The Raymer enterprise., 1923-04-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denver.-A conference on the strike
situation between J. II. Young, re-
ceIver Of the Denver 4 Rio Grande
Western railroad, ]. A. Bodine, head
Of the striking shop workers, and
Governor Sweet was entirely without
result. Receiver Young said that he
felt that he should be loyal to the EN-.
ployes who went TO work when the
strike was called; that the present
employees are more competent than the
strikers, and that normal service was
being maintained by his railroad. In
answer to Receiver Young, Governor
Sweet said that loyalty to the state,
the welfare Of the people, the shippers
and the producers should supersede
that to the employees Of a road "rhe
evidence Is overwhelming that the rail-
road is not rendering service as 1t
should" Governor Sweet said. III
service cannot be rendered with the
present men, then It is an obligation
to the state to discharge them" Gov.
ernor Sweet announced this morning
that his efforts to settle The strike
would be directed along different lines
In the future.
Canon City.-Almost teh months
from the day on which former Govern
or Shoup paroled him, Harold Hen.
wood was again put behind the bars.
His ungovernable temper, which
caused him to draw a pistol and fire
point blank into crowd Of men In
the barroom Of the Brown Palace
hotel twelve years ago and caused him
to kill two men and cripple a third
one for life, Is responsible for his re-
turn to the penitentiary. Henwood
threatened to kill young girl, bank.
er and Il woman for whom he had
worked because the girl would not
marry him. THAT Is q violation Of the
parole and we had to bring him back" /"
said Thomas J. lyman, warden Of the
penitentIary, Tuesday, as he confirmed
the report that Henwood is again a
prisoner in the penitentiary.
Cralg.-Jay Sorrie. homesteader, and
his daughter, Thelma. IA years old.
perished In the blizzard recently while
trying 10 reach shelter. The two had
come into town on shopping trip
and started for their home at Black
mountain. When the storm became
severe they unhitched the team and
each mounted horse to be carried to
safety. The daughter was found
frozen TO death, having fallen from her
horse. The father was carried to his
home, but was SO exhausted from his
experience that he died soon there.
after. Mrs. Sorrie and four other
children survive.
Fort Collins.-Almost every farmer
occasionally goes up against the prob
lem Of measuring hay In the stack.
Buyer and seller often find 1t difficult
to get together, because of different
methods Of measuring hay that are In
common use. Therefore 1t is q con.
renience TO have at hand a rule that
mas received the approval Of the U. s.
Department Of Agriculture. This rule
Is found In Bulletin 2S1 Of the Colorado
Agricultural Experiment Station, Fort
Collins. The bulletin Is entitled
Methods Of Handling Hay in Colo
rado" and Its author Is G. A. Cummings.
1t Is for free distribution.
Pueblo.-Oil was struck In Pueblo
county few days ago when com.
pany drilling five miles east of Pueblo
announced the drill had pierced the
cap rock and was in an oil sand. The
drilling was ordered ceased immedl.
utely to permit final preparations for
bringing the well in. Tanks are
ordered and will be placed to take
care Of the oil, and the casing will
be lowered to shut off all water be.
fore the well Will be shot. The oil
sand was encountered at 1880 feet.
Greeley.-Bert j. Lowe, convicted Of
the murder Of Edna Fern Skinner, his
sister.ln-law, applied TO the District
Court for 4 new trial. Application
was made through Robert Z. Win.
bourn and Carl w. Farr, his attorneys.
Lowe was convicted on Dec. 0, 1922, by
jury In the court of Judge George A.
Bradfield of Greeley of having mur.
dered Miss Skinner on July 2, 1922, In
the Lowe home.
B0ulder.-The short course for
metermen, conducted by the electrical
engineering department Of the Univer-
sity Of Colorado, closed q few days
ago. II was attended by representa-
tives Of q number Of Wyoming and
Colorado cities. Prof. c. Z. McCor-
mick was In charge Of the technical
instruction. Addresses were given
during the conference by Herbert
Tewksbury, Denver Gas and Electric
Light Company; Herbert Dwight, elec.
tric engineer, Of the public utilities
commission; c. A. Cummings, Duncan
Electric Meter Company; william
Trudgian, Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company; Dean II. s.
Evans, University Of Colorado.
Denyer-At general meeting Of
Colorado manufacturers Of clay prod
ucts held in Denver recently the or.
ganlzation Of the Colorado Clay Prod.