The Dolores star., 1922-04-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

| to which large acreages or state iahus
ars attached, Is progressing very
steadily. Among these may be enuiner-
| ated the Nee No-She" well. midway
between Eads and Lamar, which Is
showing favorable indications at
depth of $3.50 feet The "Flagier
well in Kit Carson county. and the
.Wigwam" well in FL Paso county.
have both resumed drilling. The Mid
fields" well in eastern Yuma county is
steadily progressing in an endeavor to
overcome an extensive gas flow in or
der to reach the oil sand below. Prep
aration is being made for continuing
drilling on the "Frantz" well on the
Chimney creek dome, fifteen miles
northeasterly from Steamboat Springs.
Denver.-when the out-of Colorado
tourist arrives in the state this year
he will feel truly that he Is In the
playground OF America. Hard work,
cleaning and painting, and the expen-
diture of 100000 on advertising are
the prime factors In bringing about
one Of the greatest changes In the
state that has been seen In years. The
honors are not confined to Denver, or
to Virgins, nor to Fort Collins alone,
but are due to practically every com
munIty and every line Of business rep
resented In the state.
La Junta.-Train service into La
Junta on main lines from the East was
badly hampered by the severe blizzard
which held sway in this section and
left huge snowdrifts in Its wake.
Twelve inches of snow was reported
between Lamar, Colo, and Lakin,
Kan. where the blizzard was most Sc
we're, according to reports. Snowdrifts
more than five feet high were report
ed on roads east of here. Roads in
the Lamar section We're impossible.
Three and a half inches of snow fell
in La Juntu.
Greeley.-The supreme council OF
the State Teachers College here has
rescinded the suspensions of nine girl
students punished for attending IL
dance at Eaton in violation of the
rules of the school. The girls will lose
lItli pilN iot tiit VA Ihc
school term. The girls protested their
punishment on the ground that young
men attending the school were not
punished for like offense, and they
declared it was discrimination against
their sex.
Boulder.-Gamma Delta annexed the
inter-fraternity basketball champion.
ship of the University of Colorado here
by defeating Alpha Sigma Phi, win
ners of IA rival division, to ., in the
third and deciding game of the cham.
pionship series. The Alpha Sigs won
the first clash several weeks ago, Is
to 13. The Fills turned the tables in
the second battle. 10 to o, and then
cinched the silver loving cup by Il
strenuous, uphill fight In the crucial
game.
Colorado Springs-When James L
Frazier Of Castle Rock staggered tt
the witness stand In District Cour
here to testify in his suit for divorce
he not only lost his fight for freedom
from martial bonds, but his liberty a
well, for Judge Arthur Cornforth sen
fenced him to forty-eight hours in jai
| for contempt of court. County Physi
| cian A. H. Peters. summoned by tn
| judge, pronounced FraZier's condition
due to imbibing illegal liquor.
Otis.-Loss from fire of unknown
origin here is estimated at $4,000. Th'
clothing and grocery stores Of A. F
Hutchinson, the w. C. Ewing Insur
ance Company, the C. A. Booth mea
market and the newspaper plant Of tn
Independent We're almost totally de
stroyed.
Golden.-The citizens of Golden ant
jefferson counties generally, resent tn,
authority assumed by the city of Den
yer in arresting citizens of this count!
on the South Golden cement road, ant
taking them 20 the Denver Municipa
Court TO be tried for the alleged viola
ton of Denver ordinance.
Denver.-Marguerite Gatchel, l:
years old, is the grade school spelin:
champion of Colorado, and Russell
Smith, IL years old Of Huerfano coun
ty, is the oratorical champion. The,
won their titles in the contest held a
the state house. Marguerite Gatche
and Joyce Story, u years old, of Rio
Blanco county, tied with perfect per
centage, but in the spell-off the former
was victorious.
Greeley.-Trial Of William II. Gill
pioneer Greeley merchant and irriga
tion developer, on charges of fraud IL
connection with sale of stock of Tex
lahoma No. l, an oil syndicate pro
noted by ]. E. Lashar Of Denver, cam,
to an end abruptly when District Judg,
Neil +. Graham dismissed the cas-,
against Gill, on motion OF District At
torney Louis B. Reed.
Grand Junction.-Judge N. G. Mile
in the County Court here directed
verdict Of not guilty in the case of OF,
| NJ oil rI,n