Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-13
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

are attached. is progressing very
steadily. Among these may he enuihef
nted the "Nee-No-She" well, inidwa!
he,ween Eads and Lamar. which Is
shaving favorable Indications at
deprh of 1880 feet. The "Flagler
we,l in Kit Carson county. and the
.Wigwam- well in El Paso county,
have both resumed drilling. Ihe Mid'
fields well in eastern Yuma county Is
steadily progressing in an endeaFof 10
overcome an extensive gas flow IN or
der 10 reach the oil sand below. Prep
aration is being made for continuing
drilling on the -FrantZ" well on the
Chimney creek dome, nfteeh 1niien
northeasterly from Steamboat Springs.
penver.-Marguerite Gatchel- l3
years old. is the grade school spelling
4 champion of Colorado, and Russeii
| Smith. IL years old of Huerfano coun-
". is the oratorical champion. They
won their titles in the contest held at
the state house. Marguerite Gatchel
and Joyce Story, Il years old, OF HI"
BIapco county. tied with a perfect per-
centage. but in the spell-of the former
was victorious.
Greeley.-Trial of william H. Gill.
pioneer Greeley merchant and irr1ya-
tion developer. on charges OF fraud IN
connection with sale of stock of Tex
lahoma No. /. an oil syndicate pro-
NOTED by ]. E. Lashar of Denver, came
10 an end abruptly when District Judge
Neil F. Graham dismissed the case
against Gill, on motion Of District At
torney Louis B. Reed.
Grand Junction.-Judge \. c. Miller
in the County Court here directed
verdict of not guilty in the case of Ole
NJ Nelson, charged with the unlawful
operation of motion picture theater
on Sunday. Judge Miller ruled that the
information in the complaint was not
broad enough and should have defi-
nitely stated "theater, show or place of
amusement"
Denvcr.-Governo Shoup's prOcia-
nation. calling the State Legislature
into extra session to consider cDnstruc-
ton of the Moffat tunnel and the or
gsniZation Of conserrancy districts FOR
the prevention Of floods, was sent to
every member of the General Assem-
bly,. This extra session will convene
April is at noon.
Elbert.-Of considerable interest to
Eastern Colorado breeders is the an
nouncement that the E4bert County
Shorthorn Breeders Association will
hold their fourth semi-annual sale OF
registered Shorthorns on Wednesday,
April 26. The sale is to be held in the
associations fine sales pavilion near
Elbert.
Otis.-Loss from fire of unknown
origin here is estimated at $4,000. The
clothing and grocery stores Of A. F
Hutchinson. the ". c. Ewing Insur
ance Company, the c. A. Booth meal
market and the newspaper plant of the
Independent were almost totally de
| stroyed.
Golden.-The citizens of Golden ant
jefferson counties generally, resent th'
authority assumed by the city Of Den
yer in arresting citizens Of this count!
on the South Golden cement road. ant
| taking them to the Denver Municipa
| Court to be tried for the alleged viola
ton Of Denver ordinance.
Mancos.-A posse of citizens secured
this vicinity for the perpetrators of ,
dynamite explosion which wrecked
portion OF the ranch home o
George ". Skoog, near here, ant
caused injuries to two members of tn
Skoog family. The explosion occurred
while the family slept.
| Fort Collins.-Removal Of the head
quarters of the Colorado Farm Burea
Federation from Denver to Fort Co
Inns has been completed. The chang
in the headquarters was made as tb
result of decision reached ut the las
state convention.
Denver.-Western Colorado catrl,
men have sent Il delegation TO WasI
, ington, ID. c.. to protest against tn
ranging of Utah sheep in Colorado
, Senator Nicholson arranged for heal
ing before Secretary of the Interio
Fall.
I
: dent Warren G. Harding was issued n
, Washington. according TO tclegrar
received by Allen S. Peck, district foi
n ester. setting aside the week of Apr
16 as Forest Production" week. .
!. Aurora.-The Citizens ticket defea,
8 ed the Independents here almost thre
to one, and the following town officer
, We're elected: Mayor. John Mcmillan
trustees, Lee Chaplin. J. r. Ellerbecl
J. +. Garkie and a. c. Richey.
Boulder.-High school girls from al
parts of Colorado were guests of til
Women's Athletic Association of tn
q University of Colorado at the secon
4 annual conference for the promotion O
: sane athletics.
n Denver.-The special session Of tn
: State Legislature for the purpose O
! considering the Moffat tunnel bill an