The Ordway new era., 1922-11-10
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS


at a recent election.
Trinidad.-Nine business houses 4
the town of Branson, in the east en-,
of Las Animas county, are reported 10
tally destroyed by fire.
Denver-After week of idlenes.
the county grand jury resumed its in
vestigations, taking up the probe Of tn
reported theft of the Van Cise recall
petitions.
Pueblo.-Education TO combat tn
! problem of physical ill-health amoni
children was the strongest urge II
! the close of the Colorado conferenc,
of social work.
Loveland.-JOhn Ransom. state hu
mane officer, Lurlmer county proba
tion officer, and a resident of Loveland
for forty years, died suddenly at his
home in Loyeland.
Denyer.-Figures made public by NJ
j. Mccarthy, manager of revenue, in
dicated that the assessed valuation of
property in Denver will reach the
enormous sum of S4U0,OOO,OOO
Grand Junction.-DeBoer and Pes
man, Denver architects, have been ap-
pointed to plan large park and play
ground for the city of Grand Junction,
and also u cemetery at Orchard Mesa.
Major L. l. Tefft. L. 5. \.
was convicted in police court of reck-
less driving and WAS fined SO and
costs 10y Magistrate Bray He is for
hidden to drive an automobile in Den
Yer for six months.
victor.-James Quinn, GO years old,
farmer, tripped and plunged down
stairs IN boarding house at Divide
Il few days ago and was killed. Quinn's
head was doubled under us ne alIghted
On the bottom stairs and his neck was
broken.
Renewed uctlvty in the
Telluride district is attracting many
mine workers and developments in the
Smuggler- Union Company's properties
have been pushed 10 such an extent
that officials say they can place all
applicants for work.
Denver.-Henry L. Kinney 20 years
old, who during the frontier days of
the West drove stage between Chcy-
enne and Tie Siding, Wyo, and went
on scouting expeditions with the late
Col. William f. Cody buffalo BID,
died at his home in Denver.
Brighton.-t'red Kraus. 30 years old,
a farmer residing four miles south of
was instantly killed while
leaning on the muzzle of gun and
talking to his wife. His 3-year-old
son, who had been playing about the
house, uccldently pulled the trigger.
Durango.-With the return recently of
Ralph Walker, Leslie Abbott, James
Cook and William Smith to Cortez, in
the custody of the sheriffs of Dolores
and MOnteZuma counties, the authori-
lies believe they have broken up two
Of the bOldest gangs of horse thieves
which have operated in southwestern
Colorado for many years.
Eagle.-The leasing of the Lady
Belle workings to Al Robeson of Glen
wood Springs and William Morgan of
Eagle, has been announced. The Lady
Belle properties We're discovered by j.
q. Kempf in the fall of 1912 and
opened up in the spring of 1913, PROV
ing to be one Of the richest silver
strikes in this part of the state
Colorado Springs.-Work of tearing
down the Il. G. Allen mansion in
Broadmoor, three miles from Colorado
Springs, has been started under orders
from Mrs. Allen, prominent Colorado
Springs and Philadelphia society wom-
an, whose future plans contemplate
construction of a small house on the
site Of the present home, which is one
of the show places of the region.
Fort Collins-The new armory
building in Fort Collins will be dedi-
Gated on Armlstlce day, the service at
IL o'clock in the morning being "a com
bination dedication service and Armis-
tice day celebration.
NorrisOn.-To make Il conclusive
test, II Is declared, of the oil possibiIi.
ties near Denver, IA well is now under
process of drilling three miles south
east of Morrison. and Will be bored to
II depth of 1000 feet.
Denver.-Alfred Schaffer, "a years
old; Dan Webster, 30 years old; and
Miss Bonnie Mason, 23 years old, were
returned to the city Jail at Denver "A
few days ago from Winslow, Arlz., by
Detectives Lowe and Cook. The trio
is held for investigation. The two men,
according to Captain of Detectives
Washington Rinker, are wanted here
for Jumping bond of $1,000 in connec-
ton with their trial for the alleged
robbery of the Williams Stores Com
pany at West Eighth avenue and Santa
Fe drive. The men also are wanted for
the alleged theft of an automobile be-
longing to Capt. c. J. Dillon, of the
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