The Meeker herald., 1922-04-08
Pithy News Notes
From AN Parts Of
Colorado


OF Aug l6.
Denver.-A reward Of 500 for first
Information leading to finding Of Alva
A. Swain Is offered by the directors
Of the Kiwnnls Club Of Denver.
Idaho springs.-The Gem Mining
Company. which has been doing de-
velopment work for the past two Year,,
plans to start shipping ore very soon.
Littleton.-ArtIcles Of incorporation
for the Littletoa Civic and Commercial
Association Ut Littleton, have been
filed with Secretary Of State Ailliken
ut Denver.
Oak Creek.-Dan Borich. miner,
killed his wife BY cutting her throat
and seriously wounded Joe kssver,
another miner. at the victorAmeficas
coal mine. near here. recently.
Trinidad.-The last Of the remain
Ing bodies Of seventeen victims who
were caught In the explosion in Sopris
mine No. Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. mar here, have been
removed.
De BeQue.-A study Of the oil shale
seams Of the Grand yalley-De BeQue
fields northwest Of De Bequs, Colo.
was made by party Of prominent geo
iogists and business men from Denver
recently.
Colombo sprinss.-Ralph l. De
Masters, convicted burglar brought
here from the state penitentiary at
CaAon City to testify at the trial OF
Lew Cargill. accused Of being his &C
complete, escaped from the III Paso
county jail.
Montrose. AcFersOn, state
hank commissioner, took charge of the
Home State Bank here when 1t failed
to open Its doors for business. The
bank In capitalized for $0O, 600 and car
ries a surplus Of $4,000. The depos-
Its total &2l9,441.3l.
Brighton.-Col. P. J. Hammock. ad-
jutant general Of Colorado. and Act.
ing Gov. Earl Cooley are guests Of
honor at the formal opening Of the
new national guard armory here. The
Brighton armory IL the first Of sew.
eral being built In different parts Of
the state to be completed.
Cripple Creek.-The Rittenhouse
mine. property Of the Moonlight Min
Ing and Milling Company. has re-
opened after shutdown Of thirty
days. Extensive development work II
planned on various levels Of the prop
erty and there will be considerable
territory open for leasers.
Fort COllins.-S. Price Bills, Is
years old, 4 teamster, IL dead, and Bob
Nichols. 80, another teamster, is under
arrest, following a quarrel In a gravel
pit on the Sam Clammer farm near
Fort Collins. The two men are broth
ers-in-law, and were In the gravel pit
alone when quarrel started.
Denver-Colorad0 materials are to
he used by Colorado contractor In
the construction Of the Denver branch
Of the Federal Reserve Bank building
which Is to be designed by Denver
architect, according to the announce
ment OF John c. Mitchell, president Of
the Denver National bank and director
Of the Federal Reserve bank.
Denver.-Purchas Of t208, 900 worth
Of Liberty bonds paying Az per cent
Interest will be made by State Treas
urer stong In compliance with court
order upholdinE the position taken by
the Colorado Industrial Commission
and later sustained by the Supreme
Court. This purchase will mark the
climax Of a suit filed BY the commits
sion several months ago. following the
repeated refusal Of Dir. Stong TO buy
the federal bondaf or the commission.
Pueblo.-The Pueblo South Side
Welfare Association has taken action
opposing the proposed flood conserv-
ancy act and has requested that Q
committee he appointed to confer with
Governor Shoup. The resolution de
clared the proposed act IL complex and
wrong In principle.
Denver.-Under the proposed Moi
fat tunnel bill, approved by Governor
shop recently, the following counties
Will compose the tunnel Improvement
district and will bond themselves for
not more than e6.72000O to build the
tunnel through James peak: Denver,
Grand, Aoffat, Routt and parts Of Rio
Bianco, Eagle. 0llpin, Boulder, Adams
and Jefferson.
Fort Collins.-Jacob Mccartney,
foreman Of Ed Monroe's No-Bar
ranch, on Rabbit creek, seven miles
northwest Of Livermore, ID In critical
condition At the local hospital with q
bullet wound In his back, an = result
Of . quarrel over pasturing Of sheep
In q cattle field. Ed Farnsw0rth
sheepherter for A. J. Morrison, presi.
dent Of the Morrison Sheep Company
10 being held In the I.arimer county
Jail In connection with the shooting.
Cralg-Plans have been completed
by the Union Pacific railroad to con
struct a branch railroad from VAN
suffer, Wyo., to this city. present
Western terminal Of the Denver a