The Meeker herald., 1923-01-06

yer. Colo.
Fort Collins.-The Republican legis-
iatIve program was formulated at a
purity caucus here Jan. =. a general
cuucus of stute senators ald represen-
tutives was held In the morning, and
separate caucuses of senators and rep
resentatives In the afternoon.
Denver.-Unless the General Assem-
bly, an,enis the game laws ut Its COM
Ing session there will be un open sea-
son on male ring-nccked pheasunts In
November, 1924. The session will pre-
sent the last opportunity for legisla-
tIon for protection of the birds.
Colorado Sprinss.-Colorudo College
officials denied ,liat there wns any
truth. as fur as they knew. in the re-
port that President Z. a. Duniway has
accepted IL position ut Harvard and
will resign here In January. President
Duniway has been In the East for
three weeks.
Denver.-AutOmobIle license plates
and application blunks have been allot-
ted to every county clerk and recorder
in Colorado's sixty-tliree counties, Carl
MillikeA, secretary Of state, announced
here. The nrst $1,000 license plates
have been allotted to Denver, then fol-
low El Paso. Pueblo. Weld nnd Lari-
mer, and after Larimer the other cOun-
ties In alphabetical order.
Denver.-The famous show herd Of
A, B. Cook, banker and railroad con-
tractor Of Townsend Mont, has ar-
rived In Denver for the National
Western Stock Show. The herd Is
headed by Panama ITO. Il 3.year.oid
bull, which won first In its class In
aged bulls at the recent Chicago In
tsrnational show In cluss Of twenty
head, and later at the show was made
grand champion Hereford bull over all
the winning Hereford bulls.
Grand acknowledgements Of
payments by iandholders and farmers
under the High Line canal in Colorado
was the gist of u request made by Ed
ward T. Taylor. Colorado representa-
tive, to Albert h. Fall. secretary Of the
interior, In Washington. The reason
Of the request was that farmers in
Colorado are up against It," Secretary
Fall intimated that, although he would
do his best to grant extension Of pay.
ments, he doubted II anything could be
done without appropriate congressiOn-
al action.
Denver.- Financial condition Of
farmers and stockmen 10 reflected In
the biennial report Of George Stephan.
register of the State Land Board, sud-
mitted to Governor Shoup. which
shows cash receipts for the office dur.
Ing two years OF $2.0os 800, or 81 l,lOe,.
esq less than for the preceding bien-
NAL term. Money received by the de
partment 10 derived from the sale Of
and leasing of state lands. and In his
report Mr.. Stephan tells the governor
that the falling off in receipts Is d.
rectiy due to the inability of farmers
and stockmen to purchase. lease or
make payments ON existing certificates
Of purchase or lease.
Denyer.-Colorado's seven leading
Industries, exclusive Of agriculture and
mining, paid total Of 4lO8. .43O. .485 to
COSTS wage -carners, 14,54l Of whom
were women, during 1922, according to
the biennial report Of the State Bureau
Of Labor Statistics, made public here.
The report was compiled by Carl y.
Milliken, secretary Of state and eH-of-
flcIo labor commissioner, and Carl De
Lochte, deputy state labor commits.
sioner. The report shows that IN nv
ersge annual wage Of &1,750 is paid In
Colorado in the following Industries ::
Automobile, films, department stores,
hotels and restaurants, manufacturing,
public utilities. and railroads.
Pueblo.-Police are seeking two en-
ployes of the First National Bunk OF
this city, alleged to have absconded
with $1,000 Of the banks money. The
names of the men have not been d.
vulged by the police, Or the bank Of
flcials, who admit Of the robbery but
refuse to give out the names OF the
men involved until the detectives have
had an opportunity to make capture.
Golden.-Bumping over country
rond behind an ancient horse, dlstrib-
uting hOoch In the manner of a milk
man, was a highly profitable business
until Sheriff Gary Kerr OF jefferson
county arrested the alleged purveyor,
James Lett, negro. Lett was nabbed
at Midway after Sheriff Kerr had
carefully Investigated his route and
laid a trap.
Denyer.-"The fact that federal re-
uorvo ,neSspnEpra and guards were
robbed of 100000 in the street In
front of the United States mint here
has led to erroneous reports that the
mint Itself was robbed" said Robert
]. Grant, superintendent Of the mint.
Omitted States mints are not robbed
Each Is like fortress and Is 30 heav-
lily guarded that bandits never invade
them"
Denver.-Names of thirty Denver