The Dolores star., 1924-07-11
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Akron.-One hundred members OF
the Boys and Girls Pig Club Of WASH
ington county, with headquarters IN
Akron, Colo, visited Denver stock
yards last week.
Durango.-Jack Kimsey was elec-
trocuted at the top of power com
pany pole. while welding live wires
carrying "A heavy voltage. Physicians
worked five hours in n vain effort TO
save him.
Parker.-By vote of los To "a, tax
payers here voted TO seeregate the
control of the local high and grade
schools from county rule. Castle Rock
Is another township in Douglas county
which maintains its own schools.
Denver-The State Industrial Com
mission has approved II new schedule
of rates for workmens compensation
insurance in this state, increasing the
rates in effect during the last few
years by approximately 10 per cent.
Loveland.-Word has been received
by Mrs. L. E Furnish from headquar-
teTs bl Inc at " hSilAAi A'ti S''''N
her son. Glen o. Burk, died June y
of burns incurred the day before in Il
kerosene explosion while boiling water
at Camp Schurman, at Peitaiho, China.
Denver-Forest rangers and Volun-
teer fire fighters succeeded In placing
the forest fire, which for Il time threat
ened Rollinsville, under control. For
a time 1t was thought that the blaze
would wipe out the town Of Tolland,
but was prevented from doing so by Il
river.
Boulder.-Members OF the Colorado
Editorial Association Of Colorado are
promised an enjoyable time during
their annual meeting here July IS and
10, by the local Chamber of Commerce,
the newspapers of Boulder and the De
partment of Journalism of the Univer-
sity of Colorado.
Waunita Hot Springs.-The summer
season has opened in this resort in
Gunnison county by scores coming to
enjoy the radium waters and the
scenery, and DIR. Charles Gilbert Davis
of Chicago. owner of the resort, is
looking forward to a record breaking
crowd here this summer.
Boulder.-The Society for the Pro
motion of Engineering Education, at
the final session of its annual conven-
tion selected A. A. Potter, dean OF en-
gineering at Purdue university to be
Its next president. Dean Potter Is now
in London, business there having pre-
vented him from attending the conven-
ton.
Denver-The official call for the
Republican state assembly TO select six
Republican presidential electors and
designate candidates for the primary
election has been sent out by George
II. Shaw, state chairman. Under the
call the assembly will convene at Il
o'clock, August 6, in the city audito-
rum.
Colorado Springs.-For more than
five hours Richard Manning of Ponca
City, Okla, was marooned in cleft
on the sheer face of one of the giant
rocks in the Garden of the Gods, and
1t was not until the fire department
had been called out that it was pos
sible to rescue the terror or-stricken
youth.
Denver-After giving a solid COM
plimentary vote to Governor Sweet on
the first two ballots, the Colorado del
egation to the Democratic national
convention in New York, swung to
McAdoo its vote on the third ballot,
being responsible for the gain made
by McAdOo. The switch to McAdoo
was asked by Governor Sweet, who
was able to deliver half the delegation
to his candidate.
Del Norte.-C. L. Smith of Boston,
who has been in the San Luis valley
Tor several weeks investigating the
prospects for locating a woolen mill
either at Monte Vista or Del Norte
has returned home.
Canon City.-The celebration at the
State Odd Fellows home here at the
fifth annual homecoming of the order
was said to be the most interesting and
notable event of its kind in the history
of odd Fellowship in Colorado. Some
700 visitors were present including re-
representatives. from Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo, Greeley, Fort Collins.
Longmont, Lake City, LeadviIle, Mont
rose, Grand Junction and other towns.
Greeley.-Alfred Sorensen, son of
MIR. and Mrs. Lars SOrensen of Peck
ham, Colo, was killed on his fathers
ranch, twelve miles south of here.
when the wire cable of hay stacker
on which the boy was working struck
the power line of the Public Service
Company and allowed GGOO volts of
electricity to pass through the boys
body. The boys mother, who discoy.
cred the body, was severely shocked
when she attempted to detach the
cable from the boys grasp.
Castle Rock.-The failure of the
train crew on Santa Fe work train