The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-02
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sity OF Colorado on June IL. This will
be an increase of twenty-nme over last
years, the next largest class.
- ckenridge.-Summit county, and
particularly the Breckenridge district,
show decided improvement in the min
ing line in comparison with last
spring. Fifty carloads of ore and con-
centrates were shipped from the
Breckenridge station during April.
Lawson.-With the coming of spring,
mining activity has commenced on Co
lumbia mountain in Clear Creek coun-
ty, and many properties plan a cam
paign of development far more exten-
sive than has been conducted for many
years, and indications already point
to very profitable mining season in
| this location.
Durango.-The mystery surrounding
| the death of Verna Freed, 21-year-old
Kentucky beauty, when she drank
tablespoonful of poisoned hooch"
gradually is being cleared by the au-
thorities A preliminary analysis of
the liquor made by DIR. S. Boyd Cal
kins of the Durango high school fac
nine.
Pagosa Sprlngs.-Miss Florence
Scase, a professional nurse of Denver,
who brought claim against the estate
of her uncle, Charles Scase, deceased
of Pagosa Springs, for S11,T00 for SER
vices rendered us trained nurse and
housekeeper covering period of
about nine years. was awarded the
sum of $1,0S0 in the County Court of
pealed the case.
Pueblo-R. L. Roberts, his wife and
two children and neighbor, Mrs. Rose
Young, all of Crested Butte, narrowly
escaped death by drowning when an
automobile in which they were riding
skidded near Florence and plunged in
to an irrigation ditch containing ten
feet of water. Motorists who wit
messed the accident stopped and as
sisted in the rescue. The automobile
remained upright throughout the acci-
dent, Mr.. Roberts said.
Colorado Springs.-Challengin the
world for ambition, the members of
the Pixies peak branch of the Colorado
Mountain club hare announced plans
in an effort to make Pixies peak higher
than any other mountain in the state.
A difference of about $50 feet exists
between Pixies peak and Mount Mas
slve, and the hardy mountaineers plan
to carry enough rocks to the summit
of Pixies peak to enable them to build
pile in period of two or three
years.
Pueblo.-Trains on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad be-
tween Pueblo and La Junta, Colo,
were several hours late Sunday night
as result of the heavy rain in the
vicinity of Rocky Ford, when sections
of the railroad track were inundated
and made unsafe for travel when the
flood waters broke through an irri-
CATION canal near Rocky Ford and
flooded a large part of the residence
district and n major portion of the
business district with several inches
of water.
Denver.-Notices to more than
1000 owners of patents to home
steads and other land claims in Colo
RADIO have been sent out by the fed
eral land office in an endeavor to
have the owners take possession OF
the patents, the great number of
which occupy considerable office
space. According to Martha E.
Spears, register, some of the patents
were granted more than forty years
ago. The notices were sent out pur-
al
initiated by the Department of the
Interior some weeks ago.
Boulder.-Thirty-s men who have
been attending the University of Colo
RADIO under the direction of the United
States Veterans Bureau are to be
graduated June IL. Twenty-four will
receive degrees from law, engineering
and commerce schools, and twelve will
finish work in the vocational depart
ment Practically all have obtained
positions.
Denver.-President Harding will ar
rive in Denver on the morning of
June %. He will make one public
Speech at the Greek theater in the
Civic Center or at the city Auditorium
at noon, and will leave at 1 80 in the
afternoon for the West. This infor-
nation was contained in telegram
from the Presidents secretary, George
Christian, to Senator Phipps.
Fort Collins-The annual cattle
feeders day at the Colorado Agricul-
tural college will be June 1, when the
result of feeding experiments made by
Il. j. Maynard will be given. Mr.
Maynard has been making tests of six
kinds of feed, using the same number
of cattle in each, and carefully tabu.
lating the feed given and all attend |
ant circumstances. These tests ended
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