The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

against Callaway. Other matters in
the platform of the common people
party were enlarging the city water
supply and making additions to the
municipal light and power plant The
men elected are: Mayor, S. f. Hays;
clerk, George Stone, who will thus
serve his thirteenth consecutive term !;
treasurer, Charles NJ Brown; alder
men, Peter Hettem. j. X. McCarty,
VIII Lugg, Joseph Bestle, Frank
Chanda and A. III. McKiernan.
| Denver.-The Federal Bureau of
Ronds will undertake, as soon as
weather conditions permit, the con-
struction and completion of over 200
miles of highways through the national
forests of Colorado. Announcement
to this effect was made here by G. w.
Johnson, district engineer of the
bureau. Approximately $530,000 will
be spent for this purpose this year, of
which S67 900 will be furnished by the
State of Colorado. These roads are
parts of a highway system through
national forests, connecting with state
road systems.
Denver.-Reporting more than 1885,
600 acres contracted TO date and stat
ing that the farmers are signing rap
idly, the Great Western Sugar Com
pany, in special good farming" mes
sages to growers, urged them to pre-
pare their beet seed beds with fore
sight, looking toward biggest possible
| yields an acre from the ideal soil con-
ditions existing. The drive for more
| of hnntss IN nahn
at each of the sixteen factories of the
company by its agricultural forces.
Greeley.-Walter S. Hayden defeat
ed Charles ID. Todd for mayor of Gree
ley in the election held recently by
vote of 1850 to 1924. For alderman
j. B. Phillips, incumbent, was defeated
by Albert Lafollette. The other alder
men were reelected as follows: G. S.
Buchanan, James Mcdonald, l. B.
Carel, John S. Davis and l.. G. Baab.
Lena Bleak defeated Mrs. Rose En-
right for treasurer. The proposed
sewer bond issue was defeated by
vote of $50 to SOB.
Florence.-The national campaign
to advertise Colorado agricultural
product will be begun this season,
when the San Isabel Produce Growers
Association begins a campaign of pub
licity for head lettuce, green peas and
cauliflower, produced by the associa-
ton and shipped from Florence. The
advertising will be confined this year
| to that section of the United States
east of Chicago, with special attention
paid to Boston, New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore.
| Fort Morgan.-Ray Rasmussen,
farmer living near Orchard, was
| drowned near here when an automo-
bile he was driving plunged from a
| sand pile to an excavation twenty feet
| below, turned over and pinned him un-
| derneath in several feet of water Two
| companions, Harley Warren and L. d.
| Hill, narrowly escaped.
Boulder.-Alhambra a local club or
ganized a year ago, is now chapter
Of Lambda Chi Alpha. Bruce II.
Mcintosh, national administrative sec
retary, and Irwin Hall Stewart, ma
| tional treasurer, were in Boulder for
fne installation, which was followed
by dance.
Deer Trail.-An attempt to obtain
tNe freedom of George Griffith, ac-
cused of the Staying of Howard Ham
ilton at Deer Trail, Colo, last Christ
mas, on writ of habeas corpus made
in the United States District Court in
Denver has failed.
Leadville.-By single vote, Mayor
Joseph E. Cummings retained his Of
flee in the recent municipal election,
ol .b,,
the Citizen party's opposition ticket.
Cummings received 914 votes and Will
kin 913.
Pueblo.-That southern Colorado Is
unit for consolidation of the Santa
Fe and the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroads, and is strongly OPP
posed to the consolidation of the Den
yer & Rio Grande with the Burling.
ton, was brought out at a public meet
ing here when representatives of Den.
yer, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and 9th
er communities of the state aired their
views on railroad consolidation before
representatives of the State Public
Utilities Commission.
Denver.-Federal and city officers
arrested DIR. Zdenko Won Dworzak, who
says he formerly was a physician to
Kaiser Wilhelm, ii, in his offices in
the Empire building, and a short time
later took into custody twenty-five
men and women alleged to have been
visiting the doctors office to obtain
narcotics. All are charged with viola
ton of the Harrison narcotics act.
Canon City.-State prohibition en-
forcement officers John Il. Smith,
James w. Melrose and Walter w.