The Dolores star., 1923-04-06
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Denver.-The Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company plans to eXpend approx
mately $4,000 in the construction or
80 garages in its mining camps.
Grand Junction.-The Masonic and
Odd Fellows lodges of Mesa near
Grand Junction plan to build a lodge
home costing approximately Sl3,ooo.
Walsenburg.-The Cuchara Land anu
Irrigation Company plans to spend ap-
proxlmately Sl25,00O on Improvements
in its properties near WalsenburS and
Huerfano counties.
Colorado Springs.-Dr. j. G. Pace,
superintendent of the Modern Wood
man sanatorium, underwent Il serious
operation ut the Mayo Brothers clinic
in Rochester. Mimi, recently.
Boulder.-Seven men were arrested
in the coal mining towns Of Boulder
county recently by officials of the
sheriffs office for operating punch
boards and slot machines in violation
of the law.
Breckenridge.-John L. klinefelter,
10 years old, pioneer of breckenridge
died recently after long Illness
KlinefeIter was Il jeweler and made Il
speciality of mounting gold specimens
for tourists.
Colorado Springs.-Police Captain
Fred II. Springer was slightly cut by
flying glass and drenched with vile
smelling liquor when bottle which he
was emptying into u sewer at the
police station exploded.
Lamar-George Rose, farmer liv-
ing ten miles southwest of Lamar, was
instantly killed. by an unidentified
ing room at the Rose home and fired
Il shot through his victims right eye.
Greeley.-Charles L. Wickline, %
years old, is in the Weld county jail,
charged with the murder of Irwin o.
iiittle, p years Old. near ,Greeley,
July II or IS, 1922. Wickline was ar
rested at the home of his father,
Charles Wicliline, near Kansas City.
Idaho Springs.-A summer of un-
bounded mining activity for Colorado
is the forecast of experts in the prin-
cipal gold and silver producing sec
tiOns of the state Especially in the
Clear Creek region, after 4; fairly mild
winter in which two months of excel
lent weather was experienced, opera
tors have already begun intensive
work.
TUlland.-The frozen bodies Of Fred
c. Smith and Conrad 5. Smith, broth
ers. Of Pekin, H., were found Il few
days ago by searchers from Tolland
colo, within Il quarter of mile of
their cabin. The Smith brothers, who
were miners, had contracted to dig Il
tunnel for Charles Schiffman, superin
tendent of the Mammoth Development
mIne of Tolland.
Denver.-Only five states in the
Union and the District of Columbia
have more automobiles per population
than Colorado. This state, with pop
ulation of 939,G29 and 1G2,32S passen-
ger cars. trucks and motorcycles for
1922, has one motor vehicle for every
G.O1 inhabitants, according to figures
prepared by the motor vehicle depart
ment Of the secretary of states office
and made public by Secretary of State
Milliken.
Denver.-A little japanese girl,
scoring Il grade of 100 per cent, won
the 500 first prize in the spelling
bee" of the fourth annual Colorado
spelling and oratorIcal contest at the
East Denver high school. She is Miss
Frances KIDD of Rocky Ford, who
made not a single error in Il long list
of difficult words. Miss Ruth Scheid-
egger of Fort Morgan won the 500
first prize In the oratorical contest.
Miss Bernice Jensen of Mount Harris
took second place in the spelling con-
test and received S5G, and second
prize in the oratorical contest was
William Wood of Deer Trail.
Denver.-Adj. Gen. Paul p. Newton
announced that the position of as.
sistant adjutant general would be
abolished on April l, and that after
that date he would perform the duties
himself. The position is now filled by
Maj. Arthur N. Hart, Colorado Ma.
tional guard. Colonel Newton said
that with the armories completed and
the guard reOrgarized there Is not
enough work to keep the present force
busy. The abolishing of the office met
with the approval of Governor Sweet.
Boulder:-The short course for
metermen, conducted by the electrical
engineering department of the Unlver.
sity of Colorado, closed u few days
ago. 1t was attended by representa-
tives of number of Wyoming and
Colorado cities. Prof. c. E. McCor.
mick was In charge of the technical
instruction. Addresses were given
during the conference by Herbert
Tewksbury, Denver Gas and Electric
Light Company; Herbert Dwight cleo
tric engineer, of the public utilities
commission; c. A. Cummings, Duncan
Electric Meter Company; William
Trudgian, Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing COmpuny. Dann II G