The Colorado statesman., 1920-09-11

Hugo, colo.---The Lincoln County Far
will be held at Hugo. Sept. zs-So'
Oct. L..
Nels Melvin Peterson, 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peterson, living
near wild Horse, thirty miles south
east of Hugo, was instantly killed
when he was dragged to death by a
horse.
Approximately 10 per cent of the
1900 men employed in Colorado coal
mines will ask for an increase OF Sl.oo
n day. 1t has been announced. These
compose class of men known as In
side and outside day labor and do not
include men who dig coal.
w. f.. Stoltz, alias William Brown,
who was seriously injured August 2Sth
when he was crushed between two
tram cars at the central ear barns,
where he was working, died ms the re-
suit of his injuries at st. Luke's hos
pltal in Denver.
Cleveland Hunter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Hunter of the Hunter
section, ten miles northwest of Grand
Junction, was shot by Il. B. Goddard
while In the Goddard melon patch.
Young Hunter was with some other
boys getting wntermelons. He Is now
in the Fruita hospital.
The Grand Mesa Resort Company
has let contract to 7. NJ. Wiley for
the erection Of the main hotel building
at 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.
Seventy-eight men have re-enlisted
in the navy for duty aboard the Simp-
son, all of which reside in Colorado
and wyoming, only twenty-four more
eX-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, Grand junction gro
Ger. has been forced by County AS
SCISSOR Ocee o. Fellows to admit that
he did not report Il large amount OF
sugar he had in storage 1T his place OF
business when the tax assessor called
at the Kicks store and his assessment
was raised from little over $1,000 to
$4,000 by the assessor.
Delta will hold its annual flower
show Saturday, September 11th, when
locally grown gladiolus, sweet peas,
dahlias and asters 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 June 2Sth. On May 18th,
last, Judge II. f. Lewis of the Federal
District Court in Denver, gave the OPP
orators of the road permission to c'ose
and the traffic to Cripple Greek and
return was apnulled.
Eutimo Duran, charged with murder
in the first degree for killing his wife,
whom he claims was her clandestine
admirer, was bound over to the Dis
trict Court In Moab, Utah, at the pre-
liminary hearing just held. Duran Is
charged on two separate counts with
first degree murder. The killing took
place in Thompsons, Utah, July 30. Du
ran killed Jiron on the depot platform
lust after Jiron and Mrs. Duran re-
turned to Thompsons from a trip to
Grand Junction. He then followed his
wife home and killed her.
Joseph Chapman, 26, of Boulder, who
was killed in the Interurban collision
near Globeville, was n former United
States marine, and served in the bat
ties of Belleau wood and Chateau
Thierry. He was wounded twice and
badly gassed. He was decorated for
bravery.
Two bears were killed within few
yards of each other by ]. #. Naylor In
North Park while on camping and
fishing expedition. He found the ami
mails early in the morning within 100
yards of the camp and dropped one at
the first shot. The second one started
to run away and it took four shots. to
bring 1t down, after it had run about
$50 yards.
Richard Forrest, T6-year-old farm
er of the Eckert neighborhood, at Del
tn, lost his right foot when 1t became
caught in u steel cable connected with
a hay-loading machine which Mr.. For
rest was. operating on his farm. The
harness of the horses became en-
tangled and Mr.. Forrest attempted to
straghten it, but frightened the ami
mails, which caused the loose cable to
become taut. His right foot was
caught in the cable and snapped off.