Cheyenne Wells record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1???-1969, 1922-08-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| Canon C1tC.-lHeEe uS
ers In the Colorado state prison u.
Canon City, according to report ~
tho governors office from the penn.
tent,ary. Only once in the history VI
the atate has there been more thah
TINT number In confinement. Inc rec
ord was established in February ieio,
The prison population has increasep n"a
AZ ner cent since December. lo-o'
Young men. many well educated are
swelling the prison roll today, In sharp
contrast to the criminals OF the III, 1Ms.
generation, the report said. ihe
smallest prison population. IN C".o o
radios history was recorded IN i'to'
Following the coming Of. prohibition IN
the state In 1915, according to Thomas
]. lyman, warden of the prison. Inc
warden blames the aftermath OF the
war and the Illicit liquor traffic ho'
the present Increase.
Denyer,-Immediate relief from INC
Interstate Commerce Commission 20 ~
sight In the prompt movement al run
and pcrishable produce from the west
ern slope this season, following ue
tailed conference between the inter-
state Commerce Commissioners OF the
federal government and representative
fruit growers Of Mesa, Delta, Mont
rose, Garfield and Eagle counties. Ap-
proximately S,95S cars OF peaches'
pears, apples, potatoes and onions were
shipped from these five counties last
year, and 1t was estimated that 11,I71
cars would be shipped this year.
Observation-Disclosures of flood
district at Pueblo will not be opposed
by the railroads that traverse the
Rocky mountain district. A CONFER
ence at Denver in the offices OF the
Colorado & Southern railroad of legal
representatives and engineers OF the
road took up discussion of the prori-
sions of the flood conservation pro-
gram. Representatives Of the. Colorado
& Southern, the Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western
and Santa Fe lines attended and de-
clared themselves In harmony with the
conservation program.
Monte vista.-The San Luis Valley
H. o. G. Stock Association, whose an
nual show, held ut Monte VISTA, has
become one of ColoradO's important
events. Is perfecting pluns for the erec-
ton of magnificent. exhibition paril-
lon on the Stampede grounds near
Monte Vista. The plans for the build
ings were approved at meeting OF
the building committee and bids are
now being solicited for the work and
the contract will no doubt be awarded
In time for the completion Of the build
ings for the big show In February.
Pagosa Springs.-The archaeological
expedition from the State Historical
and Natural History Society and the
University of Denver, which Is work.
Ing In the prehistoric ruins twenty-five
miles west Of Pagosa Springs, reports
the finding Of a rare piece Of pottery
In the form Of a mountain sheep. This
is an extremely valuable object, be-
cause Of the fact that animal figurines
made from pottery have been found in
only one or two cases In the prehistoric
ruins Of the Southwest.
Walsenburg.-A ranchman searching
for lost cattle came on the bodies of
two men lying by a wrecked car In an
arroyo of Big Sandy. a creek bed near
the Pueblo o-Walsenburg road. The bod
les were Identified rs those Of Anto-
MO Tessitore and Frank Leone of
Walsenburg. The two men were over
taken by clOudburst In the arroyo
few days ago, 80. 8:
Denver.-Popuiation.. figures show.
ing that the. number Of residents In
Denver is increasing at such tre.
nendous rate that the city is virtually
assured of reaching Its, goal of. 800.
600 by 1890" were released recently
from the office of Robert B. Rock.
we'll, member Of the "500 1000 in $780,
publicity committee.
Denver.-Denver stands a good
chance to win the national sanatorium
to be built by the Grand Lodge of Col
ored Elks Of the World, according to
information received recently.
SttINHS.- lie DOuS u I. +. STell,
53 years old, has been taken to his
home in Snyder. where the coroner
will hold an Inquest to determine re-
sponsibillty for his death. Tyrell was
garage keeper at Snyder. He was
driving his automobile across the
Union Pacific tracks near Snyder
when his car was struck.
Fort Collins.-The Colorado Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins Is among
twenty-five institutions designated by
the War Department as distinguished
colleges In Its last list, Issued In Wash
ington, Of distinguished colleges and
honorary military schools for 1922. 1t
Is the only distinguished college" In
the intermountain region.
Sterling. John Dillenberg, who
had been charged with the mur.
der of his brother, Truey DIllen-
berg, at Sterling, July 3, slasbed his
Ia eel, to- <I,