Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-10-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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prominent business man and ranch,
owner Of Cotopaxi, in western Fremont
county, was accidntally killed while,
hunting bear in the Sangre de Christie
mountains, fifty miles west of Canon
City. Coleman, in company with
hunting party, was trailing bear in
and extremely rough and remote Sec
tion Of the mountains. While he was
walking in STOPPING position the
hammer of the shotgun he was carry
ing struck a projecting rock. The
weapon was discharged, the heavy
charge of shot entering his chest and
the effects of which he died almost
instantly.
The twenty-third annual convention
of the American Mining Congress in
Denver, Nov. 1919, will be gathering
from all over the United States of hun
dreds Of mine operators, both coal and
metal. They will discuss and deal with
the many serious problems and "after-
war conditions" now confronting the
depressed mining industry, and the dis
turbed coal mining industry, looking to
revival and pacificatlon which, indi-
rectly, will beneficially affect the
farming, manufac curing and other in
dustries. A revival of metal mining
means better home market for farmers
| and manufacturers. A pacificatiOn in
the coal mining industry means much
| for the consumers.
Stepping on one Of his shoestrings
and falling head-fOremost down a
| flight of stairs while making his get
away with valuable silverware and cut
glass, proved lucky incident for the
masked bandit who attempted to rob
the home of George L. L. Gam Of Pu-
eblo. Two shots fired by Mr. Cams
chauffeur, who was aroused by noise
made by the offender. would have
struck the latter in the upper part Of
the body had it not been for his fall.
| A project statement providing for
the Improvement Of seven-mile road
stretch between Lamar and Granada,
| Colo, has been approved by the United
States Bureau of Public Roads. The
proposal submitted by the state high
way commission provides for proper
drainage and a gravel surface, twenty
feet wide, at total cost Of $s2,O47.s4
Federal mid to the extent of 20 per
cent has been requested by the state.
One man was injured and five others
had narrow escape when an outbound
Berkeley tramway car ran wild in Den
Tn,nn 80. 80 ~. aoms. ~
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out of the car while it was travelling at
high speed The car was saved from a
crash by the quick action of a passen-
ger, who ran to the rear of the car and
jerked the trolley from the wire.
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ana pa,,,an S,, ~ 60. C,t',
hos Noon f,,od n.,th tho Stata 1ndns
tr,a, Cor,,,,,ss,on rhn u,.1l,t. ~,
demanding a flat increase of 81 day
above the present scale, which is $135
Il month for engineers, $40 for fire
men, yard ana Doiler men, ana $luo
Aoi oiiefs anu fepair iheh'
Little May Kelse, 2h years old, won
the better baby prize at the Colorado
State Fair, according to the announce
ment made public by the judges. May
scoreu oo'4 periect, the only ueiect was
.,nt ~ u" VI u 80.
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nIng boby is tho do,,htor of Nv .r,,
l NJrs Erod II Ko,s. ros;di,o +on villas
North of puahIo
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HehrS Adriah scnmltt aied at MS
nome JUST west OF Grand Junction at
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