The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-09
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and Colorado homes throughout the
United States.
Canon City.-Mr. and Mrs. w. Y.
jenkins recently celebrated their six
| tieth wedding anniversary ut their
home here. Warren Y. jenkins and
| Susan Virginia Boone were married
February ., 1864, at Hlllboro, Ill.
Denver.-Senator Phlpps introduced
bill in the Senate last week prOvid-
ing for the issuance of grazing per-
mits on unreserved public oomains in
much the same manner as permits are
Issued fer grazing on forest lands.
Denver-John A. Mccain, an as
sstant United States district attorney
of Colorado, Is in Washington consult
ing with Department Of Justice and
Postoffice Department officials on the
law relating to the use of mails to
defraud.
Montrose.-The War Department at
| Washington announced that Gwen I.
Coffin of Montrose, Colo, has been
designated as candidate to take the
| West Point examination March with
view to entering the military acad-
emy July l.
Boulder.-A complaint against f. A.
Harris, star witness for the state in
the murder case of Elmer f. Cobb,
has been filed in the court of Justice
w. H. Coover of this city by Edith
Shay of Louisville, who charges him
with an assault.
| Denver-A feeling of close cooper
alton and fellowship such as never
| before existed between the business
men and city officials of Denver and
| the editors of ColOrado's newspapers
unquestlOnably was established last
week during the convention of the
| Colorado Editorial Association in this
city
Greeley.-John Grant Crabbe, presi-
dent of the Colorado State Teachers
! College, died in his home on the school
| campus few days ago. He had been
! in a semi-consciOus condition for two
days and death came following num-
Der of successive sinking spells. Mrs
| Crabbe was at his bedside when death
overlook him.
Denver.-Drilling and blasting of
the second crOsscut from the western
end of the pioneer tunnel to the loca-
tion of the Moffat tunnel proper has
| Just been started with the idea of
| speeding up work through the streaks
| of soft rock, 1t was announced here by
r. H. Keays, chief engineer for the
| tunnel commission.
Durango.-John C. Campbell, form
er president of the Burns National
Bank of Durango, and Clyde Potter,
prominent sheep owner of southern
Colorado, are charged on twenty
counts with misappropratlon of S52,-
600 of the banks funds in secret
| Indictment returned by the Federal
Grand Jury in Denver,
Denver-A definite agreement for
| the purchase of the Antero and Lost
| Park reservoir property as Il part of
| the municipal waterworks systems was
reached at n joint conference between
| the Denver municipal water board and
| the board of directors of the reservoir
company, according to announcements
made by b. a. Sweet of the board.
Greeley.-D. Il. Pfost, superlntend-
| ent of schools at Severance, seven
miles north of Greeley, is being held
mt the county Jail here pending inves-
tigation. Pfost is alleged to have been
having improper relations with IL
year-old girl pupil of his school. Her
hnt CHI ic
| to belong to one of the oldest families
in that community.
LOuisville.-Torn away from an an
| CRY mob bent on a lynching, Ralph
Ramirez, employed in the mines here,
was rushed to the Boulder county jail
mt Boulder, following the stabbng of
Joe Siroliman, manager of the Lack
ner pool hall. Sirokman is in the Uni
versity hospital ut Boulder, where lit
tie hope is held out for his recovery.
Denver-A decision by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in the
Denver x Rio Grande Western Rail-
road reorganization case Is not expect
| ed for some time, according to James
A. Marsh, former city attorney, who
returned few days ago from Wash
ington, where he appeared before the
| commission as special counsel for
Colorado in opposing the scheme.
Golden.-Charges of burglary and
auto theft have been filed in District
| Court here against Sam Franklin, Ev-
ergreen youth, now in the county Jail
| here. Franklin was arrested on Forest
| hill, near Evergreen, following an all
night search for persons who broke in
to three Evergreen summer cottages.
At the time of his arrest, Franklin is
| alleged to have attempted to draw
gun on Clyde Hooking, deputy sheriff