The Colorado statesman., 1922-03-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Colorado Springs.-H. L. Shepherd,
pioneer Cripple Creek land owner and
holder of a big interest in the Cresson
mine, died at his Colorado Springs
home of pneumonia.
Denver.-Boosting Colorado, Denver,
Colorado Industries and the coming
state convention of Lions clubs at
Trinidad was the feature of the Lions
Club weekly MONDAY luncheon at the
Albany hotel recently.
Johnstown.-The little town of
Johnstewn, with 400 population, en-
tertained 1000 visitors recently. The
occasion was the eleventh annual dairy
conference, at which seventy-four prize
winning animals were exhibited.
Denver.-The police have been
searching for w. p. Lyon of Akron,
Colo, whose auto is alleged to have
struck the car of DIR. Harman FIRE.
maine and injured him recently, while
going at an excessive rate of speed.
Craig.-The two children of James
Bowden, living four miles west of
Steamboat Springs, were burned to
den's farm house recently. Efforts by
Bowden TO rescue the children were
futile.
Canon City.-The mangled body Of
man was found recently on the Den
yer & Rio Grande Western railroad
track near Sample in the Royal Gorgs.
The name James L. Taylor, 564 Broad
way, Hoisington, Kan.," was found in
his effects.
Boulder.-From Memphis, Tenn, has
come word of the suicide of w. r.
Meng, former Boulder man, widely
known in Denver. According to the
dispatch, Meng took his life by shoot
ing himself because he had been Tilted
by woman.
ver.-Arrnngements have been
made for Herbert Hoover, secretary of
commerce, to speak at the railroad
station in Loveland, March 27, while
on the way from Cheyenne to Denver.
This probably will be his only speech
along the route.
Denver.-Richard c. Peete, husband
of Louise l.. Peete, convicted Feb. 3,
1921, in Los Angeles of the murder of
Jacob Charles Denton, wealthy mining
man, returned to Denver with his B.
year-old daughter, Betty, to re-enter
business life here.
La Veta.-While trying to knock an
icicle off high voltage wire with an
iron bar Donald Young, chief electri-
clan at the Oakview coal mine near
La Veta, was killed when the heavy
current passed down the icicle, through
the iron bar and into his body.
Loveland.-Dr G. III. Glover of the
State Agricultural College spoke at
Loveland March IA, under auspices of
the Civic Association on Health and
Sanitation" The Civic Association is
sponsor for the pure food and milk
ordinance proposed to be passed by the
council, and this talk was to instill en-
thusiasm for its passage.
Montrose.-Clint Brown, 55 years
old, prominent farmer living near
Montrose, committed suicide in his
home by shooting himself in the head.
Brown, on arising from bed, walked
into the kitchen of his home and i'm
mediately shot himself Dependency
resulting from ill health is believed to
have cause his act. He is survived
by widow.
Salida.-Fourteen passengers were
slightly injured when two coaches in
Denver & Rio Grande Western train
No. 317 went over the embankment
near Poncha Springs recently, and
that many were not killed is because
the safety chains of the coaches held
them suspended, with the locomotive
as the anchor, over a 100-foot drop to
the rocks below.
Colorado Springs.-Ernest L. Potter,
30 years old, former assistant cashier
Of the Colorado Title and Trust Com
pany at Colorado Springs, and promi-
nently known in state banking circles,
shot and killed himself few days ago
on his ranch west of Colorado Springs.
Castle Rock.-Julius Seidinsticker,
one of the few remaining early settlers
of Douglas county, died recently at his
home on a ranch in Lower Lake Gulch,
five miles southeast of Castle Rock, of
apoplexy. He was the father of Coun-
ty Commissioner Il. G. Seidinsticker,
his only child, and was known through
out the county as one of its early citi-
zens and as farmer and stock
raiser.
Pueblo.-State rangers were sum
moned to La Veta, Colo, recently to
protect the lives of two deputy state
game wardens who were given forty
five minutes to leave town, according
to information received Mt Pueblo.
The men are G. Y. Price and G. E.
Goss. The order was issued following
a meeting of the La Veta Athletic
Club and is a result of the arrest of
Franklin Crawford and Henry Crum-
lev, charged with violating the game