The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Puebln.-One of the two bandits who
held up and robbed the cashier and as
sistant cashier of the Costilla County
Bank at San Acacio, locking the two
employees in the vault and carried
away more than 5000. was captured
Just across the New Mexico-C Colorado
state line, according to advices to the
Pueblo Chieftain. The bandit, whose
name was given Us Charles Jordan,
said his companion, whom he named.
and he had agreed to divide the loot
nd separate, as the posse was 80 close
upon them, that escape together was
impossible. In dividing the money,
Jordan took what he believed was half
but when he was captured 1t was found
he had 270 one-dollar bills, only small
portion Of the loot. The share the 9TH
er man has, according to officers, ex-
ceeds 5000.
Denver.-Three executive appoint
ments, to I'LL vacancies in state Of
fees, have been made by Governor
Shoup. Henry Phlbbs Of Craig was
appointed commissioner OF Moifat
county to fill the vacancy occasioned
BY the resignation Of Walter II. Duff.
Allison Stocker OF Denver. former
state treasurer, was appointed to I'LL
vacancy on the Colorado State Board
Of Immigration, occasioned BY the res
ignatIon of Thomas B. Stearns. His
term will expire April /, 1926 Miss FL
len Perdue, 1880 Milwaukee street, was
appointed member Of the Colorado
State Board of Nurse Examiners, to
fill q vacancy on the board through
the death Of Miss Bertha Erdman. This
term will expire May /, 1924.
Colorado Is assured import
ant rights under the seven states COM
pact, apportioning the waters Of the
Colorado river, which was signed In
Santa F9, y. n. The rights guaran.
teed by the treaty include: Participa.
ton with Wyoming. Utah and Nevada
In use Of 100000 acre-feet Of the riv-
er waters. Protection Of all water
rights now existing In the Colorado
river and its tributaries. The right Of
removal Of the water from the basin
Of the Colorado river. Ample supply
Of water for Denver from the river or
It's tributaries. Use Of water Of the riv-
er or tributaries for domestic. agricul-
tural, municipal or Industrial purposes,
but not to generate power.
Golden.-Four dynamite blasts In
rapid succession at daylight rocked the
town Of Golden and told students Of
the Colorado School Of Mines that an
attempt had been made to wreck the
huge m" high on the side Of Mount
Zion. The blast was heard for miles
and a few minutes afterward the
Mines campus was one Of warlike aD-
pearance. Automobiles were dis
patched to every road In the belief
that students Of rival school could
be headed off. The perpetrators Of
the dynamlting have not been found.
Brighton. - Threats OF violence
against John Jones and Fred Murchi-
son, negroes who have confessed to the
brutal murder Of George L. Miller,
white, at lonely spot on the outskirts
Of Denver, were made by citizens Of
Brighton following an inquest held In
Retreat Park over Miller's body. AS
result of the threats 1t was decided
to keep the two negroes In the Denver
Jail pending their trial, rather than
move them to Brighton, where less
protection could be afforded.
Walsenburg.-L. Mitchell, engineer,
incurred fracture Of the left leg, and
Roy Mcdonald, fireman, incurred a
broken right leg when Denver & Rio
Grande Western freight train was de-
rallied as 1t was entering siding here.
Two tank cars and seven sheep cars
were derailed, and 800 sheep were
killed. Damage TO the railroad will
total $1,000, and to the owners Of the
sheep, $1,000.
Fort Collins.-Wallard Balzell and
Walter Balzell, brothers, living near
Cherokee park, are under arrest
charged with having killed two does,
one buck and two beavers. Deputy
Game Warden Joe Gray made the ar
rests. He states that the brothers
have admitted killing the animals as
charged.
Denyer.-A decrease Of 40 per cent
In the annual cutting Of lumber in
Colorado Is revealed In the figures for
1921 given out by the United States
Department Of Commerce. The report
shows that 64,S84,00O feet Of lumber
were cut In 1919; 67,S47.0OO In 1920,
and 100000 IL 1921. OF the total cut
for the last year more than 22,OO0,OVO
feet were of the yellow western pine
tree, s,6s0.OO0 feet Of yellow spruce. g.
$4,000 of Lodgepole pine, and 3,343.-
600 of all other types Of trees.
Moffat.-The parting Of drill stem
Of the rotary by which the Valley Uil
Company Is putting down its well
three miles from Hooper In the San
Luis valley, has left thousands Of ex-
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