The Dolores star., 1923-02-02
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

teHlent company VIII, IN the neui iu
ture. build and operate In Loveland
cement plant costing Sl.5oo,OoO.
Greeley-Henry NJ. De Notie, -
years old, pioneer resident of Greeley,
and former member OF the State Leg
islature, died ut his home II few days
ago.
Boulder.-All power in Boulder was
shut off few days ago when Frank
Christensen, "A, accidentally touched
heavily charged wire and was
shocked TO death.
Boulder.-Dr. Luman NJ GIffin, "A,
pioneer Colorado physician, and first
dean of the medical school at the Uni
versity of Colorado, died at his home
in Boulder us result of stroke of
apopleNy.
Greeley.-A dog fight caused James
W. Gault, prominent Greeley attorney,
to be arrested for disturbance. Gault
was placed in the county Jail by Sher-
IF ii. l.. Corder, but was subsequently
admitted to bail, which he gave.
Denver.-The State Highway Com
luaN Nle new
Buttes bridge over Fountain creek be-
tween Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
built to replace one destroyed by :he
floods OF June. 1921. had been opened
to traffic.
Leadville.-After celebrating eight
hours. jury in District Court found
William II. Upton. alleged gambling
house owner, not guilty of the murder
OF Herbert Beedle. alias Art Lingo,
another gambling house proprietor and
Upton's former business associate.
Lamar.-John w. Prowers, county
clerk of Prowers county and IA pioneer
resident Of this section of Colorado,
died NJ his home In Lamar Wednesday
utter long Illness. \ complication
Of diseases was the cause of his DEATH
He was IS years old.
Durango.-Because he believed that
Alfred Hadley. 23. was responsible for
the disappearance of his 16-year-old
daughter, J. F. Flincher OF Ackmnn
shot Hadiey dead few days ago.
Flincher gave himself up to the sher-
iff and is in Jail at Cortez.
AlMnOsa.-Mr. and Mrs. WIlford Nc
hengiy. residents of Center, thirty-f five
miles north OF Alamosa, were killed re-
Gently when their automobile. moving
ut fast rate of speed. struck a taut
guy wire attached across the highway
To the top Of an electric crane
Greeley.-Orville L. Mason, CLASSY"
dresser, man Of charming personality,
investor in farm lands and owner of
$4,000 bank account, faded into
thin air at the county Jail ut Greeley,
and In his place there remained Harry
Brown. 81 years old, paroled forger
from the Nevada state penItentiury
and alleged car thief and confidence
man.
Fort Collins-The valuation of Lar
inner county for 1922, as shown by the
tax roll completed by County Assessor
II. b. Hammond, is S52,274O2O. This
is reduction from the 1921 valuation
of SilO,22O. Although the county has
lower assessment for 1922 than for
1921 the taxes to be collected will be
more than the previous year This is
due to the fact that twenty eight of
the forty-siY school districts Increased
their ievies for the current years ex-
penses. There were eight districts un-
able TO meet their expenses with the
Increase provided by law. They ap-
pealed to the tax commission for per-
mission to increase the levy and the
petitions were granted. All the towns
in the county made the same levy for
1922 as for the year previous except
Fort Collins and Tlmnath. Fort Col
Inns increased its levy from IL to 1l34
and Timnath reduced Its levy from 10
10 mills.
Fort Collins.-Dr. w. A. Kickland
and Mrs. Kickland of Fort Collins
plan to leave Feb. for an extensive
trip to Cuba, the Bahamas, the Pana-
ma Canal zone and the eastern coast
of South America on a ship chartered
by number of members of the Amer
lean College of Surgeons.
Boulder.-One hundred editors and
managers of high school publications
of the state are expected in Boulder
for the three-day program of the sec.
ond annual high school editors confer
ence, to be conducted on the Univer-
sity of Colorado campus by the
Boosters Club. Jan. 25. 26 and 20.
Sigma Delta Chi, professional journal
istic fraternity, will give to the high
school presenting the best paper, a
cup which will remain the permanen.
property of that school. The judging
committee will be composed of two
members of the journalism faculty of
the university, two newspaper men
who will speak at the conference. the
editor Of the Silver and Gold, student
publication, and the president of Sig
ma Delta Chi. Each school will enter
the last three issues of Its paper, and
awarding will take into consideration
all departments.
Pueblo.-Towns and cities from all