The Dolores star., 1923-03-30
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Greeley aud plans TO enlarge Its plant.
Boulder-The Boulder School Board
has awarded the contract for the con
structiOn of the junior high school
building.
Georgetown-Th Columbian Noun
tain Mining and Leasing Company has
resumed work on Its property In
Georgetown.
Deuver.-Znc In Colorado ores ad-
vanced SLIGO ton recently. The out
put from the smelters Is gradually
gaining In volume to make up for the
ldlcness OF the Belgian furnaces.
Pueblo-Albert X. Pierce, 65, res
ident OF Pueblo for forty-one years and
for thirty years president of the
Pierce Seed and Mercantile Company,
died recently after three weeks Ill
ness
Denyer.-Harry Riede. Denver pugi-
list, convicted OF selling and peddllng
dope, was sentenced in United States
District Court to seven years In the
federal penitentiary and fined $1,000
and costs.
Central Clty-H. Ii. Hoffman has
bought the Cleveland tunnel on Clear
Greek. near Black Hawk, and plans 10
do extensive development work on the
property, according to the Central City
Resister-Call.
Buena Yista-Joslah Morse Bonney.
pioneer miner and banker. died recent
y from u complication OF troubles ell
NAKED by an attack of pneumonia.
Born in Watertown. y. Y. in August,
1851. he was Il years old.
Denyer.-Smoking on the two rear
seats of Tramway cars Is .. h. By
vote OF five or six to one, smoking
carried in the voting. according 10
james L. Adams, superintendent OF
transportation for the Tramway Com.
pauy.
Leadville.-Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed ST. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church al LeadvilIe. The par
ish house adjoining the church was
badly damaged by the flames. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. partly COW
cred by Insurance. The structure,
which was located in the heart Of the
austrian settlement, was built in 1899.
Denver.-The State Industrial Com
mission recently terminated iurisdic-
tiOn in the petition for wage increase
OF three of the nineteen crafts that
have made such demands Employers
and employees settled in these cases
between themselves. Plumbers have
been granted an increase of from $50
to $3.50 Il day, electrical workers from
IS to 50 and drain layers from $3.50
to $3.50.
Denver.-A refinancing program for
complete rehabilitation of its lines,
during which Sl1,OoU,OoU will be ex-
pended, will be undertaken ut once by
the Denver * Rio Grande Western
Railroad Company, according to an an
nouncement here following decision
given in United States District Court
to permit such procedure on the part
of Joseph Ii. Young, receiver of the
railroad. The railroad will issue be-
tween Sl0,000,OO0 and $11,OOO,OOO
worth of receivers certificates, it was
said.
Fort Collins.-A campaign for the
planting of flowers and shrubbery iu
Fort Collins to enhance the beauty of
the city has been begun by the civic
affairs committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. \ prize of $50 will be of
fered for the sweepstakes winner, with
additional prizes for each of four
classes of competitors: Home owners,
who do their own work home owners
who hire their work done; renters who
do their own work, and renters who
hire their work done. With the excep-
ton OF the $50 cash award, the prizes
will be of merchandise.
Denver.-Awards of contracts for
construction of the state hospital to
be built at East Eighth avenue and
Colorado boulevard were made at
special meeting of the board of regents
and the architects, and actual work
Will begin as soon as men and mater
ials can be placed upon the site, 1t was
announced.
Rocky Ford-Frank Ridgley, %
years old, Lineman for the Southern
Colorado Power Company, was killed
at Sugar City, when the pole on which
he was working broke. Ridgley was
thrown to the ground with great force,
the impact crushing his head and body
and causing instant death. His mother
lives in California. n sister at Pueblo
and a brother at Delta
Colorado Springs.-"Mldget," a Spitz
dog, saved the life of its mistress,
Mrs. Minnie C. Moore, and her ~
year-old daughter, Louise, when
flames enveloped their home in Strait
ton park recently. The flames, of un.
known origin, had swept through the
entire house with the exception of the
room in which the couple were sleep
ing when Midget" lenped upon their
bed and awoke them by clawing and
barking.
Denver.-Stocks of grain on Colora-