The Dolores star., 1924-11-28
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

trfcalIy driven air compressor IN the
Boulder County tunnel, at the Old
Cardinal camp, two and one-half miles
above here, Is planned by company Of
ficials
Trinidad Jake Abrahamson, II
farmer residing at Canon, near Weston,
Colo. WIS killed and his wife seriously
injured when an automobile In which
they were riding plunged off a bridge
near Jansen and dropped Into an
arroyo.
Fort Collins.-Using an American
flag that had been used to drape the
store front for Arnistic Day 10 muffle
the report of the explosion, yeggs blew
open the safe of the A. Z. Jordan gro
cery here The flag was torn to
pieces Nitroglyccrin was used as an
explosive. The mauraders obtained
$40.
Denver. Leadville's world-famous
Ibex mine, known as the Little Jonny.
has Just deposited with the United
States mint consignment of gold
benring ore, per cent fine, and val
ued at SI50,OOO As the gross weight,
including impurities, was 1900 pounds,
the ore value may be stated at S4S,S5S
to the avoirdupois ton.
Denver.-The resignation of C. A.
Donnelly as superintendent of the
State Home for Dependent and Neg
lected Children was accepted at spe-
cial meeting OF the board OF control
Of the institution, Saturday. William A
Rankin, for n number OF years assist
ant. superintendent, was placed In
charge of the institution.
Ordway.-J. w. Burke weighmas.
ter ut the beet dump at Olney Springs,
twelve miles from here, and n brother
Of Justice Haslett T. Burke of the
Colorado Supreme Court. is in hos
pital at Rocky Ford suffering from II
fractured skull and other injuries said
TO have been incurred when he was
attacked by John Sells, teamster.
Denver.-In Denver the future of the
livestock industry is not merely as
sured Its tremendous growth is Ger.
tuinty, declared J. Ogden Armour
chairman of the directorate of Armour
* Co, in Denver n few days ago. IIs
was greatly impressed with the fact
tlIat 27,OO0 head of cattle were re-
ceived at the local stockyards in one
day, breaking record.
Golden.-The reserve officers train
ing corps of the Colorado School of
Mines has been designated as one of
the honor military schools of the coun-
try, according to an official communi-
cation received by the professor of mil
itary science and tactics at the Col
orado School of Mines from Col james
f. Mckinley, adjutant general of the
United States army
Cripple Creek-The survey being
carried on of the gold mining district
here by Gerald Loughln, head of the
metalliferous deposits division of the
United States Geological survey. Is
likely to bring results that Will be n
considerable shakeup to the opinions
Of those who have believed that Grip
pie Creek has played out" according
to mining men here. who see in Lough-
Inns work a furtherance of a Colorado
industry Of prime importance.
Fort Morgan.-Robert Robinson, SEN
,enced to the state penitentiary at
Canon City from here last February
for a term OF from fifteen to eighteen
son place, five miles southeast of Fort
Morgan, and who escaped from the pen
itentiary in June, has been recaptured
at Sacramento, Calf, according to ad-
vices received at the Morgan county
sherifrs office. Robinson had been
given the liberty of a trusty when he
made his escape.
Golden.-A convention of the Chris
tian associations of all the colleges and
universities Of Colorado and Wyoming
will be held at the School of Mines
here Jan. 2, 3 and 4, 1928. Eight edu-
cational institutions will be repre-
sented and about $50 students are ex-
pected to attend. This is the first
time in n number of years that such a
convention has been held. The thing
to be accomplished is a greater soil
darity among the Christian student or
GanizatiOns in the colleges.
Denver. = During the last 23k
months more than 81 500 600 have been
paid into the state treasury in inheri-
tance taxes, according to the semi
monthly report of State Inheritance
Tax Commissioner George Hethering-
ton. From twenty estates, during the
first half of November, total of S25,-
G79.75 was collected in Inheritance
taxes. the report shows. For the bien-
nial period to date, which ends Dec. 1.
"A grand total of $l,5l0,O6267 was col,
lected. Indications are that by the end
of the biennial period approximately
twice the original estimates Of inheri-
lance tax collections VIII have been
paid into the state treasury.
BurlingtOn.-Nafiona guard officials
mustered in Company 1, l57th infantry,
at burlington last week. The company
"a mn OF fv,