The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-06-08
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

er at the Royal mine, one mile north
west Of Aguilar, and Wilbur n. Fer.
guson, q. Of Ssco, Maine, Junior at
the Colorado State School Of Mines,
who was employed temporarily as q
Waterman at the Royal property, were
shot to death a few days ago by Jo-
seph McGonigal, 35, Waterman EN-.
ployed ut the Jewel mine. The shoot
Ing followed threats McGonigal is said
to have made against Ferguson and
occurred In the Royal mine boarding
house, as Ferguson was writing let
ter to his mother In Bangor, Me. Miss
centers was at work In the room as
McGonigal entered. McGonigal fired
once, the bullet striking Ferguson In
the heart and killing him instantly.
As Miss Centers ran screaming from
the house, McGonigal fired again. This
second bullet struck the girl in the
leg. She sought refuge In an arroyo
leg. She sought refuge In an arroyo
gun, supposedly In the boarding house,
and started In pursuit. She was run
ming along the dry arroyo toward
bridge where five men were working
and was begging loudly to McGonigal
not to shoot, the workmen said. when
the armed man raised the shotgun to
his shoulder and aimed slowly. The
charge Of buckshot struck her head
and killed her instantly.
Denvsr.-Eleven years ago Harold
Frank Henwood. former Denver soci.
ETY. favorite, committed In the barroom
Of the Brown Palace hotel one Of the
most sensational murders In the nm
mails Of Denver criminal history. Fol-
lowing a persistent and protracted ie-
gal battle, he has left the state peni-
Tertiary at Canon City free man.
Governor Shoup has signed an execu-
tive order committing the sentence of
the llfe.termer, subject to the one
proviso: That Henwood shall not re-
turn to Denver.
Colorado Springs-John Mcfarland
was reelected president Of the Inter
national Typographical Union In the
election held May "a, according to re-
turns from 600 OF the $50 local unions,
received at the Union Printers home.
Mcfarland defeated Walter w. Bar
rett, present first vice president, by
300 votes. Charles r. Howard was
elected first vice president James J.
Hoban second vice president, and John
W. Hays, secretary-treasurer the lat
ter being reelected by $500 majority.
Boulder.-Public and private i'm
proyements exceeding $1,5O0.OOO in
value are being made in Boulder, or
are In the process Of being ordered.
A paving contract has been let for
$2S7, 900 and as much more Is con-
templated by districts now being or
ganized. Taxpayers recently voted
$404, 900 for school improvements. Pri-
vate building operations, which have
already exceeded the city's record. to-
tai In excess OF $4,000.
Greeley.-One Of the worst hall and
transforms which has struck Greeled In
the last twelve years caused damage
unoffIclally estimated at $4,000, a
few days ago. Sweeping path more
than two miles wide, downpour OF
hallstones, some as large us golf balls,
shattered hundreds Of windows In res
licences and business houses, damaged
young crops in the outlying districts
and flooded many Easements In the
heart Of the city.
Canon City.-Loua Pacheco, convict
No. l0327, who escaped from the pris-
on gang working on the Canon City
armOry, by unhitching horse from a
wagon near the armory and riding off,
was captured six miles from Beulah
in the foothills Of the Greenhorn
mountains by Lieut.. Billy Green and
Jesse 7. Salyer.
Walden.-E. C. Randall of Boulder
has been in Walden looking over the
situation with a view to starting
cheese factory. He has a cheesemaker
direct from Switzerland. and the Wal
den factory will consume a large
amount Of milk produced In that sec
| ton.
Colorado Springs-A cloudburst at
Templeton gap, northeast Of Colorado
Springs, sent wall Of water ten feet
high through Papeton, u mining camp
four miles northeast of Colorado
Springs, marooned scores Of people,
washed out portions Of the Denver 4
Rio Grande and Rock Island railroad
tracks and did thousands Of dollars
worth Of damage to residences, gar
dens and civic improvements.
Colorado Springs.-A decision by
City Attorney g. NJ. Irwin that the
municipality Inns the authority to regu-
late rates Of hotels and rooming
houses In the same manner that public
utilities rates are controlled on the
basis of a reasonable return Of profit,
has led the City Council to take steps
ordering all hotels TO furnish their
rates for each room Immediately.
Sagunche.-The commissioners Of
Saguache county, at their last meet
Ing, allotted the 5000 necessary to
make available the forest service al
lotment Of $4,000 for the construction
| of a road TO the Carnero Ranger sta