Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-06-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Fort Josan.-Select infantry troops
..n duty at Fort Logan have been oe-
tailed by the War Department to
temporary duty in twenty-five to"ns
md cities over the state to assist III
recruiting for the citizens hii'i'"is
tanning camp to be maintained mere
! from July q to Aug. 26. Inc towns
over .the state in which these select
tr,ons have been detailed to duty fol-
low: Lmon, Arriba. Flagler, seioei''
Burlington, Fort Lupton, Plat'evlile'
| Orchard. Brush, Merino. Sterling, COLO
| RADIO Springs, Canon City. Pueblo, wall
spnburg, Trinidad. La Junta, Lamar
boulder. Longlnont. Fort Collins, Gree
Icy Fort Morgan and Brighton.
Pueblo,-BelIeved to have caught
his foot in the stlrrup when thrown
from his horse, William Baxter, eA'
merit horseman and crack rifle shot'
was found dead in the road by MS
brother, Price Baxter, near Under
cllffe, Colo. The Baxter brothers
have been stationed at Butler pasture
In the extreme south central part OF
Pueblo county as predatory animal
hunters for the federal government LOT
the last two years.
Boulder. and private I'M
movements exceeding $1,5OO.OOO in
value are being made in Boulder, or
are In the process of being ordered.
A paving contract has been let Tor
S2S7 900 and as much more Is con-
templated by districts now being or
canized. Taxpayers recently voted
100000 for school improvements. Fri
vate building operations. which nave
already exceeded the city's record TO-
tai in excess Of 100000.
Denver. - Expenditures totaling
S5S6.OOO of national forest highwa!
funds for the construction of JOG miles
OF reads in Colorado have just been
approved by the secretary of agricui-
ture, 1t was announced here. This
money was made available for ROADS
serving the national forests and for
roads within or adjacent to the forests
that are Of primary Importance to
states, counties and communities.
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Denver.-The Denver Civic and
Commercial Association announces
that a statewide celebration will be
held to commemorate the official be-
ginning of work on the construction
of the Moffat tunnel. Announcement
was made also that a committee will
be appointed to draw up plans for the
celebration and to cooperate In every
way with the commission recently ap
pointed by the governor.
Steamboat Springs.-More than 3,0o(
assembled here recently to celebrate
the success Of the MOffat tunnel bill
Beautiful weather marked the occa
sion and brought hundreds Of Moffat
Grand and Routt counties. The Com
mercial Club had charge Of the affair
which was held in large tent, seat
ing nearly 1900. Hundreds had t
stand. and enthusiasm was every
where manifest.
Denver-Permissioo to abandon
bed on the Canon City branch Of .th'
Santa Fe railroad from Pueblo I,
Portland has been granted by the Colo
RADIO Public Utilities Commission. OF
flcials Of the road said this stretcl
was damaged heavily by the Jun,
floods last year and that industria
conditions did not warrant rebuildin,
at present.
Colorado SprinSs.-A decision by
City Attorney G. NJ. Irwin that the
municipality has the authority to regu
late rates of hotels and roomins
houses in the same manner that public
utilities rates are controlled on the
basis of a Reasonable return of profit
has led the City Council to take steps
ordering all hotels TO furnish their
rates for each room Immediately.
Florissant.-lla Daggett, 3.year.olL
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Dag
sett. died at Il Colorado Springs hos
pital of commissions, believed to have
been caused by eatins wild parsnips
The child was found unconscious In
the rear of the Daegett home here.
Breckcnridge.-The automobile road
over HOosier pass, between Alma and
Breckenridge, on the Gold trail, has
been opened. A gang of ten men have
been shoveling out the deep snowdrifts
under the supervision of J. A. Theo.
bald. This opened the pass and makes
a through automobile road over the
Gold trail from Denver via Brecken-
ridge to Kremmling, with snowy
mountains in sight all the way.
Decentralization Oliver Fl. Shoup
has appointed five members of the
Moffat tunnel commission recently
created at a special session OF the
Colorado Legislature. The members
named are: W. z. Robinson, Charles
MacAlllster Wilcox and W. N. W.
Blaney Of Denver; Charles H. Lecken.
by of Steamboat Springs and n. W.
Wheeler of Yampa.