The Colorado statesman., 1922-10-28
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down 100 feet of wire.
Ouray.-Charles L. Holton, repre-
senting Boston capitalists, has pur-
chased the Ouray Smelling and Refin-
ing Company properties In Ouray.
Flagler.-A. Il. Wilson of B'lagler has
purchased the Hungerford stores,
chain of mercantile establishments To-
Gated in Hugo, Byers, Elbert, Eastlake,
Frederick, Merino, Eckley and vernon.
Observation-Disclosures blew open the
postoffice safe here recently and made
away with $50 in cash and all the post
office savings books and stamps. The
burglars gained entrance through
rear wall.
Fort Collins.-Definite steps were
taken to organize the Fort Collins
Shrine Club at IA meeting recently, at
tended by nearly seventy local Shrin-
ers and "a number of officials from El
Jebel temple of Denver.
Fort Collins.-F. John Schroeder, 60
years old, one of the best-known sheep
feeders and dealers in the West, haV-
ing been in that business in Larimer
county for thirty-nine years, died OF
heart disease a few days ago.
Littleton. - William III. Mckie,
charged with being Il member of
gang which assaulted a Denver Tram
way crew in lonely part of the city
in September, 1920, was found guilty
of assault to murder by jury here.
Denver.-Formal charges of murder
against A. III. Mitchell, alleged to have
been the dryer of an automobile whlch
ran down and killed Aneel Anthony
last week. have been filed in the West
Side Court by Deputy District Attor-
ney b. L. Pollock.
Bouder.-The Treasury Department
at Washington gave out list of cities
and town in various sections OF the
| country where enlarged housing facili-
ties for government activities are i'm
peratively needed. Boulder is the only
| Colorado city on the list.
Pueblo.-The robberies of postoffices
at North Avondale and Lime, Colo,
were cleared up here when Postofflce
Inspector C. w. Pfaffenberger obtained
a confession from Peter Carlino at l2o6
Elm street, where some of the loot is
| said to have been found.
Denyer.-Farms are increasing in
size and number in Colorado. Tenancy
| is also on the increase. The average
| size of farms being operated in Colo
RADIO this year, according to reports OF
county assessors to the State Immigra-
| ton Department, is 295.09 acres. This
| is a slight increase from last year,
when the average reported was 294.62.
Pueblo.-With one exception all of
ficers of the Colorado State w. q. L.
IT were reelected at the balloting at
the forty-third annual convention now
in progress in Pueblo. Mrs. Edna
Conxling of Denver will succeed Mrs.
S. X. Vannoy of Fort Morgan as secre-
tary of the Loyal Temperance Union.
All other officers succeed themselves.
Colorado Springs.-AIrs. a. l.. Mil
Ier. president of the Colorado Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, and DIR. Miller,
her husband were in an automobile
that was struck by freight train at
n railway grade crossing south of this
city. The car, though struck twice,
and thrown back on the train, re-
mained upright and the occupants re-
ceived slight injuries.
Denver.-The first stretch of the
state highway from Echo Lake to the
summit of Mount Evans is nearing
completion. Word has been received
at the office of the State Highway De
partment from Ed. Holman, Colorado
Springs contractor in charge of the
work, that the project started early In
the summer will be completed within
the next two eeks.
Loyeland.-S. e. Ford, Loveland
farmer, hauled a load or cabbage to
the depot and left his team for mo-
ment. Becoming frightened, the team
ran away and collided with small
car belonging to Cliff Launchbaugh
When the excitement subsided one OF
the horses was sitting in the car and
the other was so tangled under the car
that it was extricated with difficulty.
Denver.-Total inheritance tax col
lections by the state for the first
fifteen days in October aggregated
$7,617, according to tables compiled al
the state house. This figure increases
the total collections of the state in
heritance tax department for the bi-
ennial period to $S94,96 The
largest individual tax collection was
made on the S7S.S16 estate of ]. A.
Black, and amounted to $1,194.S5.
Denver.-L. N. Scherf, who headed
a force of detectives who investigated
the supposed murder plot which result
ed in the death of Ranger Eddie Bell
and the serious injury of George Jen-
nings, reported to Adjutant General
Hammock that the fatal accident had
resulted from accidental causes. The
| investigation was conducted under the