The Dolores star., 1922-10-06
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

which far exceeded all expectations as
far as receipts and attendance is con-
cerned.
Lake City.-Aioney. checks and val
uable papers were stolen from the
Henry Huffman Drug Company here
by burglars who blew open small
safe with dynamite.
Delta.-Nick Arsel, coal miner,
was instantly killed when the walls OF
a stope in which he was working caved
in. Arsel was in the employ Of the
Utah Fuel Company.
Hugo-It is estimated that a crowd
of more than 1000 saw the decorated
automobile parade at the Lincoln
County Fair here. The Maccabees'
float won first, Tam White second.
Boulder.-Ground was broken re-
Gently for 4 $4,000 chapter house for
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity to be
located three blocks from the Univer-
sity of Colorado. The building is to
be completed by the Christmas holi-
days.
Fort Collins.-The Librarians of
Colorado We're entertained here by the
Fort Collins Library Association and
the president OF the Agricultural Col
lege. The convention was opened with
an Informal reception at the College of
Agriculture.
Estes Park-Enos A. Mills, famed
Colorado naturalist and writer. who
died ut his resort, Longs Peak Inn,
was buried in the surroundings he
loved best. The funeral was held at
Longs Peak Inn and the body was laid
to rest near log cabin which he
built himself thirty-six years ago. The
cabin is within stones throw of the
inn.
Pueblo.-A mob of 300 men, bent on
kidnapping T. L. Garrett, railroad
worker, who shot and killed Patrick
Flannery, 80 years old, striking shop
man, was outwitted by police and rail-
road authorities here and Garrett was
smuggled out of town. Garrett sur
rendered after the shooting. which oc-
Cured on G strteet, near the Clark
Mineral Springs hotel.
Canon City-James Gazaway, the
alleged leader of the Paradox valley
gang who murdered Lemuel Hecox,
mine watchman, last spring, has ar
rived at the state penitentiary to be-
gin life term. Gazaway is the ninth
and last member of the terrorist gang
10 be placed behind the penitentiary
walls. Terms ranging from ten years
to life have been imposed on the other
eight men. The HecOx murder was
one of the most gruesome ever enact
ed in the region.
Westcliffe.-Custer county Is being
secured for robbers who dynamited
the vault of the Westclffe State Bank
here and carried away $1,000 worth of
jewelry and $500 to S40O in Liberty
bonds. The robbers fled in a coupe
stolen from Dr. r. j. Smith, which was
found eighteen miles north of here in
ditch. The men are believed to have
continued on foot into the hills. The
outer vault was entered by hammering
off the combination and blasting the
door. A dynamite-proof door saved
$4,000 in cash in the inner vault.
Denver-The 1922 season Is proving
one of the best peachgrowers of the
western slope ever have had, accord
ing to w. II. Olin, supervisor of agri-
culture of the Denver & Rio Grande
Western railroad. Shipment of car
lots is proceeding rapidly, and the
Colorado peach goes as far East as
Boston and as far North as Duluth.
"Wonderful progress has been made
by the western slope peachgrower in
recent years, and he has learned not
only how to plant his trees, how to
keep the ground in the orchard, and
how to fertilize, but how to trim. pick
and pack" said Mr.. Olin
Wray-Carl E. Hultqust, brother of
Postmaster Hultquist of Wray, was
| killed short distance east of Laird by
being run over by a loaded truck.
Young Hultqdist was walking to his
work in Laird when a truck overlook
him and he was invited to ride. In
his attempt to get in the truck he fell
under the wheel. His body was crushed
and his neck broken.
Walsenburg.-The annual Huerfano
County Fair closed here after three
days of large crowds and fine sport.
The weather was good and the attend
ance was better than at any previous
| fair. The premium list was made larger
this year, and this was fully justified
by the larger number of entries and
the greater interest shown by farmers,
| gardeners and stock raisers.
Fort Morgan-As the Morgan County
Fair was ushered in by music from the
Morgan county thirty-piece band. so
it passed into history with the singing
of more than 200 trained voices Sc
lected from all sections of the commu-
| nifty. The community sing was her
aided as the biggest event of the three
| day festival and was so proclaimed by
the enormous crowds which visited the
| fair grounds.
Greeley-Dr. George w. Frasier, di-
rector of the department of clasc;fi