The Dolores star., 1922-06-30
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Fert Collins.-The delegates TO the
Colorado Christian Endeavor Union
conference numbered more than 500.
Eaton.-one hundred Congregational
pastors from Wyoming. Utah and Colo
RADIO recently held their annual conven-
don here.
Denver.-Six hundred OF the olinger
Highlanders now are in their summer
camp at Glacier basin In Estes park.
More than 500 of the boys left Den
yer recently for the camp.
Antonito-Lewis Braidep, 26 years
old, only son of James Bralden,
wealthy pioneer cattleman of La Jara.
was drowned trying TO swim horse
,cross the swollen Conejos river.
Alsmosa. - The Denver business
mems special trade tour Of the San
Luis and San Juan country started
with a swing through the San Luis
valley that included Monte Vista,
Center and Del Norte. winding up in
Alamosa with a great mass meeting
attended by representatives of a score
of San Luis valley towns.
Grand Junction.-In desperate
gun battle between Sheriff Frank
Ducray of Mesa county, W. II. Trim
BILE, special prohibition officer, and
John Talarico, long considered by Of
flcers as the leader Of Il notorious
gang OF bootleggers, Talarlco was shot
dead and Officer Trimble was
wounded in the right ear and the left
side.
Denver.-An increase of 10000
tons in the production of coal was
noted in Colorado during May as COM
pared with the April output, accord
ing TO a report made public by James
Dalrymple, state coal mine inspector.
The total production for May was
placed at 595,222 tons. A total of T.
976 men were employed in mines Of
the state during the month.
Colorado Springs.-Skidding in the
sand on the Denver Colorado Springs
road near Hustled, twelve miles north
of here, an automobile driven by
Thomas A. Ryan of Denver, turned
over, pinning him beneath the wreck
age. and injuring two women, Marjorie
and Minnie Hickey, tourists from Mo
bile. Ala. Felix O'Neill, Denver attor-
ney. was in the car, but escaped in
jury.
Durango-At least 1000 acres of
land in the Animas valley, north of
here, have been inundated by the an
nual overflow of the Animas river and
damages estimated at more than $780,
900 has been caused. The warm spell
has caused snow In the mountains to
melt rapidly. All that saves the sec
ton from a disastrous flood is that
there has been no rain.
Colorado Springs.-The Colorado
Dental Society's annual convention,
held in Colorado Springs, closed with
the election of officers as follows: A.
c. Withers, Denver, president; z. I.
Roberts, Rocky Ford, vice president !;
Fl. w. Wilson, Denver reelected sec
retary, and William Smedley, Denver,
reelected treasurer. More than 80
dentists attended the meeting. IT is
likely that the 1923 meeting will again
be held here.
Fort Collins.-A hail storm swept
over Fort Collins and the territory
northwest recently, covering a region
five miles square. The first hail fell
for ten minutes, and another fall of
like duration came an hour later The
greater part of the territory visited
was between this city and La Porte.
Some hall as large as marbles fell in
quantities. Green houses, gardens and
fruit suffered damage, but grain
crops and alfolfa are reported to have
been touched but slightly.
Boulder.-D. Johnson. gatekeeper at
Eldorado Springs. is under arrest, and
Angelo Gabrielle of Marshall, lies in
a serious condition at his home as a
result of fight that occurred at the
gate to Eldorado Springs. Johnson ia
said to have struck Gabrielle with n
gas pipe after the latter had refused
to remove some tools that he had
dropped in Johnson's path.
Steamboat Springs of
coal mines in Routt county, shut down
early in the spring because of the
blockade on the Moffat railroad. is ex.
pected before the middle of July, II
was declared with announcement that
the tunnel blockade of that railroad
probably will be ended by July 10.
Thousands of tons of coal and other
commodities will move at once toward
Denver and the plains part OF Colo
rado, coal and railroad officials said.
Many Of the miners, who formerly
made their homes in Routt county and
who worked in the mines of the Victor.
American, the Moffat, the Hayden, the
Colorado-Utah and other coal mines
operating In the district. are expected
to return Immediately to the district
SO as to be there when transportation
on the railroad Is resumed.
Cripple Creek.-Thomas Bailey 10