The Raymer enterprise., 1923-05-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denver.-Colorado now has 67.0s
miles Of highways, according to sur
veys made by the United States
Bureau OF Public Roads and the Colo
RADIO State Board Of Immigration. OF
this mileage, approximately $4,000
miles are improved In some way. OF
the improved roads, al miles are
cement and AGO miles are surfaced
with some special surfacing material,
ranging from sand to various types OF
water-bound surfacing. About 2S,5OC
miles have been graded and drained.
while the remainder are unimproved.
The total includes 8147 miles Of state
highways, all Of which are improved
and nearly onehalf Of which are sur.
faced.
Denver.-Tourists travelling BY auto
mobile may now get into Mesa Verde
National Park, according to the April
reports on the conditions Of Colorado
roads received by Robert Higgins.
superintendent Of maintenance Of the
State Highway Department. Early
tourists may reach the park from Den
yer by way OF Grand Junction. Mont
rose, Telluride, Norwood. Cedar and
down through Dove Creek into the
park. The reports show the roads
are generally In good condition, with a
! pOnnh dt,a 70 tho patrG md
grading work. Wolf Creek pass Is ex-
pected to be opened soon.
Denver-Gov. William E. Sweets
signature has been placed on the SOL
diers' bonus resolution recently passed
by the state Legislature. Following
his approval Of the measure. Governor
Sweet presented the pen with which
It was signed to Morton David. staff
adjutant OF the American Legion. II
will be kept with the Legion archives
The proposition to pay a bonus Of S15
| for each month Of service In all wars
to those who enlisted from the state
will be submitted to the people at the
next general election. The resolution
was introduced by Representative Pol
lock and Bert NJ. Lake.
Durango.-The search for william
Lantz, who murdered Glisson Keith
and wounded Harry Gordon, still con-
unues In the mountain Businesses
The fugitive. who Is heavily armed,
has been trailed into the mountains
northeast Of Durango. He abandoned
his automobile and took to the hills
Henry and Joe Lantz, two sons Of the
fugitive, are being held by the author.
lues on technical charge, so that
they cannot aid their father to escape
Durango.-John Fincher, home
steader Of southeastern Utah. charged
with murder In the first degree for
killing Alpha Hadley, a young married
man, last January. was acquitted by a
jury In the District Court at Cortez,
Montezuma county. Fincher charged
Hadley with having wronged his 18-
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he was innocent. and died soon after
he was shot Fincher Is the father Of
eleven children.
Fort Collins.-Jake Becker Is dead
and Mrs. Becker and their 3-year-old
daughter. Lorene, are In dangerous
condition as the result Of stroke Of
lightning. They were standing In the
doorway Of barn on the farm Of
Ed Il. Munroe, northeast Of Waverly,
which they rented. Lightning struck
the top Of the barn and ripped down
a wall, striking Becker In the back Of
the head. He was killed instantly.
Pueblo.-By vote of more than
ten to one, residents Of school district
No. 20 voted to Issue bonds Of $780,.
600 to raise funds for the purchase Of
additional school grounds, construct
ing new school buildings on the south
side OF the city and to fund the float.
ing Indebtedness. The latter involves
100000 of the total.
Aguilar-Ten men lost their lives in
the Southwestern mine of the Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company, from an ex-
plosion Of gas and dust and the ex-
| ploslon was due to indirect negligence
of the management, In the findings Of
the coroner's jury which returned its
verdict here after day spent in TAX
ing evidence.
Pueblo.-Rudolfo Caberello, Mexican
employee of the Minnequa Steel
Works, died after having been shot
by l.. W. Nye at the rooming house
operated by Nyes mother. Nye
claims the Mexican was trying to get
into his mothers room, and fled when
Nye tried to stop him. Nye, who Is
railway postal clerk, is being held
until coroner's jury returned a YER
dict.
Greeley.--A grain elevator and gro
cery store at GIL, Colo, was complete
ly destroyed by fire recently with a
loss approximately $4,000. The
Greeley fire department was called but
was only able to prevent further
spread Of the flames. A bucket brigade
fought the fire before the Greeley de-
parement arrived. The loss Is said to
be well covered by insurance.
Colorado Spnngs.-Bearing wounds
inflicted by the rejected suitor Of his