The Raymer enterprise., 1920-05-20
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Thieves entered the First National
bank at Johnstown. but became fright
ened and disappeared without taking
anything. Entrance was gained
through window.
A fund has been opened at Fort Col
Inns to finance a recount, II it car be
obtained, Of Fort Collins population.
The Commercial Club telegraphed Con-
gresham Charles Timberlake asking
him to endeavor to prevail upon the
Census Bureau to make second count
for the city.
Curios Of oil kinds. including Indian
dolls and various aboriginal relics,
were found scattered over Q wide area
at West Forty-fourth avenue and Inca
street In Denver. From certain marks
1t is believed that the collection came
from Wyoming and the belief is ex-
pressed that 1t was abandoned by
thieves when found Of no great value.
Teachers In the Colorado Springs
public schools have made formal re-
quest to the board Of education for an
increase In salaries for the 1920-21
term, that will amount to practically
$500 year. 1t has been announced,
and the members Of the board are CIV
Ing the subject their close study and
consideration before announcing their
stand.
Citizens Of Grand county and north
western Colorado generally, holding q
mass meeting at Hot Sulphur SprIngs.
following the opening of the Moffat
road, adopted a resolution in which
they expressed their gratitude to res
idents Of Denver, the operating force
Of the Moffat road, the State Highway
Commission and others for their ef-
forts In breaking the recent serious
snow blockade on the Moffat system.
Pinned beneath the wreckage OF an
automobile In seven feet Of water in
Bear Greek cafion, Stanley Mccall. 25.
living at Denver, was drowned before
the efforts Of four companions, one Of
whom was his brother, could save him.
The party was returning from dance
at Starbuck park, and as their car
reached point about five miles above
the mouth of the cahon the creek
bank, softened by the recent heavy
rains, gave way beneath the weight Of
the car.
A bill introduced by United States
Senator Lawrence c. Phipps In Con-
gress II passed will establish In Colo
rado a second United States Public
Health Service Hospital for District
No. II, embracing the states Of Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Utah and New Mex
leo. The first hospital for the dis
trict was obtained by the taking over
Of the United States Army Hospital
at Fort Bayard, N. NJ, the formal
transfer Of which will be made to the
health service in a few days.
A. q. Evans Dunwody, wealthy res
ident Of Colorado Springs for twenty
years, dropped dead in Philadelphia,
Pa, Of heart disease, according 10
message received from there. He and
his wife, Mrs. Sarah Dunwody, lef.
Colorado Springs with the intention Of
spending several weeks in the East,
where they visited frequently. Mr..
Dunwody. who was 70 years old, came
to Colorado Springs many years ago
for his health and had lived part Of
each year since then In that city.
Thousands Of dollars worth Of fur
niture seized By the police in Denver
during raids on alleged gambling
houses has been turned over to the
Salvation Army by Chief Of Police
Hamilton Armstrong and will be used
in furnishing that organizations new
quarters In Denver. Such furniture
q usually destroyed. but realizing
that II would be put to a good pur-
pose by giving It to the Salvation
Army, Chief Armstrong consented to
its being disposed Of In that manner.
The 1920 annual convention Of the
Colorado Retail Coal Dealers Associ-
alton is to be held In Colorado Springs
on June 9th and 9th. More than $50
dealers will attend the meeting.
Colorado's sugar beet acreage con-
tracted for by the Great Western
Sugar Company this year. totals 183,-
7S3 acres, compared with 184,783 last
year, 1t was announced by the COM
pany. While this shows a slight de-
crease, the grand total contracted for
in this state, Nebraska and Montana,
in which the company operates sugar
factories, is 27S673 acres. compared
with 28j,952 a year ago. Nebraska
contributed most Of the increase.
Alberto Madrid, railroad worker at
Trinchera, who was arrested at that
place and lodged in the county Jail at
Trinidad, confessed to District Attor-
ne- J. W. Hawley that he attacked
with an Ak Valentine Anaya, barber
at Trinchera, while the latter was
nsleep in his bed. inflicting injuries
which are expected to cause the death
of the victim. Madrid declared the
assault was committed with the mo-
i've Of robbery and that he had taken
$50, all the money that Anaya had at
the time.