The Raymer enterprise., 1922-02-09
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts OF
Colorado
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Montrose.- More than coo farmers,
live stock men and fruit growers at.
tended the opening Of the farm con.
gress here. =.
Windsor--The Farmers State Bank
at Windsor closed Its doors for busi.
ness by a resolution drawn by the
board OF directors, on account Of low
reserves. according TO report to
Grant McFerson, state bank commits
sloner.
Boulder.-John Williams, IS years
old and pioneer Of Boulder. commit
ted suicide recently by shooting him.
self in the head with an old model 49,
callber revolver In the home Of Mr..
and Mrs, A. B. Search, where he has
been living for several years.
Delta.-Tbe 5-year-0ld son Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. ". Wagner Of this city.
while playing with a poker, the end
OF which had just been taken out Of
the fire, struck his 3-year-old sister In
the eye. The eyeball was badly
burned and the child may lose her
eyesight.
Denver.-The flying squadron OF
speakers sent out from the Denver
area office headquarters Of the Meth.
otlist Episcopal Church In this city
have returned to Denver after a trip
through southern Colorado and as far
into New Mexico as Santa Fe. Insti.
tiItes We're held In towns and cities all
along the way.
Dcnver.--Dcnver is not In favor OF
modification Of the federal and state
prohibition laws which would allow
the sale and use Of hight wines an1
beer. II the action Of the city council.
| In rejecting a bill recommending the
reinstatement Of minor alcoholic bey-
erages In the good graces OF the gov.
ernment Is to be taken as a criterion.
Colorado Springs-Mrs. Isabelle G.
Argo was rcarpoInted superintendent
of the Colorado School Tor the Deaf
and Blind for two years mt the annual
meeting Of the board Of trustees OF
the institution held here. DIR. Hubert
Work, assistant postmaster general.
presided. Mrs. Argo Is the widow OF
the late DIR. W. X. Argo, head Of the
school for twenty years.
Grand Junction.-I.eet Bybee, 80
years old, woman inmate of the state
home here, who escaped recently, was
found lying by the roadside, fifteen
miles northwest OF this city, with both
feet frozen black. She would not tell
where she had been. She was wrapped
| In two blankets taken from the home
and was barefoot. She escaped once
last summer and was gone a week.
She is said to have mania for living
like an animal.
Boulder. = Three hundred of the
leading educators Of the state are ex-
pected In Boulder for the week be-
ginning April 6. Principals Of high
schools and superintendents OF city
| schools viii meet In Boulder for three
days with members of the science Sec
tion of the Colorado Education Asso.
ciation. The Schoolmasters' Club will
meet here April Z and the county su.
perintendents of the state will come to
Boulder April s after two days In
Denver.
Yuma.--Firr completely destroyed
the Kline Clothing Company store, the
Yuma postoffIce and the Shramm ho-
tel and caused damage amounting TO
10000 before II was put under CON
troll. The Yuma fire department, una
Bile To fight the flames which were
fannsd by I strong wind, called for as.
sistance from neighboring towns.
Timely arrival OF departments from
Otis and Wray on special train pre-
vented loss which would have
amounted to Sl,Oo0,0oO, city officials
declared. Five members OF the fire
department were injured by falins
walls and explosions.
Denver.-Stay Of execution was
granted by the Supreme Court To John
J. Baker, who was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the state peniten,iary
i'm Montrose county last November for
the murder of James F. Kelley. The
defendant sought supersedeas of the
high court pending.a review of the
original proceedings. He asserts the
crime was committed while mentally
unbalanced. Pending the review Of the
case, he must remain in jail under
heavy guard.
Montrose.-Th plight of the settlers
In the Uncompahgre region was graph.
ically presented to Secretary of the
Interior Fall by n delegation headed by
State Senator John J. Tobin of Mont
rose Several Of the members of Con-
gress from Colorado were present. The
secretary Of the interior was asked to
defer the opening Of the UncoInpahgre
project for one year. A soon as the
project is opened the payment for
water rights will be due, and ii was
represented 10 the secretary that the
settlers ARE not now In condition to
make these payments. Secretary Fall
doubts his right legally to grant the
request for an extension Of time.
Denyer.-BOOster of the proposed