The Meeker herald., 1922-01-28
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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acres of state lands, according to re-
port made public. Most Of the land
sold Is In ROutt county.
Pueblo.-Firemen responding to an
alarm found Mike Jones. IS years old,
Pueblo resident and One-time New
York City contractor. suffering from
serious burns. Department officials
believe Jones was burned when the
house in which he lived alone, caught
fire from an Overheated stove.
Longmont, Colo.-Aiiss Martha Don.
ovan, 33 years old, tho daughter OF
Postmaster T. P. Donovan. died at the
Longmont hospital after an operation
for appendicitis. For one year she
was an instructress at the Canal Zone
government school, Giving up the
teaching on account Of Ill health.
Littleton.-Iess than ten hours after
he was arrested by Sheriff Robert Nc
Eamara of Lttleton and state officers
on charges Of violating the prohibition
Law. John Lsbin, 80 years old, was sen
fenced to from one to two years In the
Colorado penitentlnry. I1ebin pleaded
guilty to tho charge before Judge Sam
uel W. johnson.
Denver-The stranger In Colorado
becomes confused when Irrigation 10
spoken of and he hears the frequent
expression of an acre inch of water
He doesn't understand 1t. An acre Inch
| of water Is an acre OF wnter one Inch
deep and 1t weights little more than
100 pounds. Experts have figured the
use Of water down TO a nicely, 20 the
experienced Irrigation farmer knows
exactly how much water he needs for
his crops.
Greeley.-Demosthe Bland Wyatt.
II years old, one OF the most well.
known pioneers OF northern Colorado,
ended his life by firing bullet Into
his brain. III health, accompanied by
| recent announcement by physicians
that death was not far off prompted
suicide, relatives shy. Several weeks
ago Wyatt burned his toe on an cleo
trio bed warmer. GsnErene developed
in the wound and amputatIon was be-
Ing considered.
Boulder, Colo-One student has
been expelled and nineteen others pen
allied by q faculty committee Of the
University Of Colorado. which found
them guilty Of overinduigence In intox-
icating liquor. OF these. seven have
been suspended until the spring. and
one refused admittanve; six will not
be allowed to register until September.
1922. md one has been suspended for
IL year. Four students were repri.
mnnded and their parents notified OF
the action.
Dcnver.-This city has been visited
by the stOrk mt least 5.OOS times dur
Ing the past year. according to state
mcnts made by Miss Florence Leach,
registrar of the bureau OF vital statis-
ties. The total birth record for the
year 1921 compares to n total of l,I61
births during the preceding year. That
a still greater increase In the number
| of births will he clialkcd up when all
| struggling reports have been received
| by the department WINS the opinion cN-
pressed by officials OF the health de-
| partment.
La Juntn, Colo.-"YOuve stolen my
watchv With this accusation, Ed
ward l.. McInerny, - years old, n sail
OF patient on leave from the Fort Ly-
ons naval hospital, leveled II pistol mt
| companion sailor, Il. +. Brennan. and
pulled the trigger. The shooting Oc-
CURED In chair car which was
stopped in In Junta. The bullet, how
ever. missed Brennan, although he was
but three feet away from the revolver.
Thinking that he had killed his com
pnnion. McInerney trained the gun on
himself and blew out his brains.
Denver.-The United States census
enumerntOrs In 1920 found 1901
horses and 31.128 mules In Colorado,
hut In the same year the county as
SCISSORS found only 1877 1908 horses and
2S,6S2 mules. However, the figures
show that these animals have not be-
come extinct In the state, despite the
advent Of the tractor md automobile.
Pueblo, Colo.-Two men are dend MS
result of two accidents on the rail-
roads here. Jesus Miranda, an en-
lead. 3,7OO,OOO pounds of copper. and
Western railroad, was killed when he
was struck by fast passenger trnin
three miles west OF here. A negro, said
to he known rs Van Bibbs, was fatally
hurt when lie fell between two cars OF
n moving Santa F6 freight train in the
Pueblo yards.
Rocky Ford. - Colorado growers
shipped 5000 cars OF cantaloupcs In
the 1921 season. For STANDARDS they
received s. n hundred, and S1.T5 for
flats. More than 5000 acres were
planted in cantnloupes, honeydews and
watermelons and the total receipts
amounted to $3,5O0OO0. These canta-
loupes were shipped to I'LL sections of
the United Stntes, but the bulk went
east OF the Mississippi river.
Denver.-The metal mines OF Colo.
RADIO In 1921, according to C. w. Hen
derson. United States Geological Sur