The Dolores star., 1921-09-30
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

upllv every state, had been registered
early In September. The 1920 totals
were 1906 cars and 29.024 persons
Rocky Mountain National Park Off
clnls reported registration of 36,3'o
cnrs and 1877 500 persons on Sept. l.
II the cars registered SO far this sea
son at Overland park were placed end
to end. allowing fifteen feet for the
space occupied by each car. they would
make M unhrok.n string thirty miles
in length Cars that We're registered
at the Estes entrance TO Rocky Noun
tain park. IL similarly placed, would
form line of more than 100 miles.
Forged checks TO the amount of ST.
61395 were passed on two banks ana
one merchant of Loveland by n.s;ran-
ger Two of the checks were not only
forgerieS. hut were written on stolen
checks from the printed check book
Of Johnson & Lloyd, coal dealers of
Lovcland. written In the peculiar color
green ink used 10y that firm, and pro
tected"' by the firms check protector
which had been stolen at the time Of
the checks.
Inc NuSii1t CNNl lllne ti ''H'
creek, near Florence, caught fire, fol-
lowing the firing of a shot in the work
ings Monday night 10y an employe II
is believed that the shot was fired
close to an old oil well property, To-
Gated near the mine. Two hundred
miners and workmen in the mine We're
forced 10 leave on account of the dense
clouds of smoke which completely
filled the shafts and tunnels. No lives
were lost.
The Rev. Sumner T. Morgan, GO
years old. until last April pastor of the
Loveland Christian church, was
drowned in Mangum. Okla. Word was
received by his son, Wendell Morgan.
who Immediately departed for Man
gum. Miss Lois Morgan, II daughter,
resides at Lovcland. The Rev. Mr..
Morgan was prominent in church and
welfare circles while pastor at Love
land and well known throughout the
state.
More than 10000 attended the fair
at Hotchkiss. many of the nearby
towns declaring holidays to give bust
TO view the exhibits and see the races
The fair just closed has been the most
successful ever held. A special fea-
ture has been the community exhibits
from seven little neighborhOodS on the
higher mesas.
United States Senator Lawrence c.
Phipps will be absent from Congress
hn Of tI,.,
coming session, ii has been announced /
Senator Phipps acted on the advice of
his physicians in notifying Senator
Curtis, Republican senatorial whip, |
that due To his recent operation for /
appendicitis he will he unable to at
tend the session opening.
Dick Wrather, 5ycarold son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. j. II. Wrather of Dallas, F.
Texas, was struck by an automobile /.
just after the family had arrived at
Colorado Springs on the return from
Yellowstone park The child ran out
from the Wrather ear into the street
and was run down, receiving injuries .
from which he died without rcgaining
consciousness.
- N'l'li'l- GIVING llllHseS OF NiJD 10 D
Charles Jones for the injury to his I.
cyesight as the result of the explosion /
of n battery while he was worl;iu. ON [
1t in the shop of l. Rae Cowdcn, was .
returned in the District Court at Fort /.
Collins after the jury had considered .
the case for twenty-five hours Jones .
asked damages from Cowden of $1,000 /
A rl of
town board for the arrest of a burg
lar III Akron, has been claimed by
Night Officer Van Yeseldyk, who mr..
rested two young men charged with
stealing narcotics from the office of
DR.. kaylor. The large number of
burglaries In the past few weeks
caused the reward to be posted.
Opening Of the new Monarch Pass
road, extending twcnty-seven and ono
half miles from Garfield. in ChaCraa
county, to Sargents, in Saguachc conn.
~, was held on the crest of the divide .
four miles above Monarch. The road
was built by the federal bureau of nuh
lie roads for use of the state and rnd- /
eral forest service at Il total cost or
federal aid money. large crowd from
Sallhh ana other southern Colorado
towns attended the opening.
Edward kitto and james Bcrordi
members of a helmet crew Thar ot.
tempted to penetrate the burning Nh
SHAFT coal mine, near Florence. wore
overcome by the flames and gases and
had to be carried out by rescuers. Ar.
or considerable work on the part Of
physicians, they were revived and II is
believed they will recover
Fifty-two Colorado RINGERS nre i,Ii
iaht because as result of arrange.
Inents made by Governor Sl.,un uam
Defs OF The Denver Clearing House As.
ISOLATION purchased So 900 of fine ma
''onn' oelehse bonds. The proceeds
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