The Colorado statesman., 1924-06-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

| public necessity and convenience for
the erection of municipal light and
power plant was denied by the State
Public Utilities Commission, after
hearing the application and the pro-
test entered against 1t by the Public
Service Company of Colorado. 1t con-
stltutes the second time Loveland has
applied for such certificate and has
been denied, for in 1917 the city also
planned Il municipal plan. The Public
Service Company protested against the
application of Loveland before the
commission, and the commission ruled
that the company is giving perfectly
satisfactory service to the consumers.
In its denial the commission added that
due to the expense of erecting mu-
nicipal plant the cost of light and pow
er to consumers would be increased ~
per cent over what the Public Service
Company is now charging.
Craig.-The Texas Production Com
pany will build pipe line into Craig
Immediately from the Moffat field, sew
enteen miles south of Craig, according
to reports. 1t is said that the Texas
company intends to establish tank
farm on the outskirts of Craig and
ship oil by rail over the Union Pacific
to the Parco, Wyo., refinery. Residents
of Craig are inclined to take this an
nouncement as meaning that the Tex
as company will establish a refinery
there in case the other five wells it is
drilling in the Moffat field and the
combination well it is drilling with the
Midwest and Transcontinental in the
lies and Beaver Creek structures are
productive. At present the Texas COM
pany has a 5,000-barrel well in the
Hamilton field, brought in last Janu-
airy. The company has only 6,50O-bar-
rel storage capacity at the well and the
hole has been capped.
Canon City.-Santiago Torres, IA
miliarly known as Indian jim, aged
81, the oldest in years as well as in
point of service of all the prisoners
in the Colorado state penitentiary and
the most picturesque character in the
institution, died at the prison few
days ago of the infirmities of old age.
Torres, a Navajo Indian, first entered
the prison gates as Il convict on Oct.
30, 1898, and with the exception of
two very short intervals of freedom
has remained there ever since. His
registration number was 3345 and since
his Incarceration has seen more than
5000 other prisoners come and go.
Pueblo.-Officer were elected at the
annual conference of the Intermoun-
tain Typographical Union at Boulder,
Alonzo Wiley of Denver being made
president Other officers elected are
w. 1. Reilly, Colorado Springs, first
vice president; ]. Il. Kinch, Pueblo,
second vice president; August Koester,
Pueblo, third vice president Ward
Hudson, Cheyenne, Wyo., fourth vice
president S. w. Culhane, Grand juno
ton, fifth vice president; w. II. Gard
ner, Greeley, sixth vice president; III.
A. Morgan, Trinidad, seventh vice pres
ident Charles Deus, Pueblo, secretary /;
w. J. Shroads, Pueblo, fraternal dele
gate to annual state conference of Fed
Grafton of Labor. The next annual
meeting will be held in connection
with the state convention.
Denver-In sweeping decision
which upheld the action of State Chair
man George II. Shaw in every partic-
ular, Judge Julian II. Moore in Dis
trict Court here dismissed the man
damus suit through which Joseph j.
Wick Roy sought reinstatement as Re
publican county chairman for Denver,
and at the same time issued an, order
restraining Wick Roy from using the
title of county chairman. Wick Roy
was dismissed by Shaw as county
chairman year ago.
Denver.-A vein of pink granite ore,
believed to contain paying quantity
of gold, has been struck in the eXca-
vation of the Moffat tunnel, accord
ing to an announcement made here by
w. p. Robinson, chairman of the Mof-
fat tunnel commission.
characterization being released by
Sheriff George Dutton of Pagosa
Springs last week by furnishing a
$1,000 bond, Albert e. Martin, alleged
confidence man and "postoffice Ro-
meo," is the object of nationwide
search on charge of operating a
$1,000 confidence game. Martin is
r charged by Mrs. Francis L. Darling
ton, well-known ranch woman of
| Durango, with bilking her out of her
32O-acre ranch in the San Juan basin.
Boulder.-Beefsteak fries, banquets,
auto rides, golf, receptions, concerts
are but part of the program of enter
tainment that the bankers of this city
are planning for the Colorado State
Bankers Association which is to hold
Its annual convention here June 20
md 81. 1t is thought that at least 300
visitors will be in Boulder for the two