The Dolores star., 1924-01-04
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

ceivcd 1924 ,6S93S during the fiscal
| year which ended Nov. 80, including
repayment of principal, taxes, insur-
unce and costs in the farm loan de-
partments, an audit completed by the
state auditors office shows. A cash
balance Of 5000 remained in the
| land commissioner cash fund which,
with collections made by this depart
ment, equaled the sum of S22, ,33I AZ
From this amount S1S,956O5 was de-
Quoted for salaries and disbursements,
| leaving balance of S3,3Sl.3I, the
report states The sum of SIS. .2SS. IS
was expended last year for salaries
and miscellaneous expense for all EN-
| ployees in the state land board office,
/ leaving 3l,4ll.5l of the original ap-
pI pIopriation yet TO be expended. The
| interest on farm loans last year
amounted TO S37,12445. all OF which
was paid in 10 the farm department
Of the land board.
Denver - Appointment of Harry
Zimmerhackel, an attorney and George
W. Beck, an insurance man, as joint
receivers for the Scholtz Mutual Drug
| Company was made by United States
| District Judge J. Foster Symes, after
counsel for creditors, stockholders and
the company itself had made the re-
quest that liquidation Of the firm be
ordered. Operation of the numerous
branches of the concern. which in
clude one each in San Francisco and
| Los Angeles. six in Denver and one
each in Brighton, LOngmont and Gree
ley, has been carried on since July 20
by creditors committee of five men,
J. Il. Johnson and G. u. Blount Of Den
yer and f. mcfarland, J. ]. Wilson
and ]. r. Shcron of Los Angeles.
yer-ApproximateIy 100 street
railway. electric light and power, tele-
phone and gas company executives at
tended the first annual mid-winter
meeting of their Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico associations here.
Sessions were held at the Denver Ath-
letic Club. w. c. Sterne OF Denver
was elected chairman of the Rocky
Mountain committee on public untility
information; Il. NJ. Morris OF the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph Company was elected vice
chairman; V. l.. Board of the Public
Service Company of Colorado was
elected secretary-treasurcr.
Colorado Springs.-Confirmat of
the prediction made last week that
the Portland mine in Cripple Creek
had made an important strike was
given by officials of the company
here. An excellent grade Of shipping
ore has been uncovered at the 200
foot level, the full extent of the vein
has not yet been determined. 1t will
require at least six months of de-
velopment work before the full eX-
tent of the find Is known Work on
the cross-Cut on the vein will CON
tinue, according to Joseph w. Ady,
managing director of the Portland
Gold Mining Company.
Grand Junction.-A resolution com
mending the management of the Den
YER and Rio Grande Western in hand
ling traffic in and out of this city has
been adopted by the local Lions Club.
THE Officers and agents of this road
have taken particular pains in the
rendering Of the very best service DOS.
sible to Grand Junction and IFS i'm
mediate territory" the resolution read.
"rhe Grand Junction Lions CIub ey
press their appreciation of the efforts
of all concerned in the rendering Of
this service, particularly General
Agent f. c. Hogue."
Colorado Springs.-The ST. James
eleven of HaverhilI, Mass, was turned
back by the fighting Terror squad by
the score of 30 to o. Handicapped by
long trip and high altitude. the
Fighting Irish" put up Il game fight
until they were exhausted in the final
quarter and the Terror steam roller
began to work havoc At no time.
however, were the Springs boys in dan
ger and clearly demonstrated super
iority at all times.
Pueblo.-Old man Gloom was de.
clared dead, his body cremated. his
ashes scattered to the four winds here
and Joy Prosperity" was born. The
ceremony took place at Il banquet in
the Congress hotel, attended by 200
members of the Rotary, Kiwanis,
Lions and Ad Clubs. A big parade was
held from the hotel through brightly
lighted and decorated streets to the
city auditorium, where old man Gloom
was thrown upon the leaping flames
of a bonfire.
Longmont.-Relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Barker are worried over
failure to receive word from them.
They are thought to have been caught
in the blizzard in New Mexico, as they
were en- route by auto to California
mt the time Of the storm. The last
letter received from them was dated
Dec. IA and was sent from Las Vegas,
Y. NJ.
Colorado Springs.-Marion Sanders,
undersheriff of El Paso county, was