The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1919-08-30
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


v.tchm.r into rncon .c,on.ne.. bound
and g.,r.d the night clerk and "a.
c.n.d vim several c.ns ~ gold ron.
centr.tss ..,d ~ no v.Iuad a. n ON
. can from tho Tnd.nandence mil At
Victor Ichn Erank,in a.ed sO and
James Gurioux, aged 20, victims Of the
robbery, are in the district hospital
Franklin, the watchman, Is said to ba
In a serious condition, Gurioux IL suf-
fering from shock. The robbery was
discovered when the day shift went
on duty, The Waterman and night
clerk were found locked in q closet.
The elder man was unconscious and
his companion almost strangled by the
gag.
Announcing that thew will take nd.
VINTAGE of the recent rednction in
freight rates. the coal oneratorx Of
the upper valley, In the vicinity Of
Palisade, will increase their output
within the next few weeks. Enlarge
ment OF the equipment already IL In
progress and the mines In that Sec
ton expect to practically double pro-
ductiOn during the coming year. BY
reason Of the revised tariffs reducing
the freight rates by a considerable
margin, the local mines will be able
to compete with the Utah mines and
extend their trade territory to vari-
Gus parts OF Colorado ana Utah.
Fifteen cars Of potatoes will be
shipped daily from the MOntrOse,
Olathe and Delta spud district, when
the busiest part OF the season will
start. This IL the early potato harvest
and will continue at this rate for sew
eral weeks. The spuds are being
moved to the markets In refrigerator
cars, which, however, will not inter
fere with the regular shipments Of
fruit from the western slope, about
which the growers were alarmed re-
Gently when car shortage seemed
apparent.
The lives of ut least four stunned
passengers from a wrecked autolho-
bile were saved by Mrs. Henry NJ.
Jones, Jr,, of Danville, ILL.,, on the Flor
ence-vIctOr highway when she dragged
them from the waters of Phantom
creek. Mrs. Tressie Wiggington Of
Brighton, Colo. n scnool teacher, and
Hubert Stevens of Jewell, Kan, were
killed and six others Injured when the
car left the highway and plunged down
the sevcnty-fIve. foot embankment.
Bonifacio Basaues was killed and his
father-in.law, Rufacio Garcia, danger
Ously wounded following quarrel nj n
dance hall with two men nj Pueblo,
said to have been Juan TrnjilIa and
Joe Savas. The quarrel started In the
hall because tho alleged mur,lerers OBJ
iectcd to criticism by Garcia MS to their
actions. 1t was finished In the street
nm hour or 80 later. when Trnjiila and
Savas are said to have drawn revolvers
and fired upon Basques and Garcia.
Greeley IL to hive one mile OF paved
county highways on both the north
before winter sets In. Money for
these projects has been appropriated
by the State Highway Commission and
tne location OF the TWO m'ies deter-
ined Dy the county commissioners
AWo VI Tue WORST s're'e"es Vi u'e LII"
co'a HIGHWAY ce'~een p'er an"
e""e wiz "e e''ii'''"'e" ~ '"''
Improvement
Inc net income OF tne Ioioraoo q
southern fahroad Tor the year ennihs
Dec. Oh 1910 was *l,Sdo.o'i.io WIN
gross income OF ]Ae!o'oSi.SV. Inc an
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