The Dolores star., 1910-01-21
STATE NEWS NOTES

John BarifY, the big woolen mill man,
was in Pueblo the dnt Of the week
making arrangements to establish =
w0olen mill there.
A young man by the name Of Wal
ter Thomas, frose TO death on Rock
creek near Shelby 4 Calhoun's ranch
in the west end Of San Migoel county,
last week.
Water escaping from around the
wings Of the Bartels reservoir threaten
ed the town Of Evans with destruction
this week. The sudden thaws filled
the reservoir beyond Its capacity.
In the wrecking Of freight train .
few miles east Of Delta Tuesday night
Engineer Ely Troudglen was killed.
The engine struck . COW and turned
over catching and killing the engineer.
A little after midnight Saturday
Mrs. Fortunatis Campbell, q spanish
lady residing at Pagosa Springs, was
called from her bed and shot to death
in front Of her door. The police have
. clue aud are i'm hopes of capturing
the murderer.
A light engine OH the d. & Il. q. be-
came unmanagable Tuesday when near
Cato, q mile east of La Veta pass, and
started down hill. Engineer E. w.
Fennell and Fireman r. H. Drogen
jumped. Both were badly injured and
may not recover.
Five men are dead and several Others
In q serious condition from the effects
Of smoke and gas which followed the
firing of a number Of shots at the Gun
nison tunnel Monday. Three Of the
men we're overcome before they could
get out of the tunnel.
Held by the buckle of one overshoe
which had caught on the singletree Of
his wagon, hanging head downward
behind team Of frightened colts,
Charles Roe, wealthy farmer Of Gree
ley was dragged considerable distance
Saturday and received injuries from
which he may not recover.
Mrs. Winifred H. Olin, wife Of w.
H. Olin, former agroDomist at the
Agricultural college, and prominent
throughout the West as All expert In
his line, died at the Fort Collins hospi-
tai Saturday morning Of pneumonia
after short illness. She il survived
by u husband, one daughter aud two
sons.
A Chicago man who attended the
apple exposition in Denver said that 1t
was almost impossible to buy Colorado
and New Mexico apples In the eastern
markets at the present time. As they
keep much better than those grown In
other states they are not placed on the
market until the supply from other
sections IL exhausted.
The carload Of Mesa county apples
which took the frst prize Of 81 900
dollars at the Denver National apple
was sold to an eastern jobber
at $o.8O per box. This same carload
wac afterward bought by J. l.. Taylor,
Of the Delta County Fruit Growers'
Association and resold by him to the
John Thompson Grocery company at =
handsome profit.
The strike of the Pressman's union
which tied up all the Denver papers
was settled at 10 o'clock Saturday
night, and the men went back to work
Sunday morning, the Sunday papers
came out. The agreement provided
for 20 per cent fiat increase on salary,
with seven hours night work and an
eight-hour day.
The Salida Record says it has heen
given information through those who
are In position to know that work
has actually begun on standard gaug-
ing Marshall pass. That work train
is now engaged In widening the grade
above Poncha, and that the track has
been surveyed further up the river SO
as to avoid the heavy grade between
the river and the foothills. II this
work has begun as stated 1t is sufficient
evidence that the much talked OF
standard gauge track IL about to be-
come reality.
Unchecked by any brake, and be-
yond the aid of human power, freight
train OH the Colorado Midland, near
Bush tunnel Monday, dashed down the
mountain side, increasing its speed
until the passing objects flew past in
one long blur, and then leaped far out
into the chasm and falling 400 feet to
the rocky canon below where 1t piled
one engine and eleven cars in q fright
ful mass Of twisted iron, splintered
wood and mangled men. The dead
are H. q. Smith, conductor; Leadville.
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