The Dolores star., 1924-06-06
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

meeting in Sterling last TUESDAY anu
Wednesday. Bruce Lampson, manager
of the association, gave his annual re-
port and Joseph Passonneau' state III
rector of markets, spoke the opehihs
day, while the second day was devoted
to business and entertainment. birec-
tors who were installed are Joseph
Plummer, Akron; J. l.. Lutz, Yuma
Shelby Hare. New Raymer; c. Biese-
meier, Paoli W. T. Mcntgcn, Sterling
Van X. Kent. Wellington; John fnrrer'
Brighton L. L. Martin, keenesburG'
]. NJ. Jacket. eGnoa, and w. a. Mac
Pherson. Lamar. The first three
named were reelected.
Julesburg.-The Citizens National
Bank of Julcsburg, the first bank
founded In Sedgwick county, is In the
hands of the national bank examiner
for an Investigation of its affairs. 1t
Is understood that ovcrloaps on farm
lands are responsible for the closing.
W. W. Naught, president, said the
bank would he able to pay depoSitors
in full. The bank has approximately
SlGO,O 900 on deposit, with $4,000 cap
,tal and $4,000 surplus. Besides the
president. the officers are Mrs. w. w
vaught. cashier. md Charles Peterson.
vice president. Directors, in addition
to the officers, are George l.. McCone.
Earl c. Harris and Swan Friscopp.
Idaho SprinGs.-R. S. Wild, repre-
senting the Wild Electric Furnnce and
Engineering Company of New York, in
conference with local mining men, of
fered on behalf of his company TO
erect and operate an electric smelter
in Idaho Springs provided a tonnage
guarantee of ut least fifty tons of ore
daily would be made. The smelter. he
said would recover % per cent of the
value of the ore if this tonnage could
be secured. The offer wus received
with enthusiasm by local mining men
who assured Mr.. Wild that double his
tonnage could he guaranteed If the
smeltcr We're placed in operation.
Denver.--Coal fields and oil struc-
lures in Colorado and Wyoming will be
examined by ]. Brian Eby, geologist of
the government geological survey, who
arrived in Denver last week and will
head n party which left for the region
around the Yampa field. With Mr. Eby
are ii. f. Clark, an assistant geologist,
and \. c. Beck, an assistant, who is nj.
SO n student Mt the University of Ne
braska. oil structures in Wyoming
and the IIiawatha structure in ,olo-
RADIO, sixty miles from the Baggs struc-
ture. The work will be continuation
of similar Investigations carried on by
Eby last summer.
Fort Collins.-A four-page newspa-
per carrying the heading, Scandal
Monger," printed on yellow paper, was
distributed to students of the Colorado
Agricultural College at Fort Collins
last week by two unidentified Young
men. Attacks on the president of the
college, the dean of women. the editor
| of the college paper, the captain of the
| football team, and on various members
of the faculty We're carried in the is
| sue.
Cralg.-kidnaped from his home
stead, beaten, perhaps fatally, and es-
| Gaping from his four masked assail-
ants as they argued between them
| selves us to the best manner of killing
| him, G. B. Ogden, n rancher, was
brought into Craig Il few days ago. As
result of his story to Sheriff Thorn
as Blevtns four men We're arrested and
were later released on bond OF S1,5OC
each to appear for arraignment In the
County Court.
Golden.-Appointme of Richard
| w. Lindemann as member of the
faculty Of the Colorado School of
Mines in the English department has
| been announced by officials of the In
stitution. Mr.. Llndemann, graduate
| of Washburn College Topeka, Kan.
holds masters degree from Harvard.
For two years he has been assistant
professor of English at Washburn. In
| September he will begin his new du.
ties at Mines.
| Denver.-Word of the arrest of Jas
E. McWilliams, vice president of the
| First National Bank of Olathe, Colo.
was received in Denver by federal of,
| ficials, who say that he was indicted by
the Pueblo federal grand jury las,
week on charge of misapplication OF
| approximately $4,000 of the banks
funds. The banw has not lost any OF
the money, according to federal off
cials, the directors having paid all OF
| it back.
| Denver.-Colorado farmers will plan,
212OOO acres of beans during the 1924
season, according to announcement by
the United States division of crop ant
| livestock estimates. The bean acreage
during the 1924 season will be 60 pei
cent greater than in 1923, when ap
proximately 10000 acres were sown in
| Colorado.
Greeley.-H. F.. Allen, an attorney OF
Eaton, Colo, who is alleged to have
| jumped n 81 600 hond hnro in 1ooo l,,