The Dolores star., 1923-07-20
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS


tors in "oll" and gold and perpetua
motion machines, and bottleggers ar,
due To be called down and run out oil
town In n new campaign Instituted pS
Col. Rice w. Means, manager OF safety
and excise.
Boulder.-The Chamber of Com
merce has petitIoned the county com
missioners for two patrols to regulate
traffic in Boulder mountain canons On
sundays and holidays. Though no nc.
cldent or reckless driving has occurred
the Increase in traffic, the Chamber Of
Commerce contends, makes Il ad'IsI'
BILE that someone be placed IT charge.
Denver.-Under the appropriations
of the state and government for To-
biographical survey of Colorado, which
amounts 10 $4,000, II. IL. Hodgeson'
NJ. ]. Glelssncr and W. :. Beumes, to-
biographical engineers, with seven as
sistant engineers, will begin the new
survey of the Evergreen and George
town quadranglcs.
Denver.-Receipt for the first six
months of 1928 from the sale Of motor
vehicle licenses not only exceed those
for the entire year of 1922, but have
also passed the l,OOO,oOO-mark, Sec
retary of State Carl ). Nlilliken an
nounced here. Exact figures from out
side counties are not available for the
entire period but 1t is known that they
will more than bring the total above
that figure.
Colorado Springs.-One Of the most
sensational alienation of affection
suits 10 come into the local District
Court recently is promised through
action instituted by Vernon c. Ran
dolph, of this witty, asking 100000
damages from his mother-in-luw, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Reid, wealthy Louis
willie, Ky, woman, who, with her
daughter, Mrs. Randolph, is staying nj
the BroadmOor hotel.
West CHIfe.-BernIta Richardson,
l3-year-old daughter Of William itIeh-
ardsOn, living three miles north Of
West Cliffe, was drowned in Grape
creek, Il half mile below the Deweese
dam and reservoir. The girl was wad-
ing and dropped into a deep pool. Men
close by cndcavurcd to rescue the
child, but because Of the depth Of the
pool and swilyuess of the stream it
was forty-five minutes before the body
was recovered.
Denver-PIuns to finance the Colo
cooperative marketing association re-
Gently organized under the state law,
were discussed and formulated ut a
meeting between Governor Sweet, JO-
seph PasSOneuu, state director of mar
kets, and George Jewett, president of
the American Wheat Growers, Ascot
ated, of which the Colorado OrganiZa-
don is a member, and committee Of
dive prominent bankers of the city,
representing the Denver Clearing
HOuSe.
Denver.-Three race drivers in the
dirt track, speed contest at Overland
park We're injured, one of them prob
ably fatally, In spectacular auto
crashes that marred the first two
events of the day. The injured men
are Irwin Bratley Of Grand Forks, n.
D., Peerless driver; John Raimey of
Memphis, Tenn, Essex driver, and
Ned Peterson, Denver, Rajo Special
driver. Bratley and Ralmey were in
jured in the same accident in the sec
ond race when their cars colllded on
the second turn of the track and
crashed through the inside fence.
Bradley was crushed beneath his car
and a huge splinter from the fence
was driven through his jaw and into
his mouth. He was rushed to the
county hospital. Raimey was not
seriously injured, but badly scratched
and bruised.
Boulder. - The entire Mountain
States telephone system in Boulder,
both long distance and local, was put
out of service by mysterious fire in
the basement of the main office here
Misses Myrtle Patterson and Olga
Jones, operators in charge in the third
story Of the building, discovered the
tllc anu III buEl lIItlt tllOTlS all uluFlIl
was given and the fire extinguished by
chemicals. As all phones were dead
Miss Patterson ran to the fire head.
quarters to give the ALARM and then
returned to her post in the telephone
building, where she and Miss Jones re,
manned until removed by firemen.
Las Animas.-With water five fee,
above the rip-rap and 800 feet of the
dam crippled where the high waves
went over the top, and all bitches
bank full, the Mutual Carey irrigation
project south of this city has emerged
from the recent three weeks Of daily
rains in splendid condition with ample
water on hand for this seasons croI
and for fall wheat planting. Settlers
under the project are much cheered III
and the promoters Of the project ex
pect to complete second reservoir IL
the coming season SO that the floot
waters next spring can be controlled
Pueblo.-Archer Il. Knucke. chojr
man of the board of county commits
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