The Dolores star., 1920-07-16
COLORADO
STATE NEWS


month of June passed the 500 marx
In Denver. This breaks all records for
The month OF June, according 10 StaiiS-
tics prepared by Harry +. Dowd, mar
ringe license clerk.
J. q. Ingram, the superintendent OF
the Laramie plant oc the National sup
ply Company. whose district offices
are NJ Casper, has been made man
ager of the Denver office of that com
pany, which has been opened IN that
city.
Jason {. Brown. rs, pioneer ranch"i
of Turkey Creek Canon and Of late
years u resident of Canon city, was
killed early today when he walked out
on the porch of the Cliff House, where
he was stopping, and fell off, his head
striking large boulder. He was un-
married and came L" this region fifty
years ago from AdelI, Iowa.
\. NJ Sharp and Foster White, both
of HaNfun, Colo, narrowly escaped
death when the airplane in which
they We're riding fell about 500 feet
into II huge sand pile. The boys were
giving AN exhibition during III" c"l"-
hrntinn at Hux,n and were trying a
tail spin when the accident occurred.
\ large crowd Witnessed the accident.
a decision Ia abandon the plan of
initiating an amendment To III" con.
Stitution ut The November election au-
thorizing IL S25.pOO.O0O bond issue for
T.,t.
encc herwccn good roads leaders. II
was feared that submission of the
good roads bond issue might leopard
iZc the chances of the tunnel bond
issue
4. {. Thompson WAS arrested by
Sheriff ]. +. Whittier ut Sterling
after the discovery of a w"ll-appo.nt"d
whisky still in Thompson home. The
still. which was of fiftcen-gallnn "a.
pacity, is the most complete vet found
in that part of the country, according
to sheriff Whittier. Four barrels OF
mash and four gallons "f ''moonShinc'
We're confiscated.
George BoskO. under death sentence
at the Colorado penitcntiary for his
share in the murder of w. |. Hunter (;
Pueblo automobile salesman. has been
declared sane by a board of alicniSts
appointed to examine his mental con
dition and will be hanged during the
week beginning July 10, unless Cover
nor Shoup grants him a respite or com
:nutes his sentence 10 life impriSon
inent.
Harvey &. Necsc. 10, night marshal
Of Cripple Creek. was shot through the
lung at Cripple Creek by William
Sloane. former city fireman. and died
in the Sisters hospital seven hours
later. Sloan is in Jail charged with
the killing. The shooting took place
in the middle of the main business
street. Sloane. it is said, waS under
the influence Of intoNicants and was
causing a disturbance
Initiative petitions for an amend
mcnt authorizing the state to construci
the three railroad tunnels through tn.
Transconlinenlal divide, as proposed
by the State Railroad Commission
have been filed with the secretary OF
state by William c. Evans. chairman OF
the Railroad Commission. The peti
tionS bore the signatures of o3,1H
voters. more than 5000 over the re
quired number.
Steady employment with good work
ing conditions for the man who is EN-
ployed on the farm will keep farm
laborerS within the state. according tC
w. l.. MOrrisey, deputy state labor
commissioner. Ii is the plan of the
labor commission, according to Mr.
Morrissey, to perfect Il plan within the
next few weeks which will prevent the
release of thousands Of farm hands
during the duh season by farmers.
c. n. ShepE-rdson, who has been
connected with the University of
Wyoming as animal husbandman, in
the extension division, has rendered
his resignation to accept Il position
with the Colorado Agricultural College
at Fort Collins.
The body Of an unidentified man,
murdered, was found by party of
tourists on the Salt Creek road, Just
off the Santa Fe trail near Pueblo.
There We're Indications that the man,
who Is believed to have been an Ital-
ian, had been assaulted within the city
and the body carried by automobile to
the point where it was found The
head had been beaten by heavy in
strument.
One Of the biggest oil shale land
deals In years took place at De Beque,
when the Dan Burns ranch, the BOYD
brothers place and the Owen G..
Phares ranch, comprising about 1000
acres of land on Brush Creek, seven
teen miles north of DE Beque, was sold
to the w. =. Harmon oil shale inter
ests. Harmon is associated with the
Jackling interests and San Francisco.
New York and Boston financiers. The
purchasers expect to develop vast oil
shale interests this year.
Contents of sealed letter sent nv
Mayor Dewey c. Bailey to Sir T.. f.
Cooper lord mayor of London, in