The Dolores star., 1920-10-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Hugo. Colo.-The Lincoln County Fair
will be held at Hugo. Sept 2'-Jo'
Oct. la.

Will De ntIu NJ iiASS' s'rf'- - I'VE
Alfred Law has sold his 1Go.acre
farm adjoining the town OF Severance,
twelve miles northwest of Greeley, to
Waiter Karr and \. J. SmiIlic, both OF
Eaton. for $4,000.
John Ward, 60, who was accidentally
shot in the leg by Dave Roberts, while
on IA hunting trip near Hooper, Colo,
Sept. Ii, died in hospital at Alamosa.
He was n Republican politician and an
old-time resident of Cripple Greek.
Denying a motion for new trial,
Judge George II. BradfIeld, in District
Court at Greeley sentenced Alex Mil
Ter, deaf mute, convicted of killing
Adam Shank. his wife and four chill
dren at Gilcrest, Dec. II. 1919, to life
Imprisonment
Duncan Harrison, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. l.. b. Harrison of Golden, was
seriously injured at the annual School
OF Mines freshman and sophomore
rush at Golden. Harrison received II
blow on the head, which knocked him
unconscious.
Mrs. Antoine Trundc, ST years old,
was fatally injured ut Yuma, when she
was struck by Il motor car driven by Il
commercial traveller. Mrs. Trunde was
crossing the street near her home AT
the time Of the accident. She died four
hours later.
l.. 4. Gent, Il pioneer ranChman OF
the Maybell neighhorhood. killed him,
self by putting soft-noscd bullet from
25-3J high-power rifle through his
brain. Mr.. Gent, who was one of the
best-known ranchers in that country,
had been respondent for some time.
The Denver x Rio Grande railroad
passenger and freight depot at Wat.
senburg burned to the ground from Il
fire of unknown origin which broke
out in the freight room. The loss is
estimated to be $1,000, exclusive OF
freight stored in the building. Three
men We're in the building at til" time
hut escaped and saved the railroads
records.
Elmer Benson and C. A Piers were
held up on the main street of Golden,
by two highwaymcn, who demanded
their money or their livcs. One rob
Der shot at Benson and the bullet
graZed his left side The bandits OBJ.
tanned small amount OF cash and a
watch from the two boys. This is the
first holdup that has been chronicIed
in Golden since the early days.
Eighty-six lodges Of the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmcn have been cx.
PEELED for participating in the unau.
thorized strike Of switchmen last
spring. W. G. Lee, president. an.
nOunccd at Cleveland, to members OF
the brotherhood's board of directors
Mr. Lee said that the brotherhood and
the Switchmcn's Union Of North Amer.
ica We're not considering any merger
Increase in the output of coal ovel
the state is shown in the monthly re.
port filed by james Dnlrymple. state
coal mine inspector. During August
12,S27 men We're employed in tho
mines, the report says Las Animas
county headed the list for the month
with an output of 361 1893 tons. Routt
county again showed n great decrease
in the output, mining only 5000 tons
Getting out OF control on steep in.
cline at Baxter pass, near Atchce
Colo, II new Shay locomotive of the
Uintah railway, backed 200 feet down
the per cent grade, plunged from the
rails and rolled $50 feet into the gulch
along the track. Members of the 10
coInOtive's crew, which was on the first
trip over this route and unattached tC
any cars, saved their lives by leuping
from the cab as the engine began its
descent
OF the S3G,OOO,O 600 worth of tires cy.
ported from the United States in the
eleven months ending with May. 1920.
S2.3333,3333 worth went to France, So.
100000 worth went to Great Britain.
$2OOO,0O0 worth went to Cuba. and
about S4,000,OO worth went to South
America
Principal Rutiedge of the local
schools has announced that Il four-year
course in agriculture has been cstab.
llshed in the OIathc high school, with
federal aid under the Smith-IIughrs
act. This course will be under the di.
rection of Prof. Ralph Wilson. who has
had several years of actual farming
experience.
Fred Smith, 81. healthscekcr from
Des MOlncs, Iowa, who has lived in
Colorado Springs several years, died of
heart disease following near coLi.
sion between two automobiles three
miles north of Palmer Lake on the
Colorado Springs-Denver road. The
automobile in which Smith was riding
turned into ditch to avoid hitting a
racing car which skidded into n ditch
on the opposite side of the road and
was wrecked. The near collision is be.
lieved to have brought on the stroke OF
heart disease which killed Smith.
After holding long distance tele.
phone conversation with his wife, in
which he is said TO have pleaded with
her to return to him at once, Arthur