The Dolores star., 1922-08-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

celver Joseph II. Young Of the rail-
road The improvements have beeh
sanctioned by the United States Court.
on $50 miles of track heavier rails
will be laid. Fifty miles of ninety
and eighty-five- pound rails VIII De
laid on Tennessee pass and Soldier
mountain. Seventy-pound steel VIII
replace the old light rails on the mar
row gauge lines between Alamosa ana
Durango and Salida and Montrose
Yard tracks at Pueblo, Grand juno
ton, Soldier Summit. La Veta and Al
amosa will be extended. Hundreds OF
men will be given employment on the
tracks. The fruit crop can be moved
successfully by the road. 1t Is stated,
| II refrigerator cars can be procured
from connecting lines.
Lamar.-Five persons were drowned
In Brandon lake. forty-five miles north
| of Lamar in Kiowa county, last sun
day morning when a flat scow from
which they were fishing turned over.
None of the occupants escaped. The
dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles VIII
llams, their 2-year-old baby, Mrs. c. X.
Donaldson and J. A. Donaldson, all of
Bristol They had gone out on fish
ing party, according to q story of the
tragedy related by z. Il. Donaldson,
Santa Fe agent at Bristol. Soon after
the accident u telephone call was re-
ceived ut the hospital ut Lamar for
polmotor. A record run of one hour
over rough roads was made without
avail. The accompanying physician
found all of the victims beyond resus-
citation.
Denyer.-Mystery cloaks the death
of 112l Madison street, u recently dis
charged Union Pacific conductor,
whose body, with revolver bullet
through the heart, was found near the
drinking fountain just west of the
Greek theater in the Civic Center a
few days ago. Because of the posi-
ton of the .32-caliber Colt automatic
revolver at his feet, and u pool of
blood about foot from the body and
the course of the bullet, police, acting
upon the examination of the coroner,
are working on the theory that the
man may have been murdered
Denver.-For what Is said to be the
first time in Colorado, prescription
for a sick patient arrived in Denver
recently by government air mail ser,
vice. DR.. +. A. Tower ordered the
prescription from Philadelphia by tele.
y g., .
came from Minnesota recently tC
spend months vacation in st. An.
drew's Episcopal parish. The Rev
AlE. Stowe Is suffering from hay fever
Knowing the railroad strike might de.
lay delivery, DR.. Tower ordered hi,
prescription, Il sunflower pollen ex.
tract. for delivery by nlrplane and re
ceived It In record time.
Pueblo.-Wlllinm Jackson, 80 years
old, fireman employed by the Denver
X Rio Grnnde Western railroud. was
killed recently near Sedulia, according
to Information received ut Pueblo. He
was on freight truin which left Pue-
bio for Denver. Near Sedalia Is an
overhnnglng bridge, and 1t Is believed
he had his head out of the cab window
and was struck by the girders of the
bridge and killed instantly.
Grand Junction.-The ]. w. Watson
farm Implement house, near the own.
er's ranch, one and three-qunrter mile,
south of Grand Junction, sustained y
loss estimated at $4,000 to $40, 1000 In
a fire of unknown origin. Because OF
the Isolated position of the building
there is little fire protection there, an6
once started, the fire had almost full
swing. The building and equipmeu,
was insured for $1,000.
La Junta.-The opening skirmish In
the political campaign took place II few
nights ago when 100 hoodlums at
tempted to break up a meeting ad-
dressed by Fred A. Sabin, candldate
for the Democratic nomination for gov
ern0r.
Colorado Springs. = Norfolk Star
Fort d. A. Russell horse ridden b,
Capt. ii. E. Watkins, won the Brond
moor remount endurance cup and first
| PRIZE money, was announced after the
3OO-mlle, flve-day test of speed apt
stamina. The 7-year-Old thorobret
chestnut geldings time for the dis
tnnce, was 47 ;87 100, and the Judge,
awarded him % % points out of 6
possible GO on condition. His poln,
grading was 20 S-15 out of possible
~ points. The horse started weighing
0oo pounds and lost forty pounds dur
ing the grind. He stood second In
time, Jerry, the Fort Sill, Okla, thoro.
bred standard cross, being the fastes,
over tho field. Jerry finished fourth
In the final standing.
Pueblo. - Forty-seven Indictment,
were returned by the Federal Grand
Jury, which has been sitting In Pueb
10 Tor the past week. OF the FORTY
seven large number were uurcotie
cases from Denver.
Loveland.-A severe flood In the
Dry Greek district waot ~ o,,o,.