The Dolores star., 1920-08-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

g. when S5Si,o0O In bonds for paving
are to be voted on by taxpayers.
Agnes Zimmerman was appointed
postmaster nj Home, lnrincr county
Colorado; Samuel H. Jaeger nj ortiz
Concios county, and Mary Crowner at
Paoli, Phillips county.
Fire believed to have been caused by
the exploding of n gasoline tank In the
Il. & O. gar, ge at La Junta, totally de
stroyed the establishment, badly dam
aged the Oldham garage adjoining II
An estimate of the damage TO both rs
Establishments was $4,000
When lightning struck the electric
wire with which he was preparing IA
blast and exploded the charge, Richard
4. Lager of Idaho Springs was killed
at the Lime Creek camp on the Du-
range Silverton highway. In company
with several other men, Lager was
putting in round OF shots, using TINT
as the charge.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made for big picnic and barbecue to
be held at EldoradQ Springs by the
American Legion Oh saturday, Aug. II.
According TO +. J. Huff, who has
charge of the arrangements, several
special trains will be run to accommo-
date the several thousand persons who
are expected to attend.
The second term of the University Of
Colorado summer school has been
opened with an enrolment twice as
large as that for the corresponding pc
riod of the preceding summer Regis
trntion is already 725. of which 800
were students who did not attend the
first summer term. which had Il record
breaking attendance of 1907.
Exclusive Of state and county pro-
| iects. the state highway commission at
| present., with the cooperation of the
| federal government, is engaged in
| building approximately 30 miles of i'm
| proved modern roads at Il cost OF
| piled by the highway engineer, J. NJ
| Maloney
| Weld county farmers will be paid
| Sl9,4l6,571 for their beet crop this fall,
| according to estimates made after a
careful check of the sugar factories
within the county and those factories
in surrounding counties which have
contracted acreage in Weld Weld
county thus faces one of the most
prosperous years in its history.
One of the most disastrous fires in
the history OF northern Colorado com.
| pleteiy destroyed the plant of the
| Farmers" Union Milling and Elevator
Company mt Milliken. The fire broke
out during heavy thunderstorm. The
mill was operated by electric power
and ii is believed that lightning struck
the wires. The total loss is estimated
at .S125,0 900, only SGT 600 of which was
covered by insurance.
VIII Akin, a retired farmer living a,
Fort Collins, narrowly escaped death
when an automobile which he wal
driving slipped from the highway a,
the end of Fall River road, northwes
of Estes Park, and fell $50 feet below
crashing against tree, entirely de
molishing the machine. Akin and sew
eral members of his family had gone
out for drive, but when they reached
the end of the road Akin found it diff
ficult to turn the machine around Aft
cr the family had gotten out of the
machine. Akin attempted to turn il
around. and when doing so the car slip.
| ned from thp rnaI
the embankment.
Word has been received from Los
Angeles of the death of William III.
Noel, formerly widely known Denver
business man and resident of Denver
for many years. Death followed an
operation.
liMns for a consolidated school dis
'rlct in jefferson county have been ac,
cepted by Mrs. Mary C. G. Bradford.
state superintendent of public instruc.
tion. The building will be erected at
"A cost of $4,000. Seven teachers will
be employed.
| Spotlight horse racing vii be one of
the great novelty features at this
years Colorado State Fair. Night rae.
ing on the great half-mile track, with
powerful searchlghts following the
racers all the WHILE will be one of the
most exciting events imaginable. Be.
SIDES the racing and the fireworks each
night, there will be Il number of other
rack events particularly in front OF
me grandstand and bleachers and on
'he infield. The fair commissioners
are determined that the night show
VIII ne Just as Interesting as many at
fractions, brilliant illumInations and
searchlights can make it. And this
means every night OF the fair. A new
program each night.
.. f. Vallery, assistant general
freight agent, Denver, and r.. II
Young, superintendent at McCook vic.
lleh Akron and looked over the wheat
'ie'os recently and expressed them.
serves as surprised Mt tho yo,, ,r,