The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


hard blows 1t deals out, has descended
heavily upon the eight bunko artists
who roamed Denver at will until the
ring was broken up. These men, who
had sheared the golden fleece from the
gullible lambs, pried loose the scales
from the eyes Of the wise" ones. and
generally trimmed those with fat wal
lets and great faith In mankind, have
different occupations now. They are
working for the state. but the irony Of
II all is arey are drawing only their
breath. Five Of the gang are working
"outside," while the three remaining
members have indoor work. J. K
French. "Dapper Jack" the leader Of
the pack, who used to swing jauntily
up and down Seventeenth street as he
journeyed to and fro to the depot,
where he looked over what the train
had left is still swinging jauntily, but
not himself. He Is swinging a twelve
pound sledge hammer amid q world Of
sandstone and harder rocks.
Pueblo.-Santa Fe passenger train
No. 5. due at Pueblo from Denver at
II 80 o'clock at night, was wrecked at
Buttes, twenty-four miles north OF Pue-
bio, about II o'clock Saturday night
Oct. 4, but no one was injured, The
locomotive turned over and a baggage
car and the smoker left the tracks.
The passengers were transferred to
another train and proceeded on their
way In charge Of the same engine
crew, II. Erickson. engineer, and A. s.
Yates, fireman, both Of La Junta, who
stayed with their locomotive when 1t
turned over on Its side but escaped
with no injuries. What caused the &C.
cident has not been determined by the
Santa Fe officials, but 1t is suspected
that the switch had been tampered
with. II the train had been proceeding
at fast speed 1t is certain there
would have been some persons injured
Canon City.-For the first time In
the history Of the Colorado state peni.
tentiary. which has been established at
Canon City for fifty years, the enroll.
ment has reached 900. The high mark
was attained when c. B. yanatta was
brought In from Moffat county,
charged with burglary and larceny and
sentenced to term Of one and half
years. Several times during the last
few months has the register been up
to 800, but not until few days ago
did'lt reach the 900 mark. OF the to-
tai number Of prisoners now doing
time here 500 are men and 40 are won.
en-. Several Of the women are federal
prisoners brought here from other
states. The penitentiary was estab-
lished here In 1873 during territorial
days. Since Its establishment 12,205
sonvicts have been confined within Its
walls.
Pueblo.-The arrival Of local police
officers Brandon Morgan and Buren
probably averted serious trouble at the
Union depot here when q crowd Of
men gathered about B. Thorpe, negro
Of Westcliffe, and q white girl whom
he had brought here from Westcllffe.
Threats were heard about the station
when 1t became known that the girl
was In the negro's company, but Off
GERS Of the emergency squad arrived
In time to prevent any trouble.
Greeley.-Frank H. Waite Of Den
yer, son Of the late former Governor
Waite and federal narcotic inspec-
tor stationed ut Denver, has filed suit
in the District Court here, through his
attorneys, George A. Crowder and
Clarence Ielhnd Of Denver, against
Sheriff II. L. Corder Of Weld county,
and Deputy Sheriff Jack Reece, alleg-
Ing false Imprisonment and asking for
$20,029 damages and body execution.
Denver.-The law passed by the last
Legislature requiring an applicant for
an automobile license to present q tax
certificate to the secretary of state be-
fore the license would be issued, was
declared unconstitutional by Judge
Clarence J. Morley In the District
Court.
Denver.-Trains were delayed over
the South Park branch Of the Colorado
4 Southern recently due to the wash.
In" between Waterton and Pine, Colo.
Denver.-While the depositors of
the HibernIa Bank and Trust Com.
pany may possibly lose a few cents on
the dollar II the bank is liQuidated by
the special deputy In charge, Z. W.
Pfeiffer, and the state bank commits.
sioner, Grant McFerson, their loss will
be nil compared to the losses Of the
stockholders. One stockholder will
lose more than 100000, while the
smallest loss will be S1,059.
Denver.-A total Of s8,6O8 acres of
land in various parts of Colorado have
been designated, as effective Aug. 10,
by the secretary Of the interior as sub.
ject to entry under the stockraising
homestead law, NJ. d. McEniry, chief
Of the Denver field division Of the gen.
eral land office, announced. These
lands are covered by homestead appli.