Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-18
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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month. Recently Stearns ehcoui','4,
;, hinge black bear in the acl Vi VI"
v,urinr one OF the goats. nan me-
St.arns was content TO seek sale'! W.
himself, Stearns has lost eighteen
.,oars in month. A lough II -
usual for bear 10 eist animal l'e,n'
this bear is believed by Stearns 10 DC
wild and ravenous after MS "''i'''
Information.
puronco, - Superintendent Jesse
Nusshaum has announced that the "
ffcjnl opening OF the Mesa VERDE Ma
tionul Park was Monday, May 10. WIZ!
the expectation of greater huiiipe' u
visitors at the park this year IMAM "'
anv time since the park was oi'eneu ~
the public. improvements are p''hs
rushed. Equipped with the latest r"an-
building machinery. work Is progress
ing on the new roads and the repair
! of The old roads. most of which have
been completed.
Duraugo.-The recently organized
| Lions Club has carried into effect the
| first project ii has undertaken t'h' Vi
the REORGANIZATION of the Durango
band. The club undertook to raise n
| fund for the support OF the pand from
the business interests and the CIT! IL
self. So successful was it in It's eflor's
| that a big enough fund was raised TO
buy new uniforms, to pay the saiar!
of an experienced director, TO purchase
new music and TO even pay the person
mel of the band.
Colorado Springs.-I'he Alpha Chi
| Omega sorority will hold an outdoor
convention in Colorad" Springs June
oS-.July .. the business sessions to be
held at the Antlers hotel. where three
hundred delegates will gather from all
over the country for their bienniel
meeting. The western chapters, IN
| cluding Kansas. Nebraska. Oklahoma
New Mexico and Colorado, will act as
hostesses. together with the aiumnae
clubs of the larger cities Of these
states.
Denver.-The victim of amnesia who
was found wandering about the Union
station. his mind blank. is William j.
| Coulter Of Greeley, Colo. He was iden-
| titled by relatives. according to Supt.
Thomas NJ Hunter Of the county hos
pital. His memory partially returned
when he was addressed by this name,
and he admitted the Identification, say
ing he had a son living in Greeley.
Coulter has daughter, Mrs. Bertha
Wich, living In Wellington. Colo.
| Denver-Colorado winter wheat i'm
proved three points in April, and prom
ises a possible crop Of Il, $50, 600 bush
els this year, according TO the May l
state.federal cooperative crop report
Just issued. This forecast is based
upon the May l condition of 50 per
cent, which is equivalent TO about flf-
teen bushels per acre upon 1,1I3.0Oo
acres. the estimated area left for har-
| vest.
Trinidad-Capt. o. L. Dennis with
| force of twelve state Rangers ar
rived in Trinidad recently 10 augment
the small force of Rangers stationed
there. Dennis announced his presence
by stating that the Rangers would op-
crate to strictly enforce the state mo-
tor vehicle law and against unlawful
liquor traffic.
| Walden-The North Park Stock
Growers Association has elected the
following officers: Harry Green, pres
ident; J. II. Dickens, vice prcsi-
ident: A. Fl. Norell, secretary and
treasurer: Charles Murphy and Victor
Hanson. directors: John Peterson. A.
Z. Dwinell and Charles Murphy, advis-
ory board.
Observation-Disclosures will be able 10
travel over the Fall River road by
June Il. according to officials of the
State Highway Department and con
tractors in charge of construction. The
road has been opened 10 traffic already
to point fifteen miles above Estes
Park, it was said.
Hugo.-John Book, farmer, was
found guilty by jury in the District
Court ut Hugo recently of involuntary
manslaughter. He was alleged to have
beaten 2-year-old Lorraine Seger with
Il razor strop, inflicting injuries that
caused her DEATH According 10 the
testimony, the Seger child was left
with Book and mis- wife while the
mother worked.
Colorado Springs.-A deed for twcn-
ty-one acres of land at Colorado
Springs has been given TO the hoard of
hospitals and homes OF the Methodist
Episcopal church by citizens here as a
site for a national hospital for tuber-
culosis.
Boulder.-J. f. Abel of Pueblo was
elected president of the Colorado
Knights of Columbus at the convention
here. One hundred delegates from the
councils in the state were present, and
forty were received into the order dur
ing the meeting
Brush.-The Brush Commercial Club
Band will take part in the program in
| Denver during Music WaeE 'rb. hand