The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denyef.-MOre than 500 members of
the Denver alumni and aiunnae ussocl.
ations Of the University Of Colorado
were present at u banquet In honor Of
the triumvlrate Of Colorado Univer-
sity presidents-Dr. James II. Baker,
president emeritus Of the state insIi-
tuition; DR.. Livingston Farrand. for
mer president Of the university and
now head Of Cornell University, and
DR.. George Norlin, present head Of the
university, In the tea room Of Daniels
4 Fishers tower.
Meeker.-A cOroner's jury has held
Bert Taylor, cattleman, wounded In
the Bar B ranch gun battle In which
cowboy named Brunt was shot dead,
on the charge Of murder. According to
the story told the jury Taylor rode up
to Ed Bois cabin, accompanied by
Brunt, and challenged all 10 battle.
Boies asked Brunt to try to get Tay-
lors gun, which lay on table, and
when Brunt made the effort, Taylor
beat him to 1t" and shot him dead.
Aguilar-Fracesita Lucero. II years
old, asked Alfredo Montoya, Is, II he
still loved her when they met on Il
street In Delagua, coal mining town.
According to witnesses. Montoya an
swered, NO" The girl then slipped a
revolver from her handbag. according
TO the same witnesses, and shot Mon
toya through the right lung, inflicting
wound which may prove fatal. The
Lucero girl was taken into custody
here.
Denver.-Announcement has beeh
made of a change In the administrative
policy Of the University Of Denver by
DR.. Heber X. Harper, chancellor. Hith-
erto, separate departments have been
under charge Of the respective deans.
Under the new policy the routine work
at the college Of liberal arts will be
taken over by Vice Chancellor W. u.
Engie, leaving DR.. Harper free to look
after the affairs Of the university as a
whole.
Denver.-One Of the most impressive
evidences Of the agricultural develop
ment that has taken place in Colorado
In the past ten years is the increase In
the number Of hogs and dairy cattle In
the state In that period 1t has been
demonstrated by experience that the
most successful farmers in this state,
and especially In the non-irrigated
nreas, are those who raise plenty Of
feed crops and keep dairy cattle and
hogs.
Pueblo.--All records for open hearth
steel production In the western part Of
the United States was broken in Janu-
ary this year by the Minnequa plant
Of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany here. The previous high record
Of the plant was in March, 1917, when
this department turned out b0,172 tons
of steel. Last month the plant turned
out 5O.692 tons.
Leadyllle. - A dozen federal
agents under Z. II. McClenahan, direc.
tor Of prohibition enforcement In Colo
RADIO, slipping into town unobseryed.
took soft drink shops. whisky distillers
and other prohibition law violating
suspects by complete surprise and gave
this historic mining camp Its greatest
topic for gossip since the beginning Of
the present miners strike.
Denver.-Record prices were brought
by registered mountain Herefords in
the local livestock market at the auc-
tion sale Of johnson Bros. Of Eagle,
Colo. More than $50 cows, calves and
bulls were disposed Of. The show herd
which took prizes at the National
Western Stock Show In January was
placed on the block.
Denver.-The large amount Of snow
in the mountains Of Colorado this win
ter indicates that irrigated crops will
be abundant next summer, according
to officials Of the United States for
est service here. Three million acres
Of Colorado land is irrigated by waters
from the melting snow Of the noun
tain forests.
Lafayette.-Charles A. Scholes, pro.
prietor Of the Lafayette Cash Grocery
and Bakery, was arraigned on a
charge Of selling liquor and held In
$500 bond.
Olathe.-The sixth annual corn show
for Montrose county will be held at
Olathe In the new high school build
ing which was just recently completed,
Feb. Is and 18. Competition in this
show is open to the entire state Of
Colorado. Each year this show at
tracts hundreds Of exhibits from nll
parts of the state, besides the numer-
Gus exhibits Of corn grown In the west
ern slope counties.
Colorado Springs.-Charles P. STREET.
was instantly killed and companion,
Nick Vagharkis was fatally injured
when westbound Rock Island passen.
ger train struck the truck driven by
STREET. at the Templeton Gap crossing.
a mile northeast Of town. STREET. failed
to heed the warning signal, It Is said,
and started across the track as the
train approached.
Kersey.-An unsuccessful attempt
was made to rob the Kersey State
noul, ntrht v,,i,oc ~nnx - n.nui~. ri. .