The Dolores star., 1923-06-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

hushes in Weld and Larimer countries
are being killed by applications OF
common rock salt. The barberry
spreads black stem rust TO grain, anu
determined effort is being made to
free Colorado and twelve other north
central states OF this destructive plant
oest Salt is recommended as an Grad
lcption agent because II VIII XIII the
plant, root and branch. When the
bnrberry Is removed by digging, parts
NJ the roots sometimes are left In the
ground and these send up sprouts to
renew the menace OF rust. This Is
what happened in the case OF the
bushes in Weld and Larimer counties
which now are being treated with salt.
f.. A. I.ungren, state leader OF the
federal Burberry eradication forces,
axpects to account for the destruction
Of all the common barberrles in the
state by the end OF this year.
Denver.-In the interests of the
100000 natives of the kingdom of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in Colo
-ado and eleven other Western states
Brunko Adjemovltch, acting consul
Of the kingdom, has arrived in Den
yer to establish Il consulate. Although
Headquarters of the consulate VIII be
N Denver, Mr.. Adjemovitch Will
have jurisdiction over his country
men living in Colorado, Kansas, Wyo-
ming. Utah, Nebraska, Texas, Arizo-
la. New Mexico. Montana, Idaho and
North and South Dakota. Before be-
ginning his duties In Denver, he will
make n three months tour of this
territory to ascertain the exact status
md needs OF the Serbians living In 1t.
Gunnison.-George Sullivan and
Fred Knowles, present county commits
slOners of GunnisOn county, and VIII
liam II. Whalen, whose term has eN-
plred, were found guilty Of malfeas-
ance In office by n jury in the District
Court. The men We're accused OF
spending county funds in the enter
tainmcnt of road officials, commits
sIoners Of other counties and members
of the State Highway Commission, dis
trlCt No. .. Included in the aCcusa-
ton was one that they had bought H.
quors with county money. The three
were Indicted by grand jury in Gun
nisOn last winter. The penalty is re
moval from office and fines up TO
5000
Colorado Springs.-ThOmas Nelson,
3G, who shot and killed his wife, Lulu
Nelson, 30, and then turned the gun
on himself, following an alteration In
the laundry of the Beth FL hospital
nursery, died few days ago. After
he had fired three shots at his wife,
two of which took effect, he placed
the revolver against his right temple.
The bullet plowed its way partly
through the brain. coming out on the
left side of the head near the top.
Greeley.-Jess, John and Charles
Duree, brothers, arrested in Denver,
were found guilty Of burglary and lar
ceny of the Z. J. Elan store at MILL
ken, the night of April .. Mrs. Maude
Duree. wife of Jess, was found guilty
of larceny only. Charles Is 10 years
old and John is % The jury asked
leniency for these two because of their
ages. The extreme penalty for the
men Is twenty years in the peniten-
tiary. and for the woman ten.
Denver.-With the arrest of Rich
ard McAlillen, % years old, and Victor
Baldasari, %, of l72S Market street,
police believe the mystery surround
ing the Staying of Isadore Weiner, 10,
of 1928 Newton street on the evening
of April 13 will be solved. Weiner was
shot and killed by bandit who at
tempted to hold him up at filling
station at East Twenty-ninth avenue
and York street.
Pueblo.-AIrs. Anna Goodwin of
Pueblo was seriously injured in an au-
tomObile accident near Scott City.
Kan. Details of the accident are lock-
ing, but 1t is understood Mrs. Goodwin
is in hospital at Scott City suffering
from fractured skull and is not ex-
pected to live. The driver of the car
was killed, it is reported.
Canon City.-A systematic differing
of postOffice boxes that for a time
baffled authorities has been dIscoy.
cred here and 14-year-old boy has
confessed to the rObberies. After his
arrest the youth led officers to an ash
pit where he had hidden checks aggre-
eating $4,000. Other articles of stolen
mail were found hidden under cul-
verts, along ditch banks and even uu-
der the doormat of the postoffice
building. The boy is now serving n
term in the State Industrial school.
Rocky Ford.-Thousands of dollars
damage was done to crops in this
region by wind, rain and hail storm
which hit that district recently. The
hail reached a depth of over SIX
inches at Hawley, Colo, the storm
center. bitches overfowed and the
water spread over the farms, doing
heavy damage and endangering lives
Boulder.-Stewart Cosgriff, Denver
has been elected DrpSidant ne ,h,