Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-11-02
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

sue Tor city light and power plant In
fort Morgan was voted upon fayorably
at q recent election.
Pueblo.-Education to combat the
problem Of physical ill-health amonp
children was the strongest urge al
the close of the Colorado conference
Of social work.
Loveland.-John Ransom, state hu-
name officer, Larimer county proba.
ton officer, and resident of Loyeland
tof forty years, died suddenly at bis
home In Loveland.
Grand JunctiOn.-DeBoer and Pes.
man, Denver architects, have been an.
pointed to plan large park and play.
ground for the city Of Grand junction,
and also u cemetery at Orchard Mesa.
Fort Collins.-The new armory
building In Fort Collins will be dedi-
Gated on Armistice day, the service ut
II o'clock in the morning being Il COM
bination dedication service and Arms-
tice day celebration.
Denver.-Heavy damage to fruit.
particularly to the late apple crop. was
done on the western slope recently by
sudden spell of extremely severe cold
weather, 1t was announced by Fred
erick w. Brist, government weather
fOrecaster.
Denver.-Eleven Colorado hospitals
are giving the best care known to mod.
ern medical science to their patients,
according to the fourth annual survey
Of hospitals throughout the United
States made by the American College
Of Surgeons.
Victor.-James Quinn, 60 years old,
a farmer, tripped and plunged down
stairs In boarding house ut Divide
u few days ago and was killed. Quinn's
head was doubled under us he alighted
on the bottom stuirs and his neck was
broken.
Telluride.-Renewed activity In the
Telluride district IL attracting many
mine workers and developments in the
Smuggler-UniOn COmpany's properties
have been pushed to such an extent
that Officinls suy they can place all
applicants for work.
Denver.-Henry Z. Kinney, 20 years
old, who during the frontier days of
the West drove II stage between Chey-
enne and Tie Siding, WyO., and went
on scouting expeditions with the late
Col. william f. Cody (Buffalo BIl),
died at his home In Denver.
BrightOn.-Fred Kraus, 30 years old
farmer residing four miles south of
Hudson, was instantly killed while
leaning on the muzzle of a gun and
talking to his wife. His 3-year-Old
son, who had been playing about the
house, accidently pulled the trigger.
Durungo.-Wlth the return recently Of
Ralph Walker, Leslie Abbott, James
Cook and william Smith to COrtez, In
the custody Of the sheriffs of Dolores
and MOntezuma counties, the autlOrl-
ties believe they have broken up two
Of the boldest gangs Of horse thieves
which have operated In southwestern
Colorado for many years.
AIamosa. services for Mrs.
James Sindman, killed when car
driven by her husband was struck by
Denver & Rio Grande train, were held
IL few days ago. A cOrOner's jury found
that the crash was purely accidental
us the car became stalled on the track
and the crew of the approaching en-
pine did not have time or space to
stop.
Colorado Springs-Clyde S. Parsons,
10 years old. confessed, the police say, |
that he Is the author Of letter to h. |
president of the First State
Bank of Calhan, Colo, demanding that
place $1,000 beneath a fence
post on ranch near Calhun. Failure
to do SO, the letter threatened, twill
mean that second letter will be writ
ten in your blood"
Trinldad.-Nine business houses N
the town Of Branson, In the east end
If Las AnImas county. are reported TO-
tally destroyed by fire.
Fort Collins.-P. B. Kern Is In the
Fort Collins hospital with serious
,urns on one side of his body us the
.esult of a practical joke played on
lin by fellow workmen ut the factory
Il the Great Western Sugar Company.
some companions threw little liquid
lpon his clothing containing some al
ohol and touched match to 1t. Evil
lently more of the liquid was used
han was Intended, for the flame that
esulted had badly burned Kern before
| could be extingulshed.
Observation-Disclosures to transfer
be first two years Of the State Uni
ersIty Medical School from Boulder to
,enver Is given by referred bill No. z,
D be voted on at the election Nov. z,
has been announced by university
fficIals. The bill was passed by the
lst Legislature, but because 1t amends
,e constitution, was referred to the
eople for ratification. Ie was ex.
Iained, in statement Issued by the
that the bill carries no up
ropriation and authorizes no Increase