The Meeker herald., 1922-12-16
CENTENNIAL STATE 1TEl1s.


held up wud robbed the cashier nud u.s.
s,stant cashier Of the Costilla County
Bank ut Bxu Acacio, locking the two
eppioySs In the vault. and carried
away more ..asn S3.00v. WIS capture
Just ucross the New Msxico-Colorado
state line. according to advtces to the
Pueblo Chisftain. The bandit. whose
name ,was given ~ Charles Jordan.
said his companion. whom hs named.
and he had agreed TO divide the loot
nd separate. " the posse was 20 close
upon them. that escape together was
impossible. In dividing the money.
Jordan took what lie believed was half
but when he WAS captured 1t WIS found
he had 270 one-dollur bills, only small
portion Of the loot. The share the 9TH
sr man has. according to officera ex-
cseds 5000
Dsnver.-Thrss executive apposnt'
msnts. to fill vscanciss In state Of
fees, have been made by Governor
Shoup. Henry Phibbs Of Craig was
appointed commissioner OF Noffar
county to MI the vacancy occasionsd
by the resignation Vt Walter II. Duff.
Allison Stocksr Of Denver. former
state treasurer. wxs appointed to I'LL
y vacancy on tie Colorado State Board
Of Immigration, accustomed by the res
ignati0n Of Thomas b. Stearns. HIS
term will expire April l. 1875. Miss FL
len Perdue. 1850 Milwaukee street. wss
appointed, w. nlember Vt the Colorado
State Board Ut Nurse Examiners, to
fill q vacancy on the bOard through
the death of Miss Bertha Erdmsn. This
term will expire May !, lS2A.
Cahon City.-Foilowiny the receipt
of I'M anonymous letter threatening his
life for attempting to thwart the rob
berry OF jeweiry store ut Canon City.
Cart n. Mcneil, Is years old, was
slugged and seriously beaten BY uni
IDENTIFIED ussAilunts. Menzel II in the
Canon City hospital. The entire town
Ii wrought Up over the affair. which IL
the chmipattUn to u series OF robber-
les and thefts committed In the city
during Nhe lust three weeks. Several
Indignation meetings were held among
the citizens und officials In I'm effort
to bring to u close the reign VI crimi-
nallty. A reward Of $1.UOU WAS raised
for the apprehension VI the YOUTHS rs
sAilunts.
Fort Coliins.-Farmers' week ut the
Agricultural College In Fort Collins.
Dec. IL to Is, Will mark the thirteenth
annual session VI the Colorado Farm
ers' Congress, the annual convention
Ut the Colorado Rural Life Association
and the annual session Of the Colorado
State Farm Bureau. The Suite Cream-
cry Mems Association uisO Is booked
to meet during the week, which Will
witness the gathering Ut farmers and
their families from all> parts Of the
state for the purpOse Of gaining infOr-
nation ON the technical side Of farm
ing, hearing addresses and participat-
ing In discussions Ut rurai problems.
economic. political and social. a.. -
Golden.-Four dynamite biasts In
rapid succession at daylight rocked the
town Of Golden and told students Of
the Colorado School Of Mines that an
attempt had been made to wreck the
huge M" high on the side of Mount
Zion. The biust was heard for miles
and few minutes afterward the
Mines campus was one Of warllke ap-
pearance. Automobiles were dis
patched to every road In the belief
that students Of q rival school could
be headed off. The perpetrators Of
the dynamiting have not been found.
Denver.-"Avoid Accidentst Life
and Limb Cannot Be Replacedl" IL the
slogan adop.ed by the express forces
Of Denver, which have enlisted In q
national campaign to contribute to
public safety in the operation Of ex-
press vehicles, It was stated by J. q.
North, general agent for the American
Railway Express Company.
Paouia.-Nessr1. J. G. Stehley and
Guy Z. Sperry plan to establish
.ulumer resort ut Somerset, near Pa
onia. They recently purchased 60
acres Of land and Will erect residence
and hotel On the property.
Brighton. = Threats OF violence
against John Jones and Fred Murchi-
son, negroes who have confessed to the
brutal murder Of George Il. Miller.
white, ut lonely spot on the outskirts
Of Denver, were made by citizens Of
Brighton following IN inquest held In
Retreat Park over Miller's body. Az
u result OF the threats 1t was decided
to keep the two negroes In tile Denver
jail pending their trial, ruther than
move them to Brighton, where less
protection could be afforded
Moffat.-The parting Of drill stem
of the rotary Ly which the Valley Oil
Company Is putting down Its well
three miles from Hooper In the San
.uis valley, has left thousands Of ex-
cited men and women In state of sus-
pense. Oil Is oozing up through the
mud with which the well Is filled, and
gas Is Issuing forth, and there is fish
Ing lob to be waited on before anyone