The Ordway new era., 1920-12-03
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

yer * Rio Grande freight house, Den
yer, and sold for S5,000,0OO. The sale
WAS to satisfy n judgment of S36,5l5,-
| 03S1s in favor of the Equitable Trust
Company of New York City, represent
ing the bondholders of the Western
Pacific. There was but one group of
bidders: J. r. Bowie, John B. Marsh
and Ralph NJ Arjush, all of New York
City. They represented the bondhold
ers of the Western Pacific, who have
organized the new Denver 4 Rio
Grande Western Railroad Company, a
S35,oOO,OOO corporation, which is to
operate both the Denver & Rio Grande
and the Western Pacific. Special Mas
ter William \. Jackson, appointed by
Federal Judge Robert f. Lewis, con-
Quoted the auction.
The classification of 3s,43O acres of
land in the Lamar, Colo, and the Den
yer land districts as being chiefly
valuable for grazing and raising of
forage crops has been approved by
Secretary of the Interior John Barton
Payne, according To word reaching the
office of NJ. ID. McEniry, chief of the
field division, United States general
land office These lands have been
designated as coming under the pro
visions of the stock raising homestead
law Entries of those citizens who
have heretofore made application IN
der the proper stipulation will be
granted after Nov. 30. Only persons
who have already made application
for these lands will he granted entries.
Contracts calling for the expendi-
ture of $4,000 in the construction of
a steel cable mule bridge across the
Grand cafon of the Colorado, 5000
feet below the rim of the canon, have
been awarded by the national park
service. The bridge will be con
structed west of Bright Angel trail,
according 10 Arno Il. Cammerer, rep
resenting the service. Plans and gen
eral specifications were furnished by
NJ. d. McEniry, chief of the field
division of the United States general
land office
\ plan for the construction in Den
yer Of one of the most complete and
up-tO-dnte medical schools in the coun-
try at cost of nearly $2,000,0OO has
been outlined by President George
Norlin of the University of Colorado.
Announcement of the plan follows the
offer of the general education board
to give 100000 toward the construc-
ton of a University Of Colorado Med
ical School and State Hospital, pro
vided the state will furnish SS0o,00o
as its share.
Discovery of suitcase, filled with
dies, metal, moulds and other counter
feiting paraphernalia, by police in a
small shack in Pueblo is believed to
furnish evidence against Roy Bohan-
non and Elmer Cameron on the charge
of counterfeiting. Bohannon and Cam
eron We're arrested on charge OF
holding up II. $. Writ, taxi driver.
When searched, spurious coins We're
found in their possession. Charges
were filed against the pair for high
way robbery by the city authorities.
The Gunnis0n Normal school has
again been awarded the unassigned
balance from the appropriation made
by the Legislature three years ago to
be used in new school buildings. y
committee composed of Governor
Shoup and his executive officers made
the award. This is the second year the
award has been made to the Gunnison
school. Two years previously the bal
ance was assigned to the Fort Lewis
Indian school.
Following the passenger train derail-
mcnt near Grand Valley, a freight de-
railment near Shoshone, above Glen
wood, and another at Miners, near
Palisade, have caused the Rio Gr.nde
Dnfl,
delay in traffic.
Prof. Lloyd Shaw. principal of the
Cheyenne high school at Colorado
Springs called bluff on the students
when he ate dish of friend angle
worms. He said the feed was very
good.
Application of the Moffat line to dis
continue its station at Rollinsville,
Colo, was denied by the Colorado Util-
tiles Commission. The railroad had
asked permission to close the station
on the ground that the business did not
Justify the expense. Residents of the
town opposed the petition in u hearing
before the commission held several
days ago.
Embezzlement of S6,O271O from the
American Bank and Trust Company
has been charged against Joseph j.
Josephson of Denver, who was arrest
ed on an information filed in the West
Side Court. A. Kunsmiller, cashier of
the bank, is named as complaining wit
ness in the information.
Roy s Hawkins and his wife, Char
lotte Hawkins, We're found guilty of
bigamy in the District Court at Little
ton. Judge Bouck of Leadville SEN
fenced the man TO year in the state