The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-17
Pithy News Notes
From All Porfy OF
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the East to Denver houses Is an.
nounced by John +. Vallery. general
agent Of the Burlington freight depart.
ment, In reduction of time Of the
BurlingtOn's through freight train to
Denver.
Pueblo refused to adopt the city
manager plan Of municipal govern
ment, voting II down by n majority OF
728. Unofficial tabulation Of the vote
put 1t at 2,77S for the amendment and
1906 against 1t. with the result that
Pueblo will continue under the present
form Of commission government.
J. Z. Collett and f. W. Sprout OF
Denver, Henry Brown and Ben Claw
son Of Yuma, Colo, and j. A. Lott, a
travelling salesman, received severe
bruises and cuts when the auto In
which they were riding did not take
curve on the road just outside OF
Breckenridge, and turned over.
Appropriation OF 100000 OF the
state highway for maintenance pur-
poses, to be expended under the direc-
ton OF the highway department along
with 100000 to be furnished by the
counties, has been approved by Gov
ernOr Shoup The governor met with
the members of the highway advisory
board and discussed the budget for
1922 with them.
Aztec, N. NJ, lying just across the
border line between Colorado and the
former state, will be the first city In
the San Juan basin to be heated and
lighted by gus. The Aztec OIL Syndl-
cate has secured the pipe for the erec-
ton OF gas plant that will carry the
gas from the oil well, situated about q
mile from the city. to the homes and
business houses OF the community and
work will begin at once upon the con-
structi0n.
John Mitchell, assistant auditor Of
the Broadmoor hotel at Colorado
Springs departed with his wife, police
authorities were informed, under cir
cumstances that have led to n request
for his detention. The hotel manage
ment charges that $1,000 disappeared
ut the same time that Mitchell went
away, part of II being the hotel pay
roll for the week, and part Of II money
alleged 10 have been raised on forged
checks.
with three deaths from acute alec.
hOlism In Denver in October. the total
Of deaths from imbibing muonsline so
far this year Is eleven. Tor all of
1920 only five deaths from alcoholism
were reported to the city health au-
thorties. According to the report OF
Miss Florence Leach, registrar of vital
statistics, the total of deaths from
drinking bootleg In Denver ia October
was the highest OF any M, nth so far
this year,
John Itamer, former secretary OF
state Of Colorado, has rccr yed orders
TO report to Washington in preparation
to taking over the office of United
States minister TO Nicaragua, Mr.. Ra-
mer was appointed minister to Near
aqua Oct by President Harding.
Ratification by the United States Sen
nlc followed, and Mr.. Ran r received
Nf nj L.,
Secretary OF State Hughes requesting
his presence in Washington.
John Slipley saved half of $1,000
collections for local concern at Lead.
vile by quick wittedness, but he lost
his watch and $500 when two armed
bandits stopped the team which he
was driving at Arbcnz, a settlement
just outside of Leadville He had been
making collections for the Frank
Laitz Mercantile Company and when
the robbers emerged from a clump of
bushes and confronted him he manag-
cd to slip $500 to his wife who ac-
companied him.
The civic improvement ticket won
at the city election at Montrose. There
was not much of an issue involved
though three tickets were in the field.
Those chosen for city commissioners
are A. l.. Anderson, e. NJ. Thompson,
W. G. Iinney. J. J. Gatschett and W.
A. Scrbner. The $4,000 bond issue
for a water works system was car
ried
The half burned body OF William T.
KeOugh, 45 years old, county assessor.
was found in the ruins of the Frank
Richards house In west breckenridge.
The house was destroyed by fire short
ly before midnight. Della Murphy,
owner of the house, was arrested a
few hours after keOugh's body was
found, pending an investigation of the
fire and the cause Of the assessors
death.
The short course In agricultural in
struction, held each winter at the AgrI-
cultural college In Fort Collins. Is at
tracing attention of persons engaged
in the farming business the short
course instruction covers. Bee keep
ers are Interested in the course offer.
ed to those proposing to take up the
care of the honey makers, and men
who have been years in the business
will try to get added knowledge.
A contract 10 build an additional unit
on the First Christian church at Fort
Collins, to cost $4,000, has been let tc
o. T.. Long Construction will begin At
once. The church plans to add othe,