The Dolores star., 1922-11-03
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Flagler.-A. L. Wilson of Flagler has
purchased the Hungerford stores,
chain of mercantile establishments To-
Gated in Hugo. Byers, Ebert, Eastlake,
Frederick. Merino. Eckley and Vernon.
Fort Collins.-Definite steps were
taken TO organize the Fort Collins
Shrine Club at Il meeting recently at
tended by nearly seventy local Shrin-
ers and number of officials from III
Jebel temple of Denver.
Fort Collins.-F. John Schroeder, Go
years old. one of the best-known sheep
feeders and dealers in the West, haH-
ing been in that business in l.arimer
county for thirty-ninc years, died OF
heart disease few days ago.
Denver.-Heavy damage to fruit.
particularly to the late apple crop, was
| done on the western slope recently by
a sudden spell of extremely severe cold
| weather. it was announced by Fred
| erick W. Brist, government weather
forecaster.
Denver.-Eleven Colorado hospitals
are giving the best care known TO mod
ern medical science to their patients,
| according to the fourth annual survey
| of hospitals throughout the United
! States made by the American College
of Surgeons.
Boulder.-The Treasury Department
at Washington gave out Il list of cities
and town in various sections OF the
country where enlarged housing iacill-
ties for government activities are i'm
peratively needed. Boulder is the only
Colorado city on the list.
Dcnyer.-Robert Emmett Harvey,
| widely known in Denver. and former
member of the Denver Post staff, has
been chosen vice president and treas
urer of the Atlanta, Gn., Joint Stock
Land Bank, capitalized ut $2,5Oo,ooo
according To word'rcceiVcd in Denver.
Pueblo.-The robberics of postOffices
ut North Avondale and Lime, Colo,
were cleared up here when Postoffice
Inspector c. W. Pfaffenberger obtained
a confession from Peter Carlinu ut LOG
Elm street, where some of the loot Is
said to have been found.
AlamoSa.-Funeral services for Mrs
james Sindman. killed when car
driven by her husband was struck by Il
Denver X Rio Grande train, were held
Il few days ago. A cOronerS jury found
that the crash was purely accidental
as the car became stalled on the track
and the crew of the approaching en-
zine did not have time or space TO
stop.
Colorado SpringS.-Clyde 5. Parsons,
10 years old, confessed the police say,
that he is the author Of Il letter to ii.
Moberly, president of the First State
Bank of Calhan, Colo, demanding that
Moberly place $1,000 beneath Il fence
post on ranch near Calhun. Failure
to do so, the letter threatened, will
mean that second letter will be writ
ten in your blood"
Colorado Springs.-Mrs. A. l.. Mil
.ar. president of the Colorado Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, and DR.. Miller,
her husband, were in an automobile
that was struck by freight train at
Il railway grade crossing south of this
and thrown back on the train re-
mained upright and the occupants re-
ceived slight injuries.
Denver.-I. n. Scherf, who headed
IL force of detectives who investigated
the supposed murder plot which result
ed in the death of Ranger Eddie Bell
and the serious injury of George Jen-
nings, reported to Adjutant General
Hamrock that the fatal accident had
resulted from accidental causes. The
investigation was conducted under the
supervision of Lieut.. Col. Paul =. New
lon.
Ouray.ACharles L. Holton, repre-
senting Boston capitalists, has pur-
chased the Ouray Smelling and Refin-
ing Company properties in Ouray.
Fort Collins.-P. i. Kern is in the
Fort Collins hospital with serious
burns on one side of his body rs the
result of Il practical joke played on
him by fellow workmen at the factory
of the Great Western Sugar Company.
Some companions threw IL little liquid
upon his clothing containing some al
cohOl and touched a match to it. Evil
IDENTIFY more of the liquid was used
than was intended, for the flame that
resulted had badly burned Kern before
II could be eXtinguished.
Boulder.-Authoriza to transfer
the first two years. of the State Uni
versity Medical School from Boulder to
Denver is given by referred bill No. I,
tn be voted on at the election Nov. Z,
il has been announced by university
officials. The bill was passed by the
lost Legislature, but because it amends
the constitution, was referred to the
people for ratification. lie was ex-
planned, in a statement issued by the
university, that the bill carries no ap-
preparation and authorizes no increase
in taxes.
Pueblo.-With one exception all Of
ficers of the Colorado State w. C, II.
u. were reelected at the ballotinp at