The Dolores star., 1922-05-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


First National Bank here A note
found under the pillow OF the bed oc-
cupied by Haskell at lodging house
here caused suspicion to be directed
toward him. Mrs. Abeya, keeper OF the
house. found the following note under
the pillow: Don't give up your 1op'
brother. We must pull that Lafayette
deal this week"
Golden.-willlsm Talmadge, who
dug his way out OF the Golden jail some
time ago, was again placed In that jan
by Sheriff Kerr. Talmadge was picked
up in Denver several days ago uhder
the name of Thomas. when police dis
covered him repainting stolen truck
in a grove near the city. His original
conviction was for stealing chickens
He will be held in the jail here untii
sentence is passed on him in the Dis
trict Court, where he recently was con-
victed.
Greeley.-Three indictments, charg-
ing j. n. Akey, 40 years old, cashier OF
the defunct Farmers State Bank OF
Windsor with embezzlement, grand lar
eeoy and perjury, have been returned
BY the Weld county grand jury to Dis
trict Judge George Fl. Bradfield. One
Indictment alleges that Akey on March
10, 1921, embezzIed $4,000 from Martin
Svedman, wealthy Windsor farmer.
who was 4 stockholder and heavy de-
positor in the Farmers State Bank Of
Windsor.
Greeley.-CentennIal High School OF
Pueblo carried off the bulk of the hon
ors. and four cups, in the state contest
for high school commercial contests,
held at Colorado State Teachers Col
lese, Greeley. These were the cups of
fered in the Individual contests. The
governors cup went to Kit Carson and
Fort Collins, one for the highest col
lective score in advanced bookkeeping
and allied subjects, the other for ad-
vanced shorthand and allied subjects.
Denver.-The victim of amnesia who
vas found wandering about the Union
station, his mind a blank, is William J.
Coulter of Greeley, Colo. He was iden-
tilted by relatives, according to Supt,
Thomas NJ. Hunter of the county hos
pital. His memory partially returned
when he was addressed by this name,
and he admitted the identification, say
ing he had a son living in Greeley.
Coulter has a daughter, Mrs. Bertha
Wich, living In Wellington, Colo.
Denver.-Members of the open We
nire summoned for jury duty in the
West Side Court here signed formal
protest against District Attorney Van
Cise's statement that many of them
were loafers and police characters and
were obtained for jury duty from pool
halls and cigar stores. The protest
was signed by forty-two veniremen
and delivered TO Judge Charles c. But
Ter, who submitted it to Mr.. Van Cise
Fort Collins.-With the announce
ment here that the land necessary had
been obtained by Fort Collins citizens
the erection Of new S41, 600 armory is
virtually assured. Erection of the
building will start Immediately, ac-
cording to Col. Patrick ]. Hamrock, ad.
jutant general of the state militia
who. with Joseph Moorhead, closed up
the deal.
Greeley.-The Colorado Milling and
Elevator Company has signed con-
tract with the Burrell Engineering
Company of Chicago to build 6OO-bar-
rel flour mill, 100000 -bushel elevator,
power house and large warehouse
at Greeley. The new plant will be of
concrete and steel construction, six
stories high.
Walden.-The North Park Stock
Growers Association has elected the
following officers: Harry Green, pres.
ident; J. II. Dickens, vice presi-
ident: A. Fl. Norell, secretary and
treasurer; Charles Murphy and Victor
Hanson, directors; John Peterson, A.
f. Dwinell and Charles Murphy, advis-
ory board.
Denver.-Heavy damage caused to
the tracks Of the Santa Fe railroad by
the June floods in the upper Arkansas
valley last year caused officials of that
road to make application to the Colo
RADIO Public Utilities Commission to
abandon the Santa Fe right-of-way
from Pueblo to Portland, Colo
Denver.-Business and professional
interests Of Denver will be called on to
contribute the major part of the S46.-
OOO yet remaining of the 100000
which must be raised by popular sub
scription for the general hospital and
medical school of the University of
Colorado in Denver.
Golden.-The Colorado School of
Mines will graduate seventy-six Young
men as mining and metallurgical en-
sineers on May 10. The commence
ment address will be delivered by DR.
Howard Monroe Raymond, president
Of Armour Institute of Technology.
Chicago.
Boulder-J. L. Abel of Pueblo was
elected president of the Colorado
Knights of Columbus at the convention