The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-07
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The convict road gang, which was
taken into Garfield county for road
work six years ago, has been returned
to Canon City.
Fire Of an unknown origin at Victor
completely destroyed the Victor the
ater, valued at $4,000. The building
was insured for S6,e00, according TO
information available. 1t was owned
by e. II. Hall of Denver.
b. E. Speak, Al years old, driver oi
truck for the Masters Transfer
Company, was seriously bruised and
possibly internally injured at Love
land when the truck he was driving
was struck by q Colorado & Southern
freight train.
The first deer hunting fatality OF
the season has been reported. Wal.
ter H. Herrod, prominent Fort Collins
man, was killed when his rifle was
accidentally discharged In the wilds
twenty miles northwest Of Walden,
near Pearl. Colo.
Six and one-half miles Of sand
gravel road will be constructed by the
state and federal government between
Lamar and Granada In Prowers coun.
ty, II the United States bureau Of
public roads approves the project
statement submitted by the state high.
way commission. The proposed road
will cost approximately $4,000.
A free gold strike OF bonanza
character has been made at grass
roots by lessees on claim that 10
close to the Jerry Johnson mine, on
TenderfoOt hill in Victor. Complete
details are not yet available, but that
discovery OF very rich deposit OF
oxidized quartz and other vein mate.
rial has been made is beyond question
Fred E. Hager, registrar Of the Uni.
verslty Of Colorado, and one Of the
best known and popular residents Of
Boulder. has been commissioned cap
tain In the quartermaster's department
Of the United States army, and will re-
port at Fort Logan for duty next
month. Mr.. Hager will ask for assign
ment with the army OF occupation n
Germany.
Willie Smith, 16, son Of Robert
Smith, rancher living five miles north
Of Greeley. was drowned while duck
hunting at Boyd lake. Smith was alone
In the center of the lake in canvas
canoe. Howard Sanders, II years old.
who was On the shore, saw him stand
up In the boat and fire at flock
Of ducks. With the shot the fraIl
canoe capsized and the youth disap.
peared in the water.
The Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
has been ordered sold to satisfy judg.
ment rendered in favor OF the Equi.
table Trust company Of New York
amounting to more than $4,000 600.
The final hearing was held in Denver
before Judge Walter H. Sanborn Of the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals,
who gave the decree In absence Of
United States District Judge Robert 4.
Lewis.
Fifty thousand dollars worth of
whiteface HerefOrds were shipped out
OF Montrose In one day. This was the
first big shipment this year and in
cluded 600 head Of cattle. which were
shipped to the Kansas City market as
feeders The animals were in splen.
did condition. The coo head. which
were fed on the range between Natu-
rita and Nucla, wre driven over the
hills to Montrose and loaded there.
Two men whose names were not
taken when they hired taxi cab from
J. A. Slaton at Grand Junction, to take
them to Mack. twenty miles west Of
that city. stopped Slaton. the driver,
after twelve miles Of their journey had
been covered, thrust revolvers against
his body and then stole his automobile
and the money on his person, amount.
ing to several dollars.
The Union Congregational church Of
M0ntr0se, received the largest dona-
ton this week which has ever been
made to local church, which came
when c. II. Nye. local philanthropist
and financier. decided over to the
church the large Nye store building In
that city. This building is valued at
$4,000 at the minimum and will be a
source Of great revenue to the church.
Henry Hazelmeyer and Frank Ber-
sanry Of Glenwood Springs are lying
at the point OF death In a hospital at
Grand Junction, as the result of an
auto turning turtle four miles north Of
Mesa, Colo, on the Midland trail. The
car rolled down a bank on top OF
them after they had Jumped clear of
the machine. The steering gear was
broken.
The body Of Mr.. L. F. Grace,
Of Garfield county, who, with Zenas
Crawford, was drowned in the Grand
river In Glenwood canon on May q,
was recovered on an island near Silt,
sixteen miles west of Glenwood. The
body was In an excellent state of
preservation and was identified by
papers and money found In the dead
mans clothes.