The Colorado statesman., 1923-11-17
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COLORADO

traDDe, president OF the Colorado
State Teachers College at Greeley,
who Is Ill in hospital Mt Edmond,
Okla, is improved, according to word
received from Edmond.
Denyer.-For further consideration
of the work it has Initiated to advance
the metal mining industry of Colorado,
the mining bureau of the Denver Civic
and Commercial Association held Il
luncheon meeting recently in the as
ISOLATION rooms.
Greeley.-While demonstrating a
pump gun to his sister In their home
at Dacono, Colo, a coal mining camp
about forty miles southwest of Gree
ley, Richard Shaw, 1S years old, acci-
dentally shot and killed his mother,
Mrs. Mary Shaw, so years old.
Denver.-H. C. Hinderllder, of Den
YER, widely known engineer, was ap-
pointed state engineer to succeed A. j.
McCune by Governor Sweet. The ap-
pointment will take effect Dec. l.,
when the resignation of McCune, or
account OF Ill health, will take effect.
Dcnver.-Eleven huge fiery crosses,
erected and set burning Armlstice
night in various parts of the city by
the Denver Ku Klux Klan were torn
down by anti-klan factions soon after
they had been put up. No disturb
ances over the affair was reported to
police.
Brush-R. T. Copeland, night mar
shal of Brush, owes his life to the poor
craftsmanship of one of the cracks
men who attempted to blow the safe in
the postoffice on the towns main
street. Equally poor craftsmanship
resulted in the failure of the burglary
attempt.
Pagosa Springs.-The little public IL
brary of PagOsa, which originated one
year ago under the auspices of the Civic
Club with $50 books, now exceeds 1000
volumes. 1t is housed In the log cab
in given by Ed Cotton for that pgr
pose. 1t is proving a great education
al factor for old and young.
Colorado Sprlngs.-Five persons,
three men and two women. were seri-
ously Injured few days ago when un
automobile in which they were driv-
ing to Pueblo overturned while round
ing a curve, four miles south of Colo
RADIO Springs One of the men gave
his name as NJ. Edmundston, Congress
hotel, Pueblo.
Pueblo.-The proposed amendment
to the city charter to provide for the
declsively defeated by the voters of
Pueblo by a majority against 1t of
nearly 1000 votes. John NJ. Jackson
was reelected city commissioner by n
two-to-one majority over his oppon-
ent, James Il. Sears.
Pueblo.-Don (Terror) Long was
given big hand following his address
on boxing at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church in Pueblo. Later on in
the day he was accorded even Il big
ger ovation by stepping four fast
rounds with Johnny (Iiid) Mex before
the largest crowd that ever assembled
for a training tilt in Pueblo.
Deer Trall.-At depth of 2iO feet
"A flowing artesian well of twenty gal
Ions minute was struck by the drill
ing company hired by the city council
to drill for a soft water supply for
Deer Trail. The well was originally
planned to 500 feet through sand rock
and shale in an attempt TO find good
water. work on installing pumping
apparatus and erecting II 10000 stor-
age tank for water from a well sunk
several weeks ago, but which has been
analysed TO be so alkaline that it is of
81. I.g,
til the flow of the present well Is es-
tablished. According to Earl c. Steffa
of Colorado Springs, who is engineer
ing the drilling, siZable vein of coal
was encountered
Denver.-William Kendall Burchi-
nell, sheriff of Arapahoe county dur
ing the famous war on the city hall"
in the administration of Gov. Davis II.
Waite, and former secretary of the
Board of Capitol Managers, died ut Sc
nttle, Wash, mt the age of ~ years,
according to telegram received by his
nephew, David G. Miller. 1886 Gaylord
street.
La .Tunta.-Robert w. Patterson, La
.Tunta banker and stockman and n res
dent of La Junta for nearly forty
years, was killed in an automobile ac-
cident at TeXarkana, Ark, according
TO reports. He was president of the
First National Bank ut La Junta from
1893 until 1919. Patterson was widely
.nown in Colorado and had travelled
extensively in Europe and South
America.
Denver.-Spreading a doctrine of
better farms and better stock. the
Union Pacific agricultural and live
stock exhibition train arrived in Colo
RADIO from Kansas recently for trip
through the state. Starting at Chey-
enne Wells the train visited Wild
Horse, Hugo, Limon, Deer Trail,
Strasburg, Denver, Brighton, Fort