The Dolores star., 1924-04-25
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

| city iOui.d an OLD OAK sl.lhe, s'hu "
have been among the first To be SCI
out June 27. 1871, when Denver par
ty under Colonel Greenwood came
down To lay out the townsite under
Gen. William Palmer. The stake
twenty-four inches long. had n survey
top. which measures 3y3. Solid oak
stakes of this type are not use any
more.
Denvcr.-The State Public Utilities
Commission has granted permission TO
the Denver X Rio Grande Western rail
road to discontinue its suburban train
| service between Denver, Fort Logan
| and Littleton. The decision by the
| commission was the result of Il hearing
before that body two weeks ugo mt
which II was declared by +. A. Wad-
leigh, passenger agent for the ID. x X.
G.. W, that the road was losing consid-
erable money each month on the OYER
alton of this service.
Denver-The fIftieth anniversary OF
Cherry Creek Grange No. IS was cele-
brated at the Grange hall on the Par.
ker road. near Melvin, Colo. last week.
y. w. Working, present master of the
grange, related the grange beginnings
in Colorado and Grace Booth Working
gave the history of the Cherry Creek
grange. Mrs. Levi Booth and Mrs
Robert Hawkey, widows Of masters for
1889 to 1906 and for 1905, respective
~, gave their "reminiscences us char
ter members.
Denver.-D. a. Jay of the animal
husbandry department of the State
Agricultural College at Fort Collins
was certified by the State Civil Service
Commission as manager of the State
Fair Association at Pueblo. This ac-
tion was taken following submission of
Mr.. Jays name to the civil service
commission by all members of the fair
commission. Prior to his ccrtification,
Mr.. Jay was occupying the position
Professionally.
Colorado Springs -ManItou holds
the debating championship for its SEE
ton of the state by defeat of Lead
Vile, in which the remarkable ora.
torical and debating power of Miss
Maxine Malloy proved to be n feature
of the contest ut Manltou. with most
Of the town on hand TO support the
high school students. The team prob
ably will enter the Boulder contest
later in the month.
Boulder.-Thc executive committee
of the alumni of the University of
Colorado has directed the spreading
upon the minutes of resolutions p-aIs.
Ing Mrs. Werner H. Reed of Denver for
her recent gift of S120,0OO for the
equipment of the medical school, which
will, the resolution reads, Contribute
TO the relief of suffering in Colorado
and to the discovery and application of
new methods for combating disease"
Denver.-A farm labor bureau of the
United States employment service will
be established in Denver. according to
word received from Senator Phlpps
Francis |. Jones, director of the serv.
ice, will confer with the Chamber Of
Commerce and with local business
men regarding establishment of the of
flces which are expected to be pro
vided by the latter.
La Juntn.-Earl w. In Bertew of
Denver was shot perhaps fatally when
the car in which he was riding failed
to stop ut the order of pursuing sher
ifs. La Bertew, who is n salesman
for the Kelly-Springfield Tire Com
pany, had been riding with Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymon De Weese Of La Junta
at Smith canon, twenty-five miles
from here.
Lcadville-The Stearns-Rugcrs En-
slneering Company. one of the instigat-
posed $l,50OO0O foundry and machin-
cry plant located ut Englewood, Colo.
has conferred upon the LeadNilIe mn
ing district an ur-to-date milling plant
for gold-copper ores, which also carry
fair values in silver, lead and zinc.
Denver.-The first shipments of
head lettuce in carlots from the state
of Colorado were made in 1921, and by
tile enu OF lJZ3 Colorado had leaDed
to fourth position in production of
head lettuce, compared with all other
states in the Union, according to n bul.
letin issued by G. S. Kelch, general
agent of the American Refrigerator
Transit Company. In 1923, Colorado
shipped 1.5l3 cors of head lettuce, com.
pared with PA cars in 1921, un in,
crease of 1869 cars.
Ilugo.-Weldon H. Elliott, 10 years
old. Parks, Ark, opened the vestibule
door of n Union Pacific chair car neal
Arroyo, Colo. stepped from a speeding
passenger train, and incurred Il frac
ture of the skull which caused his
death near here, as a second train was
rushing him to Denver for medica
attention.
Leadvllle.-A ton of solid rocl
| crushed to death William Pinozza. ,
| workman in the st. Kedin mine, 81,
miles west of here. Pinazza, it is be
lleved, had just fired two londs o.