The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-23
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Denver.-An appeal to the Supreme
Court on writ of error has been made
in the Hammock civil service suit.
Castle Rock.-Guel Robb, 81, of
Denver, is serious i'll at hotel in
Castle Rock as the result of having
been bitten by rattlesnoke near Sc
dalia.
Boulder.-Major James w. Merritt,
formerly of Boulder, was elected COM
mander of the Colorado division, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, ut the meet
ing here.
Boulder.-Prof. Junlus Henderson,
curator of the university museum, ac-
companied by John p. Bryan, a stu
dent, has departed for Grand juno
ton in quest of the skeleton of dino
saur reported to be eighty feet long.
Montrose - Three people were
drowned near Montrose when the au-
tomobile in which they were riding
overturned, hurting them into the
Montrose and Delta canal. The dead:
Eliduras Sallos, beetfield worker; Jose
Sallos, his son, and Carmen Sallos, his
daughter.
Denver.-Miss Helen Harrington,
widely known entertained, and Mrs.
David Devies died at st. Joseph's hos
pital from injuries sustained when the
automobile in which they were riding
with several others was struck by an
inbound Interurban car ut the Louis
vile crossing.
Yuma.-The Modern Woodmen
lodges of northeastern Colorado juris-
diction held their annual log rolling
here. All camps were well represent
ed. The session was held in the audi
torium of the Yuma High school build
ing. Next years log rolling will be at
Eckley, Colo.
Colorado Springs.-Dr. Charles G.
Mierow, professor of classical litera-
ture and languages at Colorado Col
lege, has been made temporary presi-
dent to serve during the year or until
a permanent selection may be made.
DR.. G. A. Dunlway resigned the posi-
ton some time ago, to take effect with
the graduation of the class of 1928.
Canon City.-The body of James NJ.
Hughes, long time resident of Canon
City, was found on an island In the
Arkansas river, a short distance be-
low the Ninth street bridge, and was
recovered with difficulty by the mem
bers of the fire department, who used
ropes and extension ladders in effect
ing a temporary bridge across the
swift current of the river at that
place.
n ECtpS Park
are now open and in fine shape for
travel. Temporary damage to the
canon roadbeds caused by the heavy
rains has been repaired. The main
damage was caused by freshets pour
ing down mountain sides and not by
the overflow of the main streams. The
rivers now flow normally. No bridges
were washed out in the Big Thompson
canon.
Palmer Lake.-Sixty thousond dol
lars in United States gold eagles-the
loot of government train bandits in the
early '7Os-lies buried in the rocky
wilderness of Devils Head peak, un-
touched since the days it was planted
by hard-pressed fugitives. After the
lapse of half a century strange old
man has come to search for the buried
treasure which the government says
belongs to the one who finds it.
Denver. The American Electric
Smelters and Refining Company will
begin construction of an electric smelt-
er at Utah Junction, a few miles from
Denver, in the near future involving
an ultimate expenditure of $1,500,000,
and already Robert NJ. Keeney, indus
trial heating engineer for the Westlng-
house Electric Company of Boston is
in the field outlining plans for the new
work Mr.. Keeney is graduate of the
Colorado School of Mines.
Boulder.-Veterans of the Foreign
Wars of the United States assembled
here for their annual convention last
week.
Mancos.-A crazed Mexican, who
has been terrorizing farms and ranch
es in this vicinity for several days,
was captured and lodged in the county
| jail at Cortez a few days ago. The
maniac, who is said to be World war
veteran by the name of Joe Cordova,
has been the object of countrywide
| search by sherlff's posse. Families
| of farmers in the section have been
keeping on the lookout for the man,
armed with shotguns, since the first
report of his presence In the country.
| Hayden-The Williams Park anti
cline, covering 1926 acres, located
eighteen miles south of Hayden, in
Routt county, has been designated as
a producing gas field by the United
States geological survey, according to
word received by NJ. d. McEniry, chief
of the field division of the federal land