Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-04-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

the place to see what could be done
to rebuild the tunnel or to build around
It, The source of the fire has not been
determined, although 1t generally ID
believed that it was caused by sparks
from an engine. The tunnel Is 800 feet
long. and according to the officers OF
the Moffat road, is virtually destroyed.
This is because of the fact that the hill
through which the tunnel Is built Is OF
4 dIsintegrated granite formation
Denver.-Martial law will be pro-
claimed by Governor Shoup without
delay In any part Of Colorado where
IN emergency arises during the nation
wide coal strike, Adjt. Gen. p. J. Ham
rock of the Colorado National Guard
and head of the state rangers warned.
I'm the event disturbance of any
kind develops as result Of the min
ers' suspension of work, ! will imme-
diately request Governor ShOup to Is
sue q proclamation declaring martial
law in the district concerned" he de-
clared.
Boulder.-Two thousand invitations
have been issued to high schools west
Of the Mississippi river to compete In
the third annual all-western track
meet to be staged here May Is. Elab-
orate plans are being made for hold
Ing the big tournament here, and 1t Is
expected that there will be representa-
tives from hundreds Of schools in the
competition. In conjunction with the
big meet 4 state high school tourney
will be held to determine the all-Colo-
RADIO championships.
Loveland.-Rsperts from the Rocky
Mountain Parks Transportation Com
pany and all the eastern railroads are
to the effect that the tourist season
this year will be heavier than ever be-
fore known in the history Of Estes
Park. The transportation company
says 1t has more advance bookings
for reservations than ever before, and
that the season will start sooner than
usual this year, while railroads say In
Quiries are more numerous than since
before the war.
Las Animas.-The Santa F6 Rail.
way Company has awarded contract
for putting in 100000 yards Of fill on
their branch line road, known as the
Satanta extension, which starts ut
Dodge City, Kan. and extends toward
Springfield, Baca county, Colorado.
Optimism prevails that the company
will extend this line across Baca cOun-
ty, Colo, and there is much activity In
that section, the people feeling as
sured Of railroad before the end Of,
the present year.
Loveland.-Mrs. Abe Dorsman was
removed to hospital here In crit
ical condition alleged to have been re.
ceived when she was beaten by her
husband at her home. Physicians stat
ed that Mrs. Dorsman has only a slight
chance to recover, due to her physical
condition at the time the attack Is al
legged to have occurred. Some months
ago, Dorsman was arrested on q sim.
liar charge, but the case against him
was dismissed.
Denver.-Coffers Of the state are en-.
riched $23,108.S0 during the last fif.
teen days in March, according to re.
port made public by the state inner.
itance tax department. showing indi.
vidual and total collections during the
period. The largest individual collec.
ton was made of the estate Of Harry
Shaw of Weld county.
Grand Junction-After Colorado has
used all the water It can possibly use
there still would 60 down the Colorado
river to the lower states, more thar
two.thirds Of the total supply produced
by Colorado mountains west Of the
Continental divide. Victor e. Keyes, at
torney general Of Colorado, told the
Colorado river commission here.
Fort Collins.-Supporting the mega
tive of the closed shop question, Colo.
rado State Agricultural College debnt.
ers defeated Oklahoma Agricultural
College ut the closing session of the
PiKappa Delta national forensic con.
vontion at IndianOla, Iowa.
Denver.-All members of the state
ranger force have been detailed to du
| ty by Colonel Hamrock in the leading
mining fields of the state in anticipa.
ton Of the impending nationwide coal
strike April 1, 1t has been announced
ut the state houye. The men are con
centrated principally In Fremont, Mof
fat, Routt, Boulder, Weld, IAs AMI
mas and Huerfano counties and are
under orders to meet any emergency
These state police are fully equipped
1t was said.
Colorado Springs-The holders O.
Cresson stock in Denver and Colorado
will be interested to learn that satis
factory settlement has been reached II
the test case Of the Cresson Gold Min
Ing Company Of Cripple Creek versu,
the government. as u result of which
1t Is believed saving of approximate
ly 100000 will be effected, according
to word received here.
Fort Lyon.-One investigation has
been completed and another is under
way as result Of complaints fresu the
soldier patients at the United States
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