The Dolores star., 1924-07-04
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS

Craig.-The Midwest oil Company.
drilling on the Clarence French home
stead in the lies structure, reported
that a I.eoo-barrel shale oil strike had
been made. The strike was made nt
1872 feet.
Greeley.-The mysterious death OF
Ernest Zeiss, wealthy land owner,
whose body was found in the Eng
llsh irrigation ditch with a bullet
wound in the head, is puzzllng local
authorities.
penver-William b. Freeman, wide
ly known engineer. was elected pres
ident of the Colorado section Of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
at the annual dinner and meeting of
the organization here.
Fort CollinS-The Wellington OH
Company spudded Its first well, 1t was
announced here. on the Hanna farm,
half mile east of Wnverly, on the
Douglas structure. The well is To-
Gated in the southeast corner of the
southeast quarter OF section 24-9-69.
Denver-The prospects for an in
creased production OF honey In Colo
RADIO in 1924 are very favorable. The
bees are now swurmlng and reports to
the State Immigration Department are
to the effect that the number OF colo
nies will be much larger than last
year.
Montrose.-John W. Wood, n ranch
er living In the Sanborn park district,
shot and killed Fred J. Dobler, r
prominent business man and rancher
OF Nucla. Colo when Dobler failed to
obey Woods order TO remove fence
he was building on some land Wood
formerly had owned.
Denver.-On and after Oct. l, 1924,
the Denver clearing house banks will
pay interest on savings accounts semi
annually, under standard savings
rules, ut the rate of 31a per cent per
annum. For many years Denver banks
have been paying ut the rate of per
cent per nnnum on savings accounts.
Denver.-B. A. Leach of Loveland
was instantly killed and his son. Rob
ert, 0 years old, was probably fatally
injured when the truck in which they
were riding toward Denver was struck
the Federal boulevard crossing, two
miles north of the city.
Central City.-William Christensen.
17-year-old Buffalo, n. Y, youth, was
IanI an tnir Stln N
the Bingham ranch, east OF Black
Hawk, a rifle bullet through his brain.
Investigating authorities are convinced
that the boy was not suicide and be-
lieve the gunshot was accidental.
Fredericksburg rs n representative
of an alleged fake "Ohio OIL Com
pany," c. L. Lee, former Denver man,
Is held by the Pueblo police in connec-
tion with wholesale passing of alleged
bogus checks, amounting to more than
$1,000 according to police. Lee has
confessed his bunco activities, police
said.
Pueblo.-Charles Leonard Nash, 13
years old, Boone, Colo, youth, was
drowned when attempting to swim in
Dotson lake, twenty-five miles south.
east of here. After two hours search
his body was recovered 100 feet from
shore. Scores of persons on the shore
of the lake, including the boys mother,
two sisters and two brothers, saw the
boy drown.
Denver.-COlorado has passed Flor
Ida, Georgia and Texas and now ranks
second only TO California as n cantn.
loupe producing state. according to W.
w. Putnam, agricultural statlstician.
Cantaloupe growing Is comparative
ly new industry in this state and last
years production of 1,07S,00O crates
does not nearly represent Colorado's
possibilities.
Denver.-Dan II. Grant. former may
or of MontrOse and assistant cashier
OF the First National Bank there, in
dicted for alleged embezzlement of
S4S.ooo OF the banks funds, was re-
fused trial at Montrose by United
States Judge J. Foster Symes. Judge
Symes declared that but one iury
would be drawn on the western slope
at the next term of court, and that
Grant would have to stand trial at
Grand Junction.
Colorado Springs. - Construction
work to make state highway ont of
the old Busk-Ivanhoc tunnel and aban
doned Colorado Midland roadbed be-
tween Leadvilie and Glenwood Springs
was started last week, according to
Ernest Montgomery, division engineer
OF the State Highway Department. The
short cut road, one of the most re-
markable in the state, viii be ready for
traffic by Aug. !. the engineer stated
The fifth division crews VIII take nm
the ties TO the east portal, while the
remaining work, including the tunnel
to Leadville and stretch to Glen,vood
Spring via Frying Pan river, will be
under the direction Of II. l.. Jenness
sixth district engineer.
Denver.-The national park service
l.