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

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miners to blow up the Ruwley metal
mine, forty miles from here, anxious
| Saguache county officials appealed to
Governor Sweet 10 step into the breach
and ward off the impending disaster
with some sort of executive action. A
| committee of miners appeared before
District Attorney ]. Eliza Johnston
and demanded that he act in their be-
half and obtain $1,000 due them in
back pay from the company, known as
the Colorado corporation.
Boulder-Experts come high. This
was discovered by the board of county
commissioners when they were present
ed with bills totaling ST0S by the "eN-
perts' called rs witnesses Mt the cor
oner's inquest over the body of Elmer
f. Cobb. Cobb. Boulder policeman,
was found dead with a bullet hole
through his head on the morning or
Nov. 10. The experts disagreed and
the coroner's jury brought in verdict
that was lnterpretable either as muir
der or suicide.
Denver.-A new issue Of counterfeit
proof bank notes, which are expected
TO foil the most expert efforts of Grim
inals to copy them, will be issued TO
the public this week, according to an
announcement by Rowland X. God
dard. Denver chief OF the secret serv-
ice division of the federal Treasury
Department. The new notes will In
clude all but the 81 denominations and
,piI los Iy nd nm
them to facilitate the detection of
counterfeit bills.
Agullar.-The Colorado Supreme
Court ruled that Joe McGonigal, con
victed murderer of Ella Centers and
Wilbur Ferguson, Colorado School of
Mines student, must pay for the crime
with his life. He will die on the gal
lows the week of March 10, 1924, under
the decision rendered in Denver Me
Gonigal killed Miss Centers and Fer
guson near the Royal mine in Las Ami
mas county, June l, 1922, as the result
Of jealous passion, it was proved at
the trial.
Wellington.-The big Wellington gas
well blew up" after it was believed to
have been successfully capped and ut
least another weeks work lies ahead
of the expert oily well workers IN
again harnesSing the roaring gasser
Although the valves had been only
partly closed the force OF the gas blew
out the filling between the ten and one
half-inch casing and the eight-inch cas-
ing, which is the smallest casing in the
well.
Colorado Springs.-Chained together
by their necks, John Mccoy and
Barney Macklen, convicted murderers
who were trapped in a garage by Col
orado Springs police when they
brought two stolen automobiles here
from Pueblo, left here in the custody
Of Bud Russell, veteran transfer agent
Of the Texas state penitentiary, to re-
enter that institution.
Denver.-Jewish women, who have
worked for years in obtaining sub
scriptions to make the new Beth Israel
hospital possible, were highly praised
by speakers at the dedication of the
recently completed institution West
Sixteenth avenue and Lowell boue-
ward. More than 1000 persons gath
cred on the west lawn of the hospital
to hear the dedication ceremonies.
Genwood Springs - Announcement
of the opening of 2,SG3 acres in Glen
wood Springs district, Routt county.
TO homesteaders, was made by NJ. D.
McEniry of the Denver field division
nf rho I-nitnI Ia S.1
flee. Filing of applications for leases
will be subject to preferential right
of ex-service men to secure first
claims.
Denver.-Sugar beet growers of Col
orado will receive their just benefit
from the protective tariff on sugar
when the proposed fifty-fifty contract
between the Great Western Sugar
Company and the Mountain States
Beet Growers association is put into
effect, according to statement of
Fred Cummings, reelected president
Of the association.
Colorado Springs.-NIrs. w. /. Clev-
enger pleaded guilty to bigamy and
was sentenced by District Judge
Arthur Cornforth to from one to two
years in the penitentiary and fined
$50. Mrs. Clevenger is said to have
left her husband here and married Fl.
l.. Roseman of Pueblo leaving him a
few days later and returning to her
husband.
Fort LuptOn.-The Fort Lupton high
school agricultural department will
show carlot of fat Hampshire bar
rows In the National Western Stock
Show in Denver during January. This
announcement was definitely made aft
er survey of the projects by the az
ricultural instructor. Z. r. Merrill.
Colorado Springs.-Colorado Springs
High School Terrors overwhelmed the
visiting La Junta football team at
Washburn field, rolling up the formid-
able score of 6S points to nothing. in
the semi-finals of the state interscho
lastic gridirOn chamDionshIp