Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-10-26
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Trtnidad-A judgment VI S"oo
allowed by jury in the Distr'et eou..
at Trinidad against state rangers
Staeg and Putney in the trial OF inc
case 10 which DR.. H. +. Ap1a"a'ne'
prominent local physician orousn'
suit for $4,000 against Colonel r -
Hamrock and the state rangers 1o1 as
sauit and battery and false asrees
growing out of his mixup With rangers
m NAV 8 last. The charges against
Colonel Hamrock, Captain Q. L. Den
mis- and Sergeant Humphreys were
dismissed on the ground they had no
actual part In the alleged rough treat
ment Of the physician, VINO was
stopped for driving his car without
tail light.
Boulder.-Art Pettingill, secretary 0!
the State Firemen's Association anu
former cuptain of the University Hill
fire station, who disappeared l:oih
Boulder recently, has returned. lie ilao
been to Albuquerque, n. NJ. About si',
400, of which he was custodian Is sa'o
to be missing. 'I've come home 10 lace
the music" he said this afternoon.
"rm not denying there was some short
age, but my intentions are honest anu
I'm In Boulder to straigtten th'nss
out"
Colorado Springs.-"Help poor
crippled fellow" was the plea tia'
came from the lipe of Il beggar ID
front of st. Maryls church. GRIP
pied he was, for one leg was cut
off and the other apparently use
less. But his claim of poverty was
not borne out by his admissions 10
the police who took him inro custody.
The cripple claimed possession OF I!
thousand dollars in local bank ana
an additional $500 in Il Denver BANK
the proceeds of his begging.
Fort Collins.-The floating of BOND
issue for 81 100000 by the North Fou-
Dire Irrigation Company IL the proposal
to be considered at u special meeting
of the stockholders called for Nov. . in
the Moose hall here. The purpose of
the million dollar issue is to take care
of the present bonded indebtedness "f
the company in the amount of $53S,WU
and floating Indebtedness of $SO,OoO,
making IL total Of $6lS,0O0.
Leadville.-Shot down by man,
who had been his friend and business
partner, Herbert ]. Beadle, alias Ar
thur Lingo, 30 years old, proprietor of
the Pioneer saloon, and reputed by hu-
thorities TO be gambler, lies nt the
point of death here. William Upton,
80, owner of the Pioneer saloon build
Ing, and proprietor Of another similar
establishment, is in Jail, charged with
the shooting.
Denver.-L. n. Scherf, who headed
force of detectives who investigated
the supposed murder plot which result
ed in the death of Ranger Eddie Bell
and the serious injury of George len
nings, reported to Adjutant General
Hamrock that the fatal accident had
resulted from accidental causes. The
Investigation was conducted under the
supervision of Lieut.. Col. Paul L. New
Ion.
BOulder-One of the largest fra-
ternal pHrudeS ever seen in Boulder
was held here in connection with the
Grand Lodge sessions Of the l. o. ..
+. and of the Rebekahs Of Colorado.
The parade was more than a mile long
and ended at Gamble field, on Univer-
sity campus, where the cantons of
Denver, Golden, Fort Collins, Colorado
Springs and Sterling took part in the
annual prize contest.
Red Cliff-FOr the first time in the
memory Of even the Oldest resident
the snow has entirely melted from the
cross from whence the Mount Of the
Holy Cross acquires Its name. How
ever, the outlines Of the cross are very
easily discernible at a distance of
twenty, miles and from Shrine Pass,
east Of Red Cliff.
Colorado Springs.-W. d. Corley of
Colorado Springs outbid all cOmers at
the sale Of the Cripple Creek Short
Line scenic railway, which was sold
under the auctioneer's hammer ut the
FL Pns0 county court house here, pay
ing $4,000 for the property. There
were six qualified bidders for the rail-
road, which has been out Of use for
the past three years.
The dry fall Is hindering fall plow-
Ing and seeding in the Rocky Noun
tain region, according to reports of
the United States Division of Crop
and Livestock Estimates. Livestock is
generally In good condition ana suf-
ficient winter feed and pasture Is gen
orally reported. However, pastures
are poor In many sections due to pro-
lOnged drought. The shortage of hay
Is becoming more apparent In Colo
RADIO and ranges are fair to poor,
being especially poor In the south and
southwest
Denver.-George Tebeau, president
Of the Broadway Park Land and In.
vestment Company, has filed suit In
the District Court against the Denver
Baseball Club to collect $71,5OO dunn.
uges for alleged breach of contract,
Tebeau said in the petition that the
baseball club violated Its contract
signed January rs. 1922, by purchasing
franchise in the Western League.
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