The Ordway new era., 1921-07-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Ten Chinese and two negroes were
captured, several truckloads of furni-
ture, lottery paraphernalia and china
ware were seized and $1,000 in cash
confiscated by Denver police in raid
| on alleged oriental gambling houses in
Hop alley.
Thefts from the Denver National
Bank said 10 aggregate several thous-
and dollars and to have extended over
a period of years came to light Thurs
day, following the arrest of John E.
Hanley of 1878 Marion street, veteran
bookkeeper employed by the bank.
Under the auspices of the American
Legion, and backed by every booster in
the community, Montrose will this year
put on the biggest July celebration
ever attempted on the western slope.
l There will be street parades and street
sports, water fight, auto races, base
ball and fireworks and-boxing.
James I. Monroe, slayer of Albert
Shook, has been acquitted of charge
of murder by jury in the West Side
court in Denver. Shook was shot TO
death by Monroe in Room 503 of the
Aiillard hotel last December as n eli
max to his alleged Interference in the
family affairs of Monroe and his wife.
Flood waters In the Animas valley
caused a loss of SS51 per farm or a
total of S31.5Oo for thirty-seven prop
erty holders. according to a report
made in Durango ut meeting of resi-
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George W. Greaves. f. w. Jeffrey and
]. H. McCord constituted the commit
tee which formulated the report after
investigation of the inundated area.
All restrictions on tourist traffic by
train or automobile into Pueblo has
been lifted by the military authorities
following a request by President
Lovern of the City Council. Pass Of
flcers stationed at Colorado Springs,
Denver, Canon City. Walsenburg and
other points have been relieved from
duty on the main highways. Restric-
tions on freight shipments also have
been removed.
A bandit gang, mounted on swift
horses and armed with automatic .45s,
raided Crestone, near Saguache, and
shot up the three principal stores. The
gang raced into the town at breakneck
speed and Immediately opened fire.
Citizens fled TO safety before the raid
ers, though few Of the bolder spirits
exchanged shots with the outlaws. No
attempt was made to rob the stores,
and the bandits soon dashed on out of
the town.
Weld county will produce 100000
bushels Of wheat this year, Judging
from present indications. Figures
compiled by the field men of the coun-
~ assessor show that there are 1885,
600 acres planted to wheat in the
county this year. Because of the large
amount Of moisture the yield will be
from thirty to fifty bushels on the non
irrigated land as well as in the irri-
gated districts. There are $4,000 acres
Of wheat on the irrigated farms and
about 10000 on the dry land.
What promised to be a murder
mystery" of the great flood at Pueblo
followed the finding of the skeleton of
a woman in a box in an alley off the
main business district. Colorado
Rangers estimated that the woman had
been dead eight or nine months and
an investigation was started to deter
mine the identity of the murdered
woman. R. a. WINNER. manager of
the Gallup Saddlery Company, blew
the murder" theory to pieces with the
announcement that the body" was the
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been in the store for at least fifteen
years. The mummy doated into the
alley during the flood.
Coming as complete surprise to the
many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. N.
Rim was the secret" interlocutory d.
vorce decree obtained by Mr.. Rim in
the District Court at Boulder. Mrs.
Rim visited Boulder less than two
weeks ago, was met at the train by
Mr.. Rim and spent the night at their
home on Lovers hill, where her sister,
Mrs. Ellen Judy, has been visiting
since the alleged escapade Of May 8
between Mrs. Rim and Blaine B. Glib
son, former instructor In Journalism at
the University Of Colorado.
I'm bad hombre. During the last
year I've handled more than $4,000
taken in through robberies. was one
Of the men who cracked the Kansas
City bank for 10000 last year" This
was the statement made in the BrIgh-
ton Jail by Glenn Stitt, alias Ray
Jones, alias Raymond Miller, charged
with the murder and robbery Of
Charles L. Liebers on the Brighton
road last September. Police place lit
tie credence on Shtt's story Of the
Kansas City robbery. It In believed he
IL something Of a professional con-
fessor," who wishes to make himself
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