The Dolores star., 1922-12-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| planning the operation OF ihe ftu'i''
| Court decision of Oct. :, upholdins the
right of the secretary Of the Interior
to make and carry out reasonable reg
! ulations governing traffic and CONNER
| clul enterprises within the national
parks. declared that this measure Is OF
great importance to the park under nus
superntendency. The Rocky Noun
| tain Parks Transportation Company
| given u franchise to carry passengers
| in the park for hire that adequate
| transportation facilities may exist IN
the Rocky Mountain National Park,
has been placed in the position OF
public utility, and may be compared I"
u street ear system in city, he SAID.
Canon City.-The first of the IA
nous Beaver Park damage cases
| growing out of the floods of June,
| 1921, when the Shacffer dam, on Bca-
Yer creek, broke and flooded the farms
On lower Beaver creek, was called in
the Fremont County District Court
here. The case called was that of w.
=. Emerson against the Beaver Park
Water and Irrigation Company. Elmer
| sons ranch is on the Arkansas river,
Il short distance below the mouth Of
Beaver creek. There are fourteen
other compluinantS asking damages
from the same cause, the aggregate
amount asked being Sl25,OOo.
Denver.-W. +. Carver was granted
ii certificate Of convenience and ne
ceSSity for the operation of an auto
mobile passenger stage line between
Denver and Steamboat Springs vim
Idaho Springs, Empire, Fraser. Hot
sulphur Springs and kremmling, by
the State Public Utilities Commission.
The commission. in granting the GER
tificulc. ordered Carver to make
monthly reports showing the number
of days In which he operated his
stages during the preceding month.
Greeley.--Grant IIaldeman, acting
for the State Public Utilities Commis-
sion, sentenced Greeley citizens Ia
walk for 100 days. He was here 10
pass on the application of IA bus line
for the right to run its ears on Gree
ley streets He decided that the com
pany must procure n franchise from
Greeley before it can maintain an ap-
plication before the State Board for
the right 10 run autos. He gave the
company 100 days to get this fran
chise.
Denver.-MemberS of the MI. Lam
born Wool Growers Association and
the Rogers Mesa Wool Growers Asso-
citation whose flocks Craze along the
north fork of the Gunnison river in
western Colorado have formed one of
the few organizations in the West de-
voted entirely to determination of
coyotes. and thus are heading u move
mcnt which may become general on
the part of stockmen in Colorado.
Eoulder.-Head Coach Myron With
am Of the University of Colorado has
been reappointed for the coming year
by the athletic board of the university.
At recent meeting here, which lasted
five hours. the matter was definitely
settled and Il contract was handed
WitlI:lm. Confidence was expressed
by the athletic board in Witham as the
best football coach and strateglst in
the Rocky Mountain conference.
La Junta.-La Junta WINS the first
prize as the town best observing Colo
RADIO Made Goods Week, it was voted
recently by directors of the Colorado
Made Goods Club in Denver. The
campaign in La Junta was conducted
by the Business and Professional
Women's League there. A loving cup
will be presented the town by the Fed
erai Fire and Marine Insurance Com.
pany.
Denver.-Frank \. Briggs president
| Of the Interstate Trust Company, has
| announced that he will be Il candidate
| for mayor Of Denver ut the election
next spring. Although Republican
| in politics. Mr.. Briggs announces he
will become Il candidate in strict ac
cordance with the city charter provi
sion that the city administration shall
be non-poltical.
Denver.-John H. Porter. 4G years
| old, millionaire Denver broker anL
member of the firm of Boettcher, Por
ter x Co., was found dead. with bul
| 80 'NNiih 'iiiotoi -llNt
miles south of Denver near the Happy
Canon road. Mr.. Porter had beer
missing from his home, and the find
ing of his body ended search In
which Denver police. members and of
ficials of the Denver Motor Club ant
friends and relatives had participated
Members and friends of Mr.. Porter's
family and officials of Douglas county
where the body was found, expressed
their belief that he committed suicide
In Il fit of dependency over i'll health
both physical and mental.
Brighton.-John Jones, negro, ar
rested with Fred Merchion, negro, OF
the Charge of numbering George Nil
Ter of Denver on Nov. 26 pleaded
guilty to the charge when arraignet
here. Merchion entered a plea of no