The Raymer enterprise., 1923-04-19
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

struction and completion Of over 200
miles Of highways through the national
forests Of Colorado. Announcement
to this effect was made here by c. W.
johnson, district engineer Of the
bureau. Approximately $530.OO0 will
be spent for this purpose this year. Of
which $87. 900 will be furnished by the
State of Colorado. These roads are
parts Of highway system through
national forests, connecting with state
road systema
Florence.-The national campaign
to advertise a Colorado agricultural
product will be begun this season.
when the San Isabel Produce Growers
Association begins 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.
Denyer.-Four young children were
burned to death here In a fire The
children had been playing In a barn
when the fire was set, It is said. by
an unidentified boy. They crawled
under a pile Of hay In the place and
perIshed there. The four little chill
dren who were burned to death were
playing hide and seek. The complete
ness Of their hiding place was the
very element that caused their death.
They were trapped without chance
to get out.
Denver-The Moffatt road was d.
rected by temporary injunction granted
in United States District Court, to al
locate their coal cars In strict proper
ton to production capacity to all
mines on their line. Judge 7. Blake
Kennedy Of Cheyenne, sitting In the
absence Of Judge Symes, heard the
petition for the injunction, which was
presented by United States District
Attorney CRANKY HIllyer at the In
stance Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Grand Junction.--A gun was placed
against the forehead Of Frank TrujIllo
and discharged, the bullet bouncing off
and inflicting slight scalp wound.
Then the assailant fired and missed,
and advancing close to his victim,
placed the gun against his ribs and 1t
missed fire. A fight followed, in
which the assailant was disarmed. The
fight occurred at Dragon, Utah, and
Trujillo came here to have his wounds
dressed.
Denver.-"Agricultural Statistics Of
the State Of Colorado for l922'' Is the
title Of a sixty-four page pamphlet
just Issued by the state immigration
department. II Is composed chiefly OF
tables, maps and charts prepared for
use In the "Year Book Of 1928" and Ii
published for the use Of those inter
ested In the agricultural development
Of the state and who do not require
all the miscellaneous statistical infor-
nation contained In the year book.
Walsenburg.-Childish curiosity to
see what would happen II she tossed
a lighted match into keg Of blasting
powder resulted In the death Of 9year
old Daveline Murphy and the probable
fatal burning Of her brother, Robert,
Q, and sister Eleanor, 5. Two other
small brothers and sister were badly
burned. The tragedy occurred in the
farm yard Of John W. Murphy, twenty
five miles east OF here.
Canon City.-The parole Of Harold
+. Henwood, convicted slayer Of Tony
Won Phul and George Copeland. was
officially revoked by Gov. william K.
Sweet at the request Of Warden Tom
lyman Of the state penltentiary. Hen
wood, who was paroled by Governor
Oliver Shoup on May 27, 1922, was re-
turned to the state penitentiary about
three weeks ago for violation Of pa
role.
Fort Collins.-Chris Thompson sold
his 240-acre farm mile south Of Fort
Collins, to the Poudre Valley Nation
al Bank for Sl05,0O0. This is a price
of about $40 an acre. In 1917 Thomp-
son paid 500 an acre for the farm.
Fort Collins.-Philip S. Van Cise.
district attorney Of Denver, was the
principal speaker at the annual meet
ing Of thu Fort Collins Chamber of
Commerce In Colonial hall recently.
This was Mr.. Van Clse's first address
outside Of Denver since the completion
Of the bunco ring trial, and the hall
was packed Mr.. Van Cise told how
the bunco raids were carried out sue
cessfully.
Observation-Disclosures Of coal in Colo
rado in 1922 was next to the lowest
output recorded In the state in four
years. according to statistics Of the
United States Geological survey dis
tributed In Washington. The 1922 coal
production was l0,004,0OO tons. In
1919 the state produced 1898, ,420
tons; in 1920. l2,27s,225 tons; and In
1921, 9,l22,700 tons.
Denver.-A. J. Simonson has been
elected chairman Of the agricultural
and livestock bureau Of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of former Governor Z. NJ. Am