Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-26
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Observation-Disclosures blew open the
postoffice safe here recently and made
away with $50 in cash and all the post
office savings books and stamps. Inc
burglars gained eutrance through u
rear wall.
Lttleton. = william H. Mckee
charged with being member OF
gang which assaulted u Denver Tram
way crew In lonely part Of the city
In September, 1920, was found guilty
of assault to murder by jury here.
Fort C0llins.-W. N. Jacobs. conduc-
tor on the Colorado u Southern tram
No. %, was stricken with paralysis
shortly after leaving Denver recently
and Is now In the Fort Collins nos
pital. 1t Is expected that he will re-
cover.
Duranxo.- test run at the Mid
west well In the new Navajo fleld, an
average of barrel Of oil minute
was piped from the well. The test was
in progress for two hours, and during
the period 12O barrels of oil were pro-
duced.
Denver.-Formal charges of murder
against A. II. Mitchell, alleged to nave
been the driver of an automobile when
ran down and killed Aneel Anthony
last week, have been filed In the Nes'
Side Court by Deputy District Attor
ney L. L. Pollock.
Durungo.-After 1900 acres OF gov
erp,uent timber land in the MontcZulnh
national forest and 1000 acres in the
San Juan national forest had been de-
strOyed in series of four Tires, the
forest fire menace in southwestern
Colorado had passed.
Limon.-Eddie Bell and George Jen'
nings, state rangers, who are at the
point of death following the wreckinS
Of their motorcycle near Limon. were
the victims Of u murder plot, In the
opinion Of Adj. Gen. Patrick }. Ham
rock. The two rangers were taken to
Denver and are ina critical condition
ut st. Luke's hospital.
Eagle.-The discovery of u 24-foot
vein of carbon coal ubout Une-half mile
from Red Cliff, Il mining town thirty
five miles east of Eagle. has been re-
ported. The finder Is Miss Elizabeth
Brown Of Red Cliff, who recently dis
covered six-seum Of Ignite near
Pando ut an elevation Of more than
1900 feet.
Denver.-O. D. Mckay, 40 years old,
prominent rancher Of Palisade, Colo,
is lying at the point of death ut the
county hospital with two bullets
through his lungs as the result Of his
encounter with II bandit. Mckay was
shot down when he pursued the ban.
dit after the gunman had wrecked Nc
Kays automobile.
Denyer.-OfficIals of the burlington
railroad and representatives Of the
road's new employees who have been
organized recently into what Is known
us the Burlington Rallroad Association
an employees representation plan
were in Denver from Chicago recently
and addressed employees ut the Bur
lington shops.
Denver-The first stretch of the
state highway from Echo Lake to the
summit of Mount Evans Is nearing
completion. Word has been received
at the office of the State Highway De-
partment from Ed. Holman. Colorado
Springs contractor in charge Of the
work. that the project started early in
the summer will be completed within
the next two weeks.
Denver-TOtnl Inheritance tax col
lections by the state for the first
fifteen days in October aggregated
$7,617, according to tables compiled ut
the state house. This figure increases
the total collections Of the state in.
heritance tax department for the BIZ
enninl period to $S94. 4.06944. The
largest Individual tax collection WAS
made on the S7S.S16 estate of ]. A.
Black. and amounted to Sl,194S5.
Pueblo.-With one exception all of
ficers OF the Colorado State W. C. T..
U. were reelected ut the bnllotIng at
the f0rty-third annual convention now
in progress in Pueblo. Mrs. Edna
Conkling Of Denver will. succeed Mrs.
s. X. vannoy Of Fort Morgan as secre-
tary Of the Loyal Temperance Union.
All other officers succeed themselves,
Trinidad.-Guilty of murder In the
first degree for which the death .pen.
atty by hanging was recommended,
was the verdict in the case against
Joe McGonigle. McGonigle was tried
in the District Court charged with
killing Ella Centers, who had dIscour-
aged his attentions, and Wilbur N. Fer
guson, a School Of Mines student,
whom he believed the girl had favored.
Boulder.-Members of the city fire
department reported the mysterious
disappearance Of Arthur b. Pettengill,
one of their members and treasurer of
the Colorado State Firemen's Associa-
tion. Chief Emil. Johnson of the Boul-
der department stated that an exam
lnation showed that $1,000 belonging