The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1921-03-17
Pithy News Notes
Fpom All Parts of
Colorado
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het6n Nsespae6 Union mss befvca.l
Samuel ". Morgan, formerly a coun.
ty agent in Kentucky for four years,
has accepted similar position 10
Montezuma county, Colo.
A. o. KeIso, well known Morgan
county farmer, Is dead. following a
lingering Illness OF about two years.
Mr. KelsO has lived In that vicinity for
nine years.
Alam0sa taxpayers will vote ut the
April city election on the issuance Of
$4,000 city bonds to be loaned to the
school district for the purpose Of fin.
ishiDg the Alamosa High school.
Jack Noble, proprietor OF soft
drink parlor in Denver. who shot him.
self through the base Of the brain In
the presence OF his wife and n friend
ut his home. died ut the county hos.
pitaI after living thirty.six hours fol-
lowing the shot.
Sugar City, the only town In the Ar.
kansas valley that has Sunday movies,
wants them closed. A committee OF
women petitloned the district attor.
ney's office to enforce the state law
prohibiting the operation Of moving
pictures on Sunday.
Incorporation papers for the North
Park State Bank OF Hotchkiss, Colo,
were filed with the secretary Of state
through Grant McFerson, state bank
commissioner. The bank, which has
been conducted for a number OF years
as a private institution. Is capitalized
for $4,000.
E. Charles Coutu. 70, is dead In Nor
wood ss result Of having slashed his
throat from ear to ear with razor.
Ill health is believed to have caused
Coutu to take his life. He had been In
Norwood only few days prior to the
finding Of his dead body in a cabin
where he had been stopping.
The mutilated body Of a man, skull
crushed. a rope around his neck. throat
cut and many slashes on his body, was
found In q cabin three miles from
Graneros, Colo, and thirty.two miles
south OF Pueblo. The only means Of
Identification may lie In ring on
finger, with the letters &c s A rs"
Howard Rigsby. the 13-year old son
Of Mr. and Mrs. yechel Rigsby. lost
the thumb of his left hand as the re-
suit Of the explosion Of dynamite cap
with which he was playing at Sterling.
Young RiRsby was trying to reduce the
size of the cap to use It In a pistol
when II exploded.
POs,pOnement OF confirmation Of the
sale OF the Denver 4 Rio Grande rail.
road until March Is. during which time
the stockholders would be given an op-
portunity to purchase the road for So.
10000, was ordered by Federal Dis.
trict Judge Lewis Of Colorado sitting
with Federal Judge Walter II. Sanborn
nj Kansas City.
A report issued by Earl Wilson,
stn,e insurance commissioner, shows
that the insurance department has
earned 500. 600 during the month of
February. This represents per cent
tax on all premiums issued by the 468
companies operating In the state, 1t IL
expected receipts of this department
will reach S5OO,OoO In 1921. This Is
the largest sum ever collected In In.
surancc tax.
Charles c. Clinton, convicted Of at
tempting to murder n police officer,
was sentenced In Colorado Springs to
a term Of twelve to fourteen years at
hard labor In the penitentiary at
Canon City. Clinton was one Of the
participants In a gun battle last Octo.
Der, day after the robbery Of the e.
bert County Bank, in which two police
men and three alleged bandits took
part. Two of the latter were killed
and Clinton was wounded.
In an effort to emphasize the need
for prevention. detection and suppress.
sion Of forest fires In Colorado and
other states of the mountain districts,
the Forestry Department of the gov
eminent will distribute 172,0OO signs,
buttons and stickers this year, accord
ing 10 Evan W. Kelly. national forest
inspector of wass', hon. D. G.
James W. Burns, 80, was smothered
to death in an alley while digging q
ditch at the rear of his home In Pu-
eblo. He was In the employ of D. e.
Burke, plumber. As he stopped to lift
a shovel Of earth the ground back of
him caved in, crushing and smothering
him before william Pratt, a fellow
worker could aid him.
J. r. Anderson. IS years old, was
killed when the team Of horses he was
driving became frightened and ran
away on Main street at Fort Morgan.
Anderson was delivering milk to his
customers at the time Of the accident,
and as the horses dashed down the
street they collided with an automobile
standing at the curb. The impact
threw him from the wagon. and as It
turned over It fell on him, crushing
him to death.
Two engineering parties have com.