The Dolores star., 1922-06-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
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Durango.-An attempt is being made
70 stock southwestern Colorado Win
ring-necked Chinese pheasants under
The direction of Henry Dietrich of the
State Fish and Game Department.
Denver Richard PInhorn, proprie-
tor of the Manhattan restaurant, the
most widely known restaurant in the
West. died at few days ago ut his resi-
ience in Denver. of uremic poisoning.
Rocky Ford.-Bert Hopper has re-
celved two carloads Of bees colonies,
numbering more than 800, which is the
largest shipment 10 this section for
years The bees were shipped from
New Mexico.
Lamar.-The Citizens State Bank
of Lamar failed 10 open its doors last
Saturday morning. A notice posted
gave the information that the bank
was in the hands of the state bank
commissioner.
Longmont-The annual summer
field meeting and basket picnic of the
Colorado Honey Producers Associa-
iIbil- anu lllf anu i''u'''i
County Beekeepers Association was
held in Longmont. June 3.
Canon City.-Edward Qrish) O'Day,
veteran auto stage driver between
Canon City and the Cripple Greek dis
trict, made his three thousandth trip
between Cripple Creek and Canon City
by the auto stage route.
Denver.-The City q. Council has
pledged $4,000 to the fund for the
University of Colorado medical school
and hospital. thus completing the
S100,0OO public subscriptions needed to
start work on the 81 100000 structure
La Junta, Colo-Mrs John Rich
ards, 10 years old, was burned TO
death when can of gasoline which
she was using to burn out nest of red
ants exploded. The woman became n
living torch and was dead before TAX
en- to a hospital.
Grand Junction.-Edwards Apparel
Shop was damaged by II fire of un-
known origin here recently. The fire
started in the upper basement and
spread rapidly. endangering the bust.
ness section of Grand Junction, but
soon was brought under control.
Dcnver.-Fruit growers in all Utah
and Colorado districts served by the
Denver & Rio Grande Western railway
are assured Of normal crop OF
plums, peaches, pears and apples this
year, according to report made pub
lie here by the railway company.
Colorado Springs.-Captain Milleau
and Lieutenant Stnckhouse of the Fort
g.. Sill aviation squadron. miraculously
escaped death when their DeHaviland
! plane overturned rs it was making
landing at Kelker field. Although
badly bruised and shake up, the two
aviators escaped without injury.
Saguache-The commissioners of
Saguache county, at their last meet
ing, allotted the 5000 necessary to
make available the forest service al
lotment of $4,000 for the construction
of road TO the Carnero Ranger sta
ton, which will open up to automobile
and truck travel considerable scope
of country at present hardly accessi-
BILE by wagon.
Pueblo.-Miss Consuelo Baca, 16
years old, the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
]. F. Baca OF Pueblo, was shot and
probably fatally wounded by Joseph
inc La Verta, IS years old, a Spanish
girl, who was later arrested by the To-
cal police. The shooting occurred at
the Pueblo LOrettO Academy, where
Miss Baca is a student and member
of the graduating class Of next month.
observation-disclosures of the Loveland
Civic Association are preparing re-
ception for the members of the Rocky
Mountain Highway Association who
are expected to pass through here on
the trip from Denver to the opening of
the Yellowstone national park in June
Grand Junction.-Twenty members
of the local Lions Club organization
spent day at the camping grounds at
"Kannah Creek Intake" the location of
the city's water system headgates,
where they cleansed out the brush and
made clean and presentable for tour
lists and campers n large area of cedar
and pine-covered mountainside, pro-
viding fireplaces, etc
Las Animas.-The largest irrigation
development in Colorado during the
last ten years is being made In Bent
county, in the lower Arkansas Valley.
under direction and control OF the
State Board Of Land Commissioners
and the state engineer The land was
government land segregated and
passed to the state under the terms of
the Carey act, and comprises a fine
body of 25,000 acres. The majority Of
the land owners come from northern
Colorado, with others from the middle
western states
Pueblo.-Josephine LIbertO, whs
shot and seriously wounded ConsueIo
Baca. 17-year-old daughter of DIR. J.
F. Baca. in n statement to the police,
declared that she would have killed
Or. Baca and herself instead Of trying