The Dolores star., 1922-06-23
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


in which they were riding toward pen-
YER turned over at Tomah station sew
on miles from Castle Rock, after MT
ling soft sand in the road. hooer'
Wilkinson, 60 years old, "A book sales
man living at Atwood, Coio' "as
crushed TO death under the car. tari
Johnson of Denver. an employe OF the
Denver Fire Clay Company. was dri'-
ing the car. He WAS accompanied ny
II ]. Mehserle of Chicago, salesman
for the Bausch and Lomb Optical Com
pany.
Denyer.-The tangled records of the
alleged mishandling of the l. n. STE
yens 5000. 900 estate by Alva A. swami
Denver politician, who was Formerly
administrator of the estate mere, HAS
become tale OF two cities. charges
were made in open court against SWAIN
before County Judge George a. Lux
ford in a verbal report to the court by
Miss Mary LathrOp, attorney Tor the
estate. Miss Lathrop told the court
that collusion, fraudulent in purpose
had been carried on by Swain, ms ad-
ministrator here, and Mrs. Grace Ste
vens Coy, ancillary administrators, In
Philadelphia.
Durango.-With a roar that could be
heard for twenty miles, and with sur
ficient force to scatter the tools In all
directions, the La Plata well, being
drilled by the Midwest Refining Com
pany northwest Of Aztec, n. NJ, has
blown in with an estimated now OF
20. 100000 cubic feet of gas per day.
Some time ago the drill encountered a
gas pocket, the flow being measured
ut 2j.O00,OO0 cubic feet per day. AS
soon as the gas flow could be CON
trolled the drilling operation were re-
sumed.
Vict0r.-The United Gold Mining
Company has taken over the proper
ties of the Nindicator Consolidated
Gold Mining Company in this district.
Employees of the Nindicator Mines
have been notified of the change, and
that the properties would probably be
continued in operation under employees
the Golden Cycle mine was transferred
to the Nindicator company, and by this
later deal the United company gets
that property back.
Boulder-The University of Colo
RADIO graduated 300 students. the larg-
est class in its history. The week OF
festivities surrounding commencement
ended in exercises in Macky auditor
ium, where former Gov. Frank o. Low
den of Illinois delivered the graduation
address, and President George Norlin
of the university presented diplomas.
Bouldcr.-Walter Franklin, recent
graduate from the University Of Colo
RADIO. has been engaged to coach the
freshman football team next fall and
assist Coaches Witham and Johnson
with the varsity. Franklin is one of
the best known men in athletics in
Colorado
Loveland.-Battling against the rag
ing rapids of the Big Thompson river,
near the Half Way place, west of here,
A. L. Soderberg of LOveland rescued
Mrs. Arthur Schoffner, who had fallen
from the foot bridge at the municipal
| auto camp grounds.
Fort COllins.-Active warfare against
the common barberry bush, destroyer
| of half u million bushels of grain in
Colorado in recent years. will be
opened by the Department of Agricul
ture July /, L. A. Lungren, state direc
| tor, has announced here
Arapahoe.-Mail bandits stole q
| pouch of registered mail of undeter
mined value from the railroad station
| here Friday, it became known wher
money orders known to have been II
the sack We're cashed at Limon.
Canon City.-Work on the repairing
of the Phanto Canon highway is pro
crossing slowly and the prospects are
not bright for the completion of the
extensive and permanent repairs out
lined before fall.
Las Animas.-To have his father
appear ut his farm after not KNOWN:
| his whereabouts for years and then di,
within "A few hours was the cxperienc,
of Il. E. Harris, Bent county farmer
Recently an old man driving a hors,
hitched to cart stopped ut the Har
ris place and asked if he might cam
in the yard while his horse rested. l
then developed that the men were fa
ther and son, having parted years ag,
in an eastern state.
Greele?.-Contracts were let by tn,
sfate military board for the cOnstruc
ton of a $4,000 armory ut Creole,
for use of the Colorado Nattona
Guard and citizens of that place, nc
cording to information given out b,
Adjt. Gen. 2. ]. Hamrock in Denver
Construction of the new building will
be started in the next few days, and /
is hoped to have it completed in rec
ord time
| GunniSOn InroaSt class l., a.,