The Colorado statesman., 1923-03-24
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

tered out Pueblo TO bear the brunt of
its effect. A wind which struck the
city and reached velocity of fifty
miles an hour caused property damage
in Pueblo of approximately 100000,
lnterfered with telegraph and tele-
phone communication and seriously de-
layed railroad transportation. Roofs
were torn off, automobiles were turned
over and fires broke out in various
parts of town, which added to the
property loss. A serious fire in the
Missouri Pacific stockyards there
caused an estimated loss of $4,000,
and dozens of business buildings were
partly wrecked by the high wind.
Montrose.-Forty thousand dollars
will be paid to the beet growers of the
western slope within the next few days
by the Holly Sugar Company, as an
additional payment of 81 per ton, ac-
cording to announcement. Seven dol
lars ton has already been paid by
the western slope company and in ad-
dition to the 81 more to be paid soon
II further payment of 81 may be made
later. The local company has already
paid 81 a ton more than any other su-
gar company in Colorado, officers say.
Denver.-Colorado stockgrowers are
demonstrating the advisability of Civ
ing more attention TO the raising of
fancy beef steers. This fact was
proved by J. Tuttle of Fort Collins,
when he sold thirty-eight fat beef
steers at the highest price received
this season at the local Union stock
yards. These steers averaged 1,3Ol
pounds and brought $S.T5 from one of
the large packers. Mr.. Tuttle received
many favorable comments on the quail
Ity and condition Of his stock.
Pueblo.-Betterment of transporta-
ton facilities in central, southern and
southwestern Colorado was the aim of
meeting of more than thirty repre-
sentative citizens from those sections
of the state who met In all-day ses-
sion ut the Pueblo Commerce Club.
Airing of transportation grievances
and plan for the consolidation OF the
Denver & Rio Grande Western rail
road with the Santa Fe lines west from
Pueblo was the theme discussed at the
meeting.
Denver.-Flfty thousand trout, be-
tween four and eight inches in length,
we're turned into the South Platte
river from retaining pond by John
d. Alkire of Denver. The trout were
furnished by the State Game and Fish
Department. Every one of the fish
will be sufficient size to take the flies
Of fishermen next summer, according
to Alkire. Heretofore, trout have
been placed in the river as fries and
only 10 per cent have survived.
Fort Collins.-The debating team of
the Colorado Agricultural College won
a 2-to-1 decision over the team from
the Washington State College at Pull
man, Wash. The Washington debat-
ers having been making tour OF
western and middle west colleges, and
have lost all of their contests, each by
the same decision of to l.
Colorado Springs.-The list of al
legged "con" men sent to Colorado
Springs police was not the one which
found its way into the hands of A. w.
Duff and Lou Blonger, on trial in Den
yer, according to Chief Hugh ID. Har-
per of the Colorado Springs depart
ment.
Colorado Sprlngs-Charles Mather
MacNeill, millionaire mining man and
financier of Colorado Springs, died at
his New York residence after an ILL
ness of a day, according to word re-
ceiyed by friends and business asso-
ciates at Colorado Springs. Death was
due to pneumonia.
Loyeland-Oliver Frantz brought in
a fine lynx recently, which he trapped
near Drake, twenty-five miles west of
Loyeland. The animal weighed thirty
five pounds and is said to have been
one of the largest ever trapped in this
vicinity.
Boulder-Joe Mills resigned as as
sistant football coach ut Colorado uni
versity at Il meeting of the athletic
board here. Mills was head coach at
G. U. in 191S-19 and assistant in 1920
81. He had leave of absence during
the season of 1923. He will return
next year to coach basketball and
track. He requested that basketball
practice started at the university in the
fall this coming season.
Canon City.-Lemme Crosse, train
bandit, and penitentiary breaker,
called the most dangerous convict ever
confined in Colorado prison, is back
again behind the walls of the Canon
City penitentiary. Crosse, who escaped
the Colorado prison by concealing him
self in barrel of swilI, breathing
through a straw, was brought back to
Colorado from Texas.
Greeley.-Dry farmers Of northern
Weld county, aided by Greeley land
owners, wifi complete part of the
Greeley-Poudre irrigation district dur
ing the spring and summer The dis
ii -. ,..nS, o,.nnnIzed fifteen NpnrS ago