The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

ing TO such n result, and the record
live stock breeders association has ar
ranged to offer n number of special
prizes. Correspondence with mnnufac'
turers of dairy equipment of all sorts
made everywhere, shows there will be
tremendous showing made by all
such factories. All of the thousand
and one machines and appliances used
for the manufacturing of the vast
number of milk by-products will be
placed on exhibition, and together
with these there will be demonstra-
tions in the manufacture of everything
of which milk is the base. Dairy cat
tie people are taking so heartily TO the
proposition that ii seems most or the
cattle space in the new live stock pa
vilion will be required for dairy cattle,
and the proposed Colorado State Fair
dairying exposition promises to be by
far the biggest and best thing of the
kind ever attempted in the West.
Yuma.-Fire completely destroyed
the Kline Clothing Company store, the
Yuma postoffice and the Shramm ho-
tel and caused damage amounting to
$4,000 before it was put under con-
trOl. lUp L UNA lire uepdl
BILE to fight the flames which were
famed by n strong wind, called for as
sistance from neighboring towns.
Timely arrival of departments from
Otis and Wray OIL special train pre-
vented loss which would have
amounted to $1,000,000, city officials
declared. Five members of the fire
department were injured by falling
walls and explosions.
Fort Collins-R. V. Stryker OF Den
yer has been awarded the contract for
the paving of West Mountain avenue
in Fort Collins on his bid of $12T,-
bO4 go which was per cent lower than
the next lowest bid. The contract for
the construction of storm sewer sys-
TEN in part of the city was let TO
Arthur A Dobson of Lincoln, Neb., for
SS2, ,9ST.13. The sewer work will in
clude the laying of 1928 feet of forty
eight-nch pipe, 4S1 feet of forty-five-
inch pipe, 460 feet of thirty-nine-inch
pipe, and considerable grading.
Denver.-Copies of the resolution
adopted by the Colorado Stockgrowers'
Association at the annual meeting
mere On JAN. 10, NHtltby tllt aSSoNla
ton was authorized to collect 90
cent assessment on every carload OF
stock sold by members in open market,
are being forwarded to Stockmen III
all parts of the state by Mrs. Evelyn
d. Castle, secretary of the organiza-
ton. 1t is expected that the resolu-
ton will bear fruit Immediately and
| the straitened financial circumstances
of the organization alleviated at once.
Paeblo.-It cost Charles KaSSon SlO
| for jokes on his friends. The police
department was somewhat disturbed
by a number of persons coming to the
station in the last few days asking
what the police wanted of them. 1t
developed that some one was telephon-
ing certain persons informing them
that they were wanted at the police
station. Detectives finally learned
that 1t was Kasson. Judge CrOssman
couldn't see the joke even when Kas-
son admitted it and said it was joke.
Grand Junction.-Leet Bybee, 30
years old, woman inmate of the state
home here, who escaped recently, was
found lying by the roadside, fifteen
miles northwest of this city, with both
feet frozen black. She would not tell
where she had been. She was wrapped
in two blankets taken from the home
and was barefoot She escaped once
last summer and was gone week.
She is said to have mania for living
like an animal.
Colorado Springs.-A clash is re-
ported here between President c. A.
Duniway of Colorado College and q.
L. Parsons, known as "Poss," the ath-
letic coach of the institution. Rumors
of friction over the policy of athletics
in the school have been current for
some time. What the differences, If
any, are between the president and
the coach, Mr.. Duniway would not say.
Denver-A memorial window to
David Fl. Moffat, Colorados great en-
pire builder and dreamer of the Mof-
fat tunnel, will be placed in the State
Senate chamber of the Capitol in COM
pliance with a resolution of the last
Legislature as soon as the work of art
can be completed by the McAIurtry
Manufacturing Company, it was an
nounced recently by the State Board
of Capitol Managers.
Denver.-Two appointments have
been made by Governor Shoup to fill
existing vacancies at the state house.
They are John A. Hunter of Boulder,
who was made a member of the State
Board of Examiners for Engineers and
Sur 7eyors, and Frank L. Birney of
Denver, prominent business man,
who was named to serve on the State
Board of Capitol Managers.
Denver was chosen for the next
meeting place of the Western states
extension conference and Roud Nc
tl,o Calara do nxten sion