The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-02
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


of three Denver youths came to an
end, according to Sheriff Roy Laird
of Ouray, when the daring attempt of
the youths to escape from the Ouray
Jail was frustrated only after loaded
shotgun and a quantity of shells had
been taken from under bunk in their
cell. The daring chain of crimes which
the youths have admitted, according
to the sheriff, includes the robbery of
two stores and postoffice, the hold
up of pedestrians and the theft of
several automobiles. Their trail of
banditry, they are said to have ad-
mitted, began in Denver and led to a
number of Colorado towns until they
were captured near Norwood. Colo, by
lone, unarmed citizen.
Trinidad.-A father and two of his
daughters were killed and four chill.
dren were injured, one of them pos
sibly fatally, when the automobile in
which the seven were riding was
struck by coal train at grade cross
ing near Berwind, fifteen miles north
of here. The dead man was the father
of two of the injured children and
the other two youngsters were their
playmates who had gone with them
| for an afternoon ride. The coal train
which struck the automobile was being
pushed by an engine which had been
placed at the end of the cars. The
dead: Edward Bludworth Trinidad;
Katie Bludworth, 10 years old, his
daughter Anna Bludworth, IL years
old, another daughter.
Colorado Springs.-Eastern FL Paso
county and eastern Colorado farmers
are experiencing their best season in
| history, according to word brought
here by f. II. Faus, general agent for
the Rock Island railroad with head
quarters in Colorado Springs, who has
| Just returned from a swing around
| fifty-mile circle radating from Colo
RADIO Springs Crop and stock produc-
| ton will be bigger than for several
| years with a high market anticipated
already on the upgrade. Wheat al
ready has begun to move.
Colorado Springs.-The movement
initiated at meeting here by the wom-
en-, at which resolutions were adopted
protesting the plan of the War De-
partment for National Defense day,
was roundly scored by eX-service men
in Colorado Springs, with Legion
naires, C. NJ. Il. C. leaders and veterans
of the World war denouncing such ac-
ton. The resolutions adopted at the
meeting called for women to hold
peace services Sept. u and to protest
in every way against the War Depart
ment's plan.
| Monte Vista.-Boosters for the Mon
tie Vista Ski-Hi stampede, $50 strong,
in automobiles, made a trip through
the state. They visited Saguache, Sa
Ida, Canon City and Florence, stop
ping for night at Colorado Springs.
| They were accompanied by two bands.
| They also visited Rocky Ford, La Jun
tG, Trinidad, Walsenburg, La Veta and
| Alamosa.
Denver.-S satisfactory progress is re-
ported from both portals of the Moffat
tunnel. Reports made public by the
tunnel commission are that 1856 feet
| of the railroad tunnel had been com
| pleted, 974 from the east and 4S1 from
the west portal. The pioneer tunnel
had been driven 3,776 feet from the
west portal, and 1924 from the east.
Castle Rock.-I. J. Noe, 10 years old,
widely known pioneer rancher living
near Greenland, sixteen miles from
here, shot and killed Noble Cults, Al,
| during a fight between Cults and Noes
son, Frederick, 40 years old, according
to testimony offered before coroner's
| jury which returned a verdict of ''un-
intentional homicide"
Colorado Springs.-After breaking
Jail at Cheyenne Wells, Colo, where he
was arrested for wholesale thefts at
garages at Arapahoe, Colo, Leland
Gresham, alias e. f. Bum, wanted in
! Denver for forgeries and confidence
| games, was arrested in Colorado
Springs, charged with burglary and
| forgery.
Denver.-Farmers of Colorado were
saved S274,515 in crops and land values
by rodent determination campaigns
conducted by the United States bureau
of biological survey, the state entomol-
ogists department and the state agri-
cultural extension during the fiscal
year 1923-1924, according to estimates
contained in the annual report, made
public few days ago, of Leo L.
Laythe, junior biologist of the federal
bureau in charge of rodent control op-
erations in Colorado.
Boulder-Ninety members of the
Boulder Rotary Club, aided by other
Rotarians from several cities of north
ern Colorado and nearly thirty Rotar-
ians who are spending the summer in
Estes Park, met with Allen Sweet of
Oklahoma City and Chester Simons of
Boston in Estes Park, to impress upon