The Colorado statesman., 1924-07-19
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


of transient labor, chiefly from the
west coast has quite fully supplied all
additional demands for seasonal labor
requirements. A major portion of the
existing migratory laborers are contin-
uing to the mid-western agricultural
states for work in harvesting. De-
mands for general farm labor are grad
ually increasing with competent work
ers scarce. Haying, now beginning the
immediate harvesting of wheat in east
ern and northern Colorado and work
on other agricultural crops bring addi-
tional strong demands for farm work
ers. Metal mining is moderately active
and coal mining Is on part-time ba-
sis, as is usual at this season of the
year. Oil developments are increas-
ing, and many wells have recently been
spudded in; labor supply sufficient.
Practically all Industrial plants, par
ticularly those manufacturing meat
products, mining machinery, sheet-met-
al products, and building materials, are
operating steadily and to capacity.
General construction, including the six
mile Moffat railway tunnel, the Boul-
der lake electrical power project, the
flood conservancy project at Pueblo,
and the exceptionally large programs
of street paving and water system at
Denver are providing employment for
many hundreds of workers. Railway
shop employment continues on a cur
tailed basis.
Brighton.-Frank Seymour, Al, of
Ills West Forty-first avenue, Denver,
was arraigned in Justice of the Peace
Court at Brighton on assault and bat
terry charges as the result of Il fight
that occurred eight miles north of Den
yer in Adams county, Sheriff L. H.
Miller announced. Patrick Brown, SO,
of the same Denver address, is in serl-
Gus condition ut local hospital as the
result of a beating he is alleged to
have received at the hands of Seymour.
Mrs. Gertrude Shaffer "a, of Ills West
Forty-flrst avenue; Mrs. Cora Lote-
man, As, of 1850 Fox street, and Matt
Minton, 81, of West Fortieth avenue
and Zuni street, other members of the
quintet, also received slight bruises in
the fight, according to Sheriff Miller.
The five left Denver in an automobile.
Seymour was driving, when n trivial
argument started, 1t was said. Sey-
mour stopped the rand all members
of the party stepped out into the road
According to Mrs. Shaffer's story of
the affair, Seymour is said to have
knocked Brown down and kicked him.
Minton and the two women tried to
take Browns part, and Seymour, it is
alleged, turned on them, too.
Golden.-Carl G. Bell of 1349 Califor-
mia street, Denver, and j. Z. Bright,
who gave his address as San Francis
co, were arrested on complaint of Mrs.
M. Bond that they had fraudulently
obtained money from her by represent
ing themselves to be soliciting sub
scriptions for magazines. According
to Mrs. Bond they appeared at her
home, near Mount Olivet cemetery on
the Golden-Denver road, and induced
her to purchase magazine subscriptions
to the amount of 81. After the men
had gone, she declared, she telephoned
to the address in Denver which they
had given her as their headquarters
ployed at that place. She notified the
sheriff's office at Golden and Deputy
Sheriffs Hooking and Shay traced the
men from the Bond home and arrested
them.
Denver.--Denver business prosper
ity was demonstrated in striking fash
ion when quarterly dividend of S42.-
500 was declared by the Denver Dry
Goods Company directors, according to
the company and chairman of the
board.
Colorado Springs.-Clyde Bushnell,
IT years old, died without having once
regained consciousness as result of
the accident which crushed both of his
legs when he was run down by
heavy gravel truck on West Colorado
avenue.
Denver.-Airplanes will be used to
fight the deadly "web worm," which is
devastating sugar beet crops in vari-
GUS parts of the state. 1t was an
nounced by Col. Paul B. Newton, adju-
tant general of the Colorado National
Guard. Colonel Newton offered sugar
beet companies the use of airplanes
which are part of the 120th observa-
tion squadron of the National Guard.
1t is believed the airplanes may be
utilized in spraying sugar beet fields
with poisonous substance to kill the
pests.
Loveland.-The fact that the oil
burning lamp of Oliyer Frantz and the
Strong brothers became extinguished
on account of lack of oil may lead to
startling discovery. The men, on a re-
cent night were examining some ore
dug from their mine. The lamp went
out and in the darkness some of the