The Dolores star., 1924-11-21
COLORADO NEWS NOTES


term OF office. with the exception oi
these places, and few honorary aP-
pointments carrying no salary 'ie
scores of jobholders at the state mousse
will not be affected by the change IN
governors, unless the Legislature shouiu
undertake TO upset the present civil
service rules. with authority to ap-
point seven assistant attorneys general
and one deputy. W. l.. Boatright, at
torney general-elect. will have wider
| appointlve power than the new gov
ernor. The places to be filled by GOV
ernor-elect Morley are: Public utiii-
ties commissioner for siN-year term.
This place. which is now held by Grant
Hulderman of Boulder, pays $1,000
year. Halderman's term expires in
January. State industrial commits
sioner, six-year term, following the eX-
piration of William /. Reilly's term In
January. The job pays $4,000. Engi-
neer of the state land board. $1,000 II
year. post now held by VIII Il.
Murphy Of Alamosa. Six-year term.
State budget and efficieny commits
sioner, to replace Harry Casaday OF
Boulder. Two-year term. Secretary to
the governor, 81 500 year. Four jobs
| us public examiners.
Denver.-Due TO the excellent feed
ing qualities and early maturity of
range grasses, all classes Of livestock
in Colorado are generally above av-
erage in condition and weight, accord
\ ifg TO the report OF the United States
division of crop and livestock esu
| mates. Range conditions, according to
reports of stockmen, are generally bet
ter than month ago, averaging 81
per cent OF normal on Nov. l. com
pared with 10 Il month ago. stock
have generally been moved from the
higher summer ranges Cattle have
more than maintained their condition
| of month ago, averaging 93 per cent
OF normal compared with 81 per cent
month ago. They are generally re-
ported to be heavier than usual and
in fine health The fail has been un-
! usually mild with few severe storms to
cause loss Of flesh or condition.
Colorado Springs.-An alleged ring
of bad check writers, members of
which have been operating in Colorado
Springs and the Pixies Peak region.
has been broken up by the police in
the arrest of Kenneth Evans and Wal
ter Berry of Loveland and George
Powers Of Colorado Springs. all of
whom are in Jail. They are said by the
officers to have passed worthless
checks on garages and pool halls. Ber-
ry signed all the checks but did not
present any for payment; all were
made payable on the Angora State
Bank ut Angora. Neb., believed to be
Berry's home. Chief Hugh d. Harpcr
of the police department is COnvincef
that all three men, under - years of
age, were working together
Denver.-With surveys already
completed during the last five months,
actual work in construction of the
Dotsero cutoff, to link the Denver &
Salt Lake Railroad, the Moffat line.
with the Denver & Rio Grande West
ern system west of the continental
divide will be started next summer, II
was announced definitely few DAYS
ago by w. X. Freeman, receiver for
the Moffat line and president of the
new company which will undertake
construction of the cutoff The new
company, the Denver * Salt Lake
Western, has been Incorporated at
Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr.. Freeman an
bounced.
Puebio.-lmitating submarine, with
his nose for Il periscope, was the
method taken by j. T. IOckhead.
rancher, in his vain effort to escape
from officers, who were seeking him
on bootlegging charge Lockhead
Jumped into an irrigation ditch filled
with icy water when the officers were
close on his trail, allowing his body
10 sink beneath the surface with only
his nose above water.
Greeley.-In collision between n
railrond speeder and an automobile
near Greeley, Clyde C. RamsdelI of
Z42S Gray street, Denver, division
roadmaster for the Union Pacific rail
road, was critically injured and eight
other persons, including two high
school girls. We're badly cut and
bruised. RamsdeIl, accompanied bv
forty-one other men. track workers,
were travelling south on the railroad
on a large electric speeder and two
trallers when, at Browns crossing
eight miles south of Greeley, they col
iided with an automobile in which
Nellie and Mary Kidd. daughters of r
I. Kidd, rancher living four miles
south of La Sale, were riding. on
route to the Greeley High school
where they are members of the senior
class
La Salle.--A fire which storted
from spontaneous combustion de-
stroyed the coaling bins of the Union
Pacific Railroad at La Sale, causinr
damage estimated at approximoteIv
SI5'ooO. The bins have been coallnr
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