The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Office are snort NlS4, ~ WIS ulScON-
cred when Fred Fulton, heavyweight
prizefighter, with an order from Judge
c. j. Morley of the District Court, re-
leasing an attachment of S1,65O of the
pugllist's money, appeared in the Of
flee and asked for that amount. All
that the office could muster of Full
toms fund was S1,464. 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 n 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 fight
with Bob Roper in April, 1922. Tom
O'Rourke, his former manager, tied up
the sum in 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.
Longmont.-Ned Peterson of Den
yer, widely-known automobile racer,
was Injured, probably fatally, at Long
mont while competing in the five-mile
all-Colorado race on the Roosevelt
park track. The accident occurred In
the first lap of the race. Peterson was
running third in the race and was driv-
ing his Hassler special between sixty
and sixty-five miles an hour when he
tried to pass the car ahead of him. In
so doing he took the curve at higher
speed than his car could stand and 1t
skidded and turned over. He was
thrown fifty feet through the air,
landing head first on the track.
Montrose.-Dan r. Grant, for many
years assistant cashier of the First
National Bank at Montrose, former
mayor and president of the school
board, was arrested on charges of for
gerry and embezzlement preferred
against him as the result of an alleged
disappearance of $4,000 worth of
school warrants. Grant returned from
Kansas City of his own accord upon
request of the bank officials. He was
released shortly after his arrest to Il.
G. Gittey, United States reclamation
engineer at Montrose. Il am innocent
and gladly will stand trial." said
Grant.
Colorado Springs.-That he could
see no objection whatever to produc-
ing a pageant picture Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, September %, was
the statement here of the Rt. Rev. Ir-
wing p. Johnson, bishop of Colorado,
in making known his stand on the af-
fair planned for the Garden of the
Gods by the National Womans party
The bishop amplfied his statement by
saying he could not understand the
position adopted by the Ministerial as
sociation in opposing the production
on a Sunday.
Loveland.-Bond of $1,000 for Will
liam Ross, charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death of Mrs.
Jacob Lapp, aged Loveland woman
run down and killed by an auto here
two years ago, was declared forfeited
here. Ross, who is said to have been
the driver of the car which killed Mrs.
Lapp, and whose identity was not un-
earthed until few months ago, failed
to appear in court. Sheriff's deputies
are now attempting to locate him.
Denver-Notice has been served on
the State Public Utilities Commission
by the Colorado & Southern railway
that Beginning Oct. 21 it will inaugur-
ate it's regular winter service between
Denver and Leadville. Train No. 10
will run between Denver and Lead
Vile daily except Sunday. Train No.
II will make the run between Leadville
and Denver daily except Sunday. The
last Sunday trip of the trains will be
made October IA.
Denver.-In Denver there is an au-
tomoble for every 40 persons, accord
ing to figures on the number of cars
in the city in the office of Secretary
of State Carl S. Milliken. In Colorado
there is an automobile for every 5.4
persons.
Colorado Springs-A declaration
calling for the support not only of peo-
pie in the Pixies Peak region, but also
of all the governors of the Rocky
mountain states was issued by the
mems committee of the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce. which
is sponsoring the western equal rights
celebration to be held in Colorado
Springs, Saturday, September %, and
Sunday, September %, under the aus
pices of the Woman's party.
Fort Collins-Colorado is to have an
other wonderful playground for both
the home folk and visitors from all
corners of the nation. An area of g.
900 acres in the heart of the Rocky
mountains, forty seven miles northwest
of Fort Collins, long known as the WesI
Lakes district now to be known as the
Redfeather Mountain lakes, is to be
developed into summer cabin colony.