The Raymer enterprise., 1920-04-08
Pithy News Notes
From Al Parts Of
Colorado
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Opening Of the Muncey hard coal d.
posits In the Ragged mountains In
western Gunnison county ID announced
- one Of many development projects
to b. undertaken In that county this
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w. Powers, who 10 In the employ
d the Biological Survey Of the govern
ment In its efforts to extermihate
predatory animals In the Rocky Noun
tain region. killed q big mountain lion
near Echo. about fifteen miles up the
river from CaAon City.
Arthur Davis, n, q taxi driver, was
cut to ribbons when his car hit the
rear end Of truck near the Union sta
tion at Pueblo. He was hurled through
the Windshield and fell to the pave
ment thirty feet from where the COLL
sion occurred. He died a few minutes
later.
With the arrest IN Denver OF q man
giving the name Of "A. r. Jones," the
local police and state brand inspectors
believe they have captured the man
who has stolen at least $4,000 worth
Of cattle In Colorado during the last
few weeks Jones Is being held in the
Denver city jail.
Farmers In the Maynard Flats dis
trict, east Of Ault. will have plenty Of
water for irrigation this season, as
they are putting down irrigation wells
and installing pumping plants for that
purpose. Last season the irrigation
water ran short, but this year at least
fifty good wells will be completed In
time for the growing season.
Americanixation work will be empha-
sized during the summer quarter Of
the University Of Colorado, which
opens June IA. Three courses In Amer
icanization will be conducted and the
training will be supplemented by lec-
lures delivered during the quarter by
noted educators and Americanlzation
workers from all parts Of the country.
A. H. Mohler, former president Of
the Union Pacific, will 60 to Greeley
April 25th to attend a meeting Of the
Greeley -Poudre Land Owners Associ-
alton. Mr.. Mohler, J. X. Mullen Of
Denver and G. T. Ahlstrand Of Gree
ley comprise the landowner Execu-
tive Committee which Ii working out
the problem Of rehabilitating the
Greeley -Poudre irrigation district.
Herbert whorten, 10 years old, will
probably lose his left foot as the re-
suit Of being thrown under a heavy
disk harrow on ranch twenty-six
miles east Of Hudson. The three
horses attached to the disk ran away,
and the youngster was thrown from
his seat and the heavy machine passed
over him. The boy was taken to
Denver for surgical treatment.
Rienxi Dickens Is to be retrled some
time during the April term Of the Dis
trict court at Boulder. according to an
announcement made by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney George Pomeroy. Dick
ems is now In California. He IL charged
with killing his father, w. A. Dickens,
q wealthy Longmont banker The first
trial four years ago resulted In . YER
dict Of guilty, but the Supreme court
recently remanded the case back for
a new trial.
Caroline Jones, 17-year-old school
girl, was found guilty Of voluntary
manslaughter at Durango. This ver-
dict was returned by the jury, which
had been out twelve hours, after hear
ing her trial on a charge Of shooting
and killing Carl Bay, young returned
soldier, In an alley ut the rear Of his
home in Bayfield, last January. Under
the Colorado statutes the penalty for
voluntary manslaughter IL imprison-
ment at the state penitentiary for
from one to eight years. Miss Jones
displayed no signs Of emotion when
the jury's finding was returned. The
defense announced II would appeal.
One thousand, five hundred and six
ty pieces Of war material captured BY
American troops from the German
army will be distributed in Colorado.
according to a confidential memoran-
dunn sent by the War Department to
Chairman julius Kahn Of the House
military committee. The various
states will share, according to the per-
centage Of troops furnished In the al.
lotment Of 2,107 pieces Of artillery, A.
900 war vehicles and s41,117 small ar
JJ3eles Of various kinds.
Chief Quartermaster Edeart l. Ost-
rander, who resides at Golden, Colo,
re-enlisted at the navy yard, at Ports
mouth, N. H., and has been trans
ferred to the U. s. Navy Recruiting
Station, Denver, Colo. Chief Ostran-
der is considered a first-class athlete,
motorcycling being his long suit, and
il ready for Z race at any time. While
at the Portsmouth station he organized
the All Navy Basketball team that won
~ Of the n games they played, there
by carrying nway the big cup. While
In the Asiatic fleet he was coxswain Of