The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1923-06-22
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

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stead net and the legalizing OF '"e
manufacture and sale II light wines
md bee,. was favored in n resoluuO"
passed In the final session Oh '"e
| colorado State Federation OF Lap''
meeting held in La Junta. Inc feso
IutIon pointed out In strong terms tne
existing evils under prohibition anu
tho seemingly steady increase In boot
Logging and the Illicit manuiaeture y,
lgquor in all parts Of the country anu
stated that in the belief OF the mem
bcrs OF the federation mouiilcauon
of the act, with the return OF Nsh'
wines and beer, would materially ue
crease. If not bring 10 an end SUCH
evils The resolution was passed uh'lh'
lmously without general dlscussion,
The resolutions will be sent 10 All
| Colorado senators and representatives.
Of the national Congress Another res
olutlon passed at the meeting was one
strongly censuring Secretary OF State
Carl MIIlllken for his action In award
Ing 10 the Michigan state penitentiary
| the contract for the furnishing OF IVA
automobile license plates for Colorhuo'
II was the contention of the federation
members that this contract shouiu
have been awarded TO Colorado irh
rather than to penitentiary' anu
especially penltintiary of an eastern
state.
Greeley.-One life was lost, many
thousands of dollars worth of crops
were damaged and dozens of farm
houses maruOned In the flood which
swept down through the Big Thompson
and Cache la Poudre river canons
few days ugo. Richard Foote, H.
whose home was in Chicago and who
was staying with his uncle, +. J. Ma
son, ut Il farm house ten miles west OF
Loveland. was drowned and his body
Carried down stream when he fell INFO
the raging torrent Of the Redstcne
river.
Clearinghouse of the richest gold
strikes around Durango in the last
twenty-five years was announced off
cially Il few days ago by w. Goff
Black, president of the Cumberland
Mining Company of Denver Black
said that an enormously rich vein Of
ore had been tapped in a crOss-cut tun-
mel started last December in the May
Day mine. The May Day has produced
about 100000, 1t is said. George
Steele, Denver attorney, is a director
Of the company.
Denyer-The Denver Civic and
Commercial Association has been in
vited by the AlamOsa County Chamber
of Commerce to hold u second tour OF
the San Luis valley by Denver bust
ness men. The invitation was received
by President L. NJ AmmOns in letter
from \. II. Sunde, second vice presi-
dent of the AlamOsa organization, who
says that the San Luis valley people
appreciate the visit of Denver men last
year and want TO get still better ac-
| qualnted.
Lyons.-Frances Lyons, 1O-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lyons,
was drowned when her body was
swept down the ST. VraIn river as she
| attempted TO untangle fishing line.
The body was recovered about half
mile below where the accident oc-
Cured after residents Of Lyons had
searched Tor more than an hour
Boulder-The marriage of Miss Eta
Taylor, daughter of Congressman Ed
| ward 7. Taylor of GlenwOOd Springs,
and Munroe Baker Of Denver, was an
nounced at the senior breakfast of the
Pi Beta Phi sorority at Boulder. The
marriage had been kept secret for two
"eehs'
LoNeiahu.-hehry Gano' ID years
oiu' lost MS IRE III the buckiorn river,
west oL LoNeIahu' making the second
ue"ti from tie ll"ou IN 'he buckhorn'
nicii",u oote' ~ losing ms lie Few
lays 'elo'e' ->ei'"ei u the poules
""o ''''' ie'o' ele"'
i"s"sa springs Sheepihen IN the
vicinity Vi lagosa springs VIII have
uiSp"seu OF lieir wool by July !, re-
Is 'io',' ~ ~ ems per Pouhu,