The Meeker herald., 1922-03-11

Denver.-The Colorado Supreme
Court issued writ against District
Judge Samuel w. johnson Of the Fiist
judicial district. commanding him to
show cause why he should not be pro-
hibited from trying q suit brought
against Secretary Of State Nilliken BY
eight discharged automobile inspectors
of the state motor vehicle department.
william Kelly and seven other dis
charged inspectors brought suit In Lit.
Teton to compel Miiliken to put them
back to work. claiming the action OF
the General Assembly was illegal.
Greeiey.-Five dollars q ton for su
gar beets. md probably more, was the
prediction under the aiding scale con-
trnct made at n meeting here OF Great
Western Sugar Company officials and
fieldmen from the Greeley. Eaton.
Windsor and Brighton factories. The
session was the first Of series to he
held between officials OF the company
and the fieldmen In NIL districts. to ex-
plain In detail the contract proposed
ut the recent conference with thu
growers committee In Denver.
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receiver for the Industrial Sugar Com
pany, large Independent sugar manu-
facturer, with Il factory at Fort Lup-
ton, has been asked In q petition filed
In the District Court by the HamiltO,,
National Bank. trustee for the conn
pany. The petition states that the last
two sugar campaigns Of the company
resulted In heavy losses, and states
that the business Of the company due
to present conditions. 10 largely speech.
latIve and uncertain.
Denver.-The amount Of direct
taxes puid per capita In Colorado 10
Increasing steadily and rapidly. &C.
cortiInx To figures compiled by the
State Immigration Department from
the records Of the State Tax Commits
sion. These figures show that the to-
tai Of state, county. municipal and
school taxes assessed In the state in
1920 amounted to $4l.85 per capita.
compared with 1854 per capita In
1919. Figures for 1921 IRE not yet
available.
Colorado Springs. rob
bery Mt Falcon. fifteen miles east OF
Colorado Springs. In which merchan.
disc valued Mt 1000 was taken, Colo
RADIO Springs police have arrested two
men and recovered the full amount o.
loot. The men In Jail are Dave D0tty
and Marion Bratton. both Of whOme are
alleged by the Colorado Springs police
to have criminal records II Is believed
that several similar robheries In the
section can bet raced to them, the pO-
lice say.
Denver.--The Colorado Society Of
the Sons OF the American Revolution
elected Judge George II. Bradfleld Of
Greeley president Of their annual
meeting In the state house recently.
Other officers elected were Victor f..
Reyes, vice president: James Polk
Willard o! Denver. secretary; Walter
d. wynkOop. treasurer: Lathrop N.
Taylor. Fort Collins. historian and the
Rev. Frederick A. Hatch Of Pueblo.
chaplain.
LeadvIile.-Sazino AzenO WINS sho:
md killed during a fight Mt dance
Lcre, and Mike La Za'io Is In Jni! here
charged with having shot Azen0. Ac.
cording 10 witnesses. la Zndo made n
remark about n woman with whom
Azeno WINS dancing. The latter resent
ed In Zudo's remark, II Is said. and II
fight started which developed into
free for.nil affair.
Castle Rock.-TIe body Of a we'll
dressed man. believed TO have come
from Denver. was found hanging TO
tree near the railroad tracks six miles
south OF Castle Rock recently by wv"
coyote irappers. The man had com
mlttea suicide by hanging himself
with Ills belt.
SnlIdn.-That the granite business
would some day prove a great asset to
SalIda md It's vicinity Is about to he
realized Mnny new companies are be-
ing organized for business. n new rond
10 the district Ia planned for the imme.
date future and the Industry II pick
ing up.
Brcckenridge-A rotary snowplOw
pushed ny three locomotives left Breck-
cnrldge recently to remove two huge
snowslides near Curtin Spur In Ten
Mile canon on the Colorado 4 South
ern route 10 I.eadvIllc Denver trains
were held ct Dillon. One OF the snow
slides was reported rs being 40 feet
long with ten feet OF snow on the track
and the other 200 feet long and fifteen
feet deep.
Colorado Springs.-Viel Bnttie. ne
gro, charged with the holdup OF Dnn
U. Hampton, prominent real estate
man, was arrested by Officer Robert
Wrath rs he was about TO board II
southbound train in the D. 4 Il. g.
rallrond yards. A roll Of bills contain
ing $50. alleged to have been taken
from Hampton, was found on the ne
gro. who submitted to arrest only after
IL sharp struggle with the officer.
LOveland.-At a meeting OF beet
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