The Colorado statesman., 1921-07-30

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! Aug 24-2G, W. J. OFT, secretary.
Harry Cutlln of South Canon city
! by mistake poured some cnrbOlic acid
| into his eye thinking ii was an eye
| lotion. The sight of the eye Is believed
| destroyed
Mrs. A. G. Rowe. 30 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 nn automobile accident
near Arvada recently.
| The Great Western railroad handled
5000 cnronds of beets during the last
season and switched as many more for
other roads to the various factories in
northern Colorado, according to c. h.
Angove, superintendent of the road.
Fire destroyed an auto truck, a stor-
age barn and some hay belonging to
Toliver X Kinney ut Fort Collins, caus-
ing a loss estimated ut about $1,000 or
more. The fire hud got well started
before il was discovered, and could not
be extinguished.
Mrs. Ernest Giesecke Of Honolulu is
dead, and Miss Bertha Giesecke, Ern-
est Glesecke and Mr. and Mrs, Albert
Giesecke We're 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-
ploycd rehubilitating the grounds, inn
proving the grand stands. repairing the
track and erecting Enclosures prepara-
tory to the third annual stampede,
which will be held ut 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 Thelmu Hill, II 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 u Farming
| ton, \. NJ, hotel proprietor, is in the
hospital mt Durango with IL fractured
skull received when he was hit in the
back of the head with Il stone thrown
presumably by II young man with
whom he had had trouble while both
were attending dance at Kirkland,
n. NJ.
Neil Gaurley, Il years old, a high
school girl Of Arribn, Colo, was
drowned and three other girls narrowly
escaped death while the four were
swimming in big irrigation reservoir
one mile south of Flngler. They had
gone to the lake with three cOmpan-
ions, including two men. and had been
in the water only IL few minutes when
the tragedy occurred.
Denver is to have the general of.
fices of the operating company of the
Denver 4 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
Miiiken. Although the chief place of
business of the operating company
will he Wilmington, Del, the general
offices will be opened in Denver.
Benjamin Wifong. 80 years old a
homesteader living with his wife
seventeen miles south of Las Animas.
is in the county Jail at Las Animas,
charged with the killing of John j.
Keelon. neighbor. about the same
age, over boundary line fence
through Il tract of pasture land After
the killing, which took place in VIII
fong's yard, Wilfong telephoned to
Sheriff ThaXSon that he was willing to
surrender.
III, H.
and veterinary instruments in the
treatment of tuberculosis, Dr. l.. Il.
Overfelt of Boulder has suffered loss
of has license, revoked by the Colorado
State Board of Medical Examiners.
Gunnison and MOntrose counties
have joined in the establishment of a
splendid tourist park right in the midst
of the mountains 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 a 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 $4,000 do
mated by Canon City people by popu-
lar subscription for the relief of floot
sufferers, for the establishment of
summer children'S camp in the mOuL
tans near Rye, meets with the az
proval of Canon City people. 1t is un-
derstO0d that this sum will be used as
nucleus for the establishment of a
permanent camp where helpless child
rem may be given summer outing and
be restored to health and strength.
Victor, Colo, must raise S3S,000 by
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