The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

CENTENNIAL STATE IT&lO.
Three unmarked bandits, armed to
the teeth, held up and robbed Ellis B.
Hart. auditor, and ]. B. Leftwich, clerk
Of the Stockyards National Bank Of
Denver Of $4,000 cash. After disarm-
Ing the bank men and putting the en-
CINE Of their taxicab out Of commits
sion, the robber trio fled In a high
powered automobile and disappeared
IN 4 cloud Of dust. One Of the bandits
accidentally shot himself through the
foot - he was transferring money
sacks from the taxicab to the robber
car. The robbery, staged In broad day
light and In full sight Of a number Of
residents Of the neighborhood. was one
Of the most daring ever attempted In
Colorado. Likewise. It was one Of tho
most skillfully executed II was pulled
off 20 quickly and 20 smoothly that
Hart and Leftwich scarcely could b.
lisvs It had taken place.
No ciew to the slayer Of q. Yamagu-
chi. wealthy japanese healthseeker.
whose body was found In Beaver
brook at its 1unction with Clear creek
near Golden. was developed at the cor
oner's inquest held at Golden. The
jury returned verdict finding that
Yamaguchl. who disappeared Jan. II.
came to his death from gunshot
wound inflicted by persons unknown
to the Jurors. State rangers who had
bseA investigating the cass since Yam,
aguchi's disappearance and who found
bis automobile at the foot Of a cliff on
Genesee mountain the day before his
body was discovered, were the princi.
pal witnesses at the inquest.
Considerable uncertainty exists and
there is much difference Of opinion
among the fruit growers a. to the dam
age done to the fruit crop Of the
Canon City district by the severe
frosts Of recent nights. Horticultural
Inspector Bruce McIntyrs estimates
that nins-tenths Of the fruit buds are
killed, but II the surviving buds are
sufficiently scattered and remain un.
injured By subsequent freezes there
win still BE- enough left for . sosd
yield.
The first contest among the CONNER.
cial classes Of the western slope high
schools will be held In Montross May
9. when representatives from five com.
nsrcial departments will compete for
the western slope honors. The coun.
ties to compete In this are Montrose,
0uray, San Miguel, Delta and Hins.
dale, and the victor In the contest will
90 to Greeley for the STATE tournament
on May e.
Passenger service between Greeley
and Fort Collins on the Colorado 4
Southern railroad will not be curtailed,
according to notice given the Colorado
Utilities Commission. The railroad
withdrew Its request to operate only
one train each way q day between the
two cities. The present schedule of
two trains will be maintained.
The city council of Fort Collins has
accepted the proposition Of the Noun
tain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company whereby the company will
withdraw it, Injunction suit pending
in the Federal Court to prevent the
city from enforcing lower rates, and
the city will permit the present rates
to remain In effect.
Twelve years Of litigation between
the executors Of the estate Of J. Pier
pone Morgan, who died in 1918, and
Col. James A. Ownbey Of Boulder, ter
minated when the United States Su-
preme Court announced a decision af-
firming action Of the District Court of
Delaware awarding judgment for
$200.0 against Ownbey.
Mrs. Edwin Ard Stephens and w.
Sherman Fisher, both prominent In
Denver society, are In a critical con.
dition at st. Joseph's hospital as the
result Of an automobile accident on
the Mount Vernon cahon road between
Golden and Denver.
With four business buildings now
under way In the heart Of the business
section Of Grand Junction about ten
new buildings In course Of erection and
many more planned for early starting.
the building boom 10 taking form rap
idly.
A new townsite connecting Colorado
Springs and Manitou has been opened
along the southern boundary Of the
Garden of the Gods. The place Is to
be known ~ Lennon Park. Landscape
gardeners assert that It's scenic bound.
aries. the Garden Of the Gods and Bal
ancsd Rock park, make 1t an ideal site
for unique homes. Electric lights have
been installed, and savers are now be-
ing laid. .
The residents Of Ophlr and Ophir
Loop have drawn 4 pstition asking the
state highway to aid them In building
q road between Ophir and Sllverton.
The proposed road would follow the
old wagon road In many places and the
expense Of the road will be compare
lively small. 1t Is the plan to have the