Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1920-09-23
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.


Huge; Colo.IThe Lincoln County Fsir al
Oct. 1-2.
Oscar Lagrow, "a, overseas war hero
of Morrison, was crushed to death
when he fell into huge stone crush
er at Troutdale resort, where he was
employed.
Denying a motion for new trial.
Judge George H. Bradfield, in District
Court at Greeley, sentenced Alex Mil
Ter, deaf mute, convicted Of killing
Adam Shank, his wife and four chill,
dren at Giicrest, Dec 81, 1919, to life
Imprisonment.
Duncan Harrison, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. B. Harrison Of Golden, was
seriously injured at the annual School
Of Mines freshman and sophomore
rush at Golden. Harrison received 6
blow on the head, which knocked hin
unconscious.
In preparation for the buffalo bar
becue, which is to be the feature of the
September 29th, the animal wa:
slaughtered at the Radcliff Dillor
ranch six miles south of Sedalia OF
the Perry park road.
For the first time in the history o.
the Pixies Peak Cog Road, motol
car made the ascent Of tho famou,
peak over this cog route, when Ralpf
Mulford, driving Paige automobile
and with five passengers, climbed th'
entire distance without setback.
L. A. Gent, a pioneer ranchman o
the Maybell neighborhood, killed him
self by putting soft-nOsed bullet from
a 25-35 high-power rifle through hi
brain. Mr.. Gent, who was one Of th'
best known ranchers in that country
had been Respondent for some time.
The Otero Gas Company, supplying
gas to La Junta, Rocky Ford ant
Swink, has applied to the state public
utilities commission for the privilege
of disseminating service. 1t Is contend
ed that for the last three years thu
company has been operating at loss
Ralph X. Milford made an unsue
cessful attempt to lower his own recOrt
for the Pixies Peak climb, which he es
tablished in 1916 when he used Hud
son car and made the climb in 18 min
utes "a seconds. Using Paige ma
chine, he made the trip In 20 minutes
81 2-5 seconds.
OF the SS6,OOO,OOO worth of tires ex
ported from the United States in tn
eleven months ending with May, 1920
S2,333 1888 worth went to France, 50,
100000 worth went to Great Britain
S2,OOOOOO worth went to Cuba. ant
about $4OOO,OOO worth went to Soutl
America.
Principal Rutledge of the lOca
schools has announced that a fOur-yea
course in agriculture has been estab
lished in the Olathe high school, will
federal aid under the Smith-Hughe
act. This course will be under the di
rectior of Prof. Ralph Wilson, who ha'
had several years Of actual farming
experience.
H. NJ. Benson, n Denver real estat,
dealer, was severely cut and bruised
when the automobile he was driving
went through bridge rail and into tn,
creek below, two miles north of Colo
RADIO Springs. The accident was wit
messed by Merton Robbins, who pulled
Benson from underneath his over
turned car.
The Denver & Rio Grande railrout
passenger and freight depot at Wal
senburg burned to the ground from ;
;,ir oh,
out in the freight room. The loss Il
estimated to be $1,000, exclusive O.
freight stored in the building. Thre,
men were in the building at the time
but escaped and saved the railroads
records.
Hugh T. Dempsey of Colorado
Springs, was accidentally shot ant
badly wounded by John d. Ryan while
duck hunting near Limon. Dempse!
was taken to hospital at Colorado
Springs and twenty-one buckshot were
removed from his left thigh and leg.
Eighty-six lodges of the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen have been ex
PEELED for participating in the unau
lLtu Sli inc VI s"ll'lili'll luS
spring. w. G. Lee, president, an
nounced at Cleveland, to members OF
the brotherhoOd'S board of directors
Mr.. Lee said that the brotherhood ant
the Switchmen's Union of North Amer
lea We're not considering any merger
Affidavits denying that public sen
timent is against Rienzi Dickens ir
Boulder county and that it would bt
impossible for him to get u fair tria
in the District Court, were filed by
twelve Boulder residents and five citi
zens Of Longmont. The affidavitl
mark the first step of the district
attorney. Russell w. Fleming of Fort
Collins to retry Rienzi Dickens on a
charge of numbering his father. w. Il
Dickens, at Longmont on Thanksgivina