The Dolores star., 1924-07-25
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

| Denver.-According to report Oh 'i''
| II & Department of Labor. the surplus
of transient labor. chiefly from tne
west coast. has quite fully supplied a''
| additional demands for seasonal lhpoi
requirements. 4 major portion or the
| existing migratory laborers are eo'i'''
| uiug TO the mid-western ngricuitul"'
states for work in harvesting. ie
mnnds for general farm labor are gran-
| ually increasing with competent work
ers scarce Haying, now beginning Tue
Immediate harvesting of wheat in east
,rn and northern Colorado and work
on other agricultural crops brihs auui-
tional strong demands for farm WORN
ers, Metal mining Is moderately acliNe
and coal mining Is on part-time m'-
| sis, as is usual ut this season OF the
wear. on developments are increas-
ing. and many wells have recently been
| spudded in; labor supply sufficient.
Practically all industrial plants, par
tlcularly those manufacturing meh'
products, mining machinery, sheet-fnet-
al products, and building materials are
operating steadily and to capacity
General construction, including the SIN
| mile Moffat railway tunnel, the Boul-
der lake electrical power project, the
flood conservapcy project ut Pueblo,
and the exceptionally large programs
of street paving and water system NJ
Denver are providing employment Tor
many hundreds of workers. Railway
shop employment continues on Il cur
tailed basis.
Palisades.-Earl Swisher, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank L. Swisher of Pals
AIDES. and graduate of the University
of Colorado in June, has sailed from
| San Francisco for Canton Christian
College, Canton, China, where lie has
accepted appointment us instructor in
the department of history. Mr. Swish
er is the first graduate of the univer-
sity to be appointed to the college,
which is the leading Institution of
higher learning in South China. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Taylor of Colorado
! College are also members Of the staff
at Canton. Miss Josephine Farley
Budd, for the last year student Sccrc-
tary of the Y. w. c. A. Mt the univcr-
sity, has been appointed TO work in the
Middle school ut the college, and will
devote n good part of her time TO the
young women of the student body.
Craig.-Craig is filling with oil OPP
orators and scouts for the big men of
! tLn oil iuI n lnrn traI Ina
and watching for the expected break"
on one or more of the seven oil struc-
lures now drilling in northwestern
Colorado. With three wells at the in
teresting depth, where the pay sands
may be uncovered ut any moment. the
on Craig. High officials of the Texas,
Midwest, Transcontinental, Carter,
Consolidated Royalties, and other com
panies interested in this section are
either in Craig or on their way there,
with their ears wide for the expected
rumble of Il gusher on the Beaver
Creek, lies or Moffat structures.
Estes Park. - Boy Scout execu-
tives from all parts of the
United States are to be in Estes
Park, September G to 10, for their
biennial conference, which the commit
tee in charge Is planning to make bet
ter than its predecessors. Some of the
leading men of the United States in
scout work and scoutcraft will take
part along with prominent men in the
| world nf roll Ninr, Lrc 4
study.
Fort Morgan.-The declaration of a
pest district near Weldona is being
asked of the Morgan county commits
sioners at Fort Morgan by farmers in
that section, who are waginG II war TO
protect their crops from grasshopper
Invasion. The boundary of the pro-
posed district includes townships 800,
4-Go, 5-59, 40 and also four sections
each of townships sos and 4-GS.
Brighton.-N. E. Wells, 81, his wife
and their two small children are held
In county Jail at Brighton after gar
age burglary and automobile chase AT
Bennett, Colo, in Adams county.
Telluride.-When their automobile
plunged from the road on keystone
hill, near Telluride, and fell 500 feet
down the hillside, Miss Katherine Nc
Donald, city treasurer of Telluride
was killed and Mrs. NJ. A. Lynch was
injured, perhaps fatally. Three other
women were thrown from the machina
as 1t started to fall, but were only
shGhtly injured. Miss Mcdonald and
Mrs Lynch were thrown practically all
the way down the hill. The car
wrecked, came to rest in huge free
oVerhanging the San Miguel river Ac-
cording to the other women in the
machine, Miss Mcdonald, who WAS
driving. halted to allow another car IN
pass. Her brakes failed to hold and
the car slipped backward over tho
edge Of the road.
Colorado Springs - Still anothar
mountain highway is planned for tho
Fixes Peak region. Spencer penroso