Elbert County tribune., 1921-12-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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The estate of Charles #. Cow, oil
investor, who died in October, is ap-
praised at $4,000 in an application
for letters of administration filed in
the Denver County Court.
Lying sick in bed with half his beet
field harvested, Ray Dlnnibeck of
Waverly was worrying about the re-
mainder, when a company of neigh
bors entered the field, pulled, topped
and hauled the beets to the dump for
him.
Dan Dominguez shot Pete Gusti
three times and escaped into the noun
tain wilderness. The shooting of Gus
ii Is said to have occurred in pistol
duel after Gusti fired the first shot.
The two men were partners on a hay
ranch near Aguilar and became In
volyed in an argument.
An extensive training program for
Colorado National Guard cavalrymen,
especially the selected troop and
squadron headquarters members who
will ride in the house show this win
ter started recently, according 20 Maj
Christopher r. Cusack, commander OF
the guard cavalry.
Sheriff Hall at Greeley was In
formed by the deputy of Frederick,
Colo, that band of five armed ban
dts had entered pool hall in that
place and, lining the patrons up
against the WALL robbed them and the
proprietor of 5000 They disappeared
In the direction of Denver.
Lack of War Department funds has
delayed the shipment of a number of
75-nm. guns and howitzers requisition-
ed for two units of the Colorado Ma
ttional guard. This equipment. to-
gether with number of ammunition
wagons and the like, is to be furnished
guard units at Pueblo and Cafion City,
Colo, officials said.
Fire of unknown origin did $4,000
damage to Dixielnnd, a $4,000 home of
Mrs. J.. Kniffen of Pueblo. The prop
erty is situated five miles from Colo
RADIO Springs at the entrance of North
Cheyenne cafion, and is one of the
show places of the Pixies peak region.
The fire spread to adjoining cottages,
Mrs. G., Il. Buriett, an invalid being
rescued from one of the burning houses
by neighbors.
Ed Wagner, a rancher near Sunny
side, twenty miles south of Durango,
was shot and killed instantly by Luke
Busser, 50 years old. Meager informa-
tion obtained on the shooting reported
that the two revived an old racial
quarrel. Wagner was of German par
entage. Busser is a native of Alsace-
Lorraine. They had argued in times
past on the question of governmental
control of Alsace-Lorraine.
Frank Fortuna, held in the Huer-
fano county Jail ut Walsenburg on
charge Of burglary, escaped by dig
ging a hole through the ceiling over
the cell house and making his way to
the roof and dropping to the ground.
Fortuna was arrested following the
robbery of the store of the Huerfano
Trading Company at Camp Shumway.
A shotgun, cigarettes and a quantity
of stamps were taken. The store also
is the camp postoffice.
The charred remains of William
Ross, 40 years old, were found by fire
men who were searching the debris
and wreckage caused by fire of un-
known origin in pool hail in Pueblo.
Ross, who was employed by the Ham
lin Supply Company was evidently
asleep In a room adjoining the offices
of the Clery Sign Painting Company
on the second floor of the building
when the fire burned through the floor
dropping him to the pool hall below.
Mrs. Hilda Walters. school teacher
at Griffith, near Durango, who was
struck by a motorcycle and hurled
thirty feet, is dead from the injuries
sustained She is survived by four
small children.
Sixty thousand dollars is now avail
able to assist State Treasurer Stong in
re-establishing the credit of the state,
which has been stamping all warrants
mo funds" The State Land Board,
through Register George Stephan and
the State Industrial Commission,
through Commissioners Hits and Reil-
ly, put $4,000 each at the disposal of
Treasurer Stong to purchase interest
bearing salary warrants of state en-
ployes and warrants issued to cover
their travelling expenses.
Two hundred acres Of land In five
and ten-acre plots in various parts of
the Mesilla valley, in New Mexico will
be planted to sugar beets next season
for the Holly Sugar Company Of Colo
RADIO. The farmers are to receive the
ruling market price (. o. b.. shipping
point. The freight charges of $3.50
on the crop, estimated to reach 5000
tons, will be absorbed by the sugar
company and the Las Cruces Chamber
of Commerce, on a basis of 40 and 90
per cent, respectively.
Plans are being laid for the enter
tainment of record number Of stock
show visitors this year, according to
Harry L. YoungermaI, general man.