The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-09
LATE NEWS
From, An Over
COLORADO

| lAiilh -iOOO NA-etA 'AN'
men are expected ut the annual tri-
| state encampment of the Veterans OF
| Foreign Wars to be held In Boulder
June IA, 10 and 10. Delegates will at
tend from Wyoming, New Mexico and
| Colorado.
Denver.-Contracts for 100000
bushels OF wheat have been signed by
the Colorado Wheat Growers Associa-
ton, recently organized under the new
state cooperative marketing law, and
will be marketed by that organization
this summer and fall, according to
Bruce Lampson, general manager.
| Denver.-Incorporati papers of
| the Colorado branch of the Rational
America League was filed recently
with the secretary Of state, and Of
fices will be opened il 200 f. & @.
| building to begin work of educating
the people of Colorado to favor mod
ification of the state dry prohibition
law.
Littleton.-Joshua Frederick Eagle
boss Jehovah, a Jehovite living on
ranch near Bennett, is under $1,000
bond to appear for trial on a charge
| OI usSuull Will u ueuuly "eupoL, ihu
A. C. Doughman, II years old, is suf-
fering with severe scalp wounds, fol-
lowing an alleged attack upon
Doughman by Jehovah at Doughman's
house.
| Denver-John +. Vivian, Republican
| national committeeman for Colorado,
and one of the outstanding Republican
leaders of the state, was named state
prohibition director in Washington by
Commissioner Blair of the Internal
Revenue Department He succeeds E.
II. McClenahan, another widely known
Republican leader, who resigned April
18th.
Brighton.-Fred Merzney and Cy
Mueller divided the honors at the
Brighton races Decoration Day. Fred
Merzney, driving a Sprigg special,
nosed out Mueller for first honors in
the ten-mile free-for-all. The crowd
was estimated at 5000, and was the
largest crowd ever to attend races in
Brighton. Merzney also took the five
mile race.
La Junta.-The regular semi-annual
state convention of the Colorado
branch of the National Federation of
Rural Letter Carriers was held in La
Junta a few days ago. A large repre-
sentation was present from all parts
of the state. Business of the fedora
| ton was transacted and Burt e. War
ren, president, and Chas. A. Hansen,
| secretary were both reelected by
unanimous vote. Arrangements were
made TO hold the next convention at
Lamar Labor Day.
Cripple Creek.-Pay ore at the grass
roots is reported by Bray and Hay
ward, lessees on the Howard claim
of the Mary Mckinney group on
vein just uncovered. The new vein is
three to four feet wide, length and
depth being as yet only estimated. The
ore shows free gold and is valued at
| from SIS to $50 a ton. The lessees
will make a shipment as quickly as
possible to establish the value of the
find. The mine is few feet north
of the Midland Terminal depot in
| Anaconda.
Pueblo.-A special committee of the
Pueblo Commerce Club, appointed
when it was learned that the United
States government is planning to de-
velop extensive aviation facilities in
Colorado or Wyoming, has obtained
grant of land for use as a flying field
and has opened negotiations for the es
| tablishment of an aerial mail station
at Pueblo. The committee is headed
by C. w. Orr and has as its other men,
bers Aubrey Keif, former British royal
flying corps officer; H. E. Mitchell, ].
A. Phelps, George Stumpf, E. B. Wicks
and o. G. Smith.
Denver.-In order better to accom-
modate the increased travel on the
Denver & Interurban railroad, Man
ager Jack Heating of the Union sta
ton has established separate ticket
window for the route. Heretofore tick
cts for the Kite route were procured at
the general ticket window, causing
much delay in rush.
Boulder.-Ninety-eig students were
| graduated from the State Preparatory
school at Boulder. This was the larg-
est number to graduate in one class
| in the history of the school, DIR. Milo
| G.. Derham, director of the summer
school at the University of Colorado,
delivered the commencement address
Sixty of the graduates plan to enter
the university this fall.
Denver.-D. G. Roger, insurance
man of Greeley and secretary of
the National Farm Loan Associ-
alton, passed through Denver
few DAVIS ago en- route to Wichita,
Kan, to attend meeting of the Fed
eral Land bank, of which he was
named director recently. Mr.. Roger
was appointed director by the federal
firm land board, and will represent