The Dolores star., 1922-06-16
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

west of Aguilar, and WilDur ".
,rson % of Saco, Maine. u Junior NJ
the Colorado State School OF MINES
who was employed tempornrll! as
votcbman nj the Royal property, were
shot to death few days as" ny 'o-
seph McGonigal, -, watchnhn en-
Moved nj the Jewel mine. Inc sh""'-
ing followed threats McGonigal is salu
IN have made against Ferguson anu
occurred in the Royal mine boarding
house. MS Ferguson was writing let
ter 10 his mother in Bangor, Me MISS
Centers was at work in the room US
McGonlgal entered. McGonighl iire"
once. the bullet striking Ferguson III
the heart and killing him Instantly
As Miss Centers ran screaming from
the house. McGonigal fired again. rms
second bullet struck the girl IN the
leg. She sought refuge in an arr"!"
while McGOnigal secured shot-
gun, supposedly in the boarding house'
and started in pursuit. She was run
ming along the dry arroyo toward
bridge where five men We're working
and was begging loudly to Mc6ohish'
not TO shoot, the workmen said. when
the armed man raised the shotgun l"
his shoulder and aimed slowly. Inc
charge of buckshot struck her head
and killed her instantly.
Denver.-The State Board OF lnlih'-
grafton has just begun the distribution
of the 1872 edition of the Colorado
Year Book, which came from the press
June l. Thed istributiOn will require
about ten days, the book going to all
public libraries in Colorado ana many
libraries in other states, to all COM
merclal clubs in Colorado anu To IL lew
in other states, to all newspapers III
Colorado and II few in other States
and to certain public officials in Colo
RADIO and other states. Among the
county officials who receive copies OF
the book are county assessors, county
superintendents of schools and county
commissioners who all furnish much
of the statistical information found in
the county tables.
Denver.-The second bandit to be
shot and killed in an attempted holdup
in Denver within twenty-four hours,
met death few nights ago when he
entered the White Star garage at Cher
ry street and Leafs Dale drive, on the
Sulivan-Pnrker road, and engaged in
Il gun battlew ith George T. Carson,
gun battle with George 7. Carson,
of the garage. An accOmplice is be-
lieved to have escaped on Il motorcycle.
From letters found on the dead ban
dts bady, his name is believed to be
W. L. Stephenson, and he is thought
to have relatives in Colorado Springs.
Boulder-A beef steak fry each
| Wednesday during the summer, an all
day trip each Saturday, with special
weekend mountain trips, has been an
n0unced by the Boulder group of the
ule will start June u, the first We'd,
nesday after the opening of the Uni.
versity of Colorado for the summer
term. The club caters especially to
summer school students. Several trips
are to be conducted to the Arapahoe
| w Dtdh.
| Denver.-The ousting several months
ago of Earl Wilson as insurance com
missioner of Colorado and the subse
| quent judgment of District Judge
Henry J. Hersey giving title of office
to Jackson COchrane has been upheld
by the Colorado Supreme Court. BY
he high court ruling, Mr.. Wilson lose.
| II hope of retaining his position ant
now must forfeit his desk to his sue
cessor at once, unless he institute!
some new court action
Aspen, Colo.-A coroner's jury failed
to solve the mystery surrounding tn,
death OF Frank Solberg, 80, and Wal
ter Mckenzie, A. The jury decide,
Mckenzie committed suicide. Th
men lived on McKenzie's ranch wher,
SOlberg had been employed for twelv
years. SOlberg was found in II ditch
80 yards. from the house where Nc
Kenzie's body was discovered with tn
top of his head blown off.
Leadville.-The organization of
ski club to operate all during Lead
| lohe WllttT ana TINS elf
a second St Moritz, at meeting JUS
held here proved the sentiment is il
favor of organization of Il large club
| Leadville has from four to fiy
months of real winter weather durin
which skiing is fine and there ar
many places where elegant course
can be made and some fine leapin
grounds provided.
Lamar.-C. A. McCleary, proprieto
OF the Royal Cafe here, was shot an,
Killed by Jesse Linschum, tubercula
patient from Oklahoma. The shootin
occurred in front of the cafe on Mai,
street, in sight Of scores of passersby
Linschum Is said to have told Sheriff
Simpson of PrOwers county that h
shot McCleary because the restauron
man was assisting Linschum's wife T.
secure divorce. Linschum gave MN
SELF up after the shooting.