The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-30
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COLORADO
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from a hay stack on the Prutch ranch
east of Pueblo.
Idaho Springs.-Winter sports on
July 4th is the innovation prepared Tor
tourists by the Denver-Rocky Noun
tain Ski Club at st. Mary's glacier
twelve miles out of Idaho Springs
Puebto-Grand Junction, Colo, Will
get the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming, In
1924, according to a decision of the
organization.
Denver.-Judge ]. Foster Symes, sit
ting in Federal District Court, issued
an order returning to Benjamin Bente,
Grant county rancher, property seized
by the alien property custodian during
the war while Bente was in Germany.
Fort Collins.-A reward of $1,000 Is
offered by the managers of the Rob
erts Brothers ranch, at Livermore, for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the person or persons
who shot and killed two bulls and two
cows recently.
Littleton.-The grand jury of the
District Court at Littleton adjourned
to July 10 without returning any in
dictments. One of the cases the jury
considered was that of Arthur Griffith,
charged with killing Harold Hamilton
at Deer Trail, December "a.
Fort Collins.-H. A. Van Auken, So
ciety favorite of Denver and Fort Col
Inns, and former president of the
Kleen Heet Company of Denver, lies
in his cell in the county jail at Fort
Collins a physical wreck, victim of
partial paralysis and a nervous break
down.
Two Buttes.-The owner of Two
Buttes mountain, a woman residing in
Rocky Ford, has offered the Baca
county stately buttes, elevation 4,716
feet, for sale. The mountain was ac-
quired through homesteading and in
the early days was used by Indians to
signal with beacon fires.
Lamar.-A flood in the Picketwire
river threatened for time to wipe out
Lamar and did succeed in isolating
Lamar from the surrounding territory
for time and washed out the Santa
II e DeloN l$uS
No loss of life occurred by the high
water, but considerable damage was
done to crops.
Boulder.-Bernard Buster of Hy-
giene and Arthur Rossitter, Bromfield,
have been awarded scholarships in the
agricultural college at Fort Collins for
their work in farming. The awards
do h,rt hn mi
two boys tied and instead of dividing
the award among them, railroad Off
cials awarded each scholarship.
Pueblo.-Vincenzo Urso, an Italian
said to reside in Denver, was shot and
killed on u busy street in Pueblo while
he was riding in the rear seat of an
automobile believed to have been driv-
en- by Carl Mule. The assailants were
in another automobile which drove
past Mules car. Mule fled from the
automobile when flat tire impeded
his progress.
Denver.-Denver's first case of
Rocky Mountain fever in many years,
caused the death of Pablo Sanchez 90
years old, Antonito, according to the
death certificate. Sanchez, who was
employed as a sheep herder in Wyo-
ming, died at the county hospital on
June IA, and according to DR.. r. Sun
derland, house physician at the county
hospital, his case was far advanced
when he arrived eight days before his
death. The disease is caused by the
bite of the germ-carrying woodtick
which becomes imbedded in the flesh,
and it is necessary to remove 1t as
quickly ms possible to prevent contin-
ued infection.
Fort Collins.-The formation of
sugar beet pool for 1924 under the pro-
visions of the state cooperative mar
keting act, is the object of trip
through Sterling, Fort Morgan and
Brush, which was started recently by
Joseph Passonneau, state director of
markets, and Fred Cummins. Fort Col
Inns, president of the Mountain States
Beet Growers Association.
Denver-Colorado's coal production
for the first five months of 1928 in
creased 691, 900 tons over a similar pc
riod the preceding year, according to
the report of State Coal Mine Inspec-
tor James Dalrymple for the month of
May. Total production for the period
was 4,269,S97 compared with 3,37S,7S7
for 1922. Production for the month of
May was 732, ,473 tons.
Gunnison.-Louis Weiss and his sis
ter, Mrs Charles r. Pope of Los An
geles, sold the Good Hope mine to NJ.
NJ. Bacon of Chicago. The mine has
ibeen Idle since 1905, owing to litiga
ition, which is now settled. A prelimi
nary deposit Of $1,000 was paid on the
property, and it is believed the price
was more than 100000. The Good
Hope was great producer here in
early days.
Grand Junction.-Dr HAMPTON S.