The Dolores star., 1923-11-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

stark tragedy seems to .lurk, was TAX
on TO Hugo from Canon City for bur
inl. Kaiser, an eN-service man, who
was living on homestead twelve
miles north of Canon City, was Killed
when team Of horses which he was
driving hitchcd TO load of hay ran
away and threw him 10 the ground.
killing him Instantly. Twelve Ncnr2
ago this month Kaiser's father, Gott-
leb Kaiser. Sr., was killed in the same
manner when he was thrown from Il
hay wagon on his farm near Hugo.
Last December, KaIser's stepsister'
Mrs. Minnie Patterson Talladuy, her
5-year-old daughter and her infant son
were burned to death in fire which
destroyed their home, four miles east
Of Aroya Colo.
Steamboat Springs.-Routt county
has new court house after forty-fiye
years of shifting from log cabins TO a
temporary brick abode, the present
seat of official business, in Steamboat
Springs Prior to Dec. II, 1912, when
the county seat was moved 10 the pres
ent location. the records of Routt coun-
ty were kept in twO-story frame
structure at Hahns peak. Before that
and since 1877, Routt county official
headquarters consisted of log cabin
at Hayden. Five times, county records
have been moved from one log build
ing to another, and when the present
new home is occupied, sometime next
spring. the county will own its first
permanent official home.
PueblO-One person was killed and
four injured when n Missouri Pacific
light engine crashed Into an automo-
bile about four miles east of this city
a few days ago. The automobile con-
tnlned teachers coming to this city
from La Junta for the annual cOnven-
ton of the southern division of the
Colorado Education Association. The
dead: Miss Margaret May Chambers,
of Las Animas, teacher in the La
Junta schools. The injured: Claire
Pringle, La Junta Mrs Grace niece,
teacher in La Junta schools; Miss
Madeline niece, La Junta: Miss F'loy
Christy, teacher In La Junta schools.
Denver. - The government has
opened 5000 acres in tracts OF $40
acres each for stOckraSing home
steadS, according to the announcement
Of NJ. D. McEniry, chief of the United
States land division in Denver. How
ever, no new applications can he re
ceived, aS the lands are already Gov
cred by filings and these applications
now will be taken up and considered.
In the event any entry is found that
is not in conformity with government
provisions then that particular tract
will he open again for filing
Denvcr.-COlorado's convention of
the great outdoors during 1923 brought
Il total registration in all scenic cen
ters and resort hotels of 100000 tour
lists who spent $40, 100000 while in the
state, according to reports issued on
the basis of estimates received by the
Denver Tourist Bureau. Eliminating
Implications of registration, In auto
and rail travel, the expenditures are
computed on Il basis of 6J0,OOO visitors
who remained an average of seven
days and spent so a day, making $4j,-
100000.
Pueblo.-A u per cent increase in
salaries all around for. employees of
the Minnequa steel plant of the Colo.
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company here was
announced a few days ago by officials
of the company. This affects men
working on daily and hourly wages
and ton tonnage and piece work. The
wage increase was accepted by EN-
ployees' representatives and Is effec,
tive as of Oct. /.
Limon.-A trip TO Pennsylvania by
three Englewood. Colo. youths. whose
total capital consisted of "four-blt
piece" ended with their arrest here
and the seizure of car which they
borrowed from one of the Youths
fathers. The boys gave their names
as John ii. Smith, John Wiley. and
Charles Holden. The car in which they
were jOurneying belong to the father
of young Smith.
Longmont.-Two hundred acres nj
land, Including the cliffs and Heights
have been added TO the Y. NJ. C. A
ground holdings in Estes park, through
efforts of the Rev. Timothy Stone OF
Chicago, who has cottage in the sec
ton. 1t is understood that the con
sideration was $4,000. OF thi.
amount, the Y. NJ. c. A. conference
committee is to raise $4,000. and th,
Rev. Mr.. Stone the remainder through
wealthy friends in the East.
Greeley.-That leprosy was the
cause of the death of Mrs Cora Emmf
Neill, 60 years old, who died at he,
home in Eaton, was the statement nj
DIR. w. II. Wood, Weld county coroner
following an investigation of the cas-,
in which two other physicians co-oper
ated. Mrs. Neill had been an inyolI,
for the last two years and it was n
first believed that her death was th,
result of rheumatism.
Limon.-The three alleged automo
bile bandits who escaped from th,
new Limon Jail were recaptured h,