Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-28
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

Jan. 1920. .1s2s.-.Nationsi 90. westsrn 1snn
yer, Colo.
Fort Collins-The Republican legis-
lative program was formulated at
purity caucus here Jan. 2. A general
caucus of state senators aad represen-
tatives was held In the morning, ana
separate caucuses Of senators ana rep
resentatives in the afternoon.
Denver.-Unless the General Assem-
bly, amends the game laws at It's coin-
ing session there will be an open sea-
son on male ring-necked pheasants in
November, 1924. The session Will pre-
sent the last opportunity for legisla-
ton for protection of the birds.
Colorado Springs.-Colorado College
officials denied that there was any
truth, as fur as they knew, In the re-
port that President c. A. Duniway mas
accepted position at Harvard anu
will resign here in January. President
Duniway has been in the East for
three weeks.
and application blanks have been allot-
ted to every county clerk and recorder
in Colorado's siXty-three counties, Carl
Milliken, secretary of state, announced
here The first $4,000 license plates
have been allotted to Denver. then fol-
low Ell Paso, Pueblo, Weld and Lari-
mer, and after Larimer the other coun-
ties in alphabetical order.
Denyer,-The famous show herd Of
A. B. Cook, banker and railroad con-
tractor Of Townsend. Mont, has mr.
rived in Denver for the National
Western Stock Show. The herd IS
headed by Panama 40. IL 3-year-old
bull, which won first in Its class In
aged bulls ut the recent Chicago In
ternational show in class Of twenty
head, and later ut the show was made
grand champion Hereford bull over all
the winning Hereford bulls.
Grand Junction.-Postpone Of
payments by landhOlders ind farmers
under the High Line canal in Colorado
was the gist of request mnde by Ed
ward r. Taylor. Colorado representa-
tive, to Albert Il. Fall, secretary OF the
interior, in Washington. The reason
Of the request was that farmers in
Colorado are up against it." Secretary
Fall intimated that, although he would
do his best to grant extension OF pay
ments, he doubted If anything could be
done without appropriate congressiOn-
al action.
Denver. - Financial condition OF
farmers and stockmen is reflected In
the biennial report Of George Stephan,
register Of the State Land Board, SUD-
mitted to Governor ShOup. which
shows cash receipts for the office dur
ing two years Of $2,O53,9 800, or 1,1O6,-
652 less than for the preceding bien-
nial term. Money received by the de-
partment is derived from the sale Of
and leasing Of state lands. and In his
report Mr.. Stephan tells the governor
that the falling off in receipts Is d.
rectly due to the inability Of farmers
and stockmen to purchase. lease or
make payments on existing certificates
Of purchase or lease.
Observation-Disclosures seven leading
Industries, exclusive of agriculture and
mining, paid total of S1O6, ,43O, ,4S5 to
GO,575 wage-earners, 14,541 Of whom
were women, during 1929, according to
the biennial report of the State Bureau
Of Labor Statistics, made public here
The report was compiled by Carl $.
Milllken, secretary Of state and ex-of-
ficio labor commissioner, and Carl De
LOchte, deputy state labor commits
siOner. The report shows that an NV
erage annual wage of S1,759 Is paid in
Colorado in the following industries !:
Automobile, films, department stores,
hotels and restaurants, manufacturing,
public utilities, and railroads.
Pueblo.-Police are seeking two en-
ployes of the First National Bank of
this city, alleged to have absconded
with 5000 Of the banks money. The
names of the men have not been d.
vulged by the police. or the bank of
ficials, who admit of the robbery but
refuse to give out the names or the
men Involved until the detectives have
had an opportunity to make capture.
Golden.-Bumping over n country
road behind an ancient horse, dIstrib-
uting hooch in the manner Of milk.
man, was highly profitable business
until Sheriff Gary Kerr of jefferson
county arrested the alleged purveyor,
James Lett, u negro. Lett was nabbed
at Midway after Sheriff Kerr had
carefully Investigated his route und
laid trap.
Denver.-"The fact that federal re-
serve messengers and guards were
robbed Of 100000 in the street in
front OF the United States mint here
has led to erroneous reports that the
mint itself was robbed" said Robert
]. Grant superintendent of the mint.
united States mints are not robbed.
Each is like fortress and Is so heav-
lily guarded that bandits never invade
them:"::.
Deriyer Of thirty Dopvor