The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

markets, have united and have just
| completed the first car shipment of
butter ever made from this section.
This will bring $4,000 TO the valley
and will represent the most valuable
shipment ever made from this com
munity. The shipment was assembled
ut Delta, with the Montrose creamery
providing about one-third of the cargo.
| Future car shipments will be made by
the alliance of cieameries 1t Is esti-
mated that at prest mt prices it would
require shipment of 125 cars of po-
tatoes 10 equal the value Of the butter
shipment, which has made many farm
ers I.alize the value of dairy herds.
| Denver.-Suit to collect $1,40S.15
was filed in the County Court against
Mrs. Gertrude Gublnsky, Loveland,
Colo, by the Baer-Weil knitting Com
pany, 1917 Arapahoe street, and the
Van Antwerp Company, 143I Lawrence
street. The complaint charges that
some time ago Mrs. Gubinsky pur-
chased bill of goods from each place,
declaring that she owned the store at
I.oveland for which the goods were
purchased. Investigation proved that
/ lhC SiOiC wac O"hCN ny hNi
and suit was filed against her, each
store charging $500 exemplary damages
in additional to the original bill.
Denver.-An increase of 90 cents
ton In the guaranteed initial payment
for sugar beets and an increase in the
sliding scale, compared with last sea-
sons agreement, is contained in the
new 1923 beet contract announced by
| the Great Western Sugar Company
here. The initial payment or guaran-
tee for the 1923 beet crop in both the
Colorado and Nebraska districts of the
company is $3.50 per ton. The cost of
the beet seed to the farmers has been
reduced to 10 cents pound, equiva-
lent to saving of 30 cents to 81 per
acre. Last seasons price was 20 cents.
Denver.-The Ell Paso county boys
stock judging team won first honOrs in
the Interstate boys and girls club
| Judging contest at the National West
ern Stock Show by scoring 1,209 out of
Il possible 1,500 points. The Colorado
| team is composed of Dean Besse,
Richard Galley, Theo. Patterson and
Malcolm Ryan. New Mexico, repre-
sented by the boys club team from
East Las Vegas, won second place
with a score Of 1,169. Wyoming, rep
resented by the Shawnee Club, was
third, with Jos.
Grand Junction.-Highp priced cattle
| feed and low priced potatoes recently
gave Montrose farmer an idea that
he claims is now netting him consid-
erable sum of money. With hundreds
of tons of spuds on his ranch that he
| couldn't sell and not ton of hay 20
feed the stock an old locomtlve boiler
was purchased for a song, converted
into u pressure cooker, and now cattle
| are eating home-cooked potatoes by
the ton with relish that they never
| showed for the commoner varieties of
cattle feed.
Pueblo.-A dynamite charge, be-
lieved to have been set by members of
a local blackhand organization, ex-
ploded beneath the front porch of the
home of Dominic Rotolo, Siciiian gro
Ger. The blast destroyed the porch,
wrecked the front wall of the house,
and shattered windows throughout the
block. No one was injured
VI SOlOTduO
students and faculty are preparing to
entertain 10000 persons ut their sixth
biennial May fete, May 10. An ale
gorical drama written by Mrs. Irma
Reed White, 10, presented by pa
dancers trained by the physical educa-
tion department will be the feature of
the celebration.
Denver.-Orson Adams, one of the
most widely known men in Colorado,
who has been critically i'll of pneu
monia at his home, 1850 Ogden street,
is reported much better. He has
passed the crisis, 1t was said, and his
recovery now is only matter of time
Gunnison.-Dr. Samuel Quigley, pres
ident of the Normal School, and Mrs |
Marie Dunn, were married at GunnI-
son and Immediately departed on the
evening train for Denver. DIR. Quig- |
ley was made head of the school sew
eral years ago upon his return from |
research work In France in connection |
with the war. Mrs. Dunn came to |
Gunnison eighteen months ago from |
Lincoln, Neb., and was made matron |
of the girls dormitory at the school.
Fort Collins.-When called before |
the police magistrate here to answer
charge of stealing turkeys. William |
Doggett admitted that he was a de-
serter from the United States army. |
Doggett and Lawrence Hingst pleaded |
guilty to stealing twenty turkeys from
the ranch of Mrs. Frank Hess, near |
here, but no penalty was imposed. |
Hingst was released on probation and |
Doggett was taken to Fort Russell, |
Wyo.
Denver.-Otto Schultz, arrested by
the police on suspicion of being a con-
fidant and possible accomplice of the |