The Raymer enterprise., 1923-09-20
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denver.-The fundB OF the sheriff D
office are short $1s4, It was dlscov.
cred when Fred Fulton, heavyweight
prizefighter, with an order from Judge
c. J. Morley Of the District Court. re-
leasing an attachment Of $1,850 Of the
pugilists money. appeared in the Of.
flee and asked for that amount. All
that the office could muster Of Ful.
tons fund was $1,464. Former Mana.
ger Of Safety and Excise Downer,
under whom the money was attached.
who was called to explain the missing
balance, stated that the fund was COM
plete when he left the office Fulton
refused to accept partial payment.
What he will do his council did not
announce. The money attached by the
sheriff was taken in by Fulton as his
share Of the gate receipts Of a fight
with Bob Roper In April. 1922. Tom
ORourke, his former manager. tied up
the sum In q suit, wherein he alleged
that Fulton owed him money for past
services. o'Rourke recently agreed
that the money could be paid over to
Fulton.
Denyer.-Two miles Of the Mount
Of the Holy Cross road, eight miles
west of Silver Plume, Colo, have been
completed, opening up Just that much
more wonderful Colorado scenery, ac-
cording to R. W. McQueary, contrac-
tor for the state highway department.
McQueary plans to move HIS camp
soon and continue work on the high.
way, hoping to complete four or five
miles before snow forces a halt. when
the entire road 10 completed. probably
next year, seventy-five miles will have
been cut off the journey from Denver
to Glenwood Springs. Leadville and
the Mount OF the Holy Cross.
Glenwood Springs.-Four persons
were injured seriously when m auto.
mobile In which they were returning
to Glenwood Springs from dance at
Basalt skidded over an embankment
and turned over four times. John H.
Fitzgerald, an employee Of the Home
bakery, suffered crushed chest and
broken rib; Earl Colohan, three
broken ribs and severe cuts and
bruises. Edward Goddard Of the
Paine Brothers grocery suffered a
broken shoulder, while his daughter,
Ida Mae Goddard, incurred a broken
collar bone. +
Pueblo.-A spectacular attempt Of
two county prisoners to escape from
he courthouse after arraignment, was
frustrated when Deputy Sheriff G. L.
tiscus spled them trying to slide down
the side Of the building from the Sec
ond floor. C. G. Cribs, accused of
automobile theft, was tottering on a
narrow ledge Of the courthouse wall,
outside the second story when the
sheriff discovered him. Harold Span,
an alleged confessed burglar, was
ready to leave the room and get away
with Cribb, 1t was said. tt
Denver.-Directors Of the Great
Western Sugar Company have just an
nounced a plan by which Its EN-.
plOyees. numbering several hundred,
may be assisted In purchasing the pre-
ferred stock Of the company on INSTALL
ments. To effect this the company
VIII buy the stock In the open mar
ket rs all the preferred shares author
lied are now outstanding, and sell 1t
to the employees ut cost. except for q
charge Of 5 per cent interest on de-
ferred payments.
Fort COllins.-The sugar beet har-
vest will begin In this district Sept.
"a, the various beet dumps opening to
receive beets for the Fort Collins fac.
tory of the Great Western Sugar Com
pany In succession starting on that
day. The factory will be opened Sept.
n or %, 1t Is announced. II. II. Grif-
fin, agricultural manager for the fac
tory at Fort Collins, says that the
yield this year will be better than last.
Colorado Springs. - Expert safe
crackers visited Colorado Springs a
few nights ago and after blowing the
safe Of Texas company filling sta.
tion, which yielded $50, and Cont
mental OIL Company filling station
safe, from which $40 was taken, made
their getaway undisturbed.
Denver.-A decrease of not less than
$S,OO0,O00' in the valuation Of property
In Colorado for taxing purposes for
the year 1923 Ia indicated by the re-
ports on assessments submitted to the
assessors. When the tax commission
makes Its report to the state board Of
equalization next month. the valuation
Of all taxable property In the state, II
Is predicted, will be about $l,54OOOO,.
600, as compared with $1,548,817, ,879
for 1922, and $3.50. .287 1857 for 1920,
when It was the highest In the history
Of the state.
Colorado Springs.--Governor Sweet
will attend reception to be given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Pen.
rose for the officers and delegates to
the Equal Rights conference Saturday,
September 22, to be followed on the