The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-26
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

consist of about thirty. The attend
ance for the two terms has reached a
total of 4,576, exceeding last years
record, when the institution was sixth
in size In the United States, by 1,012.
Colorado students to the number of
| 1894 have attended the sessions. The
first session has 772 Coloradoans and
the second go. Missouri leads the
other states with 437. Kansas comes
second with 415, Texas third with 40.
There are representatives present
from nearly every state. China has
six, the Philippines two, and Canada
one student in attendance.
Denver.-For what is said to be the
first time in Colorado, a prescription
for a sick patient arrived in Denver
recently by government air mail SER
vice. DIR. f. A. Tower ordered the
prescription from Philadelphia by tele-
graph for the Rev. Mr.. Stowe, who
came from Minnesota recently to
spend a months vacation in st. An
drew's Episcopal parish. The Rev
Mr.. Stowe Is suffering from hay fever.
Knowing the railroad strike might de
ldy III. io"ti OibNicN ms
prescription, a sunflower pollen ex-
tract, for delivery by airplane and re
ceived 1t in record time.
Estes Park.-The twenty-eighth an
nual convention of the Colorado Feu-
Grafton of Women's Clubs will convene
at Estes Park, Sept. 1916, 1922. The
executive board will meet on Tuesday,
| O.on
tlon headquarters will be in the libra
ry In the village. The credentials
committee will be in session Tuesday
from p. m. until p. m. in the
church, and at headquarters Wednes-
day, 8 a. IN. until noon,and from p.
IN. until p. M, and also at the place
of meeting.
Grand Junction.-Robert A. Gilmore,
who came to Grand Junction a month
ago with a street carnival company,
shot Patrick O'Neill of Fruita in that
town, after having been attacked by
O'Neill, who accused Gilmore Of pay
Ing undue attention to Mrs. O'Neill.
Gilmore was on his back, lying in the
street, having been knocked down by
blow on the head from pistol.
O'Neill died two hours after the shoot
ing.
Manitou-Clarence Z. Smith, 33
years old, a special officer, was struck
by a street car near the Denver & Rio
Grande Western station, receiving in
juries from which he died, at the door
of a Colorado Springs hospital, to
which he was being taken.
Durango.-James McGuigan, former
captain of the beach life guards at
Long Beach, Calf, and later promi-
nent ranchman near Durango, died at
hospital at Durango of a fractured
skull received when an emery wheel
broke into pieces.
| Denver.-President Harding and his
cabinet will travel to Mooseheart, ILL.,,
to attend the national convention of
the Loyal Order of Moose, according
to r. NJ. Howell, district supervisor of
the Moose who left Denver for the
convention city.
Colorado Springs.-Falling almost
200 feet from the peak of Sentinel
rock in North Cheyenne canon, Elmo
Allison, 16 years old, dropped to his
death at the feet of his mother, Mrs.
Il. E. Allison, a summer visitor from
| Shreveport, La.
| La Junta.-The opening skirmish in
the political campaign took place few
nights ago when 100 hoodlums at
tempted to break up a meeting ad-
dressed by Fred A. Sabin, candidate
| for the Democratic nomination for gov
| ernor.
Pueblo. - Forty-seven indictments
were returned by the Federal Grand
Jury, which has been sitting in Pueb-
10 for the past week. OF the forty
seven a large number were narcotic
cases from Denver.
Boulder-The sale of the Boulder
Milling and Elevator, advertised by
the sheriff's office, was halted by an
order from the United States District
| Court, where an application for invol-
untary bankruptcy has been filed by
former creditors The mill was to
have been foreclosed to satisfy a trust
deed of $4,000 held by A. G.. Greed OF
Fort Morgan and of s99,000-held by
| Frank n. Bancroft of Denver.
Delta.-Robert Martin, IL years old
was trampled to death by team OF
frightened horses near a sawmill,
thirty miles in the hills from Delta,
few days ago. The boy was riding
the lead horse of four-team string.
A flash of lightning frightened the
horses and his mount bolted. throw.
| ing him underfoOt. The father, r. w.
n,-ti, ri m fhn
Boulder-John Blockyou, II years
old, non-union miner employed at
the Blue Goose mine, was attacked on
the streets of Louisville by five men
| and slugged into unconsciOusness, &C.