The Glenwood post., 1922-08-10
CENTENNIAL STATE I1EDGD.

Canon City, according to report to
the governors office from the psai-
tentiary. Only once In the history q
the state has there been more tAaA
that number In confinement. The rec
ord was established in February. 1915.
The prison population has increase1
II per cent since December, 1S2o.
Young men, many well educated, are
swelling the prison roll today, In sharp
contrast to the criminals Of the last
generation, the report said. TIE
smallest prison population in Cole
RADIOS history was recorded in 1919.
following the coming Of prohibition IN
the state in 1915, according to Thomas
]. lyman, warden Of the prison The
warden blames the aftermath Of tha
war and the illicit liquor traffic fer
the present increase. .-...r
Denver.-Immediate relief from the
Interstate Commerce Commission ID In
light in the prompt movement Of fruit
and perishable produce from the west
srn slope this season, following 4 T.
tailed conference between the Inter
state Commerce Commissioners Of Ia
federal government and representative
fruit growers of Mesa, Delta, Mont
rose, Garfield and Eagle counties. A.
proximately 1868 cars Of peaches.
pears, apples, potatoes and onions wsrA
shipped from these five counties last
year, and 1t was estimated that 11,771
cars would be shipped this year.
Pueblo.-Estabishm Of a feed
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 4 Southern railroad of legal
representatives, and engineers Of ths
road took up discussion sf the provi-
Eons Of the food conservation pre-
gram. Representatives Of the ColoraAs
4 Southern, the Rock Island, Missouri
Pacific, Denver 1 Rio Grande Western
and Santa ~ lines attended and D.
clared themselves in harmony with tie
conservation program. .r.
Monte Yista.-The San Luis valley
h. o. G. Stock Association, whose an
nual show, held at Monte Vista, has
become one Of Colorado's important
events, is perfecting plans for the erec-
ton Of magnificent exhibition pavil-
ion on the Stampede grounds nesr
Monte Vista. The plans for the build
ings were approved at a 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
tngs 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 rare piece of pottery
in the form of 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 wrecked car In an
arroyo of Big Sandy. creek bed near
the PueblO-W O-Walsenburg road. The bod
les were Identified as those of Anto-
MO Tessitore and Frank Leone Of
Walsenburg. The two men were over
taken by cloudburst In the arroyo
few days ago.
Denver.-Populaton figures show.
ing that the number Of residents In
Denver Is increasing at such q tre-
mendous rate that the city 10 virtually
assured of reaching its goal Of "600.-
| 600 by $780, were released recently
from the office of Robert B. Rock
we'll, member of the "600,O 900 in 1880"
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.
sterling.-The body Of P. P. Tyreal,
s. years old, has been taken TO his
home In Snyder. where the coroner
will hold an inquest to determine 10
sponslbility for his death. Tyrell was
a 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 ASricul-
tural College at Fort Collins IL among
twenty-five Institutions designated By
Tho War nona ptment On djatinQui1hod
colleges In its last list, Issued in Wash
ington, Of disttnguishsd colleges and
honorary military schools for 1922. II
is the only "distinguished college" In
the intermountain region.
Sterling. John Dillenberg, who
had been charged with the mur-
der Of his brother, Truey Dilien-
berg, at Sterling, July 9, slashed his
throat while In the county Jail. using