The Dolores star., 1922-03-10
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Unio. Ness ssri<.)


leaders in civic affairs, has resigned
TO enter private business His sue
cesor has not yet been named.
Denver.-Paul Stnhr OF Walsenburg
Colo. told the police II few nights ago
that two armed men held him up and
robbed him of 81 as he was walking
down Twenty-flrst street near Lari-
mer.
Wiggins.-W. NJ. Peterson, fore,
man at the Lucas ranch, nine miles
south OF Virgins, was found. appar'
entity frozen to death, by the roadside
near the ranch where he was EN-
ployed.
Denver.-Jucob Goldhammer of 2633
West ColfaN avenue reported to police
that he had been swindled out of 5000
shares OF United Petroleum oil stock
by "a suaye, well-dressed, distinguished
looking young man
| Fort ColIins.--The movement for CO.
| operative bargaining by the sugar
beet farmers in contracting with the
| Great Western Sugar Company for
/ their beet acreage is rapidly gaining
/ headway in northern Colorado.
Blanca.-David f. Judd, n rancher
near Blanca. was shot and killed by
BLACK Jack" Devaul, n trapper, when
| he entered Devaul's cabin with an
elevated rifle and commanded the men
| inside to hold up their hands.
FrederIck.-Men in several more
coal mines of the Frederick district
have failed to appear for work. The
action of men in several mines was re-
| ported recently and the present strike
is in support of their refusal to accept
| a reduction in wages.
Boulder.-Guy Perna OF Louisville,
| who was found guilty of murder in the
| first degree and sentenced TO life i'm
| prisonment in the state penitentiary
for killing his wife, was baptized in
| Boulder creek recently by J. l.. Jor'
dan. an evangelist, who has charge OF
| the Peoples mission.
Denver-The Mutual Construction
! Company of Denver was awarded the
contract for the construction of four
miles of concrete road south of Fort
| Collins by the State Highway Depart.
ment. The company's bid was Sl24.
1893. Work must he completed by
Sept. IS under the terms of the con.
tract.
Denver.-President Harding has ap-
pointed the following Colorado post.
masters: Hall Parmeter, at Byers
William J. Jones, at Erie; Orpha II.
Brunner, at Johnstown: Samuel B.
Wasson, at Grand Valley; Clara A.
Gillespie, at Stoneham; Anna c. Han
son, at Strasburg, and Albert Neuman.
at Ebert.
Loveland. - Larimer county bee.
growers, meeting at Loveland, recently
decided by unanimous vote to re,
ject the present beet contract as pro
posed by the Great Western Sugar
Company, and decided to leave the
matter OF negotiation entirely in the
hands of the Mountain States Beet
Growers Association for adjustment.
Florence.-James A. McCandless, 81
years old, member Of the State Legis
lature in the Second and Third assem-
blies and a senator in the Sixth ant
Seventh assemblies, and who raised
the first alfalfa in Colorado and bored
the first oil well in the Florence dis
trict, died recently at his home il
Florence. Mr. McCandless was found
er of the city and was Its first mayor
He purchased nll the land on which
Florence is located in 1884, paying fol
it with $500 ranch and 100 head OF
steers. He plotted townsite, had i
Incorporated and named 1t in honor O.
one of his daughters.
Pueblo.-An entire city block o
houses in the Mexican quarter Of Pu
eblo was destroyed by fire recently
The fire started from an explosion
and because of lack of water suppl.
In this district, which Is outside tn
city limits, fire fighters were unabl
to make any headway fighting tn
blaze There were no casualties.
Grand Observation-Disclosures Springs
Montrose and Delta members Of Lion
Clubs were in Grand Junction eI
masse recently to receive their char
ters with the local club, from the in
ternationaI organization. Grand juno
ton, the oldest organization Of this or
der In this section, was formed 81!
months ago and has more than siIt.
members now.
Las Animas.-Three prisoners bein
taken by Sheriff Stevens from Sal
Lake to Hutchinson, Kan. escape
from the officer on Santa F6 trail
No. IL, recently, when they threw re
pepper into his eyes, beat him, RI
moved his keys and unfastened thei
handouts, took his gun, and afte
climbing over the roofs Of the coache
to the engine, ordered the enginee
to stop at Caddoa, n small station hs
tween Las Animas and Lamar.
Denver.-Colorado is one Of tn
leading producing states in alfalf