The Dolores star., 1921-07-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western s--,p.p- Union S,.' Service

ware were seized and Sl,ooo IN c"sh
confiscated by Denver police in n RAID
on alleged oriental gambling houses IN
Hop alley.
Thefts from the Denver National
Bank said to aggregate several thous-
md dollars and to have extended over
4 period of years came to light Ihurs-
day, following the arrest OF John f.
Hnnley of 1918 Marion street, veteran
bookkeeper employed by the bank
Under the auspices OF the American
Legion, and backed by every booster IN
the community, Montrose will this year
put on the biggest July celebration
ever attempted on the western slope.
There will be street parades and street
sports, water fight, auto races, base
ball and fireworks nnd-boNins.
james I. Monroe, slayer OF Albert
Snook, has been acquitted OF a charge
of murder by jury in the West Side
court In Denver. Shook was shot to
death by Monroe in Room 5O3 OF the
| Mlllard hotel last December as eli
max to his alleged interference In the
family affairs of Monroe and his wife.
Flood waters in the Animas valley
caused loss OF 1851 per farm or a
total of S3l 800 for thirty-seven prop
erty holders, according to report
made in Durango mt meeting or resi-
dents Of the valley presided over by
George W. Grcnves. +. W. Jeffrey and
| L i,I' gttt nI thn commit
tee which formulated the report after
investigation of the inundated area.
All restrictions on tourist traffic by
train or automobile into Pueblo has
been lifted by the military authorities
following II request by President
Lovern of the city Council Pnss Of
fcers stationed at Colorado Springs,
Denver. Canon City. Walsenburg and
other points have been relieved from
duty on the main highways Restric-
tions on freight shipments also have
been removed.
A bandit gang, mounted on swift
horses and armed with automatic .4Js,
raided Crestone, near Saguache, and
shot up the three principal stores. The
gang raced into the town at breakneck
speed and Immediately opened fire
| Citizens fled to safety before the raid
ers, though a few Of the bolder spirits
exchanged shots with the outlaws. No
attempt was made to rob the stores,
and the bandits soon dashed on out OF
| the town.
Weld county will produce 5.OOO.OOO
bushels of wheat this year, judging
from present indications. Figures
compiled by the field men of the coun-
ty assessor show that there are 165,-
900 acres planted to wheat in the
county this year. Because of the lnrge
amount of moisture the yield will be
from thirty to fifty bushels on the non.
irrigated land as well as in the irri-
gated districts. There are $4,000 acres
OF wheat on the Irrigated farms and
about 100000 on the dry land.
What promised to be murder
mystery of the great flood at Pueblo
followed the finding Of the skeleton OF
a woman in box in an alley off the
main business district. Colorado
Rangers estimated that the woman Ind
been dead eight or nine months and
an investigation was started to deter.
mine the identity of the murdered
woman. X. II. Winner manager Of
the Gallup Saddlery Company, blew
the murder theory to pieces with the
announcement that the "body" was the
mummy of cliff dweller which had
been in the store for at least fifteen
years. The mummy floated into the
alley during the flood,
coming as complete surprise to the
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs NJ NJ
hinn wns the Secret" interlocutory d,.
Vorce decree obtained by Mr.. Rim in
the District Court at Boulder Mrs
h'hh visited Boulder less than two
weeks ago, was met at the train nv
MT Hinn and spent the night at their
nome on Lovers hill. where her sister
Mrs. Ellen Judy, has been visiting
since the alleged escapade Of NAV q
petWeen Mrs. Rim and Blaine r. Cih.
son, former instructor in Journalism ~
| VI SOiOrh0O.
I'm bad hombre During the last
year I've handled more than $40 ooo
taken In through robber,es 7 wos oo
OF the men who cracked the Kansss
CITY bank for $4,000 last year, This
was 'he statement made in the Rr,ob.
ION Jail by Glenn stitt, alIas R,v
Jones, alias Raymond Miller chez,
win the murder and robbery -,
ohariss l.. Liebers on the Rr,oh,on
ROAD last September. Police nlnco ~,
,.e credenee on stitts story Of tho
nansas CITY robbery. 1t is believed he
s.ssor somethlns of professional con.
lessor'" who wishes to make h,msn,,
lie. " tie pub
An offer of the services of tho hoe.
ehgineering talent in the stote or ra,s DIs'
rnao to assist in the prevention -, =
recurrence of the Pueblo flood d,saa. "