The Raymer enterprise., 1922-08-24
uENTInN1AL STATE ITEMS,


road. The improvements have been
sanctioned by the United States Court
On $50 miles Of track heavier rails
will be laid. Fifty miles Of ninety.
and eighty-fIve- pound rails will be
laid on Tennessee pass and Soldier
mountain. Seventy-pound steel VIII
replace the old light rails on the mar
row gauge lines between Alamosa and
Durango and Salida and Monfr0se.
Yard tracks at Pueblo. Grand juno
ton, Soldier Summit. La veta and Al
amosa will be extended. Hundreds OF
men will be given employment on the
tracks. The fruit crop can be moved
successfully BY the road, it is stated,
II refrigerator cars can be procured
from connecting lines
Denver.-Mystery cloaks the death
Of Michael A. Graham, 45 years old,
Of 1l2l Madison street, recently dis.
charged Union Pacific conductor.
whose body, with revolver bullet
through the heart, was found near the
drinking fountain just west Of the
Greek theater In the Civic Center q
few days ago. Because Of the posi-.
ton Of the .32-calIber Colt automatic
revolver 1t his feet, and q pool Of
blood about foot from the body and
the course Of the bullet, police, acting
upon the examination Of the coroner,
are working on the theory that the
man may have been murdered
Beaverton what IL said to be the
first time In Colorado, 4 prescription
for sick patient arrived In Denver
recently by government air mail ser
vice. Or. +. A. Tower ordered the
prescription from Philadelphia by tele-
graph for the Rev. Mr.. Stowe, who
came from Minnesota recently to
spend a months vacation in st. An.
drew's Episcopal parish. The Rev
Mr.. Stowe ID suffering from hay fever.
Knowing the railroad strike might de-
lay delivery, Dr. Tower ordered hls
prescription, sunflower pollen ex.
tract, for delivery by airplnne and re
ceived it In record time.
Estes Park.-The twenty eighth an
nual convention Of the Colorado Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will convene
at Estes Park, Sept. 1916, 1922. The
executive board will meet on Tuesday,
Sept. IL, at 40. The general conven-
ton headquarters will be In the libra
ry In the village. The credentials
committee will be in session Tuesday
from 2 p. m. until s p. m. In the
church, and at headquarters Wednes-
day, 0 q. m. until noon, and from p.
nj. until p. m, and also at the place
Of meeting.
Grand Junction.-Robert A. Gilmore,
who came to Grand Junction month
ago with street carnival company,
shot Patrick O'Neill Of Fruita In that
town, after having been attacked by
O'Neill, who accused Gilmore Of pay
ing undue attention to Mrs. O'Neill.
Gilmore was on his back, lying In the
street. having been knocked down by
blow on the head from a pistol.
O'Nelll died two hours after the shoot
ing.
BOulder.-John Blockyou, II years
old, a non-union miner employed at
the Blue Goose mine. was attacked on
the streets Of Louisville by five men
and slugged into inconsistencies, &C
cording to county officers. As an after.
math, T. Botlnelle, 81 years old, was
arrested. and officers are searching
for Otto Winkler, %. said to be one Of
the assailants.
La Junta.-The opening skirmlsh In
the political campaign took place a few
nights ago when 100 hoodlums at
tempted to break up a meeting ad-
dressed by Fred A. Sabln, candidate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ernOr.
Pueblo. - Forty-seven indictments
were returned by the Federal GRIND
Jury. which has been sitting In Pueb-
10 for the past week. OF the forty
seven, large number were narcotic
cases from Denver.
Lamar.-Flve persons were drowned
In Brandon lake, forty-fiye miles north
Of Lamar in Kiowa county. last Sun
day morning when flat scow from
which they were fishing turned over.
None of the occupants escaped. The
dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
liams, their 2-year-old baby, Mrs. C. Il.
Donaldson and j. A. Donaldson, all Of
Bristol. They had gone out on fish
Ing party, according to story Of the
tragedy related by G. Il. Donaldson.
Santa Fe agent at Bristol. Soon after
the accident telephone call was re-
celved ut the hospital at Lamar for q
pOlmOtor. A record run Of one hour
over rough roads was made without
avail. The accompanying physician
found all Of the victims beyond resus-
citation.
Pueblo.-William Jackson, Sc years
old, fireman employed by the Denver
4 Rio Grande Western railroad, was
killed recently near Sedalia. according
to information received at Pueblo. He
was on freight train which left Pue-
bio for Denver. Near Sedalla il an