The Dolores star., 1923-08-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES


heavily upon the eight bunko artists
who roamed Denver at will until the
ring was broken up. These men, who
had sheared the golden fleece from the
gullible lambs, pried loose the scales
from the eyes of the wise" ones, and
generally trimmed those with fat wal
lets and great faith in mankind, have
different occupations now. They are
working for the state, but the irony of
it all is arey are drawing only their
breath. Five of the gang are working
outside" while the three remaining
members have indoor work. j. X.
French, "Dapper Jack" the leader of
the pack, who used to swing jauntily
up and down Seventeenth street as he
journeyed to and fro to the depot,
where he looked over what the train
had left, is still swinging jauntily. but
not himself He is swinging n twelve
pound sledGe hammer amid world of
sandstone and harder rocks.
Canon Clty.-For the first time in
the history of the Colorado state peni-
tentiary, which has been established at
Canon City for fifty years, the enroll
ment has reached 900. The high mark
was attained when c. Il. Vanatta was
brought in from Moffat county,
charged with burglary and larceny and
sentenced to term of one and n half
years. Several times during the last
few months has the register been up
to 800, but not until n few days ago
did 1t reach the 900 mark. OF the to-
tai number of prisoners now doing
time here $50 are men and 40 are wom-
en-. Several of the women are federal
prisoners brought here from other
states. The penitentiary was estab-
lishcd here in 1873 during territorial
days. Since its establishment 12,20j
convicts have been confined within its
walls.
Colorado Springs.-Robert S. Cast
of Pueblo was elected president of the
Colorado State Bar Association sue
ceeding Judge Samuel H. kinsley of
Colorado Springs, ut the close of the
twO-day session in Colorado Springs.
Judge Charles c. Butler of Denver
was chosen first vice president, and
w. w. Plat of Alamosa, second vice
president. Henrie NJ. Humphrey of
Denver succeeded X. Il. Bosworth of
Denver as secretarytreasurer.
Walden.-Joseph A. Murphy, one of
the pioneer, residents of North Park,
is dead, his funeral occurring at Krem-
mling, Colo, with services by Father
J. J. MyerS Mr.. Murphy was born
Sept. ., 1SI9, at Prince Edward Is
land, and came to Colorado in 1888,
Locating at Leadville, four years later
moving to North Park, locating on
homestead, where he built up a fine
ranch property.
Denver.-A total of SGGOG acres of
land in various parts of Colorado have
| been designated, as effective Aug. 10,
by the secretary of the interior as sub
| Ject to entry under the stockraisiug
homestead law, NJ. ID. McEniry, chief
of the Denver field division of the gen
eral land office, announced These
| lands are covered by homestead appli-
cations made by citizens of Colorado.
Morrison.-Mrs. Mary McGintie, GS,
of 2523 West Twenty-fifth avenue Den
Yer was killed almost instantly, and
Byron place, was perhaps fatally in
| jured when the car in which they were
riding plunged over an embankment on
the Morrison road one mile east of
| Morrison, a few days ago.
Boulder.-Fifteen thousand dollars
worth of Indian costumes are to be
| used by the boys of Boulder in a camp
period under the auspices of Rotary.
Ralph Hubbard, internationally known
for his instruction of boys in Indian
craft, Is to be in charge of the camp.
Denver.-Denver will have new
twenty-story hotel to cost $4,000 600
| II plans now under way by j. Hugh
Bauerlein, with offices at GIG Mining
Exchange building, are carried
! through.
Denver.-Colorado will produce this
year the largest crop of sorghums for
feed ever grown in the state. Nearly
complete reports of county assessors
to the State immigration Department
| show total of 451 900 acres devoted
to these crops, compared with 359,OOO
acres last year, an increase of about
Is per cent.
Pueblo.-Santa Fe passenger train
| No. D. due at Pueblo from Denver mt
IL 30 O'Clock at night, was wrecked mt
Buttes, twenty-four miles north of Pue-
bio, about IL o'clock Saturday night.
oct 4, but no one was injured. The
| locomotive turned over and a baggage
car and the smoker left tho tr,,,,.
| Inc passengers were transferred to
another train and proceeded on their
way in charge of the same engine
crew, ii. Erickson, engineer, and A. S.
Yates, fireman, both of La Junta, who
stayed with their locomotive when IT
turned over on its side but escaped
with no injuries. What caused the ac
| cident has not been dntermlnnl H.. a.