The Dolores star., 1924-02-29
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS


the southern part of the state.
Denver-The Colorado Association
| of Life Underwriters held its fourth
annual sales congress here last week.
Pagosa Springs.-The school build
ing at Pngosa Springs was destroyed
by fire recently. The loss is estimat-
ed at $4,000
Fort Collins.-A steady flow of gas
las been struck in the Union Oil Com
pany's well on the Whitaker place.
three miles east of here, according to
reports current here
Pueblo.-Clergymen of the Seventh
Day Adventist church from six states
will be In Pueblo Feb. 20 TO March g
to attend the quadrennial convention
| of the Central Union conference.
Walsenburg- -SiNty-flve men were
arrested here in one day on various
charges ranging from vagrancy and
gambling TO traffic violations. The
number of arrests is the greatest ever
made in single day at Walsenburg.
Denver.-A series OF public hear
ings for the proposed licensing of po-
/ tCto warehouses under the United
| States Warehouse Act is to be held
by the Agricultural Department. one
Of the hearings will be in Denver,
Feb 2S.
| Blanca.-EXtension schools we're re
Gently conducted ut Blanca, Mesita,
| San Luis and San Acacia, which had
an aggregate attendance of more than
| 1000 people. Poultry, dairying, pas
| lures and nutrition were the subjects
discussed at these schools.
Berthoud.-An agreement relative TO
the removal of the Greenland ditch
road west of BerthOud was reached
| here at meeting attended by Larimer
! county commissioners and representa-
| dves Of the Greenland Ditch Company
and the town of Berthoud.
Denver.-An increase of 21G,75l tons
| of coal over that mined in January,
| 1923, Is shown for January of this year
in report issued by James Dalrym-
pie, state coal mine inspector. The to-
tai amount Of coal produced during
| January was 1,2O9,152 tons
|
audit of shortage of $3.50 in his ac-
counts, Albert Whitney. town clerk of
| ECkley, Yuma county, and editor of
The Eckley Tribune. committed suicide
| by shooting himself in the head. Mr..
| Whitney took over the Eckley Tribune
| several months ago and had been
town clerk for two years.
|
Fort Collins.-The interstate com
merce commission Saturday approved
the Union Pacific railroads applica-
| ton to extend its Fort Collins branch
! r Colorado from Fort Collins n dis
tance Of eighteen miles through Lari-
ner county. The new branch will
serve agricultural territory as well as
an oil field now under development.
Palmer Lake-Membcrs of the sher-
| ifs office are endeavoring to identify
the body of man found buried under
q clump of weeds near the railroad
| station here by Pedro MunoZ, rail-
road employee. The mans head was
| fractured and. ii Is believed he was
attacked by thugs and robbed Coro-
ner Swan of Colorado Springs took
charge of the body.
capita of operation and maintenance
Of public libraries in twenty-seven
cities and towns of Colorado, repre-
scnting the membership of the Colo
rado Municipal league, for the fiscal
year, beginning in 1922 and ending in
| 1928 was 60.J cents, according to Il
| survey recently completed by the
bureau of business and governmental
| research at the University of Colorado
Dcnver.-Crews of workmen are now
| engaged in enlarging the Moffat rail
| road tunnel bore at East Portal, Colo,
which has been 'holed through" it was
! announced at the offices of the Moffat
| tunnel commission
| Denver.-Denver's annual Music
| Week, which has attracted nation
| wide attention will be presented on an
even more elaborate scale this COM
| Ing May, according to Frederick w.
| Carringer, president of the Music
| Week Association. Statewide par.
ticipation, with innumerable bands,
Orchestras and choruses and with a
complete outpouring of the musical
talent of Denver, will feature the
| great annual festival.
Pueblo.-A short time ago the
| Colorado State Fair Commission
appointed Harry Nevin of Long
mont us State Fair manager, re
placing ]. l.. Beaman, who has
held that position for some years Re
Gently the Civil Service Commission
ruled this could not be done without
first filing charges against Mr.. Bea
man and giving him hearing. In the
meantime no further action is In pro
gress and the matter rests.
Cripple Creek.-The Cripple Creel
Mine Owners Association, of which
some of the largest operators in Tel