The Dolores star., 1922-12-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


conservancy scheme for Pueblo. The
original Bluff plan, as it was known,
which would swing the river channel
back to its original course along the
bluff opposite the Union depot, was
opposed by the railroads entering the
city, and Arthur +. Morgan mas pre-
sented another which seems 10 he more
feasible. The latest plan of protection
would cost about Si,0o0,OoO and would
provide channel l2,60o feet long, 200
feet wide, % or IS feet deep and would
allow a flow of l25,ooo cubic feet Of
water a second.
Pueblo. - Representatives OF the
teams of the southern Colorado high
school athletic conference met in Pu-
eblo recently for the purpose of
amending the conference constitution
and taking up the matter of basket
ball schedule. Central and Centennial
of Pueblo were represented the other
schools being Canon City, Florence,
Trinidad, Walsenburs, Lcadville, Sa-
Ida and Colorado Springs. Walsen-
burg may not play in the league be-
cause of lack of an adequate floor On
which to practice.
DenVer.-Twu women were killed,
another was shot down and two police
men were wounded by a whisky-crazed
negro who eTAed bloody battle by
blowing out his own brains. The shoot
in. occurred in the hall of 24i3 Tre-
mont place. Walter Jones, the Killer,
i f huNy
half an hour. Mrs. Holmes Wilson,
colored. was shot and almost instantly
killed in the house; Lulu Jones, cousin
of the slayer, died ut the county hos
pitul later.
Denver.-The Colorado chapter of
the National League of District Post
masters was split into three districts
at the closing session of the organiZa-
tons convention. Other important
changes in the bylaws were made.
Each of these districts will be pre-
sided over by vice president under
the direction of President +. Il. Rose.
The vice presidents named at the CON
vention are T. \. Buckley of Crook,
John T Adkins of Holly and Mrs.
Mabel f. Bradley of Cranky.
PueblO.-E. d. Spruill, W. d. Keen
and Thomas Kelly, all well-known real
estate men of Pueblo, have been APP
pointed by District Judge James A.
Park to act as the board of appraisers
of the flood conservancy district. one
OF the members will be elected treas
urer. The board will appraise all land
to be needed and condemned in order
to carry the flood plans. Arthur L.
Morgan of the Dayton Morgan ensi-
neers is in the city and will assist in
getting the work started.
Fort Colins.-The new armory at
Fort Collins, which will house company
II, 15Tth infantry, and the newly or
ganized regimental band, was dedi-
Gated here during snowstorm with
exercises appropriate to tnat occasion.
Following parade in which local
military and patriotic organizations
joined under the direction of Maj. G.
II. FRANKIE, commandant ut the col
lege, salute was fired and the flag
hoisted over the new structure.
Fort Collins.-The defeat of Judge
Gilbert A. Walker of Steamboat
Springs, candidate for reelection to
the district bench in the Fourteenth
district, will mean that IL hearing in
a water adjudication case in this dis
trict will have to be repeated Judge
Walker has returned the files of the
case to the District Court here with
the statement that he can not reach
a decision in the matter before his sue
cessor takes office.
Grand Junction.-Up to Nov. there
had been building permits issued in
this city during the year amounting to
more than S6JO,00O and all the inhabi
tants have the feeling that this augers
tremendous jump in the importance
of Grand Junction as future center
of activities. New and important bust
nesses are coming in every week.
Pueblo.-John w. Lockin, 20, editor
of the Sunday Opinion here and u
newspaper man of Pueblo for the last
forty years, died recently in his home
He had been in failing health for sew
eral years. He was born in Fond du
Lac, Wis. He Is survived by his
daughter, Mrs. Florence Il. Brown
Lockin's weekly newspaper, because of
the quaint personality of the editor,
was much read throughout the south
ern end of the state.
Limon.-Four persons were burned,
one seriously, in an explosion and fire
which destroyed section house of
the Rock Island railway near here re-
Gently. Clifford Salisbury, 80 years
old, is in the Limon hospital and his
brother, Max Salisbury, Mrs. Max
Salisbury and Charles D. Collew were
badly burned about the hands and
| face.
Boulder.-A damage suit for S24,777,
directed against DIR. G. w. Bixler of
Lafayette, has been filed in the Boul-
der County Court by Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl j. Burns of Lafayette. Mrs.