Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-07-28

Vista. Aug. ). T. D.
Aug. 2i-c6; W. ]. OFT. secretary.
Harry Catlin of South Canon City
| by mistake poured some carbolic acid
| into his eye, thinking it was an eye
lotion. The sight of the eye is believed
destroyed.
Mrs. A. G. Rowe, 35 years old, OF
| Denver, was instantly killed, her hus-
band received injuries which may re-
suit fatally, and her two children were
slightly hurt in an automobile accident
near Arvada recently.
The Great Western railroad handled
| 5000 carloads Of beets during the last
season and switched as many more for
other roads TO the various factories In
northern Colorado. according to c. E.
Angove, superintendent of the road.
Fire destroyed an auto truck, stor-
age barn and some hay belonging to
Toliver & Kinney at Fort Collins, caus-
ing loss estimated at about $1,000 or
more. The fire had got well started
before it was discovered, and could not
be extinguished.
| Mrs. Ernest Giesecke Of Honolulu Is
dead, and Miss Bertha Giesecke, Ern-
est Giesecke and Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Giesecke were seriously injured as the
result Of waterspout that swept
away their automobile on Wolf Creek
pass, near Del Norte.
| An army of worknen Is now EN-
| I,I grounds inn
proving the grand stands, repairing the
track and erecting Enclosures prepara-
tory to the third annual stampede,
which will be held at Monte Vista
August 3, ! and ).
The 1O-year-Old girl found murdered
| by drowning near Emo. Adams county,
was Helen Maxine Short. daughter Of
Mrs. Thelmu Hill. a barber, employed
in Denver. This is the bare statement
of the latest development in probably
the most brutal murder case Adams
county police annals show.
| Frank Allen, Jr.. son of Farming
ton, y. NJ. hotel proprietor is in the
hospital ut Durango with fractured
skull received when he was hit in the
back of the head with stone thrown
presumably by young man with
whom he had had trouble while both
were attending dance at Kirkland,
n. II.
Neil Gaurley. Il years old, high
school girl of Arriba, Colo, was
drowned and three other girls narrowly
escaped death while the four were
swimming in n big irrigation reservoir
one mile south of Flascr. They had
gone to the lake with three cOmpan-
ions, including two men, and had been
In the water only few minutes when
the tragedy occurred.
Denver is to have the general Of.
fices of the operating company of the
| Denver 4 Rio Grunde Western rail-
| road, it is stated in articles of incOr-
| poratiOn granted by the state of Della
ware recently. A copy Of the articles
have been filed with Secretary of State
MIlliken. Although the chief place of
business Of the operating company
will he Wilmington, Del, the general
offices will be opened in Denver.
bcnJAiiiill "uIouS, ~ SeiiTS olu, Il
homesteader living with his wife
| seventeen miles south of Las Animas,
is in the county Jail at Las Animas,
charged with the killing OF John J.
Keelon. n neighbOr. about the same
age, over boundary line fence
through tract Of pasture land. After
the killing, which took place In Will
fOng's yard, WilfOng telephoned to
Sheriff ThaXson that lie wns willing to
surrender.
Accused of using improper methods
and veterinary Instruments In the
treatment of tuberculosis. DR.. l.. B.
Overfelt of Boulder has suffered loss
of his license, revoked by the Colorado
State Board of Medical Examiners
Gunnison and MOntrose counties
have Joined in the establishment of Il
splendid tourist park right in the midst
of the mountains at the Halfway
house, which is half way between
Montrose and Gunnison on the Blue
mountains. Two hundred and forty
acres have been purchased Jointly by
the two counties for magnificent
park which will be thrown open to
the tourists OF the world who travel
over this scenic road.
A total of 112,364 automobiles have
been registered with Secretary of
State Milliken the first six months of
1921, according to a report just issued.
License fees paid into the automobile
department total S7SO395.1O, OF this
sum, S24G.lo2G6 was paid by Denver
owners on 31,54S machines. This is an
increase Of over 5000 cars registered
last year. Collections of the state
auto department from outside counties
for the first five months " the wear
total $534, ,242.44.
Victor, Colo, must raise $4,000 BY
September by means Of an Immediate
tax levy, or show cause on that date
why 1t did not do SO. The First Ma.
tiOnal Bank of Ithaca, N. Y, caused n