The Dolores star., 1922-04-28

duCed by Senator Fred $. FOllet Of
Steamboat Springs, and referred to the
committee on the city and county of
Denver.
Leadville-A warrant for the arrest
of Sheriff Harry Schraeder of Lake
county, charging malfeasnnce on seven
counts, has been issued.
Lovcland.-Roadw work in this vicin-
ity is well under way. and from the
present outlook the visiting tourist will
have the use of some model roads.
Sterling.-Unless Congress amends
the appropriation bill to provide funds
for their support. the land offices at
Del Norte, Sterling and Hugo, Colo,
will be closed June 80.
Longmont-John J. Griffin, 81 years
old. farmer and former banker, killed
himself Mt the home of his two bro
theirs, james and William Griffin,
! about ten miles northeast of Long
mont.
Akron.-A meeting called to discuss
/ ways and means of presenting the
/ proposition of reapportionment of SEN
| atorial and representative districts for
! the Colorado Legislature to the people
| Of tie state held with the Akron
| Chamber of Commerce was attended
by 100 representatives from eastern
| Colorado counties.
| Denver.-Thirty-sev hundred acres
of state lands We're sold by the State
Board of Land Commissioners at a
| public sale conducted here for approx
!mately S0S,S29, according to figures
| given out by George Stephan, regis
trar The land ranged in price from
| $50 to SI5 an acre and is located in
AlamOsa, Cheyenne, Custer, Kit Car
Montezuma, OterO, Rio Grande and
Washington counties.
Denver-While Weld is Colorado's
leading agricultural county in point of
total output and perhaps in variety of
crops produced for market, it does not
hold first place in percentage of area
under cultivation, in value of area un-
der cultivation, in value of crops per
acre of area, according to a report Of
the State Immigration Bureau Rio
Grande county held first rank In value
of crops grown per acre of area in
1919, according to bureau findings,
with an average of about So, and
shared first place with Delta county in
| value of crops per acre under cultiva-
ton, with an average of about $40.
Montrose.-J. S. Hooper sank to the
floor dead at the meeting of the Delta
Lions Club as he was about to begin
speech. Mr.. Hooper was chairman of
The good fellowship committee of the
club and was introduced to do a
stunt"
Mancos.-James Nash, stockman.
was shot and killed while driving cat
lie on MonteZumn creek, over the line
in Utah. His stepson, Irving Dunham
is accused of the killing as there has
been long standing grudge between
the two men.
Denver.-GovernOr Shoup's prOcla-
nation, calling the State Legislature
into extra session to consider construc-
ton OF the Moffat tunnel and the or
ganization of conservancy districts for
the prevention of floods was sent to
every member of the General Assem-
bly,. This extra session will convene
April IS at noon.
Pueblo.-Approximately $1,000 will
be spent during the coming summer in
building new trails in the Sangre de
Cristo mountains. Part of the fund
will be provided by the United States
Forest Service and the remainder by
the communities in the territory from
which the trails will lead through the
mountains.
Greeley.-After a search lasting
more than six months, o. d. Jordan of
Greeley, formerly Of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. has been found. He was located
at Windsor, Colo, working in shoe
shop, and authorities say he Is suffer
Ing peculiar form of dementia.
Colorado Springs.-Rescued by the
Colorado Springs fire department from
precarious fOothold on a crevice $50
feet above the base of a cliff in the
Garden of the Gods, Donald Donald.
son, 10 years old, is none the worse
for a fortyfoot fall from the tin of
The kissing Camels" rocks