The Colorado statesman., 1922-04-15
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Ner paper Union New. seric.., ,

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by G. H. Hatcher after a lively cam
paign.
Burlington.-The Hudson garage, one
Of the principal garages, was broken
INTO recently and about $1,000 worth
of tires were stolen.
Durango golf enthusiasts
nave leased 200-acre tract and plans
have been launched for the organiza-
lion of big country club here.
Brush.-At one of the hottest cleo
tions ever held in the town of Brush,
DR.. w. e. Turner was elected mayor
over Frank Potter by majority of
243.
Pueblo.-One man is dead, one is
dying and three are seriously wounded
as the result of a series of shooting
and stabbing affrays among Mexicans
and negroes here.
Salida.-Traffic over Monarch pass
between Salida and Gunnison will be
possible by June 1, according to infor-
nation given out by state highway Of
ficials in Denver.
Florence. - Guiro MoSchcontonio,
italian truck gardener, was shot and
slightly wounded near here by Antonio
DeDuca, neighbor, according to re-
ports to local authorities.
Greeley.-The Greeley high school
basket ball team was defeated by Wat
seka, ILL.,, team, score 80 to %, in the
first game of the series for national
high school honors at Chicago.
Grand Junction.-NIiss Harriet Nor
thrup was seriously injured when she
fell thirtyfive feet down precipice
while trying to rescue a school girl
companion, Miss Luthera Wakefield
Denver.-Problem of Colorado edu-
Gators were discussed at the thirty
seventh annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Association of County School Su-
perintendents and Institute Workers
here.
Florence.-With an advance of $3.50
100 pounds in the price of zinc the
River Smelling and Refining Company
will reopen its Florence plant at once,
much to the benefit of the zinc-produc-
ing miners.
| Observation-Disclosures visiting Love
land and Estes Park this season will
have a modern free camp ground near
the Half Way place in Loveland canon,
in addition to the camp grounds in the
city park here.
Rocky Ford. Three elementary
schools and the Junior and Senior high
schools of Rocky Ford have established
the thrift plan as recommended by the
thrift committee of the Colorado Par
ent-Teacher Association.
Red Cliff-Wage reductions varying
from 25 to so cents daily have been
proposed by the Empire Zinc Company
for more than III employees at Gilman,
Colo, according to a thirty-day notice
served on the State Industrial Commits
sion at Denver.
Monument-The entire village of
Monument seemed in danger of going
| up in flames when fire, originating In
| a blacksmith shop, got beyond control
of the volunteer fire brigade. A stiff
breeze carried sparks to the city hall,
which was saved only by the efforts
| of the entire male population of the
town. Hundreds of buckets were
brought into play.
Colorado Springs-In the election
held recently John Paulson was elected
| mayor of Manitou without opposition,
| James NJ. Hamrick defeated DR.. ID. f.
Groves in Calhan, w. A. Godbing de-
| feated W. l.. Hudson in Fountain, and
]. w. Worrall was reelected mayor In
| Simla, defeating Dr. Housh. Charles
Harrison was elected mayor of Green
Mountain Falls.
Fort Lupton.-A rural life confer
ence, with meetings at twelve of the
consolidated schools of Weld county,
is scheduled for the week of April "a.
The conference will be attended by
some of the country's leading educa-
tors.
Brighton.-John A. Hicks, prominent
Nonpartisan League leader, secretary
of an Adams county farm body and
former member of the State Legisla-
| ture from Weld county, was fined $500
and sentenced to sixty days in Jail in
| Justice Court here on charge of vio-
lating the prohibition law. Attorneys
| for Hicks appealed the case to County
| Court and he has been released on
| bond.
Trinidad.-The coroners jury con-
Guiding an inquest in the disaster at
the Sopris No. 2 mine of the Colorado
| Fuel and Iron Company wrecked by an
explosion on March "A last with
death toll of seventeen, returned a ver-
| dict here finding that the seventeen
men came to their deaths from the ef-
| fects of gas and dust explosion and
that from the evidence this explosive
mixture WAS set off by spark or arc
from the power service of the mine.
Greeley.-Weld, leading agricultural
G1l1 do nd hrrt tla,