The Ordway new era., 1922-12-29
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

to make and carry out reasonable reg
| ulations governing traffic and CONNER
| cial enterprises within the nationil
parks, declared that this measure is
| great importance to the park under III
superintendency. THE Rocky Noun
tain Parks Transportation Company
| given II franchise to carry passenger
| in the park for hire that adequate
transportation facilities may exist IL
| the Rocky Mountain National PARK
| has been placed in the position or
public utility, and may be compared t'
a street car system in Il city, ne saiu
Canon City.-The first of the ia
nous Beaver Park damage cases
growing out of the floods of June
1921, when the Shaeffer dam, on Bea
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.
s. Emerson against the Beaver Park
Water and Irrigation Company. Emer-
sons ranch is on the Arkansas river,
short distance below the mouth of
Beaver creek There are fourteen
other complainants asking damages
from the same cause, the aggregate
amount asked being $4,000.
DenVer.-W. l.. Carver was granted
IA certificate of convenience and ne
cessity for the operation of an auto
mobile passenger stage line between
Denver and Steamboat Springs via
Idaho Springs, Empire, Fraser, Hot
Sulphur Springs and kremmling. by
The State Public Utilities Commission.
The commission, in granting the GER
ordered Carver TO make
reports showing the number
of days in which he operated his
stages during the preceding month.
Greeley.-Grant Haldeman, acting
for the State Public Utilities Commits
sion, sentenced Greeley citizens to
walk for 100 days He was here to
pass on the application If a bus line
for the right To run its cars on Gree
ey streets. He decided that the COM
lany must procure franchise from
Greeley before II can maintain an APP
ilication before the State Board for
he right to run autos. He gave the
company 100 days To get this fran
.hise.
Denver.-Members of the Mt. Lam
orn Wool Growers Association and
lie Rogers Mesa Wool Growers Asso-
iatlon whose flocks Craze along the
orth fork of the Gunnison river in
restern Colorado have formed one of
lie few organizations in the West de-
oted entirely to determination of
oyotes, and thus are heading d move
tent which may become general on
he part of stockmen in Colorado.
Boulder.-Head Coach Myron With
III of the University of Colorado has
cen reappointed for the coming year
y the athletic board of the university.
1 recent meeting here, which lasted |
We hours, the matter was definitely |
ettled and a contract was handed |
'itham. Confidence was expressed |
y the athletic board in Witham as the
est football coach and strategist in |
ne Rocky Mountain conference
La Junta.-La Junta WINS the first
riZe as the town best observing Colo
ado Made Goods Week, 1t was voted
ecently by directors of the Colorado
lade Goods Club In Denver. The
in La Junta was conducted
" the Business and Professional
Nomen's League there. A loving cup
will be presented the town by the Fed
,rai Fire and Marine Insurance Com
,any.
Denver.-Frank N. Briggs, president
# the Interstate Trust Company, has
announced that he will be candidate
or mayor of Denver at the election
lext spring. Although Republican
n politics, Mr.. Briggs announces he
VIII become candidate in strict ac-
'ordance with the city charter provi-
sion that the city administration shall
De non-political.
Denver.-John Fl. Porter, 40 years
Did, millionaire Denver broker and
member of the firm of Boettcher, Por-
ter & Co., was found dead, with a bull
let wound through his head, thirty-five
miles south of Denver near the Happy
Canon road. Mr.. Porter had been
missing from his home, and the find
ing of his body ended a search in
which Denver police. members and Of
ficials of the Denver Motor Club and
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 fit of despondency over Ill health,
both physical and mental.
Brighton.-John Jones, negro, ar
rested with Fred Merchion, negro, on
the charge of numbering George Mil
Ter of Denver on Nov. 26, pleaded
guilty to the charge when arraigned