The Dolores star., 1921-04-15
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

S24,g1B 4O VIII he pulu ny H'e S"'''"
ment II approval is made by District
Engineer ]. S. Bright. one and three
tenths miles of concrete road between
Fort Collins and Lovelnnd constitutes
one of the projects, to cost S5l,op3.2l'
One and one-tenths miles in Boulder
county, running south from Longmont,
will cost S47,3Sl.07, the road also TO
be of concrete; while n third concrete
road project embraces four and four
tenths miles between Brighton ana
Denver, in Adams county, the estimat-
ed cost of which is S151 ,95972.
Pnhaske tepee, the building which
is to house the Buffalo Bill museum
on Lookout mountain near Colonel
Cody's grave, is rapidly nearing COM
pIetion and II is expected 1t VIII be
thrown open to tourists by June l. The
city of Denver is erecting the building
in conjunction with Buffalo Bilrs fos-
ter son. Johnny Baker, who has been
granted the concession, and will con-
duct n first-class restaurant and pa
vilion in the building for the conven-
ience Of tourists.
Permission to continue the tri-week-
Iy passenger service on the Denver 4
Salt Lake railroad till May has been
granted by the Colorado Utilities Serv-
ice. The order was issued on applica.
ton of Receiver w. X. Freeman, who
declared that the passenger traffic
was insufficient to warrant the re-
sumption of daily passenger service at
this time.
Congressman Taylor and Naile of
Colorado and thirty-SiX other congress
men are home from II trip to Panama.
While there they were special guests
of American officials of the canal zone,
and attended n reception given by
President Porras of the republic of
Panama. En- route home they stopped
at Jamaica. and also touched at Cuba,
where they visited the Atlantic fleet.
Plans are on foot for II Tri.County
fair to be held in Overland park, Den
yer, from Aug. IA to Aug. 81; a regu-
lar old county fair, a gold week" with
sports of all kinds-harncss and run
ming races, ball games, tugs of war,
pitching horseshoes, cowboy riding,
roping of cattle and Indians from the
reservations showing their mode OF
living.
The Standard Chemical Company
has resumed operations at its big car
notite plant in the west end OF Mont
rose county. according to announce
ment by General Manager John l. Null
len. More than 80 men will be re- en-
ployed at the various plants of this
mining company. This company is the
largest producer of radium in the
world.
Hysterically accusing them of break
ing up her home, Mrs. John Hancr, &c
years old, wife of homestcadcr and
mother of seven children, residing four
miles south of Center. Colo. shot and
instantly killed \. II. Rclaford and
Frank +. Schmid. She fired five shots
at Relaford and three at Schmid, all
taking effect.
Fred Maddocks, son of c. L. Mad
docks, former Colorado Springs con
tractor, and Frank Peterson, both Sim
In high school students, have confessed
to rifling postOfflcc mail sacks of reg
.stered mail and of robbing the pOstof
flee itself at Simla of sums which to-
tai $1,000, police say at Colorado
Springs.
Model reservoir has yielded up the
bodies Of two of four Berwind youths
who were drowned while boating on
the lake March 10. Search which has
gone on unremittingly, was rewarded
when drag hooks lowered from "A raft
brought up the bodies.
George NJ. Taylor, receiver for the
Cripple Creek Short Line railroad, has
announced that the line will not oper.
ate during the tourist season of 1921
The line operated to halfway point
last summer, but the plan was not a
financial success.
The Stevens-Barr Lumber Company
at Frazier, Colo, suffered a $4,000
loss from fire which broke out in
the planning mill of the plant The
planning mill and 10000 feet of lumber
were completely destroyed. The other
buildings of the company We're saved
from loss by the prompt arrival of fire
fighters and equipment on special
engine dispatched from Tabernash. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
George c. Willard, recently sen.
senced TO serve eighteen to nineteen
months in the penitentiary, after being
convicted of bribery, will not have to
serve this sentence unless the appeal
which will be taken to the Supreme
Court reverses Judge Il. j. Black. who
ruled that Willard had been erroneous.
~ convicted. The peculiar quirk of
the law has caused CONSERVATION in
Grand Junction.
The work Of the convict road gang
which was recently sent to Montrose
county from the state penitentiary has
proved so satisfactory that the county
commissioners have contracted TO use
approximately thirty more men when