The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-12-30

right of the secretary Of the interior
to make and carry out reasonable reg
ulations governing traffic and CONNER
clal enterprises within the national
parks, declared that this measure Is Of
great Importance to the park under his
superintendency. "The Rocky Noun
tain Parks, Transportation Company.
given a franchise to carry passengers
In the park fer hire that adequate
transportation facilities may exist In
the Rocky Mountain National Park.
has been placed in the position Of u
public utility, and may be compared to
u street car system In city," be said.
Denver.-John H. Porter. 40 years
old, millionaire Denver broker and
member Of the firm of Boettcher, POr-
ter Il Co., was found dead. with bull
let wound through his head, thirty-five
miles south OF Denver near the Happy
Canon rOud. Mr.. Porter had been
missing from his home. and the find
Ing of his body ended search In
which Denver police, members and Of
ficials Of the Denver Motor Club and
friends and relatives had participated.
Members and friends Of MIR. Porter's
family nnd officials Of Douglas county,
where the body wns found, expressed
their belief that he committed suicide
In u fit Of dependency over Ill health,
both physical and mental.
Leadville.-Miners employed In six
leads zinc and iron mines In the Lead
Vile district. at Y mass meeting. voted
fR,nl -
case to the Colorado Industrial COM
mission. A demand for an Increase In
pay from $3.50 per day to 81 was made
by The workers early this week. Len
Rogers, Investigator for the industrial
commission, addressed the miners and
explained the machinery provided by
the state for the adjustment Of Indus
trial disputes.
The old Loveland puss road. extend
Ing from silver Plume to Leadvillc,
Dillon. Breckenridge and other points
near Denver on the western slope, will
be opened II present plans succeed
which have been presented to the
State Board OF Highway Commission
ers. The road, its sponsors maintain.
will form u direct link In the Pixies
Peak oceanic Ocean highway ind Of
fer to the tourist some Of the most
beautiful scenery In Colorado.
Denver.-Slembers Of the Mt. Lam
born Wool Growers Association and
the Rogers Mesu Wool Growers Asso-
citation whose flocks Craze along the
north fork Of the GunnisOn river In
western Colorado have formed one OF
the few organizations In the West de-
voted entirely to determination Of
coyotes, and thus are heading move.
ment which may become general on
the part of stOckmen In Colorado.
Grand Junction. Elmer Qualles and
Brakeman b. A. Broyles, both of
Grand Junction, were killed when q
Denver 4 Rio Grande Western freight
| train crashed through bridge west OF
| Desert, Utah, according to Information
reaching here. The bodies Of both the
men were pinned underneath the en-
CINE and three cars, which fell on top
Of the engine US the bridge gave
way.
| Denver. With nearly $9.OOO.OOO
available for highway work In COlOra-
do during the coming year. members
Of the state highway advisory board
have been In session here completing
the budget for 1923. The sums to be
spent on the roads and highways Of
Colorado next year include leftover
appropriations OF 1922 and One-fOurth
Of the Sa,O0O.OOO bond issue voted at
the November election
| Fort C0llIns.-Arthur Spencer. "a
years old, was almost instantly killed
i near Ault, when team he was div.
ing ran away. He fell from a load Of
straw In front Of the wagon. the
wheels passing over his head. He wan
the son of Samuel B. Spencer Of Fort
Collins and WIS operating one Of his
fathers farms near Ault In Weld
county.
| La Junta.-La Junta Wins the first
prize as the town best observing Colo
RADIO Nude Goods Week, 1t was voted
recently by directors Of the COlorad"
Made Goods Club In Denver. The
| campaign In La Junta was conducted
by the Business and Professional
Womens League there. loving cup
will be presented the town by the Fed
eral Fire and Marine Insurance Com
pany.
Fort Morgan.-Laura Opal Petting-
ton, II years old, was killed and her
father, ]. =. PettingtOn, and grpndfa-
Their, Jackson PettingtOn. were Injured
severely when the automobile In which
they were riding overturned on the
bridge across ditch near the jim
Hickey farm, one and One-half miles
east Of Goodrich, and pinned the occu-
pants under II.
Trinidad.-A dynamite bomb set as
| a mantrap ut the doorway Of the ranch
house of Walter Karcich at Alfalfa,
twenty-five miles east. Of here. was ex.
pioded. msngiing Steve Pocino, ~