The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-01-14
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union Se.. Service.

| Killed by II city fireman. While the
city officers and Colorado rangers
We're chasing the animal 1t Is said to
hive attacked several other dogs.
MnsOns from MI parts of the state
participated In the laying of the cor
nerstone OF Brishton's new $35, 900 mr.
mory. The building, according to con-
tract, will be finished Feb. l. II is be-
product.
The second annual meeting of the
Colorado State Bourd OF Realtors will
be held In Boulder Jan. II. Speakers
include Gov. Herbert 3. Hadley. A. A.
Reed, president of the U. S. National
Bunk. and George W. Loomis and Zeph
Charles Felt OF Denver.
John C. McShane. pioneer miner and
business man OF Gllpin county and II
member of the last territorial LegIs-
lnture, died mt his farm three miles
from Arvada. Though he had an
nounced his retirement from active af-
fairs about fifteen yenrs uso. he re-
tanned his interests and conducted his
business up to the time of his last III
ness.
The four sons of the Rev. DIR. David
Stuart Dodge, for sixty years prom-
nent In Presbyterian church work In
America and the Near East, Inherit the
bulk of his estate by the terms of the
will filed for probate. Clnrence Dodge
of Colorado Springs receives one trust
fund for $2OO.OOO for life und another
of 100000 for ten years, after which
the principal Is to revert to his chill
lren.
With three children looking on, Mrs.
Caroline Rossi, wife of Mike Rossi,
proprietor of the Moonlight ranch,
killed u man identified us Norman d.
Gould In her home In Denver,
by beating him on the head with
a baseball bat. Gould died In the
ing to the statement OF Mrs. Rossi the
man was n burglar She declared that
she welded the bat after he struck her
In the face with IA revolver.
Peter Loose OF Fort Morgan was SEN
fenced In that town to two years In the
penltentiary for operating II still In his
home. LoOse's undOing came about
through his attempt to purchase an
auto from the sheriff OF the county,
who, becoming suspicious TINT 1t was
wanted to haul liquor, invaded the
Loose home. Mrs. Loose WINS found
making whisky In n cave dug into one
side Of the cellar. Loose, according to
} word received In Denver, readily nd
mItted his guilt md accepted sentence.
The arrest OF two men and two wom-
en- Mt Colorado Springs prevented II
bank robbery, according to n cOnfes.
sion Chief OF Police Hugh d. Haper
says was made by Ralph Demasters
one Of those arrested. The alleged
yegg said the plans for the robbery
hnd been worked out, but refused to
admit which bank was spotted" Fol-
lowing clues to a series OF small rob-
berries, police placed Lew CargIl his
wife, Mrs. Marion CargIll; Ralph De
master and Mrs. Mary Aldord under
arrest
Mnrgorie Wlndstcad. the 4-year-Old
daughter of l.. Is. Windstend, living
one.hulf mile south Of Brush, was
burned to death. Mrs. Win,lstead had
gone to Il neighbours for some articles
for dinner. leaving Mnrgoric to look
after the bnby. who was In cradle.
As the room was cold Mnrgorle opened
the heating stove door and II Is sup
posed filled the stove with newspa-
pcrs. which ignIted her dress and all
her clothing was burned off down TO
her shoes. Her mother returned and
ut once called the doctor. The girl
was rushed to the Brush hospital, but
died within m hour.
The body OF Thomas Flynn, 81 years
old, prominent Pueblo business man,
was found hanging from II rafter in
the basement of his place OF business,
by his son. Coroner Il. Is Dibble an
nounccd that Flynn left note In
which he bndc his friends good-by and
designated the cemetery In which he
wished to be buried. Dependency Ia
assigned us the cause for his act.
Flynn came to Pueblo in 1884 and had
been In the saddle and harness bust
ness since that time.
T. II. Marshall, former Kansas oil
man, hns gone to Mesh Verde Nation
nj Park. taking with him nm improved
moving picture machine, 10000 feet Of
film. supplies for n month and nm ex-
pert camera man. Mr.. Marshall recent
~ financed the making Of n 2,OOOfoot
film OF the park. and the effort was
attended with such degree OF success
that 1t has encouraged the present trip.
1t Is the plan OF the pnrty to make a
7OOO-foot feature picture Of the park
for educational purposes to he exhib-
tied throughout the East. Mr.. Nfnr-
shall plans to enlist the services Of
DR.. Fcwkcs, lecturer OF the SmIthson-
ian Institution, In his circulation OF the
film.
W. A. Engleden, n contractor In the
mining district sixty miles south of
Grand Junction, was overcome with