The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-02
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


common rock salt. The Burberry
spreads black stem rust to grain. and
determined effort Is being made to
free Colorado and twelve other north
central states of this destructive plant
pest. Salt is recommended as nm Grad
lcation agent because Ii will Kill the
plant, root and branch. When the
barberry is removed by digging, parts
of the roots sometimes are left In the
ground and these send up sprouts to
renew the menace of rust This Is
what happened in the case of the
bushes in Weld and Larimer counties
which now are being treated with salt.
e. A. Lungren, state leader of the
federal barberry eradication forces.
expects to account for the destruction
of all the common barberries in the
state by the end of this year.
Denver.-In the interests of the
100000 natives of the kingdom of the
Serbs. Croats and Slovenes in Colo
RADIO and eleven other Western states,
Branko Adjemovitch, acting consul
of the kingdom, has arrived in Den
yer to establish a consulate. Although
headquarters of the consulate will be
In Denver, Mr.. Adjemovitch will
have Jurisdiction over his country
men living in Colorado, Kansas, Wyo-
ming, Utah, Nebraska, Texas, Arizo-
ma, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho and
North and South Dakota. Before be-
ginning his duties in Denver, he will
make a three months tour of this
territory to ascertain the exact status
and needs of the Serblans living in II.
Gunnison.-George Sullivan and
Fred Knowles, present county commits
sioners of Gunnison county, and VIII
liam II. Whalen, whose term has ex-
pired, were found guilty of malfeas-
ance in office by jury in the District
Court. The men were accused of
spending county funds in the enter
tainment of road officials, commits
sioners of other counties and members
of the State Highway Commission, dis
trict No. 2. Included in the accusa-
ton was one that they had bought IL
quors with county money. The three
were indicted by grand jury in Gun
nison last winter. The penalty is re-
moval from office and fines up to
5000.
Colorado Springs.-Thomas Nelson,
SO, who shot and killed his wife, Lulu
Nelson, 30 and then turned the gun
on himself, following an alteration In
the laundry of the Beth Ell hospital
nursery, died few days ago. After
he had fired three shots at his wife,
two of which took effect, he placed
the revolver against his right temple.
The bullet plowed its way partly
through the brain, coming out on the
left side of the head near the top.
Greeley.-Jess, John and Charles
Duree, brothers, arrested in Denver,
We're found guilty of burglary and lar
ceny of the e. j. Elan store at MILL
ken, the night of April 2. Mrs. Maude
Duree, wife of Jess, was found guilty
of larceny only. Charles is 10 years
old and John is %. The jury asked
leniency for these two because of their
ages. The extreme penalty for the
men is twenty years in the peniten-
tiary, and for the woman ten.
Denver-With the arrest of Rich
ard McMlllen, % years old, and Victor
Baldasari, %, of 1928 Market street,
police believe the mystery surround
ing the Staying of Isadore Weiner, 10,
Of 1928 Newton street on the evening
of April 13 will be solved. Wener was
shot and killed by bandit who at
tempted to hold him up at a filling
station at East Twenty-ninth avenue
and York street.
Pueblo-Mrs Anna Goodwin of
Pueblo was seriously injured in an au-
tomobile accident near Scott City,
Kan. Details of the accident are lock-
ing, but it is understood Mrs Goodwin
is in hospital at Scott City suffering
from a fractured skull and is not ex-
pected to live. The driver of the car
was killed, 1t Is reported.
Cafion City.-A systematic pilfering
of postoffice boxes that for time
baffled authorities has been discov-
cred here and n 14-year-Old boy has
confessed to the robberies. After his
arrest the youth led officers to an ash
pit where he had hidden checks aggre-
eating $4,000. Other articles of stolen
mail were found hidden under cul-
verts, along ditch banks and even un-
der the doormat of the postoffice
building. The boy Is now serving n
term in the State Industrial school.
Rocky Ford.-Thousands of dollars
was done to crops in this
region by a wind, rain and hail storm
which hit that district recently The
hail reached a depth of over six
inches at Hawley, Colo, the storm
center bitches overflowed and the
water spread over the farms, doing
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