The Colorado statesman., 1923-09-29

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hoffat County Fair-Craig.
Denver.-A proclamation, calling on
citizens of the state to observe Sunday,
Oct. IA, as Educational Sunday, has
been Issued by Gov. william E. Sweet.
Gunnlson. - Oscar Royce, II, was
killed instantly at the Smith Hill an
thraclte mine when he was caught in
chute and carried 200 feet into bin
under three tons of coal
Loveland.-Poison gas fumes from
the exhaust fumes of gasoline motor
used to provide lighting for their ranch
home, ten miles west of here, overcame
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kistler and their
two small children.
Observation-Disclosures of the Frazier
river, on the other side of the cont-
mental divide, may now be diverted to
Denver by means of the Moffat tunnel,
according to a decision of the Depart
ment of interior made public here.
Denver-The state auditing board
by unanimous vote decided that the
necessary flags for the battleship Colo
RADIO, one of the two largest units of
the United States navy, will be pre-
sented to the commander by the state
| of Colorado.
Pueblo.-Direct informations have
been filed In the District Court against
Vito Danno, John Danno and Carlo
Valento, charging the three with the
murder of Dominic lingo of Chicago
and Charles Carlino of Vineland, near
the Baxter bridge, on Sept. 10.
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Warren Lumber Company of Snyder,
Colo, was killed and DIR. w. e. Turner,
90 years old, former mayor of Brush,
was injured seriously when the automo-
bile DIR. Turner was driing from Sny
der to Brush was struck at the out
skirts of Snyder by an eastbound
Union Pacific freight train.
| Denver-A daring highwayman held
up Mrs. ]. Foster Symes, wife Of Fed
eral Judge Symes, forced her to drive
over the lonely roads winding over the
prairies west of Denver for more than
an hour, and struggled with her when,
desperate, she attempted to make him
believe the machine was out OF gaso-
line, and jumped from the automobile.
| Denver.-With recommendation
| that all the waste lands from Platte
canon along the South Platte river and
from the Royal Gorge along the Arkan-
sas river to the Colorado state line be
| forested, Herbert N. Wheeler, chief of
| public relations In district two of the
| United States forest service, has re-
| turned from an inspection tour of a
similar proposed project in Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
| Greeley.-Dr. Oliver M. Dickerson,
for seven years head of the depart
ment of history and political science
| at the State Teachers College at Ma
comb, ILL.,, and for like period head
| of the history department at the State
| Teachers College at Winona, Mimi,
has been appointed to the chair of his
tory and political science at Colorado
| Teachers College, to succeed Dr. e. B.
Smith. The latter resigned recently to
| go to Ohio.
Fort Collins.-Military training at
the Colorado Agricultural College Is
growing popular. Although there Is no
increase in general college enrolment
| this year as compared with last year,
| there is an increase in the advanced
| course of the Reserved Officers Train
ing Corps of 45 per cent. In this
| course this year there are eighteen SEN
| iors and forty-three juniors. Already
| 270 freshmen and sophomores have
registered for the military work.
| Montrose.- optimism prevailing in
thus region is given as the cause for
the unprecedented attendance at the
Western Slope Fair held here, 5000
people being in attendance.
| Denver.-When the federal grand
| Jury meets Oct. 10, In accordance with
an order of Federal District Judge ].
Foster Symes, the jurors will consider
a number of alleged violations of the
Harrison narcotic act, alleged thefts
and forgeries of veterans compensa-
ton checks, several cases involving
| transportation of stolen automobiles
from one state to another, and liquor
law violation cases, as well as n few
alleged violations of the Mann act
| Boulder-The destruction of Yoko-
hama, the great japanese city and
| port, was witnessed by Prof. and Mrs.
| T. d. A. Cockerell of this city, who re-
turned with the information that press
accounts of the terrible catastrophe In
Japan probably had not been exagger-
ated except perhaps in the estimate of
the number of lives lost. Nobody
knows how many were killed and in
all probability the loss of life never
will be known" said Professor Cock
erell.
| Littleton.-Sheriff Bennett has or
dered the release of II. b. Nichols.
| Denver salesman, held here in connec-