The Dolores star., 1920-09-17

els OF wheat to the acre from eight
acrcs on the ranch of Gus McCoil"ch
Is the record yield reported In Mont
rose county this summer.
Nels Melvin Peterson, 12-ycar-oid son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peterson. living
near Wild Horse, thirty miles south
east OF Hugo, was instantly kiiied
when he was dragged TO death by
horse.
After wandering for two days in the
mountains without food and sleeping
In the open. Allen Robbins, -. and
Gilbert Russell, 13, both OF LoVeland,
were found on the Fall river road
north of Estes Park.
Bert Hughes. driving motorcycle
in the last racing event OF the fair
at Sterling was thrown fifty feet
through the air and sustained possible
fatal injuries when his machine broke
on the quarter stretch. In the side
car was Bruce Morgan, age 20, who
was only slightly injured.
Cleveland Hunter, son OF MIR. ana
! Mrs. james NJ. Hunter of the Hunter
| Junction. was shot by Il. Il. Goddard
while in the Goddard melon patch.
| Young Hunter was with some other
| boys getting watermclons. He is now
in the Fruita hospital.
The Grand Mesa Resort Company
| has let contract TO T. NJ. Wiley for
the erection of the main hotel building
| nj the resort grounds at Alexander
| lakes This has been needed for sew
| eral seasons, due TO the increased
number of tourists who have been
camping each summer at the Grand
| Mesa Lakes.
Scventy-csht men have re-enlistcd
| in The navy for duty aboard the Simp-
son, all of which reside in Colorado
and Wyoming, only twcntyfour more
cx-navy men are needed to man her
and she will be the crack destroyer OF
the navy She will he commissioned at
Philadelphia. Her home port will be
San Diego. Calf.
William Kicks, a Grand Junction gro
Ger, has been forced by County AS.
SCISSOR Ocee o. Fellows to admit that
he did not report n large amount of
sugar he had in storage ut his place of
business when the tax assessor called
at the Kicks store and his assessment
was raised from n little over 81 900 TO
$4,000 by the assessor.
| Delta will hold its annual flower
show Saturday, september 1lth, when
locally grown gladiolus, sweet peas
dahlius and astcrS will be put on dis.
play. Many attractive prizes have
been offered by the merchants for the
best flowers shown. After the eXhi
bitiOn the flowers will be auctioned off
and the proceeds given to the City
Park fund.
The Cripple Creek Short Line, which
operates tourist trains between Colo
RADIO Springs and Summit, has closed
its season. The road was re-opened to
Summit on Iune 2Sth. On May 17th,
last. Judge Il. i. Lewis of the Federal
District Court in Denver, gave the OPP
orators of the road permission TO close
and the traffic TO Cripple Creek and
return was nnnulled.
| NltlhS VI DplI NIltit anu
barley are reported from fields of
grain just thrcshed in I.arimer county.
Fred Schmer has just harvested twelve
acres OF wheat and six acres of barley
on the w. A. Drake farm two and II
half miles south of Fort Collins, which,
!. while they have broken no records. are
unusually fine crops. The wheat
thrnShp1 "A 1E hugh.l, t, l,, 4
the barley 50 bushels to the acre.
Joseph Chapman. %, of Boulder, who
was killed in the Intcrurban collision
near GlobcNille, was Il former United
States marine, and served in the bat.
Ties of Rellcau wood and Chateau.
rherry He was wounded twice and
badly gassed. He was decorated for
bravery.
The 3-ycar-old daughter of Virgil
Collins, farmer living four miles
west OF ordway. was crushed to death
under londed hay wagon. The child
ran to the wagon 10 hand her father n
written list OF groceries wanted nv
Mrs, Collins, Just MS her father start.u
Inc horses In motion. The girl Stun.
hled and fell to the ground one of the
rear wheels passing over her head.
Richard Forrest, 76-year-old farm.
er OF the Eckert ncighborhood. at Del.
Ia, lost his right foot when it became
caught in steel cable connected with
II i'a!'ioadihg machine which Mr.. For
rest was operating ON his farm. The
''rhess OF the horses became en-.
'"hs'ea ana Mr.. Forrest attempted to
straighten it, but frightened the ami.
ihlls, which caused the loose cable IN
become lant His right foot was
caught In the cable and snapped Off.
Eutimo Duran, charged with murder
~ the 1irst degree for killing his wife.
MIS-. Pllnr Duran, and Crestlno Jiron.
whom lie claims was her clandestipe
"o'n'r'r' was bound over to the Dis
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