Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-12-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

planning the operation Of the Federa'
Court decision of Oct. 2, upholdins t'e
right of the secretary OF the in!erio'
20 make and carry out reasonap'e reg
,latIons governing traffic and CONNER
cial enterprises within the nation',
marks. declared that this measure IS "i
rreat importance to the park under MS
superintendency. 1.-The Rocky Noun
tain Parks Transportation Company
given IL franchise to carry passengers
In the park for hire that adequate
TRANSPORTATION facilities may exist III
the Rocky Mountain National farA'
hos been placed in the position OF Il
public utility, and may be compared I"
a street car system in city, he SAID.
Denyer-John ii. Porter. 4G years
Did, millionaire Denver broker ahh
member of the firm of Bocttcher' i"r-
ter & Co., was found dead. with Il pui-
LET wound through his head, thirty-1l'e
miles south of Denver near the Happy
Canon road Mr.. Porter had beeh
missing from his home. and the t'nh-
ing of his body ended a search IN
which Denver police, members ana M-
ficials of the Denver Motor CLUB ana
friends and relatives had participated.
Members and friends Of Mr.. Porters
.amily and officials Of Douglas county,
where the body was found, expressed
their belief that he committed suicide
In fit of dependency over Ill health.
10Th physical and mental.
| Denyer.-Members of the Mt. Lam
born Wool Growers Association anu
the Rogers Mesa Wool Growers Asso-
ciation whose flocks Craze along the
north fork of the Gunnison river in
western Colorado have formed one of
the few organizations in the West de-
coted entirely to determination OF
coyotes, and thus are heading a move
ment which may become general on
the part Of stockmen in Colorado.
Grand Junctlon.-Elmer Qualles and
Brakeman Il. A. Broylcs, both OF
| Grand Junction, were killed when Il
Denver & Rio Grande Western freight
train crashed through a bridge west Of
Desert, Utah, according to information
reaching here. The bodies Of both the
men were pinned underneath the en-
CINE and three cars, which fell on top
of the engine US the bridge gave
way.
Denver. With nearly $0,OOO.OOO
available for highway work In Colora-
do during the coming year, members
of the state highway advisory board
have been In session here completing
the budget for 1923. The sums to be
spent on the roads and highways Of
Colorado next year include leftover
appropriations Of 1922 and One-fourlh
Of the $G,OOO,OOO bond issue voted ut
the November election.
Fort CoIIins-The following officers
were elected at u meeii's of the North
Central Colorado Athletic Association
here: william Akin. l.aporte, presi-
dent John Il. Grant, Ault, vice presi-
dent NJ. A. Morrison, Timnath, secre-
tary-treasurer; Gilbert T.. Counts,
Wellington, representative to the state
board of ntrOl.
Fort COllins.-Arthur Spencer, "a
years old, was almost instantly killed
near Ault, when Il team he was driv-
ing ran away. He fell from load of
straw In front of the wagon, the
wheels passing over his head. He was
the son of Samuel B. Spencer of Fort
Collins and was operating one of his
fathers farms near Ault in Weld
county.
Denver. - The SG,0OO,OOO highway
bond issue and the amendments per.
mitting the University of Colorado To
establish four-year medical course in
Denver went into effect when Cover.
nor Shoup issued Il proclamation de-
carins that these proposals were car.
ried in the November election.
Durango.-Kod 5. Duy, editor ana
manager of the Durango Democrat,
Monday was found not guilty of the
murder of William L. Wood, -citor OF
the Durango Herald. The acquit,al
verdict was returned after thirteen
ballots had been polIed by the jury.
La Junta.-La Junta WINS the frs,
prize as the town best observing Colo
RADIO Made Goods Week, it was voted
recently by directors of the Colorado
Made Goods Club In Denver. The
campaign in La Junta was conducted
by the business and Professional
Women's League there. A loving cup
Will be presented the town by the Fed.
eral Fire and Marine Insurance Com.
pany.
Fort Morgan.-Laura Opal Petti,is.
ton, IA years old, was killed and her
father. J. y. Pettington, and grundfa-
ther, jackson Pettington, were injured
severely when the automobile In whicl,
they were riding overturned on the
bridge across ditch near the jim
Hickey farm, one and one-half miles
east Of Goodrich, and pinned the occu.
pants under 1t.
Trinidad.-A dynamite bomb set ms
mantrap at the doorway of the ranch
house of Walter Karcich at Alfalfa,
twenty-five miles east of here, was ex.
ploded, mangling Steve Pocino, A.