The Dolores star., 1923-05-11
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


inc All of the directors were re
elected except Spencer Penrose VINO
resigned His place will be tileu os
E. ]. LindQuist o: Denver. Inc othei
directors are benjamin Q. Allen, 1. n
Dewitt. J. A. Shoemaker, A j. simon
son. John + Valley and George l.
Wells, After the meeting OF the mem
hers and the election OF the directors
the latter body held meeting ana
reelected the officers who have oeeb
serving for some time. Elias NJ. Am
mons was chosen president; w. y. W.
Blayney, first vice president John
Il. Painter, second vice president !
Harry l. Youngerman, general mana
ger. and Robert Il. Boyce, secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. Boyce has been
treasurer and assistant secretary to'
several years, and has been acting
secretary since the death of Secretary
Fred c. johnson last November
Bovce was chosen as the permanent
secretary as well as treasurer.
Observation-Disclosures Of the North
west district of the Colorado Fedora
tiun of Women's Clubs at Hotchkiss
concluded recently their sixth annual
meeting. The closing session featured
a concert by the Music and Art Club
of Hotchkiss. The last day of the
convention started with press
breakfast conference at the Hotchklss
hotel. Mrs. ~ q. Fish, president OF
the press department of the state or
ganizatiOn, met with the editors nnu
reporters of the various clubs. AT
noon II complimentary luncheon was
served by the Women's Wednesday
Club of Hotchkiss to the delegates.
Items of interest dealing principally
with education formed the chief top
les ut the afternoon session, with the
principal address by Miss Alice Bur
nett, superintendent of Delta county
schools. Mrs. T. a. McIlarg Of Boul'
der, state president, delivered an ad.
dress at the afternoon session. Mrs.
VI. II. Flynn and Mrs. J. A. Rea pre-
sided ut the afternoon session.
PueblO.-Increases in wages, main
taining the 10 per cent differentiai
over eastern rates that have prevailed
since Nov. l, 1918, are now in effect
in the AIinnequa plant of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company dating
back to April 1G. Former rates of 40
cents, 4Oh cents and IL cents an hour
are increased to Al cents. 441A cents
and 45la cents, respectively. All rates
below 40 cents have been Increased
II per cent, and all rates above Al
cents Increased 10 per cent Tonnage
and piece rates will be increased 10
per cent
La Junta.-The Arkansas Valley
Baseball League opened recently, the
game at La Junta being played be-
tween the home team and Fort Lyon.
La Junta was victorious by u score Of
II to g. A large crowd witnessed the
contest, and there is every Indication
that the Valley League this year Will
be a great success. The league was
formed several weeks ago, and it com
poses the towns of La Junta, Rocky
Ford, Fort Lyon and Lamar. A play
Ing schedule has been made out, and
it calls for games on Sundays and hol-
idays.
Loveand-That l.. G. Grlebling,
newly appointed superintendent of the
Mead Consolidated Schools, must take
unto himself bride in order to quail
fy for the position, is one of the terms
reported imposed by the school board.
The Mead board made ruling some
time ago that superintendent of
schools must be married man.
Grlebling was appointed and is said
to have accepted the position with the
understanding to qualify by spring of
the next school term.
Suffering from a nervous
breakdown resultant from shell shock
received while in the army nurse
corps overseas, Mrs. Emma Platt, Al,
nurse at Fort Collins, ended her life
in a fit of dependency at the home
Of Mrs. Anne Smith, $40 Humboldt
street, by taking medicine containing
poison.
Colorado Springs.-The Colorado
Springs Gazette, of which ~. A. Ege
ID phhtI WAS purchased
by syndicate, making the second
time within year that it has changed
hangs. The syndicate consists of
Clarence Hamlin, president and pub
Usher Of the Colorado Springs Even:
ing and Sunday Telegraph; Spencer
Penrose, owner of the Broadmoor no.
tel; L. Tut, local capitalist, and Ern-
est Novels, manager of the Telegraph.
The Gazette is the oldest paper in
Colorado Springs and was started fif.
ty-one years ago, or the year after the
city was laid out by General Palmer
1t has been staunch progressive
newspaper and among the Presidents
1t has supported has been Theodore
Roosevelt The Telegraph is Repub,
lican newspaper.
Greeley.-Beet growers of the ter
districts in northern Colorado, In
which the Great Western Sugar Com
pany has factories, were represented
at meeting in Greeley to take action
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