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

lONlHe AIt VI thN ''''S
ing in of the Leidecker well, twenty
seven miles southwest of Durango. on
the Kroeger Ferguson tract, with
flow of 500 to 600 barrels daily. The
Leidccker well, which marks the open
ing of new Colorado oil field, was
drilled on block 1924, La Plata coun-
ty The estimates fixing the flow at
between 500 and 600 barrels day
were based on the rise Of the oil in
the casing for several hundred feet.
The Oll-bearing sand, encountered at
depth of 2,SS0 feet, was penetrated
only six inches by the drills before
work was suspended. The sand Is be-
lieved TO be the Dakota sand. OH
was reached in forty-five days after
the well was first spudded in.
Grand Junction.-A serious shortage
of irrigation water for this section, In
dicated by little snow on surrounding
mountains the latter part of February,
has been arerted by the heavy SHOWS OF
March, which have brought snow
depths to nearly normal, reports OF
foresters now on Grand Mesa taking
annual snow measurements show.
While on Grand Mesa with ski party,
Ray Peck, supervisor of Grand Mesa
national forest, found but thirty-four
inches of snow shown by the Ward
lake ranger station scale on Fen. %.
This was the lowest snow depth ever
reported from that station for the last
Of Enh rtp ~
ty inches.
Denver.-Hnle Smith, secretary TO
Governor Sweet. has announced four
new appointments made by the gov
ernor. 2. X. Bartheel OF Carbondale.
Colo, was appointed to the State
Board of Water Commissioners for
district IS, to succeed J. W. thinner
man, who resigned recently. T. ].
O'DOnnell of Denver and Fred w.
Stow Of Fort Collins were reappointed
to the State Commission for the Pro-
motion of Uniform State Laws. Miss
Elfreda Stebbins of Fort Collins was
reappointed to the State Board of
Library Commissioners, term to expire
April Is, 1929.
Denver.-The name of the Collegiate
Military school in University Park, the
only military preparatory school in
Colorado, was changed to the Colorado
Military school when the institution
filed articles of incorporation in the
secretary of states office. The school
Is the successor of the old Episcopal
Ian Jarvis hail and Wolfe hall mill
tary schools. For the last six years 1t
has been conducted as non -sectarian
Institution with Episcopal leanings, in
association with the University of
Denver, according to Rev. George II.
Holoran, principal.
Hugo.-Weldon II. Elliott, 20 years
old. Parks, Ark, opened the vestibule
door of Union Pacific chair car near
Arroyo, Colo, stepped from speeding
passenger train, and incurred frac-
ture of the skull which caused his
death near here, as second train was
rushing him to Denver for medical
attention.
Denver.-The population Of Colo
RADIO on Jan. 1, 1924, was $4,000, ac-
cording to estimates just completed by
the State Immigration Department
which show that there has been an in
crease Of 54 .431 in the four years since
the federal census was compiled on
Jan. 1, 1920.
Pueblo.-James G. Mcfarland, grand
exalted ruler of the Elks, will visit
the local lodge May 8. and will be ex-
tensively entertained during his stay
here. Mr.. Mcfarland will stop in four
Colorado cities, including Denver,
Colorado Springs and Grand Junction
Colorado Springs.-Colorado Springs
Will become the headquarters for re-
search work in tuberculosis in Amer
lea, with the establishment here of the
Colorado Society for Research in Tu-
berculosis, articles of incorporation for
which were filed with the secretary of
state.
Boulder.-The executive committee
Of the alumni of the University of
Colorado has directed the spreading
upon the minutes of resolutions prais-
Ing Mrs. Werner z. Reed of Denver for
her recent gift of S120.OOO for the
equipment of the medical school, which
will, the resolution reads contribute
to the relief. of suffering in Colorado
and to the discovery and application of
new methods for combating disease"
Oak Creek.-Dr. James Cole, a dele
gate to the national Republican con-
vention, was defeated in the race for
mayor on the Taxpayers ticket by
Frank Watt, running on the Citizens
ticket. DIR. Cole was defeated by
twelve votes. Frank LIndell, Citizens.
and Samuel Glanville and Charles Muir.
ray, indorsed on both tickets, were
elected as city trustees.
Fort Logan.-Brig. Gen. Paul r.
Malone will command the military
training camp at Fort Logan in
August, it has been announced by the
War Department, through Mai. David
2. Wood Of the 1O3d reserve division.
Lieut.. Col. X. c. Masteller, chief of