The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-19
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


the announcement that Loula Long
Combs of Kansas City, always Horse
Show attraction, has entered a carload
Of harness horses and n carload for
the saddle classes in the Denver show.
This is the first time in recent years
that Mrs. Combs has been here in per-
son with such an extensive show sta
BILE. Mrs. Edna Cudahy Browne of
California, prominent Pacific coast
horsewoman, has entered three head of
hunters, and Waite Phillips, Tulsa oil
man and Denver rancher, has entered
nine head Of hunters, jumpers, saddle
and harness horses. Owners of fancy
stables from Illinois, Iowa, Washing
ton, Oregon and a score of other states
will compete for honors before brill
liant Horse Show audiences at the
January show.
Denver.-Lands in nine Colorado
land office districts totaling S357S
acres, have been designated, effective
Jan. 3, by the secretary of the interior
as suitable for entry in tracts of $40
acres under the provisions of the
stockralsing homestead act Of Dec. 20,
1915, the secretary notified NJ. ID. Nc
Entry, chief of the Denver field dlvi-
sion Of the general land office. The
lands are situated in these districts:
Del Norte, Denver, Durango, Glen
wood Springs, Lamar, Leadville, Mont
rose, Pueblo and Sterling. Mr.. Nc
Entry pointed out that no new appli-
cations for these lands are possible
at this time because settlers in the
districts already have made applica-
lions.
Denver-The State of Colorado re-
Gently forwarded to the Interstate
Commerce Commission its formal
petition protesting against the reor-
ganization plan of the Denver & Rio
Grande Western railroad, as approved
Dec. IL by the Interstate body, and
asking a rehearing in the case. The
state in it's petition charges that the
railroad would be made too tOp-heavy
with obligations should the reorganfza-
ton plan be permitted to go into oper-
alton, and that It's operation for the
| good of Colorado would be hampered
| because alleged over-capItallzation
would draw too heavily upon its reve-
| nueS, ana JnuS keep transportation
rates unnecessarily high.
Fort Collins.-The new well of the
Union Oil Company, three miles north
Of Fort Collins, was spudded in while
1000 spectators looked on. Opera
lions were started with a twenty-inch
drill to enable the placing of a twenty
inch casing in the bore. At a depth
Of thirty-four feet quicksand was en-
countered, making necessary the temp
orary halting of drilling while casing
was placed.
Fort Collins.-Wider development of
the oil possibilities in the Fort Collins
| district by the Union Oil Company is
planned as soon as conditions warrant,
according to w. w. Orcutt, vice presi-
dent and director of the company,
who, with Paul NJ. Gregg, counsel for
the company, visited in Fort Collins
to confer with the Rocky mountain
representatives and to make a further
survey of the local field.
Denver-On1y fifty-nine forest fires
occurred in Colorado during the calen-
dar year just ended, according to John
McLaren, fire chief for the district for
estry service. This is a record for the
entire period in which the federal for
estry service has been in existence in
the state. Damage amounting to SAG
was done and the cost of prevention
and safety measures aggregated but
81, ,039.
Limon.-Eddie L. Cantrell, propri-
etor of the Tompkins restaurant, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff 1. A. Rook-
stool and Marshal Milo Ivey here up
on request of Chief of Detectives I.
B. Walston of Kansas City, who said
Cantrell was wanted in connection
with the murder of w. w. Green,
prominent attorney, in that city last
June.
Burlington.-Fire of unknown origin
starting in the gymnasium at the north
end of the building completely de-
stroyed the $350,0O0 Burlington high
school here. No one was inside the
building at the time and no one was in
jured during the fire. All available
fire-fighting apparatus and members
of the local fire department, aided by
scores of Burlington citizens, turned
out to fight the flames, but the fire
already had gained rapid headway
when discovered. Water pressure at
first was too low to do any good and
by the time pumps had been started
and the pressure raised few minutes
later the entire structure was roar
ing furnace.
Denver.-The first step toward re-
Mobilization of mining in Clear Creek,
Gilpin and Boulder counties was taken
here last week when the Denver
branch of the Colorado Metal Mining
Association adopted a resolution call
ing upon the state association to name
committee ito inquire into and
recommend measures that will lead to
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