The Dolores star., 1924-01-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

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according to the statement of former
Governor L. NJ. Ammons, who was the
speaker at the luncheon of the Ex-
change Club held at the Remark ho-
tel. Mr.. Ammons sketched the history
of the stock show since the first one
| eighteen years ago and told how much
the show had done for the stock in
dustry In the state and its worth to
the city of Denver. He said that there
would be about 100 head of Holstein-
Frelsian dairy cattle nj the show this
year. The men in charge expected
these TO increase materially the inter
est shown in dairy stock He cited as
one of the great needs of the dairy in
dustry the eradication of tuberculosis
by federal supervision and control.
Denver.-Lands in nine Colorado
land office districts totalinS S3,51S
acres, have been designated, effective
Jan. 3, by the secretary OF the interior
ms suitable for entry in tracts of Gi0
acres under the provisions of the
stockraiSing homestead act of Dec. 30,
1916, the secretary notified NJ. d. Me
Entry, chief of the Denver field divi-
sion of the general land office. The
lands are situated in these districts:
Del Norte, Denver, Durango, Glen
wood Springs, Lamar, Leadville, Mont
rose, Pueblo and Sterling. Mr.. Nc
Entry pointed out that no new appli-
cations for these lands are possible
at this time because settlers in the
districts already have made appllca-
tions.
Greeley.-Inquiry spreading over a
large part of the United States and
South America has thrown n shroud of
mystery over the probable whereabouts
of Nathaniel Lloyd, graduate of Colo
RADIO State Teachers College, class of
1914, and II graduate of the Industrial
High school. Lloyd left bank bal
anCc of little more than $1,000 in the
Banco Anglo Sud Americana English
Bank of South AmeriCa), and the bank
started the inquiry to inform him of
this fact and to ask what disposition
he desired to make of the money, if
any, resulting in the mystery rs TO his
whereabouts.
SterlIng.-The Logan county corn
show came to a successful end. Hun
dreds of dollars worth of prizes were
awarded TO exhibitors and large at
tendance was had during the entire
run of the show. Waldo kidder of the
Colorado Agricultural College was
judge and awarded the prizes. Kid
der, II. l.. Ford. state agricultural
agen. for the burlington railroad, and
Joseph Passoneau, Colorado director
of markets, spoke before more than
200 farmers and business men at
banquet held by the Chamber of Com
merce in conjunction with the corn
show.
Denver.-When Charles Bosworth,
colored, ran amuck with revolver in
each hand, mortally wounding Edwin
A. Young. 60, a tamale vendor, and
Rodrigo Martinez, %, William Freel
escaped the fate of the negro's two
victims only by miracle. Bosworth
passed an epithet toward him as he
stood near the foot of q rooming house
stairs, thrust revolver agaInse his
stomach and pulled the trigger. The
weapon was loaded, but the cartridge
failed to explode.
Stumbling into n tub of
boiling water when his mothers back
was turned, the 22-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hicks of Durango was
burned mortally. He died soon after
being taken to the hospital. When
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on hearing his cries. she was severely
burned, but will recover. Mrs. Hicks
said she was preparing to give the ba-
by bath and had turned away mo-
ment to get some cold water when he
walked too close to the tub.
Pueblo-Believed to have been the
victim of n heart attack, w. +. Reinig.
city salesman and manager for the
Pueblo Wholesale Drug Company, was
found dead in his automobile about
two blocks from his home.
Fort Collins.-Wider DEVELOPMENT of
the oil possibilities in the Fort Collins
district by the Union Oil Company is
planned as soon as conditions warrant,
according to w. w. Orcutt, vice presi-
dent ana director of the company,
who, with Paul NJ. Gregg, counsel for
the company, visited in Fort Collins
to confer with the Rocky mountain
representatives and to make a further
survey of the local field.
Denver.-Only fifty-nine forest fires
occurred in Colorado during the calen-
dar year just ended, according to John
McLaren, fire chief for the district for
estry service. This is record for the
entire period in which the federal for
estry service has been in existence in
the state. Damage amounting to SAG
was done and the cost of prevention
and safety measures aggregated but
81 ,039
I.imon.-Eddie L. Cantrell, propri-
e;or of the Tompkins restaurant, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff /. A. Rook-
stool and Marshal Milo Iyey here m