The Dolores star., 1923-11-16
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

II. Usher rs postmaster at Florence
has been announced by the PostOfflce
Department.
Greeley.-While demonstrating Il
pump gun TO his sister in their home
at nacono. Colo, coal mining camp
about forty miles southwest OF Gree
ley, Richard Shaw, is years old, acci-
dentally shot and killed his mother,
Mrs. Mary Shaw, 30 years old.
Brush.-R. r. Copeland. night mar
shal OF Brush. owes his life to the poor
craftsmanship OF one of the cracks
men who attempted to blow the safe in
the postoffice on the towns main
street. Equally poor craftsmanship
resulted in the failure OF the burglary
attempt.
Denver.-The State Public Utilities
Commission granted permission TO the
Denver X Rio Grandc Western rail
road to operate Il mixed train between
Durango and Silverton. The u. X Il.
G. w. claimed insufficient business be-
tween these two points was reason for
the requested change.
Pagosa Springs.-rhe little public IL
hrary Of PaCosa. which originated one
year ago under the auspices of the Civic
Club with $50 books, now exceeds 1000
volumes. 1t is housed in the log cab
in given by Ed Cotton for that pur-
pose. II is proving a great education
al factor for old and young.
Bouldcr.-rhe cornerstone for the
new gymnasium mt the University of
Colorado was laid few days ago by
Master Masons, with the principal ad-
dress by Gov. William T.. Sweet.
Among the leading Masons In attend
ance were Robert r. Adams of Denver
grand chaplain: Frank J. Reinhard of
Golden. junior grand warden. and |. l..
Newsom of Fort Collins, grand orator
The day WAS one of luncheons and re-
ccptions by members OF the alumni
with dinner in the evening.
Florcnce.-Eva Rosenberg. II years
old, is believed to have ended her life
when she hung herself from her bed
stead. A note 10 her father saving
that she wanted to join her mother.
who is dead gave the first inkling of
the deed. The note was addressed to
her father. A. Il. Rosenberg, proprietor
of the Eastern Junk Company, and
was left for him on the table down
stairs. Her body was found hanging
from the hcdstead by small piece OF
rope tied around her neck. She had
been dead an hour when found.
Denycr.-Vhe pre-eminence OF agri-
culture among Colorado's Industries is
Indicated by the large number of per-
sons engaged in agriculture and usso-
ciated farming industries in the state.
compared with the number engaged in
other industries, as shown by the cen
sls report on occupations for 1920, re-
Gently made public. This shows that
of the 366,I57 persons gainfully en-
p!oyed in Colorado, 1OO,153 were en-
gagged in some branch of agriculture.
THIS means that more than twenty
seven out of each 100 persons em-
plOyed in the state are working on the
farms or ranches.
Deer Trail-At depth OF 80 feet
n flowing artesian well of twenty gal
Ions a minute was struck by the drill
ing company hired by the city council
to drill for a soft water supply for
Deer Trail The well was originally
planned to 500 feet through sand rock
and shale in an attempt to find good
water. work on installing pumping
apparatus and erecting 10000 stor-
age tank for water from well sunk
several weeks ago, but which has been
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little or no value, may be held up un-
til the flow of the present well is eS-
tablished. According to Earl c. Steffa
Of Colorado Springs, who is engineer
ing the drilling, siZable vein of coal
WIS encountered 100 feet below the
earths surface.
Dcnver.-A new eXplosive-liquid
nXyGen-has been successfully used in
Colorado by the Department of the In
terror in experimental mine blasting
and road construction work at cost
of approximately one-half that of the
gelatinc dynamite ordinarily employed,
according to federal officials in Den
YER
Denvcr-Wiliam Kendall Burchi-
nell, sheriff of Arapahoe county dur
ing the famous war on the city hall"
in the administration of Gov. Davis II.
Waite, and former secretary of the
Board of Capitol Managers, died at Sc
attic, Wash, at the age of n years,
according to a telegram received by his
nephew, David G. Miller, 1886 Gaylord
street.
Denver.-The pure-bred sires spe-
cial train sent out recently by the Bur
lington and Colorado & Southern lines
exchanged $4,000 worth of pure-bred
bulls and boars for 5000 worth of
scrubs, it was announced on the re-
turn of the special to Denver. The
scrubs were sold to two local packing
houses for 5000. Over 2j.OOO persons,
It was said, had visited the exhibition
of pure-breds on the train on its seven
teen-day tour through Colorado.
Boulder.-Commercl organizations