Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-02-16
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- years old, prominent members OF
Denver's. social set and wife OF the
head of the Wilcox Advertising Com
pany, was severely burned about the
face. arms and upper part OF the BODY
when q gas stove exploded In her
home here
Greeley.-The fifth suicide In Gree
ley In a little more than two months
was reported to officials here follow
ing the discovery Of the body OF VIII
liam Marion Justice, 81 years old. IN
the furnace room Of his home. Jus
tice both shot and hanged himself, the
case being one of the most unusual or.
record.
Boulder.-Safe-break looted two
Boulder stores In one night recently.
The yeggs entered the Foster Honey
and Mercantile Company and the Lyon
Lumber Company. A 500 Liberty
bond was taken from the former place
and small amount Of cash and some
notes from the lumber company office.
The safes In the two places had been
opened by means of heavy hammers
and chisels.
Las Animas.-Joe La Massey, who
has been active In the interests OF
the employees of the Fort Lyons naval
hospital here, has been named post
master at the hospital. according to
word from Washington. Working
with Representative Guy Hardy OF
Colorado, La Massey seems likely to
secure n postponement of planned
wage cut for Fort Lyons hospital en-
ployes. La Massey is now in Wash
ington.
Monte Vista.-The sixth annual II.
o. G.. stock show, in Charge of Man
ager A. H. Webster and Il corps of as
sistants. has closed. This years show
brought larger crowds and more eX-
hibits than previous years. All of the
San Luis valley and the surrounding
territory were represented in the eX-
hibits. Large tents were erected for
the housing Of the stock and the other
articles shown, and these were hardly
adequate for the demands made upon
them.
Pueblo.-Frank jaeger, 1s, is in St.
Marys hospital, where an operation
was performed In an attempt to save
his life. The lad was shot accidentally
through the right lung by a rancher
named Hegler when Jaeger and three
other lads had stopped there on d
hunting trip. Young Jaeger pointed a
water gun Mt Hegler, who In the same
spirit of fun picked up n revolver, sup
posed not to be loaded, and the one
bullet in the chamber pentrated Jae-
gers right breast.
La Junta.-A stumble and fall into
a dishpan Of boiling water cost the
life Of 3-year-old Mary Sciumbato. The
child's mother was Ill and confined to
bed and an older sister was preparing
to wash the dishes. The big dishpan
was filled and set on the floor for
moment. The baby. playing about the
room while the sister was in an ad-
joining part Of the house, leaned on the
edge Of the pan and fell headlong in
to t.,e boiling water. The sister heard
the baby scream and rushed to the
room. The baby lived twelve hours.
Loveland.-A running pistol duel on
the main street Of Loveland resulted
in the woundlng and capture of an al
legged dry goods store burglar. The
man, giving the name Of Fred Meeks,
Is in the Loveland hospital with a
shattered thigh. According to author.
tiles he was seen inside the Devinsky
Dry Goods store by Policeman Frank
Shook. When the officer attempted
to go inside the building the man
heard him enter and made hasty exit.
Then Shook chased him down Main
street. In an exchange of shots that
followed the alleged burglar was
wounded.
vile, sistel of United States Senator
Nicholson, died at the Boulder hos
pital. She underwent an operation
recently. Her husband has been mas
ter mechanic at the Wolftone mine at
Leadville for many years. She leaves
two sons, Harrison Dewar of Casper,
and Joseph Of Leadville.
Snyder.-Miss Caroline Cook, 10
years old, daughter Of n farmer living
six miles north Of town, was so seri-
Ously burned by an oil explosion that
she may die. Miss Cook attempted to
start fire with what she supposed
was kerosene. 1t had been mixed with
gasoline, in some manner not known,
snd exploded. The explosion set fire to
the home, which, with its contents, was
almost destroyed.
Grand Junction.-The annual allot-
ment conferences of officials of the de-
partments and supervisors of the Bat
tlement, Gunnison, Uncompahgre and
MOnteZuma national forests were held
here recently. The meeting was to
apportion funds and work for the year
and to lay plans so tnat the most eff
ficient service can be given. Forest
rangers on duty in western Colorado
also held their annual conference here
Monte Vista.-Scarcely had the live
stock and poultry show of the High
Order of Grunts ended before the citi-
zans Of Monte viSto took IN tho