The Dolores star., 1923-02-16
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

gar Company plans TO build an add
ton costing approximately Sl.OoO,OOO
to Its mill at Longmont.
DsBeQue.-The four-room twostory
brick school at DcBeque burned TO the
ground here recently. A defective
flue Is said TO have caused the fire.
| Monte Vista.-Thousands of persons
attended the 1923 show OF the San Luis
| Valley II. y. q. Stock Show Associa-
| ton held here. This show was the
greatest ever held in the history Of San
Luis valley. .
Longmout.-Josephln Shacklett, q
| years old, was hurled in air when
| struck by a speeding roadster on Grant
avenue. Those near by ran to her aid
and started her for the hospital here,
| but she died on the way.
Rocky Ford-The sixth annual con
yention Of the Colorado County Fairs
/ Association will be held in Rocky
| Ford Feb. 10 and Il. Officials of
| county fairs and county commissioners
/ from all over the state are TO attend.
Longmont.-Fear and desire to
protect his name and that of his fam
lily was the reason given by L. A.
Smith. Longmont businessman, for his
flight after he had run over and
killed 6-yearold Josephine Shacklett.
Deer TralI.-Unless possible special
motions are granted, George Griffith
Of Carthage. Ill, charged with killing
| Howard Hamilton, as the latter left
dance hall at Deer Trail the night of
Dec. - with Miss Pearl COeur, will
not be tried in the ArapahOe county
District Court until October.
Hugo.-William J. Smith, IS years
old, committed suicide on his ranch
near Amy, Colo. with II shotgun.
Smith sent his l2year.old son, Robert,
tU spend the night with neishbors
When the boy returned home he found
bis fathers body stretched out on the
floor of the kitchen.
Red Cliff.-The coyotes Of Tenncs-
see pass, and contiguous territory had
better watch out. Stanley Z. Young Of
the federal biological survey of Den
yer is getting ready to start cam
paIgn against the murauders. who for
= tAAlS past nave AtiitN "
hundreds OF lambs every spring.
Colorado Springs. - Miss Olga
SChemm. pretty lS'year-old daughter
Jf r 9. Schemm, ret!red Indiana bunG-
er. confessed 10 Colorado Springs po-
Ice that she was guilty OF passing 5000
worth of worthless checks. She did II
to help her sweetheart In Arkansas,
who was in trouble the police say.
Denver.-Ben b. Lusku, attorney for
more than twenty five persons arrested
ten days ago in II bootleg" raid staged
by Chief OF Police Williams, and Sam
Meyers Were Indicted Ut secret ses-
sion of the Denver District Court
.rgtnd jury. Both men are charged
with inducing witnesses TO secrete
themselves
Denver.-"Colorado has contributed
$J3,J0I.ll to the Near East Relief
Fund in the first six months of the fls-
cal year beginning July l and ending
with Dec. 81, 1928" said John s. Wilt
Sc, national auditor for the Near East
Relief, after the completion of an audit
Of the society's books ut the Denver
DffIce.
Fort Logan. = Announcement has
been made by First Lieut.. ]. A. Gil
ruth, citizens military training camp,
officer of the Eighth corps area, In
which Colorado is Included, that gov
ernment summer camps, so successful
last year, will again be established dur
ing the coming summer. Fort Losal
Will be the site of one of the largest
Of the camps. The camps offer sum
mer vacation for young men at govern
ment expense. AT the same time con
siderable military knowledge can be
absorbed.
was instantly killed and companion,
Nick Vagharkis was fatally injured
when westbound Rock Island passen.
ger train struck the truck driven by
STREET at the Templeton Gap crossing,
II mile northeast Of town. STREET failed
to heed the warning signal, 1t Is said,
and started across the track as the
train approached.
Fort Colllns.-The North Poudre Ir.
riSation Company at Its regular annual
meeting here voted to Issue scrip to
the amount of S250,00O for the i'm
provement of Halligan dam, extending
the Michigan ditch and making other
improvements. to Increase the capac-
ity Of the system. The company also
decided to levy current assessment
Of $3.50 share in addition to the 81
tunnel assessment
Denver.-8Ieeting his 17-year-old
wife. Cora, with Rollo Pearman as
they were walking in Arapahoe street,
Manuel George Crizas, World War
veteran, opened fire upon them with
revolver. One shot struck the girl wife
in the neck and pierced her lungs. She
may die, physicians mt the county hos.
| pital said. Three shots struck Pear
| man, two in the legs, one In his left
arm. He will recover.