The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-28
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Roger W. Toll, superintendent Of the
Rocky Mountain National Park, In ex.
planning the operation Of the Federal
Court decision of Oct. 2 upholdlng the
light of the secretary Of the interior
% make and carry out reasonable reg
llations governing traffic and CONNER
aal enterprises within the national
parks, declared that this measure Is Of
yreat importance to the park under his
Iuperintendency. "The Rocky Noun
ain Parks Transportation Company.
given a franchise to carry passengers
n the park for hire that adequate
transportation facilities may exist In
he Rocky Mountain National Park,
has been placed In the position Of q
public utility. and may be compared to
street car system In city," he said.
Canon City.-The first Of the IN.
nous Beaver Park damage cases
growing out Of the floods Of June,
1921, when the Shaeffer dam. on Bea.
'er 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..
5. Emerson against the Beaver Park
Water and Irrigation Company. Emer-
IONS ranch Is on the Arkansas river,
l 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. E. Carver was granted
certificate Of convenience and ne
.essity 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
he State Public Utilities Commission.
The commission. In granting the Ger.
tiflcate, ordered Carver to make
monthly reports showing the number
of days In which he operated his
Itages during the preceding month.
Greeley.-Grant Haldeman, acting
for the State Public Utilities Commis-
sion, sentenced Greeley citizens to
walk for 100 days. He was here to
pass on the application Of bus line
for the right to run Its cars on Gree
ley streets. He decided that the com
pany must procure a franchise from
Greeley before 1t can maintain an ap-
plicatlon before the State Board for
the right to run autos. He gave the
company 100 days to get this fran.
.hise.
Denver.-Colorado memorial win.
dow to David II. MOffat, which stands
on the right Of the lieutenant govern.
or's rostrum in the Senate chamber,
was unveiled recently In the presence
Of Governor Shoup, Carl S. Milliken,
secretary Of state; ". P. Robinson,
chairman Of the Moffat tunnel com.
mission; A. NJ. Stong, state treasurer
james Williams Of the state Board Of
Capitol Managers. and other state Of.
ficials.
Boulder.-Head Coach Myron With.
am Of the University Of Colorado has
been reappointed for the coming year
by the athletic board of the university.
At a recent meeting here, which lasted
I've hours, the matter was definitely
settled and contract was handed
Witham. Confidence was expressed
by the athletic board In Witham as the
best football coach and strategist ir
the Rocky Mountain conference.
Denver-Four armed and masked
bandits attacked four Federal Reserve
Bank men in charge Of bank truck
at the Colfax avenue entrance Of the
Denver Mint. They shot Charles Lin
ton, bank guard, through the abdomen.
bundled 100000 In 50 bills into theif
big black touring car and fired on
guards at the door Of the mint. Lin
ton died at the county hospital.
Denver.-Frank N. Briggs, presiden,
Of the Interstate Trust Company, has
announced that he will be a candidate
for mayor Of Denver ut the election
next spring. Although Republican
In politics, Mr.. Briggs announces he
will become q candidate In strict ac
cordance with the city charter provi.
sion that the city administration shall
he non-political.
Denver.-John II. Porter, 40 years
old, millionaire Denver broker and
member Of the firm Of BOettcher, Por.
ter 4 Co., was found dead. with bul,
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 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 III health
both physical and mental.
Brighton.-John Jones, negro, ar
rested with Fred Merchion, negro, or
the charge Of numbering George Mil
Ter Of Denver on Nov. 70, pleadet
guilty to the charge when arraignet
here. Nerchion entered q plea of mo-