The Raymer enterprise., 1921-03-31
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
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| John G. Scott, 81 years old, pioneer
Of Sterling. former member Of the Colo.
RADIO Legislature. former postmaster,
booster, phllanthropist and baseball
fan, died at New Orleans, where he
went for his health two months ago.
Rumors are rife that a 81 COX, 900 ho.
tel Is to be erected at Filiius park, mid.
way between Golden and Idaho
Springs. in the mountain parks system.
The information received is that an
Eastern syndicate is behind the prof.
ect.
The rights Of nm Indian to priority
on 4 homestead was proved In the 10.
cal land office at Montrose when W.
L. Evans, white man. was refused
entry on homestead near SapiDero,
due TO the fact that John A. Blair, an
Indian. had already squatted on the
land and made the necessary improve
ments.
The average density Of population
throughout the United States, exclusive
of outlying possessions, was 35.5 per.
sons per square mile Of land area In
1920 as against 800 In 1910. the census
bureau announced. The density In the
individual states In 1920 ranged from
7-10 Of per square mile In Nevada
to 1854 In Rhode Island, the bureau
announced The density figure for
Colorado 81; Kansas 2l.8; Nebraska
189; New Mexico 20: Wyoming 90
On the ground that It might be con.
sidered "unethicar' for him to accept
4 fund raised by members OF the Den
yer bar to pay his $500 fine for con.
tempt Of court, Judge Ben B. Lindsey
Of the Juvenile Court requested the
committee that had undertaken the
work to return all subscriptions to the
donors. 1t Is stated that Omar Gar.
wood, chairman Of the committee, that
the $500 had been fully subscribed.
The contributions, he said, will be re-
turned.
Charles J. O'Hara Of Denver. who
was recently convicted Of holding up
and robbinE the Littleton State bank
on January IA last, was sentersd by
District Judge johnson to serve from
twelve to fourteen years In the state
penitentiary at Canon City. The I'm
position Of sentence followed the argu.
ments on q motion for q new trial,
which was denied. O'Hara was granted
a forty.day stay Of execution and sixty
days In which to file bill Of excep.
ton.
Theodore Myers. "a, of Durango. was
killed In No. level Of the Smuggler.
Union mine at Telluride when box
Of powder exploded. Fortunately Z
few minutes before nearly score Of
workmen had left the mine, following
their shift. Myers. 1t is said, was pre-.
pairing to leave when he was killed.
The mine was badly wrecked for dis.
tance Of 100 feet from the scene Of the
explosion. According to Carl Hoppe,
shift boss, he had seen Myers, who
was a nipper, a short time before and
he said he believed Myers WAS smok.
Ing a cigarette and this Is alleged to
have caused the explosion.
More than 10000 mountain trout at
the commercial hatchery Of Andrew ].
He'll, nine miles north Of Denver, were
mysteriously poisoned. according to q
report to the Adams county officials
The poisoned fish constituted nearly
two-thirds Of all the fish In the hatch.
cry, according to He'll, and were val
ued at between 5000 and $4,000. They
ranged In size from mere "wigglers" an
inch long to spawning trout weighing
six to seven pounds, He'll told the au-
thorities. He'll did large commercial
trout business with several Denver fish
and game restaurants. Denver and
Adams county officials are investigat.
ing the mysterious death Of the fish.
The Union Pacific railroad office In
Byers was broken into by thieves and
40 railroad tickets, requiring only 4
date and stamp to enable the holder
to travel practically any point on the
Union Pacific system, were stolen. A
complete check Of the missing tickets
has been made and the number wired
to all conductors. The thieves gained
entrance to the depot through WIN
dow In the rear of the building.
Attorney W. W. Platt Of Alamoss
and Oscar Lord Of Mosca, who wert
appointed MS committee by the Ala
mosa county Chamber Of Commerce Il
ask the State Land Board to grant q
right-of.way for the M0sca Pass high
way over the state lands In Alamoss
county, have been notified by the LAND
board that the right.of.way has beer
granted. The surveys on this roat
have been completed and now that tn,
land board has granted the right-of
way, construction work will begin d
once. More than hundred farmer
along the route Of the new highwa,
will donate labor and teams for tn,
construction. The road shortens th,
distance from the valley to Denve
more than forty miles, and provides a
all.year route.
The State Highway Commission ha,
asked $116, ,16S aid from the Units<