The Raymer enterprise., 1922-11-30
LATE NEWS
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Wi!ey.-Ths Newspaper plant Of the
Wiley Journal was recently destroyed
BY fire.
Denver.-William s. Cochran, Jr,
was nominated recently BY President
Harding to be postmaster ut Del Norte,
Colo. and John II. O'Donnell at Sugar
City.
Denver.-As a climax to Denyer's
biggest and best flower show, two hun.
bred Colorado florists formed a state
wide organization that will be known
as the Colorado State Flower Associa-
ton.
Hugo.-John ]. Huddart, Denver
architect, Is drawing the plans for the
Lincoln county court house to be
erected in Hugo. The structure was
authorized by a $4,000 bond issue
passed recently.
Colorado Springs.-Petitions asking
the forming Of flood conservancy
district on the Fountain creek. south
Of Colorado Springs, have been filed
BY interested property owners and r.
hgation companies
Denver-Acting on the request of
the National Bureau Of Education, the
American Legion and the National Ed
ucational Association. Governor Shoup
has set aside the week beginning Dec.
8 as American Education Week.
Pueblo.-Ames Wickes, a miner In
the Red Canon coal mine, near Delta.
Colo, was instantly killed when q por-
ton Of a 1,o00-pound slab fell from
the roof and crushed him. Other min
ers nearby escaped without injuries.
Denver-Thers will be an approx.
mate Increase Of 2.l9l 900 bushels In
the Colorado corn crop this year over
that Of last year. according to the 70.
port Of w. w. Putnam, statistician OF
the United States bureau Of agricul.
tural economical
Denver-Thers were sixteen mors
deaths az q result Of automobile acci.
dents In Denver In the first ten
months Of 1922 than during the entire
year Of 1921, statistics prepared By
Police Sergt. Henry Reno. police Do
partment statistician. show.
Denver-Every miner employed BY
the Juanita Coal i Coke Company al
Bowie has gone on strike, according
to an official notification received b.
the State Industrial Commission from
the company's officers at Pueblo. I'm
official reports to the commission said
the men had gone out to force recos-
milton Of the union.
Denver.-James n. Hamfll. assistant
to Il. II. McClenahan. prohibition en-
forcement officer for Colorado, hal
been relieved of duties In the Colorado
prohibition enforcement department,
under general orders from the Wash
lngton headquarters to eliminate a.
sistants Of this rank In states west Of
the Mississippi river as matter Of
economy.
Trinidad.-Joe McGonigal, convicted
slayer Of Wilbur Ferguson, State
School Of Mines student, and Ells
Conters, at the boarding house at tha
Royal mine on June /. has been sen
fenced to be hanged during the week
beginning Feb. IL. McGonignl WIS
tried and found guilty Of murder IN
the first degree on Oct. Is Last. The
jury recommended the death penalty.
Fort Collins.-A municipal recrsa.
ton area has just been set apart for
the city Of Fort Collins by the q. 8,
forest service on the Upper Poudrs
river. embracing an area Of forty
acres. While this still remains part
Of the Colorado National Forest. It ID
reserved and dedicated to the purposes
Of a recreation area for the city. upon
which will be placed improvement
costing In the neighborhood Of $50 600.
II is the plan Of Fort Collins to Dc.
velop this into an Ideal mountain play.
ground.
Denver.-Fumes from the exhaust
Of his automobile are believed to have
caused the death Of william Herman
Hall, who was found dead In privsts
garage
Colorado Springa - Col0rad
Springs Is going into the municipal ad-
vsrtising busInesA The City Council
has passed levy Of sIxteenths Of q
mill, to raise $4,000 for city adver.
tising In 1928. At the same time q
proposal was made for u municipal and
county gasoline tax In addition to the
state tax Of cent gallon. the pro.
ceeds to be used In street and road
Improvement funds. The city has q
$2OO.0OO paving plant available for q
municipal program.
Pueblo.-Mra II. c. Mccall waa
shot and painfully wounded by Pueblo
police officers when the automobile
she was riding In failed to halt when
the officers commanded It to. The
police were searching for four ban
dts, said to have robbed jewelry
store In Canon City, and were stop
ping all the automobiles coming into
Pueblo from the west. F. l. Duffleld
was driving the automobile. and when
the officers ordered the car to stop