in the filing of en-
try on restored government lands,
hereafter will have ninety-One-day
preference, according to word received
from Washington by NJ. D. McEniry,
chief of the field division of the gen.
eral land office here.
Boulder. - Three hundred OF the
leading educators Of the state are ex-
pected in Boulder for the week be-
ginning April 6. Principals of high
schools and superintendent Of city
schools will meet In Boulder for three
| days with members Of the science Sec
ton Of the Colorado Education Asso-
ciation. The schoolmasters'. Club will
meet here April and the county su.
perintendents Of the state will come to
Boulder April after two days in
Denver : ~ .'s..':s-,s..- - =
4 !. H4lly.-Seven. prizes were won in
the. Wichita stock show by the Hel-
stshi herd frdli. the Model farm, owned
1 by the Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and