The Colorado statesman., 1923-10-13
LATE NEWS
From All OUeY
COLORADO

nual meeting of the synod of the Pres
1yterlan church was held here last
week.
Denver. - Confusion, caused by
crowded vehicular traffic on Colfax
avenue, led to the death of Patrick II.
Riordan, was the finding of coron-
ers jury called to investigate the fatal
accident.
Boulder-A white way" OF twenty
eight blocks has been indorsed by the
Boulder Retail Merchants Association,
and calls for 224 ornamental light
poles for the business district. The
estimated cost will be S27, 900.
Denver. - Six fourth-ciass postof-
fices in Colorado were advanced to the
presidential class last week, according
to dispatch from Washington, D. c.
They were Gilman, CRANKY Penrose,
Sanford, Towner and Two Buttes.
Greeley.-R. Gabe Johnson, 20 years
old, a rancher, living near Avala, Colo,
committed suicide by swallowing a
large quantity of poison. His body
was found by neighbors who had gone
to his ranch to call on him.
Hugo.-Charles Giles Of Hugo, has
been appointed by the governor as
county commissioner of Lincoln county
| to fill the unexpired term of the de-
ceased August CRUDE. CRUDE was
Republican, while Giles Is Democrat.
| Greely, Colo-The Mountain States
Beet Growers Marketing Association
has secured more than 10000 of it's
proposed 10000 acreage signatures to
the contract, which will insure success
to the association, it was announced
| here.
Denver.-Completion of twentyfour
miles of the Berthoud pass road from
Empire to Fraser was announced by
the federal bureau of roads here n
few days ago. This highway, which is
known as a forest road, will be thirty
miles long.
Fort Morgan.-Marjorie Primrose
Bird, years old, lies at the point of
| death in the Fort Morgan hospital, Suf-
| fering from u fractured skull, caused
| by a kick of COW. The baby lives on
| the farms of her father, ]. A. Bird.
north of Akron.
| DeHNeT.- DlueDiOOuS VI SOlO-
RADIO will offer the attraction at the
| five-day race meet and horse show,
staged under the auspices of the
| Gentlemens Riding and Driving Club
mt Overland Park, Oct. 0 to 13. as the
| finale TO the states racing and show
| season.
Denver-With the filing of incorpor-
| oft fnr Sln inynIx-ino
fee of $S015, the largest ever paid
in Colorado, to Secretary of State Carl
Milliken, the merger was completed of
the Denver Gas and Electric Light
Company and the Western Light and
Power Company into the Public Serv-
ice Company of Colorado.
Hugo.-After n race against death
of more than $50 miles, Peter Soren-
son, 81 years old, a rancher living near
Hugo, Colo, died at Mercy Hospital
in Denver as the result of a pitchfork
wound through his abdomen. The
cause of his death was said to be
peritonitis, which set in during the
long drive to Denver.
Denver-Robert Lindneux, noted
Denver artist, has received Il commits
sion to paint picture or the Grand
Canon of the Colorado from Ell Tovar-
An eastern millionaire has ordered the
picture, which is to be placed in his
| private art gallery. The contract calls
for $1,000 for the painting. Il am not
at liberty to divulge the name of the
eastern man." said Mr.. Lindneux, "but
he wants picture of the Grand Canon
that is familiar to all and expects to
give it place of honor in his gallery"
Trinidad.-The Colorado & Southern
railroad will erect a new station in
Trinidad, according to an announce
ment made by the State Public Utili-
ties Commission in Denver. The Trini-
dad Chamber of Commerce and other
organizations had petitioned the COM
mission for an order directing the road
to build new station.
Denver.-With the arrest of Stanley
NJ. carp, well-to-do and respected bus
mess man of Kinsley, Kan, as he was
leaving the home of his wife's parents
In this city on an alleged flight to
Mexico, Department of Justice agents
believe that they have corraled the
brains of the retail department" of
the Frank S. Brownee wholesale QUITO
theft ring.
Denver.-The largest output of pre-
cious and base metals ever recorded in
the state of Colorado will be mined
during the present year, according to
M. b. Tomblin, secretary of the state
metal mining fund. Actual figures by
carload shipments of ores and concen-
trates compiled by the Colorado &
Southern and Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroads prove clearly the
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