Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-07-29

Harry CatIin of South Canon City
by mistake poured some carbolic acid
into his eye, thinking it was an eye
lotion. The sight Of the eye is believed
destroyed
Mrs. A. G.. Rowe. 80 years old, of
Denver, was Instantly killed. her hus-
band received injuries which may re
suit fatally, and her two children were
slightly hurt in an automobile accident
near Arvada recently.
The Great Western railroad handled
5000 carloads of beets during the last
season and switched as many more for
other roads to the various factories in
northern Colorado. according to c. K.
Angove, superintendent Of the road.
Fire destroyed an auto truck, stor-
age byrn and some hay belonging to
Toliver & Kinney Mt Fort Collins. caus-
ing loss estimated at about S1,500 or
more. The fire had got well started
before 1t was discovered, and could not
he eXtlnguished.
Mrs. Ernest Giesecke of Honolulu is
dead, and Miss Berthn Giesecke, Ern-.
est Glesecke and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Giesecke were seriously injured as the
result of waterspout that swept
away their automobile on Wolf Greek
pass, near Del Norte.
An army of workmen is now EN-
ployed rehublitnting the grounds, i'm
proving the grand stands, repairing the
track and erecting Enclosures prepara-
tory to the third annual stampede,
which will be held at Monte Vista
August 3, 4 and ..
The 1o-year-old girl found murdered
by drowning near Emo, Adams county,
was Helen Maxine Short, daughter of
Mrs. Thelma Hill, barber, employed
in Denver This is the bare statement
OF the latest development in probably
the most brutal murder case Adams
county police annals show
Frank Allen. Jr son of Farming
ton, N. NJ, hotel proprietor. Is in the
hospital ut Durango with fractured
skull received when he was hit in the
back of the head with stone thrown
presumably by a young man with
whom he had had trouble while both
We're attending II dance at Kirkland,
n. NJ.
Nell Gaurley, II years old, high
school girl of Arriba, Colo, was
drowned and three other girls narrowly
escaped death while the four were
swimming in big irrigation reservoir
one mile south of Flagler. They had
gone to the lake with three compan-
ions, including two men, and had been
in the water only few minutes when
the tragedy occurred.
Denver is to have the general Of
fices of the operating company of the
Denver & Rio Grande Western rail
road, it Is stated in articles of incor-
poration granted by the state of Della
ware recently. a copy of the articles
have been filed with Secretary of State
Milliken. Although the chief place of
business of the operating company
viii be Wilmington, Del, the general
offices will be opened in Denver
Benjamin Wnfong, 80 years old, a
homesteader living with his wife
seventeen miles south of Las Animas,
is in the county Jail Mt Las Animas
charged with the killing of John J.
Keelon, Il neighbor about the same
age, over a boundary line fence
through n tract of pasture land. After
the killing, which took place in Will
fong's yard, Wilfong telephoned to
Sheriff rhaxson thar he was willing to
surrender.
Accused Of using improper methods
and veterinary Instruments in the
treatment of tuberculosis. DIR. l.. b.
Overfelt Of Boulder has suffered loss
OF his license, revoked by the Colorado
State Board of Medical Examiners
Gunnison and Montrose counties
have Joined in the establishment of
splendid tourist park right in the midst
of the mOuntaiss at the Halfway
house, which is half way between
Montrose and Gunnison on the Blue
mountains. Two hundred and forty
acres have been purchased Jointly by
the two counties for magnificent
park which will be thrown open to
the tourists of the world who travel
over this scenic road
The decision of the child welfare
board of Pueblo. to use the 1900 do
mated by Canon City people by popu-
lar subscription for the relief of flood
sufferers, for the establishment of a
summer children's camp in the noun
tains near Rye, meets with the ap-
proval of Canon City people. 1t is un-
derstood that this sum will be used as
nucleus for the establishment of a
permanent camp where helpless child
rem may be given Il summer outing and
be restored to health and strength.
Victor, Colo, must raise S3S,0O0 by
September 1 by means Of an Immediate
tax levy, or show cause on that date