Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-07-27

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:, Sept 14-1s-Elbert County Fair,
Sept. ls-22-western Slope Fair.
Sept. -Trinidad-Las Animas
Sept 2o-21-Kiowa County Fair.
Sept 2o-s2-Rio arande County Fair.
Sept ;sil-ss-pueblo County Fair.
Sept. 2l-is-El Paso County Fair.
Sept. sl-2s-Lincoln County Fair.
Hugo.
Leroy.-The Consolidated school dis.
trict at Leroy has voted bond Issue
Of $4,000 for the erection Of school
building.
Colorado Springs.-As an approprl-
ate opening Of the second annual
Pixies Peak rOdeo, Aug. Is to II inclu-
sive, citizens here now plan an histor-
ical pageant, depicting the Passing Of
the West"
Wray.-On application Of the Wray
Telephone Company, n subsidiary Of
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company, the Colorado
Public Utilities Commission has au-
thorIzed extensive rate reductions.
VictOr.-Because the woman with
whom he had been keeping company
refused to agree to marry him, Charles
W. Dingwall, barber employed in
the shop of W. W. Bonner, committed
suicide here. He shot himself through
the left lung and died almost imme-
diately.
Denver.-Heavy reductions In eX-
press rates on fruit and vegetable
shipments from the western slope Of
the state, which will result in IL saving
Of thousands of dollars to the growers
and shippers this season have been Or
dered by the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission.
Fort C,Alins.-An ordinance restrict
ing the putting up of billboards has
been passed by the city council. Inc
ordinance Is almost prohibitire In Its
restrictions. A bond of $1,000 Is re-
quircd by the city before permits FOR
the erection OF billboards will be
granted, and fines for violation of the
provisions of the ordinance range from
IS to 800.
Denver.-Federal aid has been asked
for BY the state in the construction OF
three and eight-tenths miles OF paved
road to connect stretches completed or
nearing completion between Fort Col
Inns and Loveland, according to oliver
T. Reedy, acting state highway en-
gineer. The distance between the TWO
points is thirteen miles. All but three
and eight-tenths miles has been paved
or IL under contract.
Greeley.-ArnOld D. Jones, coach Oh
Greeley high school athletic teams 1or
two wears, In which Greeley won one
state football and two state basketball
championships, has notified the cree.
lev school board that he has accepted
the positiOn as coach ut Montana state
College ut Bozeman, Mont. AS Jones
has signed contract with Greeley 1or
the coming season the board has re-
fused to accept his resignation.
Pueblo.-Emphntic denial that OF
ficers of the United Mine Workers in
Huerfano county coal fields had tele-
grnphed President Harding for protec-
tion against the Colorado rangers was
made by Felix Pogliano. secretary OIL
District No. IS, United Mine Workers.
ut his office here.
Grand Junction.-Accused of for
gerry Nels Nelson of Telluride killed
himself at the Mesa county jail mere
by swallowing poison. He was salu I"
have left Telluride after passing pau
check for $26O Nelson was arrested
later at Eagle, where he was workins
under the name of Aim. jail ot1lclais
who searched him allowed him to keep
bottle which he told them coi'''''e"
medicine. -:
Aspen.-The biggest silver strike III
vears was reported here when 1t was
Announced that the Midnight Mining
Company had uncovered VEN oi ole
assaying. on the average, $500 per Ton
The strike v1is made bN,workmeH tlil''
bering the wall in the 4'Wo-foo1' Jun.
mel. They are now making a cross,e''a
into the vein and an immense yielq is
exnected, THE Midnight mine is lGeated
four miles south Of Aspen and pas
heeu in existence about eight yehfss.
: DenverL"Thee coal 'operato1 as
we1 as ap; egtlsL ?!assSs s1ts OF mpn9tS pnSSs s'as
of the necessities OF h1e' inus H"y
fair with the people of this .sEi4fe."
:Tnat vas ,,the :ststehsaf contaRfd IN
a nioclama{lon issued by G9fSpor
shoup to the effect that mlipry
forces will be wlthdrawn from tssti foal
fields Of the state, II coal orFHflfors
attempt making advances In pHf7 Vi
poulder.-Fourteen new memsefS for
the faculty of the University cfii isolo-
r.So-weee-authorizsd..hy by -the. .Fegfnts
= ahAs,on hare. e.:necentfT:.'...::.:i