The Dolores star., 1924-03-07
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

L
cr, died here thirty minutes after he
had been knocked down on South San
Ia Fe avenue by truck. The driver
fled after the accident
| Boulder.-Drilling operations are
expected to start soon on n 4,OOO-acre
leased area near Haystack mountain.
nine miles north Of Boulder, following
the arrival of two carloads OF drilling
machinery at NIwot, Colo.
Pueblo.-Secretary Work has direct
ed the land office Mt Pueblo to offer
for lease tract embracing 2i0 acres
of public coal lands in Huerfano
county, Colorado. The lease will pro-
| vide for a government royalty of 10
cents ton.
Loveland.-W. F. Baxter, public
trustee Of Larlmer county. is authority
| for the statement that the Midwest
Refining Company will exercise its
| option TO lease his land seven miles
southwest of Loveland, in the Berthoud
district, and that active drilling opera
tions will begin by March 5.
Montrose.-Mrs. d. L. Bunten was
badly burned on the arms when fire
westroyed her residence and three
buildings on the Catlin ranch, two
miles west of here. The fire started
from defective flue. Mrs. Bunten
tried to save some furniture and valu-
ables, but failed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Wiley.-Natural gas in strong flow
has developed in the deep water well
being sunk on the William Rudolph
ranch. three miles northwest of Wiley,
in Bent county. At depth of 515
feet the flow coming from between two
sets of casing is so strong that pro-
gress with the drilling is made only
with extreme difficulty.
Calhan.-After kissing his three
children goodbye, Robert w. Parsons,
n farmer living three miles south of
Calhan, stepped out of the kitchen
door, placed the muZZle of .22-cal-
lber rifle to his head and killed him
self. Financial difficulties, as well as
domestic troubles, are thought to have
deranged Parsons temporarily.
Pagosa Springs.-County Superin-
tendent II. NJ Thomas is busy arrang
Ing for the county spelling contest,
which will be conducted Mt the court
house in Pagosa Springs Saturday,
March %, for the purpose of sending
n winner to the state contest at Den
yer March 81. The test will consist
of 100 of the most troublesome words,
which will be in writing.
Denver-Rosalind Elsner, one of
the heirs to the 100000 estate Of the
late DIR. John Elsner. who disappeared
Sunday while awaiting an examina-
ton into her sanity by lunacy board
appointed by the County Court last
week, was found in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
with w. A. Sharpe of Denver, and
taken into custody by sherlffs off
GERS Mt the request of Denver police.
Leadville-Societya and business cir
ces of Denver and Leadville received
a surprising shock when news reached
Denver of the marriage in Spring
field, Ohio. of Jesse F. Mcdonald,
former governor of Colorado, and Mrs.
w. G. Harrington, prominent society
matron of Denver and Leadville. The
wedding took place Feb. l6 at the
home of Mrs. Harrlngton's married
daughter, Mrs. Edward Gilcrest.
Colorado Springs.-Colorado College
Tigers won the Rocky Mountain con
ference basketball title for the third
consecutive time by defeating the
Mines team from Golden by n score of
80 to %. beating down "A sensational
squirt on the part of the visiting mines
by sherc brilliance of play, although
the Bengals failed lamentably in bas-
ket work, trimming the bowl and miss
ing II time and again.
Fort COllins.-Capt Joseph S. Law
of the Southwestern division Of the
Red Cross recently gave a course In
life saving at the Colorado Agricultur-
nj College.
LimOn.-The most important meet
ing OF the campaign by the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association,
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
road; Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce and others for better farm
Ing III tdSltrIl 'DlpTHnb WIS ntlu mere
last week The Limon Commercial
Club arranged for the gathering of
farmers and business men Of Lincoln
county. The crowd was one of the
largest ever assembled in Limon.
Cripple Creek.-The Cripple Creek
district is cheered by the third import
ant high grade ore strike since Dec.
lG, 1923. when the Portland mine dis
closed one of the most valuable gold
discoveries at any time recorded in the
annals of Americas leading producers
of the standard of all values-the
much desired yellow metal. The latest
addition to the fresh bonanzas is To-
Gated in the Granite mine, owned by
group of Colorado Springs million
aires.
Brighton.-W. e. Hathaway of