The Meeker herald., 1922-11-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

tural College by tile State board OF
Agriculture at Its meeting held In Fort
Collins. Miss Maude Sheridan. who
has been state leader of Boys and
Girls club work for several years, was
nude director of the activities OF all
the women specialists of the extension
service. She also will continue to act
as state leader Of club work. +. l..
Cooper. extension agent OF Conejos
county, was employed rs specialist In
agricultural engineering und +. IL.
Lamb chosen TO succeed Him rs extern
sion agent In ConejOs county. Author
Try was also given the extension off
cInls to employ a nutrition specialist
to take the place made vucnnt by the
resignation OF Miss Miriam Hnynes.
Colorado Springs.-Owners Of build
ings In Colorado Springs who fail to
comply with the grand jury recon-
mendntiOns as to fire escnpes and 9TH
err improvements for safety Will Ike mr.
rested II they do not Immediately
comply with the grand jury's wishes.
When the jury reported 10 Judge
Arthur Cornforth, the judge gave In
structIons to Assistant District Attor-
ney r. C. Turner ,thnt II the recon-
mendntiOns IRE not carried out, to pre-
pare informntions aguInst the property
owners Immediately.
Canon City.-TwO hundred boys of
southern Colorado will meet ut the Y.
n. c. A. here, Dec. l, . and 3, ut which
time an older boys conference Will be
held. The purpose of the conference,
which Is to be under the auspices OF
the stute Y. NJ. Z. A.. is to inspire
greater enthusiasm In the boys. Prom
inent among the speakers VIII be
Frank Chciey of Denver. The 100 lads
to attend will come from towns lying
south OF Colorado Springs and east as
far MS La Junta.
Dcnvcr-Attorney General Victor Il.
Eryes has filed with the Colorado STU
preme Court, on behalf Of the Colorado
Tax Commission. IL brief Intervening in
the case of the Union Pacific tnilroud
Company against the county assessor
and the county treasurer of Weld
county. The brief upholds the efforts
of the county officers I" obtain taxes
on mineral lands granted the railroad
company by the government.
Colorado Springs.-Adveriising signs
on III l'uso county highways-which
mar the scenery md Interfere with the
view Of landscape by mot"rists-must
go. This is the edict of the Advertise
Ing Club. which Is to present the co,'n-
~ commissioners with Il referendum
vote on the matter 10 get action this
winter.
Denver.-Demurrers filed by NJ. $.
Hudnutt, l.. +. Hill and other defend
ants In the $:}OOUOO libel suit brought
against them by Gov. OIiver II. ShOup
were Overruled In West Side Court by
Judge Charles Z. Butler.
Starbuck. - Approximately 125,UU
trout measuring four and five inches
In length nre to he reieased by the
State Game and Fish Department In
Bear creek soon. from the fish raising
ponds at Stnrbuck.
Fort Morgan. - Mrs. Jennie +.
Schocke, wife Of a. +. Schocke, II
furmer living three miles northwest of
Fort Morgan, committed suicide by sat
uru,ing her clothing with kerosene und
then lighting them.
Boulder.-HOme.CO Coming day, the an
nuaI reunion date Of the alumni of the
University .Of Colorado. has been sci
for Nov. 4. In connection with the Az
gie. Colorado football game to be played
ut Boulder.
far
ers ure feeling better, following the
Staying by r. W. simpson Of the huge
old mountain lion that FOR years hus
been taking his toll Of calves and
young stock.
GeOrgetOwn.-The Capital Mining
and Milling Company plans to send
approximately SjO.OOO for improve
men,s on the Capitol mine In George
town which the company recently pur-
chased.
I:rceley.-AiIss Elizabeth Gauit, -
years old, chemistry instructor In the
Eaton High schools, died ut the hos
pItnl Mt Greeley from injuries received
in IN explosion. Miss Guult was work
Ing In the chemical room, sealing wood
alcohol In cans with purnffin. She
struck u match To light II candle and
the alcohol exploded. setting her
clothing afire.
Overwhelming that Colorado's
constitution now has tIiirty-five
amendments. while the federal cOnsti-
tuition Inns only nineteen. ChnrIes II.
Pierce addressed the Allied Council Of
Denver Improvement Associations nnd
urged support OF the proposition TO call
II constitutional convention.
Brnnson.-CIiizens whose reglstrn-
ton records were destroyed by the re-
cent fire will be- permitted TO vote ut
the general election Nov: Z. by filing
nffiduvIts of their registration, accord.
Ing to nm opinion handed down by Al
torney General Reyes.
Buenu vistn.-Mrs. Byrd F.. Fuqua