The Dolores star., 1923-12-14
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS


tunneling has been completed on the
pioneer tunnel of the Moffat project.
Colorado Springs.-Ro Robert Burghart
OF Florence, Colo, halfback on the
Colorado College football team, was
elected captain OF the 1924 team.
Arvada.-Clear Creek Valley Grange
No. !, the oldest and the largest farm
organization in Colorado, observed its
fiftieth anniversary ut Aryada last
week.
Colorado Springs. = Distinguished
surgeons from all parts of the country
were represented at the annual con
rention of the Western Surgical Asso-
ciation held here last week
Salida.-Guy Edmondson of Salida,
Denver & Rio Grande Western freight
conductor, was struck and killed by
passenger train No. 3 ut Oak Greek sid
ing, forty miles west OF here.
Brighton.-Mrs Ben Fernold, promi-
nent club woman of Adams City, died
at her home in that city after swal-
lowing quantity of rat poison, which
she mistook for headache medicine.
Greeley.-Mrs. Margaret Allen, 6l
years old, died at her home five miles
east of Pierce from burns received
when her clothes We're ignIted as she
was lighting bonfire in the yard of
her home
Loveland.-Claude Siefert of Love
land has been fined 500 and costs and
sentenced to ninety days in the coun-
" Jail by Judge Il. Il. Johnson on II
charge. of possessing liquor and giving
it to others.
Boulder.-Fred Hartshurn, stellar
halfback luminary, was elected to cap
tain next years University of Colora-
do football team at banquet tended
members of the team by Hugh Mark In
the Boulderado hotel.
Denver.-Orville Harrington, who
carried $Sl 400 worth of gold bullion
out of the Denver mint in the hollow
of his wooden leg early in 1920, is
home again, on parole from the federal
penitcntiary mt Leuvenworth.
Wellington.-Wellin dome and
its oil possibilities are creating real
boom excitement here. Speculation of
the future of Colorado us an oil pro-
ducinS area has created activity in fl
nancial and promotion circles much
akin TO that preceding oil booms in va
rious sections of the West
Boulder.-Arthur Chapman, former
ly managing editor of the Denver
Times, and A. a. Paddock of the Cam
era, Boulder, were initiated into Sig
ma Delta Chi, honorary journalistic
fraternity, Il few days ago. Mr.. Chap
man is author of "Out Where the West
Begins" and temporarily is making his
home in Boulder.
Florence.-Eva Rosenberg, IA years
old of Florence, whose body was found
hanging to rafter in her home, was
not suicide, but was the victim of Il
poison murder plot, according to Ere
mont county authorities and Denver
detectives who have been investigating
the case since the girls funeral, 1t be-
came known recently.
Greeley.-Request that the city of
Greeley erect new grundStand at Isl
and Grove Park, where the Weld coun-
ty fair is annually held, has been made
by the board of county commissioners.
The commissioners have promised to
spend $500 each year in improve
ments at the park If the city council
will finance the erection Of stand.
Denver.-Actual construction of the
S175,OOO radio broadcasting station to
be built in Denver by the General Elec-
trio Company, is expected to begin in
the immediate future, inasmuch as ne
gotiatiOns for the location of the sta
tion are virtually completed, and sub
stantial amount of the station equip
mcnt already is loaded on cars, ready
to be shipped here.
Denver.-BOoks of all state boards,
departments, state institutions, coun-
ties and 80 political subdivisions of all
counties will be audited Immediately,
1t was announced here by State Audi
tor Arthur NJ. Stong. This work may
now be undertaken, since the states
fiscal year has ended Joseph NJ. Wood,
public accountant, will perform this
work for the state, according to Stong.
Denver.-ApproXima $4,000 was
turned In 20 the state treasury by Sec
retary of State Milliken, he announced,
as the result Of the collection OF auto
| mobile license fees. About 1900 H.
censes have been issued to date. Sec
retary of State AIilliken again issued
warning that all auto owners must
have obtained 1924 license by Jan. /,
| since there will be no period of grace
! after that date.
| WellingtOn.-The flow of gas from
the Wellington well of the Union OIL
Company has taken on much darker
color than heretofore and shows q con.
tent of more oil than usual, company
officials announced u few days ago
This development is considered slgnif.
icant, though experts in charge of the
gasser cannot yet definitely determine
whether or not the flow Will eventually y
be one of oil and not gas.
| Denver.-A reward of $500 for the
| arrest of ROy COyne alleged conf