Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

law just passed by the State Legisla-
ture has been filed by the residents Of
East Pueblo. Two hundred property
owners in that section Of the city have
petitioned for a flood district to be
known a. the Fountain River Conserv-
ancy District, for the purpose Of pre-
vention Of floods, regulation of the riv-
er channel, regulation Of the flow of
streams, deyiating and controlling
them In whole or in part and eliminat-
Ing Of water courses.
Lafayette.-Frank Haskell. alias
Frank Kelly, has been arrested at the
Columbine mine an charge Of
being concerned in the robbery Of the
First National Bank here. A note
found under the pillow Of the bed oc-
cupied by Haskell at lodging house
here caused suspicion to be directed
toward him. Mrs. Absya, keeper Of the
house, found the following note under
the pillow: Don't give up your job,
brother. We must pull that Lafayette
deal this week."
Golden.-william Talmadse, who
dug his way out Of the Golden jail some
time ago, was again placed n that Jail
by Sheriff Kerr. Talmadee was picked
up in Denver several days ago under
the name Of Thomas, when police dis
covered him repainting stolen truck
In grove near the city. His original
conviction was for stealing chickens.
He will be held in the Jail here until
sentence is passed on him in the Dis
trict Court, whore he recently was con-
victed.
Grseley.-Three indictments, charg-
Ing J. N. Akey, 40 years old, cashier Of
the defunct Farmers State Bank Of
Windsor with embesslement, grand lar
ceny and perjury. have been returned
By the Weld county grand jury to Dis
trict Judge George a. Bradfield. One
Indictment alleges that Akey on March
10, 1921, embezzled $1,000 from Martin
Svedman. wealthy Windsor farmer,
who was a stockholder and heavy de-
positor in the Farmers State Bank Of
Windsor.
Greeley.-Centennial High School Of
Pueblo carried off the bulk Of the hon
ors, and four cups, in the state contest
for high school commercial contests,
held at Colorado State Teachers Col
lege, Greeley. These were the cups Of
fered in the individual contests. The
governors cup went to Kit Carson and
Fort Collins, one for the highest col
To- kan MI n -
and allied subjects, the other for ad-
vanced shorthand and allied subjects.
Fort Collins.-With the announce
ment here that the land necessary had
been obtained by Fort Collins citisens,
the erection of new 81. 900 armory ID
virtually assured. Erection Of the
building will start Immediately. ac-
cording to Col. Patrick ]. Hamrock, nd.
jutant general of the state militia,
who, with Joseph Moorhead. closed up
the deal.
Denver.-Heavy damage caused to
the tracks Of the Santa FS railroad by
the June floods in the upper Arkansas
valley last year caused officials Of that
road to make application to. the Colo.
RADIO Public Utilities Commission to
abandon the Santa Ft right-of-way
from Pueblo to Portland, Colo.
Golden.-The Colorado School Of
Mines will graduate seventy-six young
men as mining and metallurgical en-.
gineers on May 10. The commence
ment address will be delivered by DR.
Howard Monroe Raymond. president
of Armour Institute of Technology
Chicago.
Denver.-The police at Colorado
Springs informed Chief of Police VIII
liams of the recovery of large part OF
the $25,OOO worth Of stocks, bonds md
other valuable papers stolen from the
State Bank Of Crowley, at Crowley
Colo, last month, for which several
persons are being held Mt the city Jail
here.
Yuma.-The biggest vote ever Gust
mt a local school election was cast al
the recent election. Three candidates
contested for the office of school board
secretary, DR.. George L. BillsborrOw
winning by large majority. Elmer L
Prather was second and FEEDER l.
Schmidt, third. A proposition to in
crease the tax levy to create fund for
the retirement Of old warrants was de-
feated by eleven votes.
Denver.-Members of the open We
nire summoned for jury duty In the
West Side Court here signed formal
protest against District Attorney Van
Cise's statement that many of them
were loafers and police characters and
were obtained for jury duty from pool
halls and cigar stores. The protest
was signed by forty-two. tenlremen
and delivered to Judge Charles c. But.
Ter, who submitted 1t to Mr.. Van Cise
Greeley.-The Colorado Milling and
Elevator Company has signed 'con'
tract with the Burrell Engineering
/ 'Company'of chicago to build a eOO-bat:
rel -four mill, q 200 600 -bushel elevator