The Delta independent., 1921-09-23
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


for example, 1O.1OO autos. containing
36,SO7 persons and representing vir-
tually every state, had been registered
early In September. The 1920 totals
were 1905 cars and 29,O24 persons.
Rocky Mountain National Park Off
cials reported registration of 36,35O
cars and 1877 1903 persons on Sept. 1.
If the cars registered so far this sea
son at Overland park were placed end
to end. allowing fifteen feet for the
space occupied by each car. they would
make IN un'rnken string thirty miles
in length Cars that were registered
AT The Estes entrance to Rocky Noun
tain park. If similarly placed. would
form n line of more than 100 miles.
A grievance of long standing is said
to have been the cause of the shooting
ut Trinidad of Roy Stowe, exalted
ruler of the Trinidad lodge of Elks. by
Walter Hall of Pueblo, who is in jail.
Stowe was shot through the abdomen
during a quarrel following party at
roadhouse at which Stowe, Hall and
three women were present. The shoot
ing took place on the highway east of
the city when Hall. 1t is said, renewed
an alteration with Stowe, who was
Ildriving the car, and shot him.
The Rev. Sumner Z. Morgan, 66
years old. until last April pastor of the
Loveland Christian church. was
drowned in Mangum. Okla. Word was
received by his son. Wendell Morgan.
who Immediately departed for Man
| gum. Miss Lois Morgan. daughter.
| resides at Loveland. The Rev. Mr.
Morgan was prominent in church and
welfare circles while pastor Mt Love
| land and well known throughout the
state.
Irrigation season is closing around
Loveland, with more water stored in
the reservoirs and lakes than ever
known In this section. Practically all
the irrigation systems have ceased
running water for the season, and
many are preparing TO make improve
ments in their bitches and reservoirs
Another late run for fruit trees will
be made some time i'll october.
More than 10000 attended the fair
at HotchkiSs, many of the nearby
towns declaring holidays TO give busi
ness men and others the opportunity
to view the exhibits and see the races.
| The fair just closed has been the most
successful ever held. A special fea
Jure has been the community exhibits
from seven little neighborhoods on the
| higher meSas.
United States Senator Lawrence c..
Phipps will be absent from Congress
during the first three weeks of the
coming session, 1t has been announced.
Senator Phtpps acted on the advice OF
his physicians in notifying Senator
Curtis. Republican senatorial whip.
that due To- his recent operation for
appendicitis he viii he unable 10 at.
tend the session opening.
Dick Wrather. 5-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Wrather of Dallas,
Texas. was struck by an automobile
lust after the family had arrived at
| Colorado Springs on the return from
Yellowstone park. The child ran out
| from the Wrather car into the street
| and was run down, receiving injuries
from which he died without regaining
consciousness.
All evidence of walkout in the
Colorado Fuel x Iron Company mines
of southern Colorado disappeared
when workmen who have been laying
off or joining inn so-called protest strike
against the reduction OF wages, effec
tive Sept. l, returned to work under
the ruling of the State Industrial Com
mission. which restored the wage scale
In effect prior to Sept. !.
A verdict. giving damages of $3.50 to
Charles Jones for the injury to hi,
eyesight as the result of the explosion
of n battery while he was working on
II In the shop of l. Rae Cowden, was
returned in the District Court Mt Fort
Collins after the jury had considered
the case for twenty-five hours Jones
asked damages from Cowden of S5 600
Optimism WAS the dominant note in
the nineteenth annual convention in
Denver of the Colorado Bankers Asso
citation. 1t was the basis of the vuri.
Gus addresses. and II was the tone, of
the $50 individuals attending the con
vention. Out Of the recent gloom OF
the street corner conversations came
this optimism, and so far as the bank.
er is concerned. times not only are
showing better, but the outlook is real.
ly bright.
A fine for pedestrians who permit
themselves to be struck by automobiles
Is solution of the traffic problem in
Colorado Springs. Two-thirds of the
auto accidents that occur on the streets
are the fault OF the pedestrians them.
selves who wilfully disregard the trnf.
fic rules in jay-walhing, cutting across
the corners and not observing the sig
nails of the traffic policeman. the en-
yiueerS saw