The Meeker herald., 1922-07-08
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Fort Collins.7-Clnsses In the Agri.
cultural College summer school here
opened with registration Of 625. the
largest In the history of summer ses-
| sions. 80.
Monte vlsta.-This city was decor
ated In flags and bunting In honor Of
the members Of the Grand Army and
Women's Relief corps. which recently
held their annual convention here.
Glenwood Springs. of the
Colorado Bankers Association met
here for the twenty-first annual con-
vsntion. Many Of them came in by
auto from their homes, prepared to
spend several days In the mountains
after the close of the convention.
Fort Collins.-The construction Of q
settling basin for the Fort Collins wa
POudre river above the intake with .
capacity of 100000 gallons was au-
thorized at the meeting of the City
Council The reservoir, which II to be
Of concrete. will cast about $18,1S2,
according to the estimate Of City En-
gineer John Revell.
Denver.-An increase Of 10000
tons In the production Of coal was
noted in Colorado during May as COM
pared with the April output, accord
ing to 4 report made public by James
Dalrymple, state coal mine inspector.
The total production for May was
placed at sos. 222 tons A total Of T.
978 men were employed In mines Of
the state during the month.
Boulder.-D. johnson. gatekeeper at
Eldorado Springs. 10 under arrest. md
Angelo Gabrielle of Marshall. lies In
a serious condition at his home ss
result Of fight that occurred at the
gate to Eldorado Springs. johnson II
said to have struck Gabrielle with
gas pipe after the latter had refused
to remove some tools that he had
dropped in JOhnsOn's path.
Crestone.-C. F. Chapman, pOstmas-
ter at Hooper, and Mrs. Chapman were
severely Injured when the car In which
they were riding to II picnic skidded
and turned over. pinning Mr.. Chapman
down, with the steering wheel on his
chest The place was the spillwny
dam bridge. Three young men who
were with the party jumped as the
car turned and escaped Injury.
Cripple Creek.-The regeneration OF
Cripple Creek and Victor, Colo, as big
producers in the mining world de-
ponds on the size OF the ore body
struck recently ut the 2.G00-foot level
Of the Portland mine of the Portland
Gold Mining Company Of Cripple
Creek city. according to mine officials.
The ore was struck on q crOss-cut off
of the 1900 station and Is said to be
OF. good commercial value. assaying
1915 ton.
Greeley.-Charges that restaurant
men and others were advancing prices.
due to the Increased attendance at the
Teachers College Summer school.
were taken to the authorities and In
vestigated. They stated that some
prices had been advanced. but that
there was no general Increase. The
local Chamber Of Commerce has taken
up the charges with the purpose of
trying to punish any who shall take
advantage Of the situation.
Fort Collins.-A hall storm swept
over Fort Collins and the territory
northwest recently. covering q region
five miles square. The first hail fell
for ten minutes, and another fall Of
like duration came an hour later. The
greater part Of the territory visited
was between this city and La Porte.
6 hail la fa1l n
quantities. Green houses. gardens and
fruit suffered damage. but grain
crops and alfolfa ure reported to have
been touched but slightly.
Loveland-I.oveland' City Council
has passed an ordinance instructing
the mayor to advertise for bids for
constructing hydro-electric light ana
power plant on the Big Thompson riv-
or in Loveland canon, and providing
for the snle of bonds not to exceed
$4,000 for erection and maintenance
OF the plant.
Steamboat Springs.-Reopening Of
coal mines In Routt county, shut down
early In the spring because Of the
blockade on the Moffat railroad. is ex-
pected before the middle of July, 1t
was declared with announcement that
the tunnel blockade Of that railroad
probably will be ended by July 10.
Thousands of tons of coal and other
commodities will move at once toward
Denver and the plains pnrt of Colo
RADIO, conl and railroad officials said.
Many OF the miners, who formerly
made their homes in Routt county and
who worked in the mines of the Victor
American, the Moffat, the Hayden, the
Colorado. Utah md other coal mines
operating in the district, are expected
to return Immediately to the district
10 as to be there when transportation
on the railroad is resumed