The Dolores star., 1921-05-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Eleven women candidates for the
school board at Aspen were defeated
oy two men at the election. Out of n
total vote of 121 cast, Harry A. Brown
received SO and William Mcintosh 100.
Both were candidates for reelection.
Robert Il. Wolf was reelected presi-
dent Of the Colorado Springs school
board, l.. NJ. Hunt elected vice presi-
| dent and Thomas J. Fox and Samuel ].
Giles reelected secretary and treas
urer, respectively. ...
| The Rocky Mountain Climbers Club
has blazed a new trail from Boulder to
the summit of Bear mountain through
Fern canon. This club, which Is COM
posed largely of University students,
has spent three Sundays on trips to
Bear mountain.
| The members of the Grand Junction
Rotary Club enjoyed n calf barbecue
at the mouth of Monument canon, ten
miles west Of the city, and $50 people
took part in the festivities. A big pit
was dug and the veul was cooked over
cedar fire.
Grand valley, Colorado, stands out
as virtually the only fruit district in
the United States that promises full
crop this year, according to the Off
cial report of the American Railway
Development Association, made public
by w. II. Olin, supervisor of agricul-
ture of the Denver & Rio Grande.
The farm buildings on the H. ID. Por-
ter ranch, southwest of Fort Morgan,
were burned when Hobart Porter, a
son, was burning weeds in n field near
the buildings. barn, granary, cattle
shed, garage; all buildings on the prop
erty except sthe house were burned.
The loss Is estimated at more than S.
600.
| Two hundred and thirty forest of.
ficers are scattered over the fifteen
national forests of Colorado and they
know the thirteen million acres of for.
est land intimately. One ranger will
know that there are three wolf dens
on his district, another has seen lion
tracks in two widely separated places,
and this knowledge will be invaluable
In mapping the locations of these killers
of livestock.
| Three thousand two hundred and
eight sheep and fifty-four cattle were
killed on the forest ranges Of Colorado
alone during 1920. Wolves, coyotes
and mountain lions were mainly re
sponsible for this slaughter. The U.
S. Biological Survey plans to employ
constantly in the district at least four
or live expert lion hunting outfits, and
two or three wolf hunters of proven
ability, according to word received by
District Forester Allen S. Peck.
A. A. Foster, IS years old, who for
many years was editor of the North
American Review, is dead at Montrose
In 1865 he established tile Wakefield
Banner, which is still operating, and,
after many other journalistic ventures
became the editor of the North Amer
lean Review, which position he held
until he was forced to come West he.
cause of his health. During his four
teen years residence in Montrose ne
has continued his contributions to the
Review and other national magazines
| buTueu UeSouu IetoShlllou III iess
than minute, little 4-year-old Ernest
Nelavec was victim Of playing with
matches at Snlida. The little fellow
was playing near an old wagon con.
tanning some hay. He had picked uI
n match somewhere and proceeded tc
| set fire to the hay. His screams at.
tracted his mother, Mrs. Tony Nelavec,
She rushed around the huy-filled wag.
on and grabbed the suffocated and ter.
ribly burned boy from the fire, but toe
late. He gasped his last In his moth
| er's arms.
| Arthur Il. Simmons, an infant, Il
months old, died at Bethel hospital in
Colorado Springs from injuries sus-
tained by the kick of II mule. The
child's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ
Simmons, live in Simla. William Mey.
| er, boy years old, also is at the
hospital, suffering from mule kick
| sustained near his home In Kendrick
The Hayden school board has Sc
lected Charles A. Stoddard, at presen,
principal of the community school a,
Easton, ILL.,, for school superintendent
| for the coming year. Mr.. Stoddard is
a graduate of Knox College of Gales.
| burg, III. He served in the air service
! Of the government for twenty-five
months, Of which seventeen months
were spent in France and Germany.
After search of more than year,
Joseph Christopher of Fort Collins
found his 5-year-old daughter, Sarah
Adeline, at Cripple Creek, at the home
of her grandmother. The child was re.
stored to the father by Sheriff Won
Phul. Christopher asserts the child
was kidnapped by her mother and
grandmother and taken to points in
Kansas and Oklahoma and later
brought here.