The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-05
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| Colorado ParentTeacher Association
are arranging for the entertainment
OF the state ParentTeacher Associa-
ton convention here April %, "a and
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| Pueblo.--G. Gerrandona is in trouble
because he tore down the wrong house
and b. Buckstein demands $1,O50 for
this building owned by him ana
wrecked by Gerrandona before the
error was discovered
Fort Collins.-Seventeen cars of
grading equipment and material for
use in the construction of the
eighteen-mile extension of the Union
Pacific railroad north from Fort Col
Inns have arrived here.
Seibert.-Traffic here was hampered
seriously by fifteen inches of snow,
the result of the heaviest March storm
in this district in the last eighteen
years. Passenger trains maintained
their schedule but freight and local
trains were delayed or annulled.
| Colorado Springs.-Colorado Springs
will become the headquarters for re-
search work in tuberculosis In Amer
lea, with the establishment here of the
| Colorado Society for Research in Tu-
berculosis, articles of Incorporation for
which were filed with the secretary of
| state.
| Denver-Denvers assessed valua-
ton will pass the $400l000,000 mark
by substantial margin with the COM
pilation of the totals of assessments
now being made, on which next years
tax levy will be based, 1t has been
estimated by Clem w. Collins, man.
ager of revenue.
Montrose-Tony Mcneil OF Mont
rose, secretary-treasurer OF the State
Association of County Commissioners,
Informed State Auditor Stong that ap-
proximately $5O0,000 in state gasoline
tax that should be collected has never
been turned over 10 James Z. Duce,
state oil Inspector.
Palisade.-Joe Jim, Ute Indian,
and one of the real pioneers of this
section, was buried at Pallsade in Il
casket constructed of skins tanned by
his own hands. The burial service
was simple. The fashionlng of the
| cASkpJ from the lllutS was III uCCOlu
ance with his last wishes.
| Cripple Creek.-Ore of almost fabu-
lous value is being shipped from the
famous Portland mine in the Cripple
Greek district, according to officers of
the company, who place the net re-
turns at Sc pound, or $4,000 a ton.
One shipment last week weighed 600
| y-bi oh cold N tho smpltpr for
$1,000.
Brighton.-The Windsor Farm Dairy
of Denver lost suit in the District
Court here, when Judgment of $3.50,
in favor of John Mulder proprietor of
the Ridgewood dairy near Arvada,
Colo, was given before Judge Samuel
]. Johnson. Mulder filed suit against
the company charging false arrest
and Imprisonment.
Grand Junction.-As a part Of an
enlarged program for advertising
scenic wonders of western Colorado,
motion picture films of Grand Mesa
largest flat top mountain in the world,
near this city, will be taken during
this summer by the Grand Junction
Chamber of Commerce in conjunction
with the forest service.
Canon City.-MayOr A. J. Turner,
Special City Engineer Glenn l. Izett,
Alderman G. ii. Smith, Frank Emmer-
son, Orris w. Rowe and III. G. Nell
vany recently made a tour by automo-
bile inspecting the types of paving
used on the streets of Colorado cities
with view of selecting a type for the
new paving district recently organized
and authorized by Canon City.
| Pueblo-Charged with embezzle-
| ment of government funds received
through the sale of timber taken out
| of the San Isabel national forest,
Harry Dunn, in charge of the San
Luis division of the San Isabel nation
al forest, is out on $1,000 bond pend
ing his appearance before the federal
grand jury here next month.
| Greeley-Greeley High School bas-
ketball team, winner of the lntermoun-
tain title by defeat of the Latter Day
Saints in Salt Lake City. will not go to
Chicago to compete in the national
| tournament to start in that city April
l, Decision was made because Wind
cor High School team, winners of the
state high school championship, al
ready was in the Windy City to repre-
sent this state.
Boulder-The executive committee
of the alumni of the University of
Colorado has directed the spreading
upon the minutes of resolutions prais-
ing Mrs. Werner u. Reed of Denver for
her recent gift of $4,000 for the
equipment of the medical school, which
will, the resolution reads contribute
to the relief of suffering in Colorado
and to the discovery and application of