The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-15

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Colorado Springs. college
opened for the fall term September II.
Longmont.-The Boulder county fair,
one of the largest staged in the west,
was held at the fair grounds here.
Canon City.-A parole has been
| granted to Fred Snora, serving life
sentence for the murder of ]. Bruce
| Doyle, Delta rancher.
Fort Collins.-Over 265 students
were enrolled at the Colorado Agricul-
| tural college here, with the close of the
| first days registration.
Pueblo.-The National Broom Com
pany's big warehouse was gutted by
| flames here with a $4,000 loss, par
| TALLY covered by insurance.
Golden.-Charles Kelsey of Arvada,
Court here on prohibition law viola
ton charge. He pleaded guilty.
Glenwood Springs.-The annual con.
vention of the Colorado State Medical
association was held at the Hotel Colo
RADIO. Nearly $50 delegates were in at
tendance.
Grand Junction.-The j. G. Conley
Construction Company of Grand June
ton has been awarded the contract for
the construction of concrete bridges
on the Ouray-Silverton highway.
Denvef.-Governor Sweet has the
power under the law to remove men,
bers of the state civil service commits
sion, according to an opinion by At
torney General Russell w. Fleming.
Cripple Creek.-Cripple Creek was
given another clean bill of health so far
as prohibition violations are concerned
when a squad of federal dry agents
returned to Denver after a recent visit
to the mining town.
Estes Park-Plans are already COM
plete for the fall meeting of the Colo
RADIO State Graduate Nurses associa-
ton and the State League of Nursing
Education, to be held at Elkhorn
Lodge, Estes Park, on September IL
and IA.
Denver.-The abstract of assessment
for 1923, issued here gives property in
Denver county at the total value of
S3SS, 100000, according to G. l.. Enl-
mick, deputy assessor, who compiled
the figures This is an increase of
virtually S11,000,0O0 over last years
figures, which reached total of $377,-
192,9OO.
Fort Collins.-A. few days ago 726
students had registered at the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College. The en-
rollment at the college has been a lit
tie slower than expected, due, it is be-
lieved, to the fact that the college is
opening early this year, work starting
here sooner this fall than either at
the University of Colorado, Denver
University, or the Teachers College at
| Greeley.
Akron.-The fifth annual Washing
| ton county fair was held here with a
| big crowd in attendance. Large ex
| hibits of thoroughbred live stock, poul-
| try, hogs and farm products were ex
hibited, all dry land products.
Denver.-State Treasurer Harry f.
| MulniX announced that Denver county
had remitted to his office $463, ,49S, as
| the states share of August taxes. This
| remittance was particularly large and
was due to the fact that the time pen
| atty for delinquent taxes had been ex-
tended from August l to August 90
Denver.-Settlemen of wage con-
| troversy between the Moving Picture
Machine Operators Protective Union,
| local No. 230, and the Denver Theatri-
| cal Union Association was settled at n
hearing before the State Industrial
| Commission with an order that the
| present contract between the union and
| the theatrical association be retained
| for one year, and that the employees
be paid wage scale of S44 for seven
days work of six and one-half hours
| each. Some of the members of the
operators union had asked for wage
scale of $49.50 fer six days work of
six and one-half hours each.
| Aspen.-Up and going every minute
the little mountain city of Aspen gave
the Denver Boosters special such a
reception as only the west can give.
1t was a hearty greeting of hearty
people, and the seventy-three capital
city business men who made up the
| visiting party will not soon forget II.
| Boulder.-All secret societies at Prep
| school have disbanded in compliance
| to the order of the school board The
4 expected opposition to the pledge that
each student was required to sign, to
refrain from joining secret organiza.
tions, did not develop.