The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-18
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

campment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the Department of Colorado
Wyoming will, in all probability, be
held in Glenwood Springs June 1913,
1922. Merle Broughton post, No. $50,
of Glenwood Springs and Clarence
Bruce post, No. 1886, of Carbondale are
cooperating to make this first annual
encampment the llveliest convention
ever held in Glenwood. The Glen
wood Lions Club and other civic
bodies are behind the movement, and
as the veterans encampment will be
held during the annual strawberry day
fete, large attendance Of veterans
is expected. The Colorado hotel will
be formally opened by the veterans at
that time. Banquets, dances, free
swims and many other features Of en-
tertainment are being provided.
Grand Junction.-Gus ]. johnson,
president of the Colorado State Asso-
citation of County Commissioners, has
issued letter to the county commits
siOners of Colorado, calling their at
tention to the fact that the years
work will soon be opened and urging
them to give preference to veterans of
the world war. Mr.. johnson calls at
tention to an Associated Press dis
patch that the American Legion is
back of movement to give work to
100000 idle veterans, and he says that
it sis up to Colorado, particularly her
public service departments, to do her
share in finding employment" for these
veterans within the stare.
Canon City.-The death of ]. Henry
Harrison, aged IS, at his home in
Canon City after a short illness of
pneumonia, removes one Of the pio-
neers of the Arkansas valley and one
of the oldest residents and best known
citizens of Canon City. Harrison was
one of the few survivors of the fam
GUS "Resurrectionists," party Of
twenty pioneers who left Omaha in
June, 1864, and arrived in Canon City
on Sept. 16 of the same year, having
come by the old-time ox-team prairie
schooner route. The events of their
perilous three months journey over
the plains have furnished fireside
topics for many years.
Castle Rock.-George Henry of Gun
nison, Colo, was killed in mine cave
in near Parker recently. With e. r.
Roberts of Denver Henry had been
engaged in tunneling an old placer
gold claim. He remained to complete
some digging while Roberts went to
the mine shack to prepare meal.
When Roberts returned he found the
tunnel caved in and Henry's body bur-
led beneath several feet of earth.
Boulder.-High school editors and
managers from nearly twenty Colo
RADIO cities and towns held three-day
conference in Boulder recently. 1t was
the first conference of its kind ever
held in Colorado and proved so sue
cessful that the national journalistic
fraternity, Sigma Delta Chi, which ex-
tended the invitation, is planning to
make it an annual affair.
Cripple Creek.-The Rittenhouse
mine, property of the Moonlight Min
ing and Milling Company, has re-
opened after a shutdown of thirty
days. Extensive development work is
planned on various levels of the prop
erty and there will be considerable
territory open for leasers.
| Loveland-The Loveland band is
preparing to enter the musical con-
| test of bands in the Rocky Mountain
region to be held in Denver some time
in May, at which prizes will be given
for the best bands. The Boys band
also will probably enter the contests.
Grand Junction.-The Daily Senti-
mel, the oldest daily newspaper in
western Colorado, of which Walter
! IrnlI to,
nounces the immediate starting of
work on a handsome, strictly modern
office building.
| Boulder-A paving district of thir-
ty-nine blocks was created for Univer-
sity hill by the city council at Boulder
recently. 1t includes the heart of the
residential district of that part Of
Boulder.
Greeley.-For the first time in four
years, there is a split in the Greeley
| City Council as the result of fight
to GUST the city movie censor, Mrs.
Elsie Tew. A motion to drop Mrs. Tew
from the list of city employees made re-
Gently by Alderman C. S. Buchanan,
was lost by to 2 vote. Records
show it is the first motion to have
failed of passage at council meet
ing for four years.
Silt-The wild and woolly West was
echoed in a street scene at Silt recent
ly when a band of local cowpunchers,
said to be fed up on moonshine, rode
into the business section yelling like
| Comanche Indians. Such playful sport
as running down pedestrians, bucking
their horses up and down the side
walks, roping men on other horses,
were INDUCED in.