The Dolores star., 1924-08-01
COLORADO NEWS NOTES


he heard for miles. the well being
drilled by the Union on Company OF
California on the Mitchell place, one
mile south of the discovery gas weli'
came In few days ago with "A how oi
gas estimated ut approximately So'
100000 cubic feet Il day. So terrific
was the pressure OF the gas that the
water which had been run into the well
for Its full depth OF 400 feet In an
attempt to overcome the gas pressure,
was blown $50 feet in the air. The re-
port caused great furry of excite
ment. AT the time the well blew itself
In the drillers had just removed the
tools from the hole and were standing
near the rig. One of the drillers sud
denly heard noise issuing from the
casing. The noise was soon apparent
to everyone and within a few minutes
water was ronning from the top of the
casing. being forced out by the gas
pressure from below.
Fort Collins-C. l. Hover of Long
mont was elected president of the
Colorado Farmers Congress TO Sic
reed DR.. I. l. Gotthelf of Saguache.
III. b. Teller OF Byers was chosen
first vice president, Mrs. w. w. Tay.
lor Of Fort Collins, second vice presi-
dent. and Roud Mccain OF Fort Col.
Inns. director of extension of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College, secretary
and treasurer Those appointed to
the executive committee were as fol-
lows: Denver district, ID. w. Thomas
Of Denver; plains district, c. l.. Col
Inns OF Kit Carson; northern district
Il. NJ. Haythorne of Eaton; western
district. r. F. Rockwell of Paonia !;
southwestern district, David Halls of
Mancos: San Luis district, DIR. |. l..
Gotthelf of Saguache; northwestern
district, Il. S. EltIng of Hot Sulphur
Springs; Arkansas district, Mrs. Wal
ter Marriott of Pueblo.
Deuyer-Funeral services for Harry
II, Tammen, one of the owners OF the
Denver Post, was held last Tuesday
afternoon at his home, lO6l Humboldt
street. The funeral was public Bur
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bearers were: w. c. Shepherd, Charles
A. Bonfils, Carl Litzenberger, +. W.
Feldwisch, Samuel Fry, Joseph II.
LANCER, Louis Levand, Josiah MulOney
]. Ogden Armour of Chicago, n close
personal friend, who accompanied Mr..
Tammen on his return trip from Bal
timore hospital three weeks ago, and
Mrs. Armour, arrived in Denver to at
tend the funeral. 1t is estimated that
Mr.. Tammen's estate will be more than
S6,OO0,000. Besides a half ownership
in the Denver Post and the ownership
Of the II. II. Tammen Curio Company,
Mr.. Tammen was heavy investor in
government securities.
Denver. - Colorado's lakes and
streams soon will be replete with fish,
If plans of State Game and Fish Com
missioner Roland G. Parvln are carried
out. In line with an extensive program
Of fish production for the benefit of
fishermen, Mr.. Parvin announced the
Immediate construction of two addi-
tional fish hatcheries, one near Pitkin,
Colo, the other to be located In Fort
Collins. each with a yearly capacity
production of 100000 fish. The four
teenth hatchery, OF the same capacity,
recently was completed at Cedaredge
Colo, at cost of $4,000, which sum
also will be expended for the two new
hatcheries.
Pueblo.-The feud which has famed
forth into at least three murders since
the killing of Patrolman Richie Rose
in Denver in October, 1922, is believed
to have claimed another victim when
Joe Spinuzzi, 23-year-old Pueblo Ital-
ian, fell before the bullets of assassins
as he stepped from the door of the PiZ-
zuti road house, on the Santa Fe trail,
just outside of this city.
Boulder.-The bodies of II. w. Ba-
ker of Havelock, Neb., his wife, Anna,
and their 2-year-old son, Harry Rich.
ard Baker, who were drowned twenty.
four miles northwest of Boulder in
Stapps lake, were brought to Boulder
by Coroner Leslie Kelso. They were
shipped to Havelocl for burial
Colorado Springs. o. Williams of
Washington, D. c., chief of the bureau
OF animal husbandry, Department of
Agriculture, and Maj. Charles l.. Scott
Of the United States army remount
service, will act as judges in the sec
ond annual horse and colt show to be
held at the Cheyenne Mountain Coun
try Club Aug. l. Seventeen events are
provided for in the program, to the
winners of which handsome prizes and
trophies will be awarded. The pres.
ence In Colorado Springs of the re-
mount service headquarters for this
district assures many blooded entries,
while horses will be seen from such
farms as that of Maj. Henry Leonard
OF Colorado Springs and Washington.
ID. o., Bryant Turker, X. P. Lamont.
| and others.
Denver.-Announcement of reod.
1ustment at Cheyenne of air mail
schedules to go into effect Aug. l.
whereby Denver mail will be enahIed