The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Fort Morgan was voted upon favorably
at recent election.
Trnidad-Nine business houses N
the town of Branson, in the east end
of Las Animas county, are reported to-
tally destroyed by fire.
Denver.-After week of idleness,
the county grand jury resumed its in
vestigations. taking up the probe of the
reported theft of the Van else recall
petitions
Pueblo-Education to combat the
problem Of physical ill-healrh among
children was the strongest urge at
the close of the Colorado conference
of social work.
Loveland.-John Ransom. state hu-
name officer, Larimer county proba-
tlon officer, and resident of Loveland
for forty years. died suddenly ut his
home in Loveland.
Denver.-Figures made public by NJ.
]. Mccarthy, manager of revenue. in
dicated that the assessed valuation of
property in Denver Will reach the
enormous sum of $40O.OO0.0oO.
Grand Junction.-DeBoer and Pes
pointed to plan large park and play
ground for the city of Grand Junction,
and also a cemetery at Orchard Mesa.
Denver-Maior l.. L. Tefft, L. s. A.,
was convicted in police court of reck
less driving and was fined SO and
Ntn,yi..tput.. pra, il
hidden TO drive an automobile in Den
yer for six months.
Victor.-James Quinn, GO years old.
II farmer, tripped and plunged down
stairs in n boarding house ut Divide
IL few days ago and was killed. Quinn's
head was doubled under as he alighted
on the bottom stairs and his neck was
broken.
Telluride.-Renewed activity in the
Telluride district is attracting many
mine workers and developments in the
SmugglerU Union Ccmpany's properties
have been pushed to such an extent
that officials say they can place all
applicants for work
Denver-Henry L. Kinney, 10 years
old, who during the frontier days of
the West drove II stage between Chey-
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.
Brlghton.-Fred Kraua, - years old,
II farmer residing four miles south of
sI 1t a. Ia.
leaning on the muzzle of Il gun and
talking to his wife. His 3-year-old
son, who had been playing about the
house, accidently 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-
ties 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 were discovered by j.
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. c. 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 small house on the
site of the present home, which is one
of the show places of the region.
Fort Coliins.-The new armory
building iIf Fort Collins will be dedi-
Gated on Armistice day, the service at
II O'Clock in the morning being com
bination dedication service and Armis-
tice day celebration.
MorrisoD.-To make conclusive
test, it is declared, of the Oil possbili.
ties near Denver, a well is now under
process of drilling three miles south.
east of Morrison, and will be bored to
depth of 5000 feet.
Denver.-Alfred Schaffer, 81 years
old; Dan Webster, 30 years old; and
Miss Bonnie Mason, % years old, were
returned to the city Jail at Denver q
few days ago from Winslow, Ariz., BY
Detectives Lowe and Cook The trio
is held for investigation. Tile 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 SAINT,
Fe drive. The men also are wanted fol
the alleged theft of an automobile be
longing to Capt. C. ]. Dillon, of the
FitZsimons hospital. The car said t,
belong to Captain Dillon was returned
with the men.
Denver.-O. d. Mckay, wealth,