The Dolores star., 1924-04-18
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Granada.-A. L. Oylcr, n Granada
farmer. committed suicide at Holly
few days ago. Oyler swallowed dose
Of strychnine after writing farewell
notes to his wife and son.
Fort Collins.-Delegations were here
from Denver. Cheyenne, Longmont,
Loveland and Greeley, for the formal
Installation and initiation of the new
Knights of Columbus council
Denver.-Beet growers of Colorado
and other states who have contracts
with the Great Western Sugar Com
pany are receiving checks totaiing ap-
proximately S2,5o0.ooO, payment Of
which was announced by local officials
of the company.
Denver-J. b. Ferril Of Colorado
Springs was reelected president OF the
Colorado Bakers Association for the
coming year at the last formal session
of the annual convention of the organ
lzation at the Albany hotel. James
Holmes Of Denver was again named
secretary.
Denver.-Active preparations for
campaign in an effort to oust Mayor
Stapleton from office were started by
officials of the recall organization af-
ter attorneys for the organization won
their first legal victory in the fight
to force the city clerk TO file recall
petitions, placed with him week ago,
with the election commission.
Rocky y-Ford.-Most OF the .larser
cantaloupe shippers have or have had
representatives In the the Arkansas
valley signing for the 1924 crop and
almost to man they all talk
smaller acreage than in the last few
years. The acreage in 1923 amounted
to 1904 acres. and as the season was
not the best for growing the fruit few
in the game made any money.
Denver.-Members of the Colorado
Wheat Growers Association will elect
ten new directors May II, and pre-
liminary nomination primary will be
held April 81 in ten districts In the
state. Each of the ten districts CON
tains approximately 800 members and
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Colorado Wheat Grower, official organ
Of the association, carries the list OF
polling places
VICTORIA fabulously rich strike has
been made at the 2,7O0-foot level in No.
l vein of the Portland mine, according
to Fred Jones, superintendent of the
mine. One thousand pounds of ore
have been taken from pocket In the
last two days, with an average gross
valuation of $4,000. Some of the ore
has n valuation of more than $40
pound. The general average of the
ore is about So n pound.
Denver.-The thirty ninth annual
meeting of the Colorado Association
of County Superintendents and Insti-
tute Workers closed its Denver ses-
sion with a luncheon at the Argonaut
hotel. During the morning meeting.
held at the Morey Junior High school,
officers were elected to serve during
the coming year These were S. ].
Shaded Of Trinidad, president; Nan B.
Scales Of Steamboat Springs, vice pres
ldent; L. n. Freeman of Wheatridge,
secretary, and Flora Allison of Logan
county, treasurer.
Boulder.-Mr. and Mrs. n. L. Scott
Of Kremmling are in Boulder receiv-
Ing medical care for burns received
In fighting a fire that destroyed their
home following an explosion Of
stove. Mrs. Scott, who was in room
off the kitchen, ran into that portion
Of the house Immediately after the ex-
plosion. Her clothes were Instantly
set on fire. Mr.. Scott, who went to
the aid Of his wife, was badly burned
nbout the hands in extinguishing the
flames in his wife's clothes. Mrs. Scott
was burned about the body, face and
hands.
Denver.-Wayne c. Williams, attor-
ney general Of Colorado. issued state
ment here few days ago that he was
preparing for rigid investigation of
freight rates in Colorado with view
of suits brought In the name of the
state to relieve what he terms "hor-
TlDie COuuluOu us tHe TdteS aIIect
farmers, merchants and shippers.
Colorado Springs-Two unidentified
bodies have been found in this vicinity
In the past two days. Recently group
Of mixers discovered the body of an
Hged man half way up the incline rail-
way on Mount Manitou. 1t had appar-
emily been there since last fall. A
body severed in two places was also
found on the Rock Island tracks at
North Weber street.
Boulder.-High school teachers who
bob their hair are perhaps as nice as
those who don't, but the city superin-
tendents of Colorado schools, in con-
vention here do not approve of them,
1t was brought out in the roll call at
the opening session of the twelfth an
nual high school and college confer
ence. They approve of dancing, both
by teachers and pupils, however, but
do not favor the agitation for uniform
ity of dress.
Denver.-Pledges that two of the
five wells to be drilled by the Texas
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