The Dolores star., 1921-07-15
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

over 10 Illt civil ~
Newton. the military commander 'ils
authorities have put into effect nii tiie
regulations made by the military or
der providing that no person shaii ne
in the streets after 10 80 p. III. Win
out good excuse. No passes VIII De
issued. MS was the case under martial
law. The city has been under martial
law since the flood of June and our
ing that time not one house has been
robbed or n single holdup reported.
Only Il few cases of looting occurred
hut they We're not important ones
Fifty Colorado rangers will remain
there indefinitely and will be in com
mand of Colonel Newton.
Three hours after suit for S2S,2'3
had been filed against him In the DIS
trict Court at Boulder Col. j. A.
Owenby appeared before Judge Neh
+. Graham and confessed judgment.
The suit was brought by John w. Gay
nor, wealthy farmer of the Ni-wot-
IIongmont district. who alleged that he
had loaned Colonel Owenby S2O,65o
which was the total of sixteen notes
issued in the years 1918, 1916 and
1917. OF this Indebtedness $1,000 was
made good to the Farmers National
Bank of Longmont by MIR. Ghynor,
who signed promissory notes To thnt
amount, Jointly with Colonel Owenby.
The contract for the completion OF
the new 100000 high school at Ala.
moSa has been let by the board of edu-
cation, and it is expected that the
building can be completed before the
beginning of the next school term. This
school was authorized two years ago
when the people voted a bond issue of
SSO.OOO but when the bids were opened
it was found that owing TO the great
increase in costs of materials and la
Dor the bond issue was several thous
and dollars short of enough To finish
the building according to the plans.
Pueblo county property owners, who
suffered financial losses during the
flood early this month, will receive n
reduction in their tax for 1921, nc.
cordng to an announcement made in
Denver by C. p. Link, member of the
State Tax Commission. Mr.. Link has
just completed detailed survey of
the actual damage done in the county.
He places the total loss at Sl1 ,OOO,O 900,
tax levy on this property Will be re-
duced five-twelfths OF the original as
sessment, the state official announced
Thirty-two cavalry horses to serve
as mounts for Troop B of the Colo
RADIO National Guard cavalry have ar.
rived in Denver from the government
remount station at Fort Robinson, Ne.
braska, according to nn announcement
by Capt. II. II. Jancke, the comiHand-
ing officer Of the troop. The horses.
which are said to represent the finest
type of cavalry mount, are all of the
same color, n deep bay, and Troop b
will be known hcnceforth MS the "bay
horse troop" Captain Jancke said.
Officials of the Chamber of Com.
merce Of st. Louis have announced
they would request Carnegie hero
medal for Robert j. Taylor of that
city, negro Pullman porter, who is
said to have saved twcnty-six lives
when Missouri Pacific train No. ii
was overturned in the Pueblo flood In
June.
The new Colorado Division of Mar.
keting authorized by the last General
Assembly, has been established. w. NJ.
Allewelt of Greeley was appointed di-
rector of the division by the executive
committee of the State Board of Agri-
culture. He has established headuunr-
tiers at the Agricultural College.
Pete Smith, a well-todo bachelor
farmer about 40 years old. was shot
by another farmer, George hammers,
also well-to-do, southeast of Sedc-
wick near the Phillips county line.
Smith is thought to be insane.
Martin Gabrich, 40 years old, an
Austrian, alleged to he the murderer
of III, c. Baisch, has been captured ot
Ophir Loop, twelve miles south of
Telluride, by Sam Richards and Jim
Penaluna, special deputies
One man is believed TO be dying with
four Knife wounds in his side, another
is in a critical condition with several
slnshes in his body and a third man
is being held in the county jail here
following stabbing affray, AT Pros.
pect heights, one mile south of Canon
City. The wounded men are Frank
Snyder and Louis Pierce, both Aus.
trian smelter workers. Mike Anderson
Is in Jail accused of attacking the two
men.
Fifty horses, ten trucks and five
tractors with sufficient labor to man
the equipment, are hard at work nut
ing Pueblo county highways into
shape. Three temporary bridges on the
Santa Fe trail were taken out and cul-
Verts over wide area were DESTROYED.
The three bridges have been restored
ana the North Santa Fe trail opened
to traffic.
The new Colorado division of market.
ing authorized by the last General As
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