The Dolores star., 1922-09-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

In the ten federal land districts OF
Colorado that SS.T45 acres of land rep
resented by the applicants have been
designated as suitable for entry IN
tracts of G40 acres. The action. when
S taken under the stockrnising home
stead act, affects tracts scattered
throughout the districts of Del Norte'
Denver, Durango, Glenwood Springs
Lamar, Leadvllle. MontrOse, Pueblo
and Sterling. According to NJ. ID. Nc
Entry of the land division of the gem
eral land office. the land is suitable
only for grazing and raising forage
crops.
Denver.-Districts along the Denver
& Rio Grande Western Railroad Will
yield 1850 carlot shipments of potir
toes this year, compared with 1l,o0'
in 1921, according to estimates IN
bulletin Just issued by the railroad
company. This years crop will be d.
vided ms follows: San Luis valley,
6,25O carlots; Eagle-Gypsum district,
900: acknowledgement, 200; Rifle
and Lower Grande valley, 1000; Mont
rose e-Olathe-Delta, 5000, and Utah and
Salt Lake basin, 1,5OO.
Boulder.-For four weeks, fourteen
hours day, students in the field geol-
ogy course offered at the University
of Colorado summer session. during
the term Just closing, studied nature
in the heart of the mountains, thirty
miles from Boulder. Last week they
| Ia, nF tho Rocky
| Mountain National Park. Now they
are back on the campus and have
started reports on the work of the
course, which are to be called In
| Dec. l.
| Fort Colins,-AIiss Maude Sheridan
of this city, state leader for Colorado
Boys and Girls Clubs, has been select
ed US Judge of the Girls Club work to
be exhibited at the Interstate fair TO
be held ut Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. II
to %, according to information re-
ceived here. The judge for the boys
work will be S. 7. Newton, superin-
tendent of the extension service of the
Canadian Department of Agriculture,
with headquarters at Winnipeg.
Durango.-The Pioneer Chieftain.
published at Dove Creek, near the
Utah state line, was totally destroyed
by fire few days ago during the
absence of c. V. Kinney. editor and
publisher Incendiarism was the cause.
authorities say. A pool hall located
in the same building was also de-
stroyed. The paper was formerly pub
| llshed at Ackman. but was purchased
by Kinney some time ago and moved
to Dove Creek.
Boulder.-The sale OF the Boulder
Milling and Elevator, advertised by
the sheriffs office, was halted by an
order from the United States District
Court, where an application for invol-
untary bankruptcy has been filed by
former creditors. The mill was to
have been foreclosed to satisfy trust
deed Of $4,000 held by A. G. Greed of
Fort Morgan and of $4,000 held by
Frank n. Bancroft of Denver.
Colorado Springs Clarence Nc
Cain, the 3-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. II. Mccain, West Colorado
Springs, was instantly killed when
struck by an automobile driven by
Warren B. Carrot of Houston, Texas.
The child was playing behind tree
on the street parking and suddenly
darted across the path Of the car, it
was reported.
Denver.-A fist fight between Dis
trict Attorney Philip s. Van Cise and
Attorney William A. Bryans. counsel
for more than thirty alleged conf.
dence men arrested in the formers
eaid, was u finishing touch Of a hear
ing on motions for reduction in the
bonds on which the men can be re.
leased.
Pueblo.-Trnffic on the Colorado &
Southern railroad was tied up recently
between Pueblo and Trinidad on nc.
count of wreck of freight train
five miles south Of Walsenburg. The
engine and fourteen cars went into the
ditch, but no casualties resulted.
Denver.-Alva A. Swain and the
girl with whom he is said to have
tried TO plunder the L N. Stevens es-
tate, have quarreled over the alleged
loot and become bitter enemies. This
was revealed-just as the wheels OF
justice were being set in motion
against Swain-by Mary It. Lathrop
attorney for the Stevens heirs, who
returned from California to see the
tangled case through the courts.
Denver.-The biggest Labor Day
celebration In years; the first three.
=.
Gay celebration Of Labor Day in Colo
rado, and the first three-day celebra.
non known of anywhere by local labor
leaders; the first Labor Day barbecue
since the year Of the opening of Lake
side Park, and other unusual actiyi-
ties will feature the celebration of La
Dor Day in Denver this year
Pueblo.-With the arrest here Of a
woman giving the name of Grace Hays
OF Topeka, Kan, police believe thew