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

| Junction 10 Tuild INTO il'l anu hltA
erto undeveIoped farm lands Of the
high line section. with view Ia dou-
| bling the beet sugar acreage In that
/ district. by \. T.. Carlton, president OF
the Holly Sugar Company, and the
| Grand Junction Utilities Company, and
Spencer Penrose of Colorado Springs,
stockholder in both concerns. MIR.
Carlton and Mr.. Penrose spent the
week end nj Grand Junction inspecting
the proposed extension project, which
will bring transportation facilities TO
the back door of the farmer. The pro-
iect will cost about S6JO.ooO. according
to estimates. farmers having agreed TO
donate the right OF way. Rails are al
ready on hand and the work will be
started soon as possible 10 make the
territory available for beet sugar grow
ers in the spring.
Denver.-FOur hundred and eight
cases were handled by Denver's four
police surgeons during the month of
October, which is the best monthly re-
port, from a humanitarian standpoint.
since last June, according to II report
issued by the police surgeons. In June
only 40J cases were handled, but dur
Ing the three succeeding months, the
monthly average was high. During the
month OF October. the police ambu-
lance made 2O2 emergency runs. Six
teen persons were dead when the am
bulance responded to calls. Three of
the deaths We're due to suicide. The
police surgeons treated nine persons
who attempted suicide and carried 3l5
persons who were injured in accidents.
Five of the accident victims died from
their Injuries One hundred and forty
six persons were carried from one
point to another by the ambulance dur
Ing the month. 103 of these being TAX
en- TO the county hospital.
Fort Collins.-Olin G. Krum. a grad
uate Of Cornell University, has been
appointed extension specialist in poul
try at the Colorado Agricultural Col
legc TO take the place left vacant by
the resignation of Harry H. Embleton.
MIR. krum'S work will take him to all
corners of the state during the next
few months, in addition to his duties
with the International egg-laying con
test at Canon City. After graduating
from Cornell In 1917, Mr.. Krum re
nnined at that institution rs Instructor
IN poultry until he enlisted in the army
In 1918 and served nine months over
seas. Upon his discharge he returned
to his former position, but in 1921 he
went TO the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege at Corvallis as an instructor in
poultry husbandry. from whence he
comes to Colorado.
Fort COllns.-NIiss Mnude Sheridan,
state boys and girls club leader at
the assembly of the Colorado School
Of Agriculture mt the Agricultural Col.
lege at Fort Collins. presented checks
to two boys. given as prizes by the
Union Pacific railroad for those doing
the best work in their club activities
IN their respective counties. Noah
Whltmore of Aroya, Colo. received
check for SS226, and Ben Rogers of
Wellington check for ST5. The Union
Pacific prize is SO for each county
through which the road runs
Boulder.-Eldridge Keith, age CO.
was found dead in his cabin near Pine
cliff few days ago by his neighbors,
who reported their discovery to Cor
oner Kclso Of Boulder. Because of the
heavy SHOWS in the mountains the of
flcial had to use horses and sleigh to
get the body and was two days in max
ing the "trip. Coroner KelsO stated
that death had been due, undoubtedly,
to heart disease.
La Junta.-Robert w. Patterson. La
Junta banker and stockman and res
ident of La .Iunta for nearly forty
years, was killed in an automobile ac-
"ident at rcXarkana. Ark. according
to reports. He was president of the
First National Bank at La Junta from
1893 until 1919. Patterson was widely
known in Colorado and had Travelled
extensively in Europe and South
America.
PueblO.-Alfrcd 4. Peterson OF Long
mont and Denver, was seriously in
jured when his automobile was struck
by Missouri Pacific passenger train
twenty-five miles east of Pueblo. He
is in Pueblo hospital where .physi-
clans believe he will recover. Ills au-
tomobile was completely wrecked and
lie claims he did not see the approach
ing train until the locomotive was
within few feet of him. The train
crew stopped, placed the injured man
aboard and brought him to Pueblo
His family resides in Denver but Pc
terson has been employed in Long
mont for some time past. He had been
to liaswell to look after his property
there and was returning to Denver
and Longmont
Loveland.-A bridge over the swol-
len Big Thompson river, four miles
west of Loveland collapsed beneath
the weight of herd OF cattle, and If.
teen of the animals were plunged into
the water. Several head were rescued
after being carried some distance
downstream and others were badly in.
jured when buffeted against the rocks.
The cattle were being driven by Louis