The Dolores star., 1922-03-03

Rocky Ford the third week In feD-
ruary.
Greeley.-Five dollars a ton for su
gar beets, and probably more, was the
prediction under the sliding scale con-
tract made at n meeting here of Great
Western Sugar Company officials and
fieldmen from the Greeley, Eaton,
Windsor and Brighton factories. The
session was the first of n series to be
held between officials of the company
and the fieldmen in all districts, to ex
plain in detail the contract proposed
at the recent conference with the
growers committee in Denver
Colorado Springs.-Viel Battle, a ne
gro, charged with the holdup of Dan
U. Hampton, prominent real estate
man, was arrested by Officer Robert
Wrath as he was about to board Il
southbound train in the d. & X. G.
railroad yards. A roll of bills contain
ing 500, alleged to have been taken
from Hampton. was found on the ne
gro, who submitted to arrest only after
n sharp struggle with the officer.
Frederick.-ApproYima five hun
dred miners employed in the coal
fields near here have served notice
they will not accept wage reductions
corresponding with those affected sew
eral months ago by the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company in several of its
southern Colorado mines, and con.
certed walkout is threatened. accord
ing to information received by Col p.
]. Hammock, head of the state rangers
Greeley.-The Weld County Taxpay-
erS' League voted to ask Governor
Shoup not to call special session of
the Legislature. Resolutions adopted
stated that the league has no preju-
dice against any project in the pro-
posed call. but is opposed to the extra
session because of the cost to the tax
payers. The league also passed reso-
lutiOns opposing any increases in sal
aries or wages paid public officials.
Denver.-Acting Gov. Earl Cooley
pardoned Lafayette Jones, who was
sent to the penltentiary in 1907 on u
charge Of horse stealing, because
Cooley, who was Jones' attorney, be-
lieves that he did not defend him cor
rectly. "The affair has been worry
ing me all these years." said Cooley,
after posting Jones pardon. II am
convinced to this day that he was in
nocent."
Pueblo.-Pueblo never has adver-
tised rs residential city, but as an
industrial city. Manufacturing is the
main industry of the city and so Pue.
bio claims that within its boundaries
| is manufactured GO per cent of the
manufactured goods in Colorado.
Alamosa-The loot obtained by the
| two bandits who held up Denver & Rio
| Grande Western train No. 116 near
here, amounted to $11 500, it was an
nOunced by American Express Off,
cials. Bonds comprised $4,000 of this
it was said $1,000 was in currency
and $500 in silver. The condition of
MarquiZ Gomez, express messenger
who was shot by the bandits, is ser.
ious, but attending physicians believe
now that he has chance for recov.
cry.
Pueblo-An entire city block OF
| houses IN tne Mexican quarter Oi
Pueblo was destroyed by fire here re
Gently. The fire started from an ex
plosion, and because of lack of water
supply in this district, which is out
side the city limits, fire fighters were
unable to make any headway fighting
the blaze. There were no casualties
The damage was estimated at close tC
$4,000.
Boulder.-Boulder Is planning the
paving of fifty blocks of residence
streets this coming summer. Forty Of
the blocks are located on Universit,
hill, the section including Twelfth
Street hill, which is the main arter,
between business Boulder and Univer
sity hill.
Durango.-The carrying Of a WON
IN five miles on stretcher over q mar
row path broken out of heavy SNOW
drifts In order to get her to exper
medical assistance and the discover,
that $4,000 mining mill had beef
completely wiped out by a snowslid
we're developments in the work of dis
ging out SIlverton, which had been iso
lated by snow for seventeen days.
Swink.-Burglars broke Into tn
Swink Mercantile Company fev
nights ago and removed about 81 90
} worth Of merchandise, hauling
away in motor trucks.