The Colorado statesman., 1922-11-18

Fred p. johnson, old-time Publisher,
Passes Away.
Fred Z. johnson, prominent news
paper man of Colorado, died at his
home in Denver, Wednesday, Novem-
Der s, his allment being primarily
Bright's disease.
Mr.. Johnson was perhaps the best
authority on the live stock industry in
the West, having been identified with
and studied it for years. His early
training had been in the newspaper
field both east and west, and at his
death half owner in the Denver Daily
Record Stockman, known throughout
the entire western country.
Fred johnson was the founder of the
Denver Live Stock Exchange and
largely instrumental in the develop
ment of Denver as live stock and
packing center The first daily re-
ports from the Denver Union Stock
Yards was through him, seeing as he
did a vision of greatness for his adopt
ed city in this wonderful industry.
His newspaper life began ut Toledo,
Ohio Later he established paper at
Boulder, Colo, and ufterward the
Daily Record Stockman ut Denver.
Trinidad.-Struck by Colorado 4
Southern locomotive at the brickyurd
crossing on the edge of Trinidad, Hen
ry Hildebrandt, manual training in
structor at the Primero, Colo, school,
was instantly killed and Z. Z. Reeves,
stable boss at the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company mine, and his son, Sam
Reeves, were Injured.
Denver.-A fall census of brood
SOW and pigs is to be taken by rural
letter carriers in Colorado this month,
it is announced by the Postoffice De-
partment. A similar census was taken
last May in seventeen states and was
pronounced so successful by Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace that it was de-
cided to extend the survey throughout
the country.
La Junta-Mrs. w. Il. Montgomery
was seriously Injured and her husband,
DR.. Montgomery, slightly hurt, when
their automobile was struck by Santa
Fe passenger train No. 60, the stu
running between La Junta and Pueb-
10. The physician had been on pro
fessional call, and us they crossed the
track, the car, which was new one,
became stalled due to the clutch refrs-
ing to take hold.
Denver.-The Colorado chapter of
the National League of District Post
masters was split into three districts
at the closing session of the Organiza-
TONS convention. Other important
changes in the bylaws were made.
Each of these districts will be pre-
sided over by vice president under
the direction of President f. b. Rose.
The vice presidents named at the con-
vention are Il. A. Buckley of Crook,
John T. Adkins of Holly and Mrs.
Mabel f. Bradley of CRANKY.
Denver.-A fossil identified by
number of biologists as the tooth of
dinosaur, unearthed by workmen on
the Squirrel creek forest road in Gus
ter county, was brought to Denver by
]. L. Brownlee, assistant district en-
gineer of the United States forest
service. The tooth is one of the very
few of its kind ever found in the state,
according to the official.
Grand Junction.-The American Jer-
sey Cattle Club has rewarded honors
in Colorado to Jap Dayda's Maybelle
4S2622, owned by George La Grange,
Grand Junction, and she is declared
the new yearling champion of Colora-
do. She produced 10,004 pounds of
milk and 473.53 pounds of butter fat,
starting test at l year IL months. Her
average test was 4.73 pounds.
Ordway.-Mrs. ]. F. Curliss, wife of
IA rancher living twenty-five miles
northwest of Ordway, shot and killed
]. L. Todd, neighbor, at the Curliss
ranch and then, with her husband and
five children, drove to Ordway, where
Mrs. Curliss surrendered herself to the
sheriff. The woman told the sheriff
she shot Todd, who is unmarried, in
self-defense HE tried to hit me with
a hammer" she said.
Denver.-An hour after he became
certain that he had been elected gov
ernor of Colorado, William L. Sweet
announced that he had invited Hale
Smith, assistant professor of economics
at the University of Colorado, to be-
come private secretary to the execu-
tive when the preliminarles of assum-
ing that office are disposed of.
DeDver.-In the last year the fed
eral forest service constructed 724
miles of minor roads at cost of $780,
SOS and 1853 miles of trails at a cost
Of S519,429, according to District For
ester a. S. Peck of the Denver office