The Colorado statesman., 1924-04-26
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Fort Colllns.-An overheated stove
Is blamed for fire that partially de-
stroyed the Fossil Creek district
school building, four miles south of
Fort Collins.
Montrose.-A bond election for Soo,-
600 grammar school on the north side
of the city has been called for May IL.
crowded school conditions here de-
mand more facilities for housing chill
dren.
Boulder-A class of thirty-eight, In
Guiding one woman, Is to be graduated
by the federal board of the University
of Colorado on June 8. This will be
the largest graduating class of govern
ment students.
Montrose.-A big intercounty cele-
bration is being planned when the
Lake Fork bridge the highest bridge
In the state, is completed in June. The
bridge is on the Rainbow route near
Sapinero. The state highway board
has promised to attend.
Denver.-Cattle and sheep continue
in good condition, having passed
through favorable winter. The
ShONl VI dcIuy luC uoC
of pastures especially in the western
part of the state Food supply is re-
ported as satisfactory.
Boulder. = The appearance of a
pink scandal sheet" on the campus
of the University of Colorado last
week resulted in near stampede and
has aroused Indignation among facul-
ty members and students who are as
sailed in the publication.
Greeley.-Guy Fox, formerly con-
nected with the schools of Leadville,
has been. appointed principal of the
Greeley High School to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of r. A.
Ogle. Mr.. Fox is graduate of the
University of Michigan and is well
known in Colorado educational circles.
Grand Junction.-The American Re
frigerator Transit Company has asked
| for bids for the construction of an ice
manufacturing and cold storage plant
in this city which will cost in the
neighborhood of quarter of million
dollars, work to begin this coming fall.
| This plant will have an Ice production
capacity of around 200 tons daily and
will have storage room for 10000 tons.
Longmont-A power plant to cost
100000 is to be constructed by the city
of Longmont, 1t was decided by the
| council, to serve as a standby plant"
to the municipality owned hydraulic
plant. Bids are to be asked for on
May 6. A 600-horsepower Diesel-type
oil engine and plant capable of pro-
ducing $50 kilowatts is planned. The
capacity of the plant will be but 120
kilowatts less than the hydraulic plant.
Denver.-Orders for approximately
| $1,000,000 worth of steel rails, frogs,
switches and other steel have been
placed by the Denver e Rio Grande
| Western railroad with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company and the Elliott
| Frog and Switch Company, according to
announcement by Receiver L. III. Bea-
com. The steel is to be used in carry
ing out the rehabilitation program an
nounced by the receiver some time ago
and approved by Federal District
Judge Symes.
Denver.-Inheritance tax collections
| for the first two weeks of April
amounted to $22S, ,7S3. .55-the largest
for a similar period in many years
according to the report of Commission
er George Hetherington. The total
collections for the biennial period are
s., ,236, ,S0330. The unusually large
collections are the result of a partial
payment of 100000 by the Charles NJ
MacNeill estate of Eel Paso county,
and n partial payment of $4,000 by
the Dennis Sheedy estate of Denver
Thirty estates paid taxes.
Pueblo.-John Bargfrede, dairy
hand, was held by n coroner's jury
here for the Staying of Judge John
II. II. Low, prominent attorney and
jurist, who was shot to death in his
office in the Thatcher building. The
jury's verdict charged that Judge Low
came to his death from bullet wounds
inflicted by Bargfrede with felonious
intent.
Lamar.-Voiture Locale, No. 159, La
Societe Des 40 Hommes at ChevauX,
held "a session at the Elks home in this
city recently and fifteen candidates
we're initiated into the order. This is
the first chapter that the American Le-
gion has organized at Lamar. Mem
bers of the voitures at La Junta, Las
Animas and Fort Lyon attended the
session.
Meeker.-A grand jury investigating
alleged acts of lawlessness and riot
here, last February, ut which time 1t
was charged by the Rev. d. a. Gregg,
Methodist church pastor, that mob
stormed his home and attempted to
fire his church, has returned thirteen
indictments, five of them leveled at the
minister. charging him with consplr-
NOV and nttemntel a rSnn of his own |