The state herald., 1919-08-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Victor. John Franklin, aged 80, and
James Gurioux, aged 20, victims of the
robbery, are In the district hospital.
Franklin, the watchman, is said to be
In serious condition. Gurioux is suf-
fering from shock. The robbery was
discovered when the day shift went
on duty. The watchman and night
clerk were found locked in closet
The elder man was unconscious and
his companion almost strangled by the
gag.
Announcing that they will take ad-
vantage of the recent reduction In
freight rates, the coal operators of
the upper valley, in the vicinity of
Palisade, will increase their output
within the next few weeks. Enlarge
ment of the equipment already is in
progress and the mines In that Sec
ton expect TO practically double pro-
luctlon during the coming year. BY
reison of the revised tariffs reducing
tllc freight rates by considerable
mnrgln, the local mines will be able
o compete with the Utah mines and
extend their trade territory to vari-
)us parts of Colorado and Utah,
Fifteen cars of potatoes will he
shipped daily from the Monirosc,
Olathc and Delta spud district, when
the busiest part of the season will
start. This is the early potato harvest
and Will continue at this rate for sew
eral weeks. The spuds are being
moved TO the markets In refrigerator
enrs, which, however, win not inter
fere with the regular shipments of
fruit from the western slope. about
which the growers were alarmed re.
GENTLY when a car shortage seemed
apparent.
The lives of at least four stunned
passengers from wrecked autpmo-
bile were saved by Mrs. Henry NJ.
Jones, Jr, of Danvillc, H., on the Flor
ence-Nictor highway when she dragged
them from the waters of PhantClI
creek. Mrs. Tressic Wlggington Of
Brighton, Colo, scnool teacher, and
Hubert Stevens of Jewell, Kan, were
killed and six others injured when the
car left the highway and plunged down
the seventy-fivc-foot cmbankment.
Bonifacio Basques was killed and his
herin-law, l,ufacio Garcia, danger
ously wounded following quarrel AT a
dance hall with two men a, Pueblo,
said 10 have been Juan TrajIlla and
.Ioe Snyas. The quarrel started In the
hall because the alleged murderers oh
jectcd TO criticism by Garcia as to their
actions 1t was finished in the street
mn hour or so later, when Trajllla and
Snyns are said Ia have drawn revolvers
and fired upon Basques and Garcia.
Greeley is to have one mile of paved
county highways ON both the north
and the south sides of the city limits
before winter sets In. Money for
these projects has been appropriated
by the State Highway Commission and
the location of the two miles deter
mined by the county commissioners.
Two Of the worst stretches of the Lin
coin Highway between Denver and
Cheyenne will be eliminated by the
Improvement.
The net income OF the Colorado &
Southern railroad for the year ending
Dec, 81. 1918, was s1.376,3Il16, with a
gross income OF S3,S7S. .s9l 90. The an
nual compensation for the road al-
lowed by the act that enabled the gov
| ernmcnt TO take over the railroads ls
s2,iSi.2ilSs. The net income OF the
road for the year 1917 was S2,i93,.
i5G2l. and Its gross Income. S,s5S,-
0l7.s0.
one Of the largest wholesale hard.
ware organizations on the western
slope has been perfected by Montrose
and other western slope city business
men. This company will he known ms
the Colorado.Utah Hardware Company
and Will have Its headquarters and
main warehouse In Grand Junction,
with branch houses later In various
cities ON the western slope.
Charles Ray. while making n blast
ford. Delta county. wns killed when n
large rock from the blnst hit him on
the hcnd. Workmcn were nt long
distance from the scene of the blast,
hut the rock hit him squnrcly ON the
heni with such force that he died
two hours later. lie IL survived by II
wife and four children Of Rocky Ford.
Charles II. Bliss, prominent Greeley
fnrncr. has been elected president Of
the Industrial Sugar Company. To sue
cecd John A, Hicks Of Brighton. The
Industrial Sugar Company ls 5000
900 corporation controlled by beet
rnlsers and organized TO build indie
pendent sugar factories through north.
eri Colorado.
Information has been received by u.
J, Waters Of Clifton. that his son.
Corporal Fred Waters, captured the
championship OF the marines NJ Guam.
tico Va. for crnck rifle mnrksmnn-
ship.