The Raymer enterprise., 1922-03-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado


that two armed men held him up and
robbed him Of 81 ms he was walking
down Twcnty-first street near Iari
mer.
Greeley.-The attention Of nil 70,
tarians In this Rotary district has
been called to the fact that the TWEEN.
ty-first annual district convention will
be held at Greeley on March g, q
and "a.
Denver.-Jacob Goldhammer Of 269
West Colfax avenue reported to police
that he had been swindled out Of 5,OOC
shares OF United Petroleum oil stock
by "A suave, well-dressed, distinguished
looking young man."
PueblO.-Crucksmen entered the
postoffice at Lime, small town near
Pueblo. recently, and made away with
exactly SO In cash. Authorities say the
robbery Is decidedly similar TO the one
at Avondale recently.
Frederick.-Men In several more
coal mines Of the Frederick district
have failed to appear for work. The
action OF men In several mines was re-.
ported recently and the present strike
Is In support Of their refusal to accep'
reduction In wages.
Misunderstanding that he had
been barred from moving upon his
homestead on penalty OF death for him
self and family, Bryant II. Stringham.
a rancher Of southwestern Moffa,
county, recently filed a petition for
protection with the field division OF
the United States land office In Den
yer.
Aguilar.-Fire, which Is believed to
be Of lncendiary origin. caused the de-
Struction Of the tipple and q large
amount OF dumping apparatus at the
Jewel mine, near here. according to
word received by Col. p. ]. Hamrock,
head Of the state rangers. The loss Is
placed between $500 and $4,000. II Is
said.
Denver.-President Harding has up
pointed the following Colorado post.
masters: Hall Pnrmeter, at Byers
William J. Jones, ut Erie: Orpha T.
Drummer, at Johnstown; Samuel b.
WATSON, at Grand Valley; Clara A,
Gillespie, at Stoneham; Anna G. Han
son. at Strasburg. and Albert Neuman,
at Ebert.
LOveland. - LarImer county bee,
growers. meeting ut Loyelnnd. recently
decided by unanimous vote to re-
ject the present beet contract as pro-
posed by the Great Western Sugar
Company, and decided to leave the
matter OF negotiation entirely In the
hands Of the Mountain States Beet
Growers Association for adjustment.
Alamosa.-Denver produce commits
sion men have contracted with San
Luis valley farmers for the planting
Of several hundred acres Of head let.
tuce the coming season. Repeated sue
cessful experiments by gardeners have
proven that the land and climatic con.
ditions In the valley were particularly
favorable to this crop, but there has
been no attempt to grow the lettuce
on u cOmmerciai scale.
Florencc-Jamcs A. McCandlcss, SO
years old, member OF the State Legis-
laturc in the Second and Third assem-.
bies and senator In the Sixth and
Seventh assemblies, and who raised
the first alfalfa In Colorado and bored
the first oil well In the Florence dis
trlct, died recently at his home In
Florence. Mr.. McCandless was found.
er Of the city and was Its first mayor.
He purchased all the land on which
Florence Is located In 1884, paying for
Il with a $500 ranch anu 100 head Of
steers. He plotted a TOWNSHIP, had IL
Incorporated and named It in honor Of
one OF his daughters.
SazinO Azeno was sho.
and killed during a fight at dance
here, and Mike La Zado Is In Jail here
charged with having shot Azeno. Ac-
cordlng to witnesses, la Zado made a
remark about Il woman with whom
AzenO was dancing. The latter resent
ed La Zado's remark, II is said, and Il
fight started which developed into 4
free-for.all affair. ~
Rocky Ford.-The body Of Marciano
Santillon, leader in the Mexican col.
ony at Swlnk for ten years, was found
buried In dumping ground west Of
this city, with evidence that the man
had been beaten to death. A man
named OCannis, countryman of San
tillon, Is In the county Jail charged
with the murder. SantIllon was last
seen at dance given In Swink.
Pueblo.-An entire city block of
houses In the Mexican quarter Of
Pueblo was destroyed by fire here re-
Gently. The fire started from an ex-
ploslon, and because of lack of water
supply in this district, which Is out
side the city limits, fire fighters were
unable to make any headway fighting
the blaze. There were no casualties.
The damage was estimated at close to
$4,000.
Salida.-That the granite business
would some day prove great asset
TO Salida and its vicinity is about to
be realized. Many new companies are