Gunnison news-champion., 1922-02-24
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
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ty-firer annual district convention Will
be held AT Greeley on March n, 23
and -.
Eri..-Ieo Hauck. 7-year-old son OF
I Albert Hsuck. wealthy farmer living
ten miles southeast Of Longmont, was
run over and Instantly killed by =
school truck in which he was about to
/ return TO his home.
Brighton.-During the year 1921 the
| Kuner Pickle Company at Brighton
[ bought i,loO cars OF tomatoes. 500 cars
OF pickles, 800 cars OF cabbage and 2oO
I cars of beans, for which they paid the
/ farmers over sl,opODo
Hudson.-one bandit was killed and
two others were wounded in n running
I battle with a sheriffs posse here
after the three bandits. possibly ac-
companIed by fourth. robbed store
nj Virgins. Colo, removing the safe
and cash register
Fort Morgan.-The Rev. Nell Ste
10 Fort Morgan TO accept the pasto-
rate Of the United Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. Mr.. Stewart has
wired his acceptance and will begin
his work in Fort Morgan early in
April.
Pueblo.-of all strange thefts ever
reported TO the Pueblo police depar.-
ment the oldest one came to their no
tice recently when V. /. Provost, 20J
South Main street. reported that the
right front door of his car had been
taken off the machine as IL stood on
the street.
Denver.-Colorado is one of the
leading producing states in alfalfa
meal, there being several large mills
scattered in the agricultural districts
Those familiar with this product de-
clare that Colorado alfalfa makes the
finest meal Of any alfalfa grown In the
country.
Observation-Disclosures of high
way to the foot OF the Mount of the
Holy Cross was assured at n meeting
of the Golden Chamber of Commerce
when the counties tributary to the
course Of the highway announced that
$4,000 had been raised toward com
pletIng the project
Boulder.-Mary H. Cowie. assistant
postmaster at Boulder for twenty
seven years, has been appointed post
master to succeed ]. o. Miller Miss
Cowie Is n sister OF James Cowie,
former secretary Of state. and she is
the first woman postmaster in the his
tory Of the city.
Denver.-Postmasters for Littleton,
Boulder and Wray have been an
nounced in Washington. They are:
Llttleton, Fred ". Moore; Boulder,
Miss Mary II. Cowle, and Wray. John
Walter Hultquist The appointments
were made on recommendations of
Representative Timberlake.
Steamboat Springs.-Citizens and
business men OF Routt county have pc
titioned the War Finance Corporation
at Washington protesting the alleged
discrimination against the Routt
County Livestock and Loan Company
In holding up the $4,000 loan recent.
ly approved Of by the Denver branch
Of the corporation.
Denver.-Acting Gov. Earl Cooley
pardoned Lafayette Jones, who was
sent to the penitentiary in 1907 on a
charge Of horse stealing, because
Cooley, who was Jones' attorney, be-
lieves that he did not defend him cor
rectly. THE affair has been worry
ing me all these years," said Cooley,
after posting Jones' pardon. II am
convinced to this day that he was in
nocent."
Sterling.-The annual convention Of
the Colorado Manufacturers and Mer-
chants Association will be held next
fall In Sterling and, according to re-
ports, the citizens Of that city already
have begun to make preparations for
the entertainment Of the delegates.
Denver-Indorsemen of the cam
paign of the local committee OF the
American Jewish relief, which will be-
gin on March 8, for the purpose Of
raising $4,000 In Colorado and Wyo-
ming for the destitute orphans and
refugees Of eastern Europe, has been
received from Governor Shoup by Mil
ton ii. Schayer, director general.
Denver.-For the first time In the
history OF the state steamship and
| navigation company which is owned
| by eastern capital has come to Colo
RADIO to incorporate, it was learned
from Secretary Of State MiIliken. The
company is to be known as the United
Polish Lines, INC. and has been incor-
porated for s1,O00,OOO, in addition to
the carrying of 100000 shares Of no
par value. The main offices Of the
company are to be maintained In New
York city, while western headquarters
are to be established In the Equitable
| building here.
Windsor.-The greatest sale of farm
equipment ever held in Weld county
was held at Windsor, with receipts to-
falling $106A The Great wa~t.-