The Dolores star., 1922-06-09
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

and Il delegate from tne iyposi"P'h''
union of Colorado Springs, was re-
fused a seat in the convention OF the
Colorado State Federation OF LABOR
recently. The vote which was lOo 10
IS against seating Reilly, was taken
after more than four hours OF discus
sion, during which vigorous attacks
were made by delegates on the State
Industrial Commission as body ana
the decisions of Mr.. Reilly as mem
Der.
Denyer.-Eleven years ago Harold
Frank Henwood. former Denver soci'
ety fayorite, committed In the barrOom
of the Brown Palace hotel one OF the
most sensational murders in the an
nails of Denver criminal history. FOL
lowing n persistent and protracted le-
gal battle, he has left the stnte peni-
tentiary at Canon City free man.
Governor Shoup has signed an execu-
tive order committing the sentence or
the llfe-termer. subject to the one
proviso: That Henwood shall not re-
turn to Denver.
Colorado Springs-John Mcfarland
was reelected president of the inter
national Typographical Union In the
election held May "a, according to re-
turns from $50 of the 7sO local unions,
received at the Union Printers home.
Mcfarland defeated Walter w. Bar
rett, present first vice president, by
3,lOO votes. Charles P. Howard was
elected first Vice president, James J.
Hoban second vice president. and John
w. Hays, secretary-treasurer, the lat
ter being reelected by $500 majority.
Boulder.-Pubic and private I'M
provements exceeding S1,5O0,OOO in
value are being made in Boulder. or
are in the process Of being ordered.
A paving contract has been let for
S2S7 900 and as much more is con-
templated by districts now being or
ganized Taxpayers recently voted
S4O4 900 for school improvements. Pri-
vate building operations, which have
already exceeded the citys record, to-
tal in excess of 100000.
Greeley.-One of the worst hail and
rainstorms which has struck Greeled in
the last twelve years caused damage
unofficially estimated at S25O,OOO, II
few days ago. Sweeping path more
than two miles wide, Il downpour of
hailstones, some as large as golf balls,
shattered hundreds of windows in res
licences and business houses, damaged
young crops in the outlying districts
and flooded many easements in the
heart of the city.
Denver. Expenditures totaling
SjS60OO of national forest highway
funds for the construction of 1O6 miles
OF roads in Colorado have just been
approved by the secretary of agricul-
ture, 1t was announced here. This
money was made available for roads
serving the national forests and for
roads within or adjacent to the forests
that are of primary Importance to
states. counties and communities.
Colorado Springs.-A decision by
City Attorney G. NJ. Irwin that the
municipality has the authority to regu
late rates Of hotels and roOming
houses in the same manner that public
utilities rates are controlled on the
basis of reasonable return of profit,
has led the City Council to take steps
ordering all hotels to furnish their
rates for each room Immediately.
Canon City.-L0ua Pacheco, convict
No. 1O327, who escaped from the pris-
on gang working on the Canon City
armory, by unhitching a horse from a
wagon near the armOry and riding off,
was captured six miles from Beulah
in the foothills of the Greenhorn
mountains by Lieut. Billy Green and
Jesse 7. Salyer.
Walden.-E. C. Randall of Boulder
has been in Walden looking over the
situation with view to starting Il
cheese factory. He has cheesemaker
direct from Switzerland. and the Wal.
den factory will consume a large
amount of milk produced in that sec
ton.
Steamboat Springs.-More than 3,OO(
assembled here recently to celebrate
the success OF the Moffat tunnel bill
Beautiful weather marked the occa
sion and brought hundreds of Moffat
Grand and Routt counties. The Com
mercial Club had charge of the affair
which was held in a large tent, seat
ing nearly 1000. Hundreds had t.
stand, and enthusiasm was every
where manifest
Denyer.-PermissiOn to abandon
twenty-five miles of track and road
bed on the Canon City branch of tn,
Santa Fe railroad from Pueblo t,
Portland has been granted by the Colo
rado Public Utilities Commission. OF
ficials Of the road said this stretcl
was damaged heavily by the Jun,
floods last year and that Industrial
conditions did not warrant rebuildfn,
at present
DurangO.-To Mrs. Elvira Hamor
the only woman in full and cOmplet,