The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-20
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Mrs. w. G. Holmes Of Lansing,
Mich. was instantly killed and her
husband badly injured, when an auto
mobile In which they were travelling
struck rut In the road, skidded and
toppled over an 85-foot precipice near
Dolores.
Marshal John R. Galloway, who was
charged by Mayor Allen Of Longmont
with neglect Of duty and releasing
prisoner without due process, has been
given a vote Of confidence and cleared
Of the charges by the city council Of
that city.
Plans for new high school building
at Rye to accommodate students from
the Rye, Abby and Crow districts were
held up when ballot on the propo-
sition in the Crow district resulted In
q tie vote Of % 10 q. Another vote
will be taken. Rye and Abby districts
had previously voted h favor Of the
plan.
Salvador Olivas was killed and Jose
Garcia critically injured when an auto
mobile In which they were riding over.
turned between Walsenburg and La
Veta. Two other occupants Of the car
were slightly injured. Passing motor
lists discovered all four men lying in
the road beside the overturned ma
chine.
Angelo Fabrixio, third baseman Of
the Coal Creek baseball team. and one
Of the star players Of the coal fields
was electrocuted on the tipple Of ths
Coal Creek mine at Florence. He was
weigh boss and was replacing tlefec-
tive light globe when a current Of 40
volts passed through his body. First
aid was given, to no avail.
All records for enrolment at the
Colorado State Teachers' College at
Greeley have been broken this year.
The college enrolment Is TIP, while
high school students raise the total to
1,442. The increase In the number Of
men students is notable feature.
There are seventy.six men, compared
with only forty-four last quarter.
The uncertainty Of conditions in ths
live stock industry 10 causing sheep
msn to forego the usual autumn pur-
chase Of feeding lambs, according to
indications In northwestern Colorado.
In spite Of the low price Of feeding
lambs the ranchers seem unwilling to
take the necessary risk. Many Of the
feeders expect still lower prices.
A total Of s10.284.75 was expended
by the state Of Colorado to keep one
troop Of rangers in the field the last
twelve months ending Oct. /, accord.
Ing to a report made BY Col. Patrick
]. Hamrock, adjutant general. During
this time the rangers made 1872 arrests
Of all kinds. OF this number Of ar
rests they secured e27 convictions, with
121 dismissals and "a cases still pend
Ing.
'Not guiltyw This was the verdict
returned by the Jury In the Rienzl
Dickens murder trial at Greeley. The
jury was out more than fifteen hours.
Rienzi Dickens was charged with the
killing Of his father, w. a. Dickens,
wealthy Longmont banker, on the
night Of Nov. 80. 1915. The elder
Dickens was shot to death, the bullet
breaking q window In his house and
striking him In the back.
A special committee from the Den
yer Civic and Commercial Association
has presented q request to Governor
Shoup that Colorado Be fully repre-
sented at the proposed conference Of
state water commissioners to BE- hsld
in Washington on Oct. 15. The meet.
Ing h to be held In order that plans
may be made for the settlement Of
state water disputes BY arbitration In
conjunction with . federal commits
sioAsr to bs appointed BY the Presi-
dent.
The Industrial Sugar Company Il
expeetsd to make about 176.000 bags
Of sugar this year In its factory at
Fort Lupton, which will be IN increase
over last year Of $1,000 bags. The
tonnage Is expected to run to $4,000
tons from 6,500 acres Of beets, making
Z campaign Of about 125 days. The
factory started operating Sept n
News has been received In Golden
that the Postoffice Department has or.
dered the postoffIce at Bald Mountain,
Gilpin county, closed, inasmuch a.
there are only four people living At
this once famous mining town above
Central City. The postofflce at the lat
ter point viii handle al Of the mall
for The district served by Bald Noun.
tain.
None Of the women said to have
been besleging Lawrence Gray,
wealthy Usage Indian, Ill in a sanator-
ium at Colorado Springs for several
months, In efforts to gain his hand In
marriage. will succeed. Grey died 70.
Gently. County Clerk r. A. jackson
refused the most persistent Of Grey'a
suitors q marriage license which she